The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-18
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. II.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. II.
Mr.. Rogers presented a petition from suudry
citizens of Sewer county respecting change OF
their county lines referred to the Committee on
County Lines.
Mr.. Turney offered a resolution directing the
superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum to deliver
Mrs. Rose Of White county, an inmate of that In
stituon to an officer of said county, and receive a
Mr.. Scott another insane person in her place. adopt
ed.
Mr. Stokes introduced bill TO amend the laws in
relation the sale of vinous and spurious liquors
passed Let reading.
Mr. Rogers, a bill to repeal the free banking law;
passed first reading, and referred to the Committee
on Banks.
Mr. Hall offered resolution providing for fur
nishing Henderson county with twenty copies of
the last General Assembly; adopted.
Mr. Whitthorne, resolution directing the Com.
missioner of Railroads to furnish the Senate with
the railroads that have received aid from the State,
their condition, &C. lies over.
Mr. Smith, bill to amend the revenue laws; pas
sed lst reading, and referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means ..--.-
House bills passed on, first reading.-A bill directo-
~ to the clerk of the circuit court OF Washington
county; referred.
A bill for the benefit of W. ]. Farris; referred.
House resolution providing for the appointment
of Joint Committee to wait upon Messrs Meigs
anu copper ana OBTAIN lnlOTudIioh AZ iOS" W Siio
progress they have made in compiling Digest of
the Statutes of the State, was taken up, amended
and adopted
House bill to authorize an interchange of Judges
and Chancelors passed first reading
House bill to give further time TO perfect titles
passed first reading; Withdrawn by Mr.. Bowes for
amendment
House bill to reduce the fees of county court
clerks in certain cases; passed first reading.
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and guarantee duplicate bonds of the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad Company; passed first read
ing and referred to Judiciary Committee.
House bill to attach portions of Marion aud Bled-
soc counties to Hamilton county; passed first read
ing, and referred to Committee Oh County Lines.
House bill 70 change the time of hOl ing the cir
cult courts of Hancock and Hawkins; passed first
reading.
Mr. Turney introduced a bill to prevent horse
racing from being inditable; passed first reading
and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Senate took a recess for dinner.
ATT RNOON SESSION
Mr. Ellis, from the Committee on Enrolled Bills,
reported several bills correctly enrolled.
The resolution authorising the President and
Directors of tie Bank Of Tennessee to compromise
a certain class of debts, under certain crcumstan
ces, referred to the Committee Oh Banks.
Bills on Second 'Readng.-A bill to repeal the
act regulating the of practice in courts Of
law, was read and referred to the Judiciary Com.
miltee
bill to amend the Free Banking Law was read
and referred to the Committee on Banks.
Mr.. Turney introduced a bill to secure widows
their dowers in certain cases, which passed on
first reading and referred to Judiciary Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Caldwell, the Senate took up
the bill to regulate the per diem of MEMBERSHIPS
read, and after some debate, Was made the special
order of the day for Christmas
Mr. Bowes returned the bill to amend the char.
ter Of the Bank of Tennessee, with an amendment
to abolish the office of Governor. The amendment
was declared out of oIder and the bill referred to
the Committee on Banks
The report of the Citizens Bank of Memphis was
received and read
The Senate then adjourned to 10 o'clock, A. NJ,
tomorrow