Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-11-01
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MONDAY, Oct. %, 1856.

lSutIdi COusltutiOu W d JOiuo SCICOl
committee, was adopted, and Messrs.
Fletcher and Atkins appoint
ed said committee On the part of the
Senate Several House bills were
disposed of on third reading, among
them a bill to allow interchange of
Judges aud Chancellors. Also a
Horse bill authorizing the Governor
to endorse and guarantee duplicated
bonds of the N. and G. r. r. Com
pany, in place of those destroyed by
fire.
Several bills passed second reading,
and the bill to repeal all laws allowing
horse racing in this State was reject
ed.
Inthe House, bills were introduced:
by Mr.. Kinney, to prohibit Attorneys
General from sending bills of indict-
ment to Grand Juries without the
name of the prosecutor; and by Mr..
Thompkins, authorizing the election
Of a revenue collector in any county
where the County Court deems the
revenue unsafe in the hands Of the
Sheriff. The transaction of business
of a local character occupied the re-
mainder of the session.
TUESDAY, Oct. %.
Mr.. Ballew moved that the minori-
ty report of the Committee On the
Penitentiary adverse. to the passage
of the bill changing the mode of elect
ing the Keeper of the Penitentiary
by bringing it before the Legislature,
be spread upon the journals. A de-
bate sprung up upon this proposition,
which consumed the entire session.
In the House, the day was spent
in considering a resolution proposing
convention of the two Houses on
Friday, the .26th inst, to elect a
Treasurer, Comptroller, and Secreta-
ry of State, which was finally adopt
ed.
~ WEDNESDAY, Oct. "a.
In the Senate, several local House
Bills passed first reading; and a dis
cussion arose upon the passage of
Senate bill, to incorporate the Insti-
tute Of Purdy, McNairy county, on
its second reading. The discussion
involved the principles set forth by
the Committee ON Private Corpora
tons, adverse to the passage of acts
of incorporation by the Legislature,
where courts of the county have the
power to grant all the privileges asked
by the incorporators. In the course
of this discussion, the manner in
which the charter of the Miners and
Manufacturers Bank was passed, was
alluded to, and it was asserted that
that charterwas surreptitiously passed,
withousitsproyisionsbeing understood
by the members of the General As
sembly, together with another Bank
charter, the name of which was not
mentioned. I'D sri .728 Z
In the House, message was re-
ceived from the Governor, nomina.
ting Directors for the Bank of Ten
nessee, which was laid on the table.
Bills were introduced; by Mr.. Car
lock, to prevent incompetent persons
from teaching school; by Mr.. Cobb,
for the relief Of owners of land sold
for taxes; by Mr.. Welcker, to regu-
late the emancipation of slaves; and
by MIR. Bullen and Mr.. Cook, each to
regulate the sale of Intoxicating
liquors. 4
THURSDAY, Oct. 25.
In the Senate, the discussion upon
House bill authorizing the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad Company to borrow
and mortgage their road, pro-
vided said mortgage shall not affect
he State lien on said road, was ami
mated. The passage Of the bill was
by the Internal I'm
,rovement Committee, and supported
,y Messrs. Caldwell, Atkins, Head,
Steele and Meeks, and opposed by
Iessrs. Hall and Shield The bill
vas finally referred to the Judiciary
Committee. Senate bill to repeal
he law taxing goods manufactured in
his State In the hands of merchants
nd grocers, was rejected, in accord
nee with the report of the Commit
ee on Ways and Means.
In the House, Mr.. Donelson of
cred a resolution, which was adopted,
irectory to the, Committee on Inter
al improvements, in regard to thel
arious internal Improvement acts nowi
i force, and instructing the commit
,e to report a bill TO secure the inter
81 of the State counties under these !