Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-24

slaves or permit gaming "a bis house. &c. Il In
poses fine of not less Than $50 nor more than 81 90
for selling hQuor without a license, for the frs
Uffense, and for a repetition, imprisonment from on,
to six months; also, fine of not less that S25 mol
than $50. for selling on Sunday; also fine q
500 and imprisonment for six months for selling OF
giving liquor to a slave. II is provided that license
shall not be transferred without the consent of the
county court, and to be void upon a conviction Of
the owner of any of the provisions Of this set Z
Mr. Stovall: For the relief of widows.
Mr. Welcker: To regulate the duties Of trustees
and assigntes.
Horse Bills on Second Reading-Mr. Cooks bill
to establish system of patrols. having been read,
Mr.. Newman offered an amendment providing
that every free white person in the State, OF the age
of twenty~one years, shall be constituted patrol
so far as bis own premises are concerned, which
adopted.
Mr. Travis offered an amendment providing that
none but patrols appointed by the county courts
shall be entitled to pay, which was adopted.
Mr. GleaEes offered sn amendment providing that
the tax levied to pay said patrols, shall be collected
of of slave property only, which rejected
The bill as amended, then passed second reading
Mr. Gilbert's bill to extend the corporation limits
OF the town of Camden, having been read,
Mr. Brien offered an amendment providing that
the third section Of the act of 1910, ch 6S, (which
additional justice of the peace, apply to all incor
porated towns, which was adopted.
Other amendments of a local character were
adopted, and then the bill passed on second reading
Tie bill to amend the laws in relation TO the lia-
bility Of Sheriff. after Intellectual effort to amend
indefinitely postponed.
Dir. Welcker's bill to aid in constructing railroad
from Chattanooga to the East Tennessee and Geor~
gia railroad, in the direction of Knoxville, having
been read
Nr. Harris offered IAN amendment althorising the
Governor to endorse in the name of the State, the
bonds OF the East Tennessee aud Virginia Railroad
Company, 10 an amount not exceeding 100000,
which was adopted.
Pending discussion upon this bill,
The House adjourned to 9 O'Clock tomorrow
morning
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 90.
P6ition-By Mr. Ball: From citizens of Hawkins
county, praying some change in the law regulating
the duties of guardians. Referred to he Judiciary
Committee
Roeo,sidered-Mr Tipton's mcticn to reconsider
the vote r., eC ting tie bill to amend the charter Of
the Strawberry Plains College, was taken up, and
the motion prevailed, and the bill was placed upon
the calendar.
Mr. Meek's mOtion to reconsider the vote reject
Ing the bill to prescribe the duty Of county courts
in regard to runaway slaves, taken up, and the
motion prevailed, aud the bill being put upon its
passage, was rejected.
The motion OF Mr Wilson Of Carroll, to reconsider
the vete rejecting the bill 10 exempt Odd Fellows
Masonic and Temperance Halls from taxation,
taken up and the motion jected, ayes 90, noes ~
Mr. Iiptou's motion to reconsider the vote reject
ing the bill to amend the laws in reference TO the
liability OF sherffs, was taken up, and the motion
prevailed
Mr. Brown of Davidson, (Mr Nixon in the char,)
offered bill in lieu, which adopted, and the
bill then passed on second reading.
Endorsing Bonds-The House resumed the con-
sidersion of the bill to aid in The construction of
railroad from Chattanooga 10 Cleveland, by endors
the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Compa-
MES.
Mr. Looney advocated the passage Of the bill in
rcioined bri, hy when
The House then adjourned to o'clock, P. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House resumed the consideration Of the bill
10 endorse the bonds of the Nashville and Chatta-
nooga and the East Tennessee ard Georgia Rail
road Companies, to aid in building a railroad from
Chattanooga to Cleveland snd TO endorse the bonds
of the East Tennessee aud Virginia Railroad Com
pany.
These propositions were discussed by Messrs.
Brown, OF Madison. and Donelson in opposition,
and Messrs. LJoney aud Harris, in favor Of the
passage Of the bill; the debate assuming pretty
wide range.
Mr. Hatton replied TO the remarks Of Mr. Brown
Of Madison. in regard TO the value of the bonds Of
the State aud the influence of our legislation upon
the same.