Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-14
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

WEDNESDAY,, Feb. Is.
House bin to regulate the duties Of overseers,
was amended and rejected.
The Senate took up House bill to amend the
Free Banking Law-it was discussed, amended and
passed 80 reading.
Senate adjourned to q P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate took ND House bill endorsing the
bonds Of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
Company and the East Tennessee and Georgia Rail
road Company, for $4,000 each, TO aid in con
structng the Chattanooga and Cleveland Railroadi
and endorsing the bonds Of the East Tennessee
aud Yir-iuia Rail- DAD Company for 100000; and
Mr. Cadw, Il offered an anendment sppropriatiug
State credit TO the amount of $3.50 GOO TO aid the
Nashville and Northwestern, the Mobile and Ohio,
the Memphis and Ohio and the Winchester and
Alabama RAILROADS. to build bridges.
Mr.. Carter moved to strike out all relating to the
last named road, which motion failed and.the amend
ment was adopted
Mr. Palmore offered an amendment providing tor
the States endorsement Of $3.50, 600 OF the bonds
of the CRY Of Memphis, issued to the Memphis and
Little Rock Railroad Company, which was adopted,
ayes IS, noes 9.
Mr. Turney offered an amendment giving $4,000
State aid TO the McMinuvc and Manchester Rail-
road Company, which was adopted
Mr. Ellis offered an amendment providing for the
States endorsement Of $3.50 coo rouds of the Ten
nessee and Alabama Railroad Company, which was
adopted and the bill rejected, ayes II, noes IA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WEDNESDAY, Feb g.
House Bills on Second Rsal;,,g The House pro-
ceeded to the consideration OF House bills on Sec
Ond reading, two Of which were passed, aud the
following rejected:
To secure 70 married women the right and use Of
their property; ayes IS, noes I3.
0 further extend the Jurisdiction Of the officers
Of incorporated towns
TO protect the owners Of land sold for taxes.
To smeul the law of practice and pleading in
cases OF SANDER
To regulate the emancipation Of slaves, &c.
To make certain cases felony, &c.
To provide for lunatics, to amend the revenue
laws, and for other purposes
To repeal the act of 1912, eli. 35, sec l.
To make an appropr ton to improve the nayi
CATION Of Forked Deer River
For tho benefit of +. w. Strickland; ayes %,
noes Al
To make an appropriation for improving the
navigation OF the Little Tennessee River.
For the benefit Of creditors.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Aasis'aia 1rchicct-Mr Temple offered reso-
fulton calling upon the Commissioners for the State
Capitol to communicate to this House forthwith,
whether not the State has had the services OF f.
w Strickland, as Assistant Architect of the State
Capitol; aud if So how long, and whether not
such services essential TO the building Of the
CAPITOL aud it essential, the OF their failure
to compensate him tor the same. The rule vas
suspended and the resolution adopted.
House Bills o., Sec0Hd Rcadj,g The House then
proceeded 10 the consideration Of House bills on
second reading, number OF which were passed,
and the following T, cted:
To prescribe the mode Of probatiug claims against
deceased persons.
Asking ton 50 900 for common schools in Bouut
county.
For the benefit Of the heirs of Thomas Crutch
field, deceased; ayes l6 noes Al.