The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-11-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

THURSDAY, Nov. 90.
/ Bounty Lands Mr. Meek offered the following
preamble aud resolution, which lie over under the
/ rule:
"WHEREAs, In 1886, Gov Cannon, of the State
of iennessee, in obedience to instructions of Mai
Gen. E. ?. Gaines, commanding the Western De-
partment, made call upon the State of Tennessee
for volunteers for the service Of the United States
for the protection of our W frontier and pre-
serving the neutrality between Mexico and our Gov
ernmeDt and, whereas, East Tennessee, with other
portions Of the State nobly responded to said call,
aud a number of volunteer companies, with pride
and patriotism, though at great sacrifice, repaired
TO Athens, Tenn. and were mustered into the reg
ular service of the United States under Gen. Wool,
and were ordered home to await the further orders
| of the General Government; and although said
companies were in the actual service of tue General
Government more than twenty days, and received
one months pay, still said companies have been
| denied their bounty land under the act of 3rd
| March 1855, by the decision Of the Commissioner
OF Pensions that said service must be performed at
| the seat Of war; therefore, be it
Resolved 6y the General assembly of The State Of
| Tennessee, That Senators in Congress be in
structed, and our Representatives requested to
| all laudable means to procure the amendment OF
the bounty land act of March 30, 1853, so to
tend the provisions OF said act TO all the volunteer
companies in said war; and that the Governor be
requested to furnish copy of this preamble and
resolution to each of Senators and Representa-
tiVes in Congress-"
Notio1s-Mr Csvitt entered a motion to recon.
slider the vote passing the bill to establish con-
venliOnai interest on it's second reading
Mr. Runnels entered motion to reconsider the
vote rejecting the bill providing Tor paying Mags-
trates for holding quarterly County Courts on its
second reading.
The Nagy.-The House resumed the considera-
ton of the resolutions in regard to the Navy and
Lieut. Naury. Amendments were proposed by
Messrs Burch and Nixon, and the subject was dis.
cussed by Nessrs Burch, Travis, Hatton, Nixon,
Brown of Davidson, M. Snodgrass in the Char.)
and Huntington. Without dispOsing Of the matter,
The House adjourned to o'clock, p N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House resumed the consideration Of the
olutions in regard to Lieut. Maury and the Navy,
and after very lengthy discussion, they amen
ded and adopted in the following form-ayes AZ,
noes %:
"ResolUed BIZ the General assembly of the State of
Tennessee, That they regard Lieut. Matthew +.
Maury Of the U. S. Navy, illusriOus by his past
services and Justly entitled to the highest rank in
his profession, and they feel that the pride of the
Nation and the cause of science would be wounded
in his fall
"Resolved That it is the firm sense Of this Gene
raj Assembly, that the Navy Ct the United States
ought to be considerably enlarged, and strength
ened and invigorated, TO be rendered more
adequate TO the protection of the commerce Of the
country, and Of our long line of sea coast and that
the attention of our Senators aud Representatives
Is respectfully and earnestly invited to this subject"
The House then adjourned to 81 O'Clock TO NOR
row morning.