The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

"WEDNESDAY, Oct. IT,
Mr. CarIock: A petition from sundry citizens of
McMinn county, praying the repeal OF the law pro.
hbiting the introduction and sale of slaves from
other States Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Snodgrass: A bill TO establish the county of
Cumberland out Of portions If Bledsoe, Morgan,
Fentress, Putnam and White; passed first reading
and referred TO Committee on New Counties.
Mr. Smith: bill to secure to married women
the rights and control of their property ; passed
first reading and referred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Rudd: A bill for the benefit of the Tonnes
see, Western and Charleston Railroad Company
providing that when Is miles shall have been gra-
ded and prepared for the iron, the benefits of the
internal Improvement law shall be extended TO the
company the same as If they had the thirty miles
required by that law; passed first reading and re-
ferred 10 Internal Improvement Committee.
Mr.. Cloud: A bill granting merchants the privi-
lege Of selling goods without tax in certain cases;
passed first reading
Mr.. Matthews: bill in relation to the election
Of surveyors; passed first reading and referred to
Committee on Elections.
Mr.. Snodgrass: A bill to he entitled an act to
amend the act establishing the county of Putnam;
passed first reading and referred to Judiciary Com
miJtee
Mr.. Runnels: A bill for the benefit of parents
and guardians; passed first reading.
Mr.. Rtchey: bill for the relief of certain cit.
district in said county; passed first reading and
ferred TO Committee on New Counties and County
Lines.
Mr. Parks bill to repeal the first section of
the tipping law; passed first reading and referred
to Committee on Tipping
Mr. Galloway: A bill TO increase the school fund
and for other purposes-imposng tax OF IS upon
every gentleman who wears mOustache, and tax
of So upon all bachelors over thirty years of age
g., NJ C.I, a IL,
ponment of Committee on BatcoDabe, to whom
should be referred his BILL but the motion voted
Gown by the House
Mr..Bulen: A bill to equalise the labor and
expense Of keeping up the public roads OF this
State passed first reading and referred to Commit
tee on Roads.
Mr. Cox: A bill to charter the City Building
and Loan Association of Nashville; passed first
reading.
The House then adjourned to o'clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Huntington: A bill TO promote improve
ment in the criminal law, and for other purposes /;
passed first reading and referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr.. Shemwel: A bill to define the duties of
overseers of public roads, and TO regulate county
road taxes; passed first reading and referred to
Committee on Roads.
Mr.. Snodgrass: bill to protect honest ltigants;
passed first reading and referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
The following bills we're passed on second read
ing:
To amend an act authorising the Jews Of Nash
vile to purchase a burial ground, sc.
For the benefit of the heirs OF Samuel Saflel.
Mr.. Cox presented the report of the Commission
ers OF the State Capitol, AMI 100 copies were or
dered to be printed.
Senate bill to authorize the Whites Creek Tura-
pike Company to remove their first gate halt mile
nearer Nashville, passed first reading.
Mr.. Rtchey: bill empowering all Incorporate
towns in the State to elect a Recorder, who shall
have power TO try all cases of misdemeanor &c;
passed first reading and referred to Judiciary Com
mttee.
The following bills were passed On third reading
To amend the law regulating &c Beans StatiJn
Turnpike road
To authorize the commissions TO expend $4,000
10 clearing drift out of the mouth OF Fofked Deer
river.
To charter the La Grange Female College
The House then adjourned to 10 O'Clock 10 NOR
nW morning.