Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-19
TENNEssEE LEGIsLArUnE.
SENATE.


Mr. johnson presented memorial from r J.
Meigr. Esq, IN regard to charging the State Libra
~ Read ard tabled for the present.
Ar. Cooke added 10 the Judiciary Com
mittee.
House bill torepesl the Tipping law was taken
Up and passed third reading under the operation of
the previous question, ayes Is, noes 10. And a
motion 10 reconsider was entered and lost.
The Senate refused To reconsider tie vote reject
7 ing the Law Reform bill.
Toe vote rejecting the bill TO extend the State
Lib arr was rec0usidered and the bill referred 70
! the committee on education.
Senate bills 10 extend the corporate limits Of the
town Of Vernon, and bill 20 change the time Of
holding Circuit Court in Manchester, passed rhird
reading.
4 Senate bil 10 protect tie property Of married
women, was amei ded and r. jected.
/ Adjourned to q r. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION
! House Till to secure the completion Of Turnpike
roads in Smith Wilson and Sumner counties was
amended by authorizing VIM. T. Scott to build
tuu pike road in Feutress county and passed second
/ reading.
! S.rafe Bill on third rcoding TO legalize the
Official acts Of certain justices OF Peace. Passed.
! To change toe name Of the Messy Creek Baptist
Missionary Seminary IN Jefferson county, to Messy
( Creek Baptist College. Passed.
/ To amend tie charter of the Knoxville aad Ken.
lucky Railroad Company. Passed.
Adjourned 10 8 A. H., tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
ho>DAY, Jan. Is.
Pc';hoa-By Mr. Bah: From citizens Of Haw-
kin, Ora niger and Jefferson county, in regard to
the tGru.a 1913 Of a county.
Mr. DaucA: A memorial from tie State A gf-
cultural Beresu praying the passage Of tie bill iu
tT0duced into the Honse by NJ. Doirch, 10 pur-
chase permanent Fair Ground
/ Ga motion Of Mr. Doncisou, coo copies Of the
memorial were ordered to be printed Tor the Of
the House.
B3is htroIeeed-By Mr. Wool, Of Cannon:
/ Amendatory Of the buart law. The provisions of
this biz are similar to those contained in the amend
mert proposed by Mr. Huntington toMr Brien's
! bill.
/ Resohod,-By Mr. Loohey: That the Committee
on Finance be Instructed report to the House with
/ out DELAY, the condition Of the Finances of the
Stale, IN view Of the public wants for the next two
years. The sue WIS suspended aud the resolution
adopted
M Hatton: A joint resolution empowering the
committee OF the two houses upon the Peniteh larry
70 examine persons under oath touching the man.
/ agemeut Of that institution.
The rule having been suspended,
Mr. Cdyitt offered ameudH, I'd making II the
duty o. tie committee 10 eXieHd their investigations
back as far as six wears ascertain what frauds if
eny, have been comm'rd by officers OF tie peni-
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/ special committee be appointed 10 examine into
the Oil 'ial acts OF the Governor, ana report to the
House.
great drsl q debate cnsutd, when,
Nr Meek moved 10 lay The resolution and
/ amendment upon tie table; lost ayes %, noes 40
/ hr Upton withdrew his amendment, and the
original resolution was then adopted.
dajog"u"at-Nr P1rks called up his resolu
/ uou providing Tor an adjournment OF the Leg-la
( urc on the lSlh OF February, which was rejected,
4 ayes ~, noes A.
Mr. bennington called Up his resolution provi-
4 ding that 10 original olii shall be Introduced into
either i"u-e at.r the lst OF February, without the
/ consent OF t"oi'i'H- "i t1e members Of 'hs house
INTO "'leH ., Is proposed to introduce bill which,
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AfiEH"ooN SESSION.
! Tie afternoon session was consumed in the dis
J cusssiOu OF the first section OF "A bill 10 amend the
internal Improvement act Of SJ3 4, which provides
that turn outs and switches shall be taken into the
measurement Of railroads entitled to State aid, Mr.
Looa,y in support, and Messrs Wood of Harde.
man. Ca'iit, B'own Of Davidson (Mr. Meek in the