Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1855-12-17

HOUSE.

4 SATURDAY, Dec. -.
Memorial DIR. LOoney presented memorial to
Congress, praying the remission of duty railroad
iron
Prorifipg Tor C,ria'mas-Mr. SiovaIl offered a
resolution providing that no business Of a general
character shall be acted upon from the 22d to the
3l-t Of December.
The rule was suspended and the resolution taken
up.
/ Mr.. Gabreath offered an amendment, providing
that no bill shall be taken up Of its regular or
Fer from the lst OF January to the 2Oth Of February
Ruled out Of order.
And then the resolution was adopted.
Bills Introduced BY Mr. Gleaves: To incorpo.
rate the Mount Juliet High School in Wilson county
Mr. BuTch, from the Judiciary Committee, re.
ported bill to reduce the terms of the Circuit
Courts 10 two in each year and fixing the times for
holding the same, in lieu of bill the same sub.
ject referred 10 the committee
EiCgfad and R-nta,cky Railroad Mr.. Donelson
NOV ed to reconsider the passing on its u id
reading Senate hill to amend the artcr Of the
Edgcieid and Kentucky Railroad Company, and the
motion prevailed.
/ Mr. Fort offered an amendment requiring said
company to extend their road across the Cumner-
land River in connection with the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company, as provided Ia the
amended charter Of the latter company.
The amendment was adopted, and then the bill
as amended, passed thirl reading
PrirdCge The House took up the bill 10 an.
thorz- John A Roads to hawk aud pedde without
license
Mr Nixon offered an amendment to the bin pro
vidiug that its provisions be extended to all persons
similarly situated
Mr. Brieu moved to indofnt els postpone the bill
and amendment and the motion prevailed
H,lrdS,ee District The resolution for the re'iof
OF the people OF the first fractional township, first
range East OF the meridian, HiwasSee District, was
taken uD and adopted
Jhe Fagihge Slage Ldao Tho House took ID the
resolutions introduced some DAYS since by Mr. Cav.
III, relative 10 th" Modification Of the Fugitive Slave
Law, by certain Northern States.
AFT, considerable debate, these resolutions were
amended so as not TO apply 10 those national Demo
crats aud Wings who have ever stood by the Con.
sttution and the South, in our fercest struggles to
preserve the Union, and they were then adopted
ayes -, noes 3l-Mr. Upton voting ave in order,
as he declared, TO move a reconsideration
The House then adjourned to y o'clock, P 81
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Compromise Nixon offered the follow
ing preamble aud resolution:
WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States in
1880, passed laws known the Compromise Act
In which was included the Fight i've Slave Law, and
whereas some OF the States of this Union have by
Legislative enactnents, attempted TO nuify so much
OF said Compromise related 10 che Fugitive Slave
Law, and rhcreds the people Of Tennessee being de-
sirous of holding sacred the Federal Constitution
aud the union of these States; and in the opinion of
tins General Assembly, the Compromise act OF 1850
is the great cable that holds the North and South
together, BE it therefore,
IL Soired BY the General Assembly Of the State
OF Tennessee, That We will at all times and I'M
der all circumstances, sustain the Federal Union
in maintaining the constitutional COMPROMISE Of
Congress passed 10 1850, against any State or the
citizens OF any State who attempt 10 nulify said
Compromise any part Of the same by Legislative
enactment or Otherwise, believing we DO, that
the pcrpetuity of the Union depends upon the faith
iul adherence to said Compromise
The rule was suspended and the resolution adop.
ted, ayes 81, noes a.
House Btiis on Third Readipq-To extend and
define the corporate limits of the city of Knoxville
passed.
To change the time of holding the Chancery Court
at EzIh"thton; passed
To incorporate the Baptist Female Institute at
passed.
To elect an additional Justice Of the Peace in the
town OF cambridge, jefferson county; passed
To incorporate the Rotherwooj Classical Semi
nary, in Hawkins county; passed.
To amend The charter OF Strawbrrry Plains Col.
ege prohibiting the sale OF spirituous liquors within
one mile Of said College
Mr. Runncls offered an amerdnet providing that
the provisions Of aid bdI shall apply to all the
schools and Colleges in the State
The amendment was adopted, AMI then the bin
WAS rejected, ayes !, noes 80.
Louisville and NdshriHe Railroad On motion of
Mr.. Travis, the House took up the bi TO amend the
charter Of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company and Senate amendments were concurred
IN.
Hgae's Ferry TmuJ Ike On motion oil Mr Brown,
Of Davidson, (Ar Suovsll ia the Chair the House
took mp Senate bill To amend the charter OF the
liyde's Ferry Turnpike Company, which was amend
ed aud passed on third reading.
The House then adjourned 10 10 o'clock Monday
morning.