Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

WEpYEsDAY, jan. 9.
Select Communicative Speaker announced the
following gentlemen as the special committee on Mr.
Thomas motion made on Monday, to whom was
referred the hill to amend the present laws on the
81 ject Of private corporations, TO wit: Aessrs
Thomas, Travis, Nixon, Looney and White
Pefuion--By Nr. Meek: From citizens Of Jefer
son county, PRAYING he passage Of law prohbit-
ing the manufacture aud sale OF sp rtous liquors.
Referred 20 the Committee on Tipping.
Bank Rsp9rf-Mr Huntington presented the
report Of the commissioners appointed TO examine
into the condition OF the Branch Of the Bank Of
Tennessee at Columbia, which was laid upon the
table for the present.
Bis h,ir5d,coF-By Mr Rudd; To establish
Rural Vale School District in Monroe county.
Mr. Donclson: To incorporate the sumner Manu-
featuring Company.
Mr. Cox: To amend the 10Th section Of the act
of January 81. l64S, entitled act 20 reduce the
several acts Incorporating the town OF Nashville into
one, and to amend the same. This bill provides
that hereafter it shall not be lawful for the Mayor
and Aldermen OF ANY Incorporated town IN this
State, 20 Impose upon any person who may keep a
house for the pu pose Of exercising the business OF
auctiOneer tax exceeding the State TAX LOT eAer-
cising the same privilege
Mr. Wood of Hardeman: For the benefit OF the
Mississippi Central and Tennessee Railroad Co.
Resolaiions-By Mr. Stoval Providing that all
motions TO RECONSIDER" shall be portion OF the
morning business, aud NAV be acted on as such
immediately after the call for bills aud resolutions
The rule was suspended and the resolution adopted.
Mr. Burch Iustructing our Senators and request
ing our Representatives in Congress, 10 co operate
with the Senators and Representatives from Geor-
cia ia securing the establishment of Naval Depot
at Brunwick Ga. Lies over.
Night ScssioHs-hr. Upton withdrew his motion,
entered on Monday, TO reconsider tie vote adopts
ing the resolution TO hold night sessions.
The Typpiiag La0-Nr. Wilson ol Marshall,
moved TO take up the melton entered some DAYS
since by MIR. Nixon, TO reconsider the vote adopt
ing the tin to repeal the tipping law, and the mo-
ton taken up.
Pending the consideration OF the motion TO re-
consider,
The House adjourned to o'clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After some discussion the House refused to re.
consider the vote adopting the bill 10 repeal the
tipping law on It's third reading, ayes %, noes AZ
Ni.cral Raiiroad The House took up the
special order, being The bill to charter the Mineral
Railroad Company of East Tennessee, aud it passed
on third readil 2, ayes 81, noes 80.
Hogsy,rilc and J,berSon Railroad On motion
Of Nr. Bail, the House took up the bill for the
benefit Of the Rogersvile and Jefferson Railroad
Company.
Mr.. Bulen offered an amendment extending the
provisions Of the bill to te Greenyiile aud French
Broad Railroad Company, which was adopted.
Mr. Charmichael offered an amendment author
izng the Rosersyi.e aud jefferson Railroad TO con
meet their road with the Cumberland Gap and
Charleston instead OF the East Tennessee aud Viz
gina road If in their discretion, the public interest
will b. subservrd thereby, which was adopted
Mr.. Upton offered IN amendment constituting
the Roscrsvlile and Jefferson, and the Greenvilie
aud French Broad Rnsds branches OF the East
Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, which vas adoP
/ ted
Mr. Harris offered an amendment providing that
the bin shall work no injury the legal rights OF
the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad, as secur'
ed by existing laws which was adopted
The bhl as thus amended, passed on its second
reading
Several Intellectual efforts were made TO adjourn,
this being the evening designated 10y resolution
adopted TO commence holding night sessions.
Finally, a recess of ten minutes was taken, in
order to " get round the resolution and then
Tae House a'johned TO O'Clock TO morrow
morning.