The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

/ MONDAY, oct p.
! Mr. Kinney: bill to prohibit Attorneys General
! from sending bills of indictment TO Grand Jurics
without the name Of the prosecutor accompanying
! the same; passed first reading.
Mr. Buleu: 4 bill 10 reduce the price Of public
! prutng-repeal- the act Of 1916 and rcviycs the
act Of 1885, which gives the printing to the lowest
! bidder; passed first reading and referred 70 Com
! mittcc on Claims
| Mr.. Cloud: bill to changer the'name OF Taze-
well Academy, IN the county of Claiborne, 20 Taze-
vol College, passed "rst reading
/ Mr.. Armstrong: bill 20 be entitled an act to
amend the law regulating the practice in pieadings
in suits for SANDER; Ia-sed frsi reading.
The motion TO reconsider the vote passing on its
third reading House bin for the benefit Of the Mis-
-issippi Central aud Tennessee Rulroad Company
was called up and Withdrawn by Mr. Cavitt the
mover.
The motion 10 reco slider the vote adopting the
resolution providing for the payment of postage
papers and documents sent by mrwbers OF the Leg
i>arure to th.r con- ttueuts, called up and the
motion r. jrctrd.
Senate bhl 10 amend the act establishing a Chan.
c.ry Court AT Newport was taken up and passed
on it. first reading and referred to the Judiciary
Committee
; nate resolution to appoint Joint committee 10
whom stall be referred much of the Governors
message r.frrs TO amendments to the Federal
Constitution, was read, and Mr. Nixon moved to
Law IL uu the table, wlirh motion prevailed.
Mr. Buleu offered the following re, olution, which
lies over under the rul
"Eesoired That the Door Keeper be instructed
to keep list of all the members who object to
avail themselves Of the provisions OF resolution
recent, passed by this House m relation 10 ranking
prvil'gr-, and report 10 tuis House rome time pre-
viou- "a the close OF tbs session
Mr. D"rtch moved TO take up the r. solution Of
Mr. Hauon in relation To entering motions upon the
journal, and he House rciused-ayes 20, noes 81.
Mr. Wilson, Of Carroll A bill tn extend certain
benefits e. owed bv Clerks Of the Circuit Court TO
q ks OF the Count, Court; passed fr-t reading
Mr. Tompkius: bill TO amend the revenue
aws-proyding that revenue collector NAV be
elected m any county where the County Court
deems toe revenue unsafe IN the hands OF the Sheriff;
passed hr>t reading
The following bills we're passed on third reading:
To establish the county Of Cumberland
For the benefit of the Columbia aud Fountain
Crc,k Turnpike Company
To Incorporate the Nickaj4ek Railroad and Mining
Company.
To charge the line between the counties Of lick
man aud l.nsis
70 establish Chanecry Court at Altemont
S,uate bil To repeal the tlird section Of the act
Of 1885, Oh. ~, WAS taken up and passed on FIRST
reading
The House then adjourned to O'clock P. II.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate bin for the benefit Of t.t1e oorerts was IA.
ken up and passed on second reading
bills third reading. To repeal the first three
sections OF act prescribing the duties Of registers
and for other purposes The report OF the -
committee that il be rejected non-eoucurred in
and the hill passed.
To Increase the fees Of witnesses to one dollar
per day aud four crnts mileage.
On motion OF Mr.. Csyilt the bin was Indefinitely
postponed
sociatiOn
Mr. Bullen moved 10 amend by adding proviso
that The Legislature shall have power 10 alter amend
or repeal al pleasure.
Mr.. Armstrong moved 10 lay the amendment on
the tatle. and after some discussion, Mr. Ballen
withdrew bis amendment, ard the bHl passed