The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-12-07
LEGISLATIVE.

In the Senate, Nov. 26.h, Mr.. Ballew intro
dnced a resolution to instruct our Senators
and request our Representatives in Congress
to use their influence to procure the passage
OF law giving pensions to the soldiers of the
war of 1912. The bill 20 amend the charter
of Hiwassee College passed a second reading.
Bill to incorporate the Holston Conference
Preachers Aid Society passed third reading.
A bill was introduced to regulate State aid to
Internal improvements. The bill provides
that all Railroads to which State aid has been
granted, shall aso have State aid for build
ing bridges whenever the bridges cost $4,000,
provided that not more than 100000 be CIV
en- for any bridge-passed first reading and
so copies ordered to be printed. In the
House, bill was introduced to establish a
Chancery Court at Clinton in Anderson coun-
ty. The Senate bill to reduce the number of
directors in the Union Bank passed third
reading Senate bill to amend an act to au-
thorize and regulate county subscriptions for
Railroad stocks passed second reading in the
House. Senate bill to authorize the transfer
of suits in Chancery Courts between citizens
of Meigs county from the Courts at Athens,
Cleveland and Harrison, to the Court at De-
catur passed. In Senate, 9th, bill to amend
charter Bank of Tennessee was rejected. Bill
to repeal Free Banking Law pissed second
reading The bill to repeal the charters of
the Shelbyville Bank, the Agricultural Bank,
md tLa Onna., Ran1y toly mn and panI-
ing discussion Senate adjourned. In the
House petition from citizens of Polk county
was presented, praying for the removed of the
remnant of the Cherokee Indians in that
county. Mr.. Carlock introduced bill to
authorize the citizens of Calhoun to elect
Justice of the Peace. Mr.. Cavatt offered
resolutions to the effect that no citizen of this
State should h.ve aught to do in the way Of
trade with the citizens of any State that had
nuliied the Fugitive Slave Law. Go it, Ca
watt. On the 2Sth in the Senate, the bill
to repeal the Shelbyville, Agricultural, and
Ocoee Banks, indefinitely postponed. In the
House, Senate resolution directory to the Com
mittee on Internal improvements to report
what amendments are necessary 20 the In
ternal Improvement Law, was adopted, and
Senate resolutions addressed to our Repre-
sentatives in Congress, asking for the passage
of bill granting pension to the soldiers of
the war of 1912 and of the various Indian
wars House bill to amend the practice in
Chancery Courts passed third reading in the
Senate Dec. l, in the House, Mr.. Richie
presented a petition from citizens Of Monroe,
praying for an appropriation of $4,000 for
improving the navigation of the Little Ten.
nessee river; and accompanied the same with
a bill to carry out the prayer of the petition
ers. A bill has been introduced to economist
the contingent expenses of the General As
scmbly. Y-e-s!l Senate bill to repeal the
Free Banking Law PASSED first reading in the
House, Mr.. CGrock introduced bill to in
corporate Eureka College in the Ocoee Dis
trict House bill appropriating $4,000 to i'm
prove the navigation of Emory river, posssd
third readinp