Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-28
oF REPRESENTATIVES,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
NIGHT SESSION.
TUESDAY, Feb. 90
The Peniten,iarV-On motion OF Nr. Wallace,
the House took up Senate Bill for the benefit OF
the Penitentiary, which discussed and amended
in several respects, and then passed on its second
reading.
Hour Bills on Second Reodi'g-All the House
bills on second reading we're disposed OF, and the
following were indefinitely postponed
To establish the county Of CAss, 10 be composed
OF portions of GTsinger, Hawkins, Greene and JET
ferson.
To better secure the administration Of the law,
and to protect the revenue OF the State
IN OrRaiJm-Senate bill to amend the charters
of the Mississippi Levee company, and the Forked
Deer aud Obion Levee company, was taken up and
read, when the following amendments were offered.
By Mr. DaYie: To incorporate the Montgomery
General Insurance and Trust company.
kr White: To incorporate the Waden's Ridge
Coal and Iron Company.
Mr. Holmes: To incorporate the Memphis Agri-
cultural Fair Grounds Company.
Mr. Ball: For the benefit Of Hawkins Lodge !.
O. O. F., at Rogersvie.
Mr.. Thomas: To incorporate the Durhamville
Manufacturing company.
Mr.. Taylor To incorporate the Covington and
Sharon Plank Road company.
Mr. Upton To incorporate the Knoxville and
Rutedge Turnpike company.
Mr.. LOoney: To incorporate the Harpeth Lick
and Bethesda Turnpike company.
Mr.. Armstrong: To incorporate the Knoxville
Commercial and Life Insurance company; also, to
incorporate the Knoxville Hotel company.
Mr. Brazelton: To incorporate the Saltillo and
Jacks Creek Plank Road company.
Mr.. POgue: To incorporate the town of Clifton,
and to amend the charter Of the town Of Lagrange
Mr. Mabry: To amend the charter Of the Nc
Minnville and Manchester Railroad company so as
to allow any sockhoder owning one share OF stock
TO become Director.
Mr.. Carmichael: To amend the charter OF the
town of Morristown.
Mr. Bullen: Providing that nothing contained in
] the act shall be so construed as to allow banking
/ privileges or State aid.
/ The amendments having been severslly adopted,
/ the bill passed; ayes 81, noes ID.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 81.
/ House Bills on Third Reading The House pro
ceeded TO the consideration Of House bills third
reading, and disposed Of the following:
To transfer certain record books and papers from
the office of Secretary of State to the Land Office,
was rejected; ayes 20, noes %.
To amend the laws in reference to appeals from
coefts OF cha Gerry in certain cases, was rejected
ayes -, noes 81
To prescribe the manner of changing the title to
/ land sold for public taxes, having been read,
/ Mr. Ball offered an amendment in relation to
/ keeping up line fences.
| The amendment having been adopted, the bill
was rejected; ayes 25, noes "a.
/ To amend the laws in reference to Notaiies Pub
/ lie, was indefinitely postponed.
/ To make the owners OF negro slaves liable for
their acts, was indefinitely postponed
/ To amend the act of 1889, ch. 20, sec. 3, was
Indefinitely postponed.
To amend the law relative 10 the sale O! lands by
virtue OF executions issued by justices Of the peace,
vas indefinitely postponed.
To amend the school laws; passed, ayes SO, and
noes II.
To secure the completion of tie BlountVille,
Middletown and Eizabethton turnpike road, { by
granting State aid for building a bridge across Hell
Ston river,) and for other purposes, having been
read,
! Mr. Dewitt offered an amendment to appropriate
! s., 900 to the Rome aud Carthage Turnpike com
/ pany to build bridge Round Lick at Rome,
! in Smith county.
! Other amendments having been offered, the pre-
Vous question was demanded aud sustained, cut
ting of all amendments, and the bill was rejected
ayes 25, noes 81.
Fer the trlief Of Jesse Locke, was indefinitely
postponed.
To amend the act the better to secure the rights
/ Of tobacco planters; ayes 81, noes 4.
To amend the internal improvement act and pre-
the credit of the State was rejected; ayes %
noes 81.
To amend the criminal laws of this State, wa:
indefinitely postponed.
To regulate banking in this State; passed, ayes
/ So noes l6.
To amend the charter OF the Western Centra
turnpike company and granting State aid, was re
+. je,ted, ayes 10, noes 81.
To amend the act OF 1907, chap. s, section 8, il
relation to killing stock, &C., (making il misde
,ncanOr punishable by fine and imprisOnmcnt) wa
passed, ayes 81, noes 2S.
Fellow Citizens of Dav idson County,
After mature reflection, ! feel that my hasty con
clusion to become a candidate Tor the Office 0
sheriff does not meet my own appreciation. An'
though solicited by many warm hiends, yet | an
compelled 10y my own conviction, to withdraw from
| the canvass for several reasons: One is-that
has been said BY some that had come out to aid
ce tain candidate to defeat another. This WAS no
my intention. ! only asked the people for thei
support for my own individual benefit. and for n
one else. Yours, respectfully
GEO. d. HAMLET.