The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-31
Legislative Summary.

In the Senate, in the morning, leave OF a0-
scense was granted to Senators Head and Dean
on account of sickness in their families. SEN
ate bill to repeal the Homestead Law of last
session was returned to the Senate by Mr.
Bowles, with a bill 10 lieu, repeating only the
9th section of said law, which requires persons
who propose to avail themselves of the bene-
fit of this act 10 register such intention-the
only safeguard in the law to prevent fraud
upon creditors. After some discussion, ia
which Mr. Bowles supported the amendment,
and Mcssrs. Turney, Hall and Caldwell opposed
il, q motion to lay the amendment on the table
having failed by vote of 10 to 13, the bill and
amendment were referred to the Judiciary
Committee. On motion of Mr. Carter, the
special orders of the day, the bills to change
the manner of electing the Keeper of the Pen
itentilry, and providing for the election of
Commissioner of Roads by the Legislature,
were postponed until Friday next on account
Of the absence of two members on the demo-
cratic side, Messrs. Head and Dean.
In the evening, bills were introduced by Mr..
Stokes, to exempt Masonic, Odd Fellows and
Temperance Lodges from taxation; by Mr..
johnson, to amend the charter of the Hyde
Ferry Turnpike Company; to amend the char
ter of the Edgefeld and Kentucky Railroad
Company; by Mr.. Whitthorne, TO facilitate
the settlement of estates, &c, for the benefit
of mechanics, &c; by Mr. Cheatham, to amend
an act passed 18th February, 1852, oh. l52,
entitled an act to establish O system OF Inter
nal improvements in this State. Senate bill
10 amend the act entitled IAN Act to declare
the powers of County Courts in the admins
tration of estates in certain particulars, passed
February Goth, 1852" was passed on its third
reading Senate bill to amend the charter Of
the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad,
and to transfer portion of its State aid to
the Mobile and Ohio Road, was read the third
time, and discussion arose upon its merits
Mr.. Hall moved to strike,Out the sixth section,
which gives $4,000 State aid to bridge the
Forked Deer river, at two separate points,
which motion was tabled and the bill passed
third reading.
In the House, in the morning, Mr.. Cox pre-
scented petition from sundry citizens of Da
wilson, praying the revival of the act of lS43,
establishing Cumberland county, and that the
name be changed; Mr.. Huntington also pre-
scented petition from merchants of Columbia
on the subject of merchants tax. Bills were
introduced: by Mr.. Brazelton, TO "locate
the "critter" and increase the school fund
and by Mr.. Algee, TO compel all free person of
color in the State TO emigrste to Liberia or
elsewhere beyond the limits of this State; be-
sides two local bills. Mr.. Dewitt introduced
a resolution providing for an adjournment of
the Legislature on the oath of December, /
which, after protracted debate, was adopted, !
ayes 81, noes 10.
In the afternoon, large number Of bills /
were introduced, Of a more or less important /
character, for the titles of which we refer to our
regular report. Among the resolutions intro 4
duced, was one by Mr.. Dewitt, calling upon .
the Governor for his plan for remedying the |
evils of our present Penitentiary system. This I
resolution lies over. The only bill OF a gen.
eral character passed on its third reading, WAS
one to regulate the pay of jurors, giving to .
tales jurors the same pay per diem ($l.50) as
those of the regular panel.