The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-11-24
Legislative Summary.

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Legislative Summary.
In the Senate, House bill for the relief OF
the securities of w. B. Holden, late Sheriff OF
Marshall county, was rejected, and motion
TO reconsider entered. The Committee on
Tipping and Tipping Houses reported bills
upon that subject, recommending the passage
of the one requiring elections to be held in the
civil districts of every county to decide wheth-
err liquor shall be sold. The report and bill
was labled, and fifty copies ordered printed
A resolution by Mr.. Steele directory to the
Comptroller for the benefit of the Clerk of the
Supreme Court at Jackson was adopted and
transmitted to the House of Representatives.
Mr. Hall introduced bill to amend the law
including the Free Banking law, the object OF
which is to prevent banking under the law
upon any other securities than State Bonds,
which passed first reading, and was referred
to the Committee On Banks. The Committee
on Education reported Senate bill to provide
an annual sum for the supporto Of the Knoxville
Deaf and Dumb Asylum, and recommended
its passage.
In the evening, the Senate resolved to ad-
here to its non concurrence in House amend
ments to the Senate resolution appointing Com
missioners to investigate the Bank of Tonnes
see and Branches. The resolution to adjourn
sine die on the oath December, was taken up
and discussed, and adopted. The bill to au-
thorize the Comptroller to appoint Deputy
was taken up and passed third reading The
Law Reform Bill was made the special order
for Thursday next A motion was entered to
reconsider the vote adopting Senate Resoiu-
ton calling on the Commissioners of Roads for
a report House bill Incorporating Washing
ton Fire Company of Memphis, and Eagle Fire
Company of GAINESVILLE, passed third reading.
The report and bill, and an amendment offer
ed by Mr. Meeks, were tabled. Mr.. Fletcher
returned the bill sppropriating $4,000 to the
Improvement of Hwassee river, with an
amendment appropriating $4,000 to the i'm
provement of Nula Chucky river. Mr.. Smith
offered an amendment appropriating 5000 to
Watauga river, and the bill and amendments
were tabled. Senate Resolution relative to a
National Homestead, was made the special or
der for the first Tuesday in December. Sen
ate Resolution calling upon the Commissioner
Of Roads for a report was adopted. The bill
to suppress the circulation of small notes was
taken up and advocated by Messrs. Caldwell
and Whitthorne, and opposed by Mr.. Stokes.
Pending the discussion, Senate adjourned.
In tie House, in the morning, bills were
introduced, by Mr.. Cook, to secure the APP
pointment of patrole and to provide for their
pay; by Mr.. Hatton, TO amend the law in ref
erence to the liabilities of sheriffs; also, to
amend the law in reference to appeals from
courts of chancery in certain cases. The
House insisted on its amendments TO Senate
resolutions for the appointment of commits
sioners to examine into the condition of the
Bank of Tennessee and branches. Senate
amendments to House resolution in regard to
the charters of the Eastern Division and
Southern Mining Companies, were agreed TO.
Senate bill TO change the mode of electing the
Keeper of the penitentiary was indefinitely
postponed on its first reading, ayes Al, noes 81,
without debate.
In the afternoon, the House receded from
its amendments 70 the bank investigating reso-
utions, by vote of SO ayes to 81 noes. A bill
was introduced by Mr.. Welcker, to aid the
East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Compa-
ny to build branch of their road from Cleve-
land TO Chattanooga. Several Senate bills were
passed on LIST reading, aud two House bills on
ID reading.