The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, Oct 10.
Mr.. Snodgrass presented petition from about
five hundred citizens OF White and other counties,
prayiug the establishment Of Cumberland county,
Referred to the committee on new counties.
Mr. Huntington: A bill to amend an act regu.
lating the revenue laws of the State-exempling
stations and jacks from taxation passed first read
ing and referred 10 committee on Agriculture.
Mr.. Carock: A bill to suppress drunkenness
passed first reading and referred to Judiciary Com
miJtce.
Mr.. Mathis: bill to amend the SIN n offence
law; passed first reading and referred to Judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Brown Of Davidson, (Mr Snodgrass in the
chair:) A bill for the relief OF Thomas Shelton, and
for other purposes-providinS for payment of Mr..
Shelton for services as foreman of the stone qurrry
aud that hereafter the foreman shall be employed
by the Commissioners of the State Capitol; passed
first reading and referred to the committee on State
Capitol
Also: A bill TO amend the practice in the trial
of criminal causes, and for other purposes passed
first reading and referred to judiciary Committee.
Also bill to provide for the erection of stat
ues of Washington and Jackson in the State Capitol
providing for the appointment Of commissioners
to correspond with American artists upon the sub
ject and to report TO the next legislature and also
appropratnS sufficient sum TO procure the pro-
posed statues; passed first reading and referred to
committee on State Capitol
Also: A resolution inStructing our Senators and
requesting our Representatives in Congress- TO use
all proper means to obtain the passage of an act
establishing National Agricultural Bureau; and on
his mo- ion the resolution was laid on the table.
Mr.. LOOney: A bill TO amend an act creating the
Columbia and Fountain Creek Turnpike Company
allowing said company two years further time to
complete their road; passed first reading.
Mr. Hatton: A bill to amend the act providing
for the partition and sale of real estate where mi
nors are interested; passed first reading.
Mr.. Looney: bill to incorporate the Niclajack
Railroad aud Mining Company; passed first read
ing
Mr. Colquitt A bill TO be entitled an act to pre-
vent the adulteraon Of spirituous yinous liquors
providing that none but pure, or the bill eK-
presses it, "good liquor" shall be sold in the State;
passed first reading and referred to Committee on
Tipping.
Mr. Brown of Madison offered the following reso.
lutons:
"Resoirea BIZ the General IscD,bly of the State of
Tennessee, That the Door Keepers OF the Senate auG
House of Representatives be directed 10 make all
necessary and proper arrangements with the Post
Master in the city of Nashville 70 forward all pa
pers and public documents sent by the members of
the General Assembly to their constituents, and
that said Door Keepers deposit said papers and
documents in the post Office, and keep account
OF the same.
Resolrcd further, That an amount sufficient to
pay said postage, be appropriated and paid out OF
any monies in the public treasury unapprOprated."
The rule was suspended aud the resolutions were
adopted-&""s 80, noes Is.
II was suggested that the adoption of these reso.
lutions would coaaict with the agreement entered
into with the members who are absent as delegates
the Division Fair al Uallalin to act finally upon
nothing Of general character during their absence,
and
Mr. Travis entered a motion to reconsider the
vote adj pdng the resolutions, with a view 10 call
them up upon the return Of the absentees.
Mr.. Radd: A bill to repeal the act passed jan
uary 4, 1854, ch. IS, regulating county subscrp-
tons 20 mroad stock, and 70 revive the act passed
January %, 1852, ch. III, regulating the same
matter.
Senate bill authorizing the Whites Creek Turn
pike Company 70 remove their first gate half mile
nearer Nashville, was taken up and passed on sec.
ond reading.
The House then adjourned to 8 o'clock, P. NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Cox bin to repeal that portion Of the
third section Of the Internal improvement Act
which couiers upon the Governor the appointment
OF Railroad COMMISSIONS, passed hrst reading.
The bdl 70 charter the City Building and Loan
Association Of Nashville was then taken up, and Mr..
Bulien moved TO amend the bill by adding proviso
comforting upon the Legislature the power TO amend
or repeal the charter whenever the public good may
require II: The amendment was rcjected-ayes 81,
noes 81, and the bin passed its second reading
Mr.. Runnels: bill 10 increase the common
school fund, aud for other purposcs-proposes Il tax
OF Two aud hall cents on the 500 Of taxable pro.
perty, aud twenty cents on each pole, aud making
horses Jacks, l-unets, mules hogs cattle and sheep,
aud notes OF $500 aud upwards, and money over
$500 taxable iur this purpose, aud also creates the
Office OF Superintendent OF Common Schools; passed
fret reading
Mr. Newmal; bill to repeal so much Of the
Omnibus Internal Improvement Act OF the lat
session, extends 20 railroads that are NOS now
under contract aud ia which no private stock has
been invested the faith Of the public credit or
state aid aud requiring the Governor 20 ascer-
tain Immediately what railroads are not nov under
contract aud inform such company or companies,
that estate aid Wil be withheld when applied for
passed first reading and referred " Internal Im-
prOveneut Committee.
/ The bill 60 charter the Nashville Publishing and
Printing Company was taken up on is third read.
ing. and Mr. Haiton moved 10 amend by striking
out the amendment Of Mr.. Bullen, adopted on its
secoad reading, empowering the Legislature 70