Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-01-26
TENNESSEE LEGIsLATURE.
SENATE.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. %.
House bill for the beneit of Union county, passed
third reading.
Senate bill authorizing two justices of the peace
TO issue writs Of certiorari and apersedids, was
amended on motion of Mr.. Fletcher, so as to autho-
rzc county court clerks to perform that service I'M
der certains restrictions, and passed third reading
Mr Fletcher returned Senate bill to increase the
pay Of Magistrate in certain cases. with bill 10
lieu aogng 81 per day for every day after the first
in the trial OF cases of felony. The bill in lieu and
original bill were rejected
Senate Bills on Third Relding-Senate bill to
provide remedy against the State in favor Of
individuals was read the third time and passed.
To confer certain powers on county surveyors,
authorizing them to swear jurors of view Passed.
To extend further time TO c. F. Welcker and
others, 10 construct a turnpike road. Passed.
To reduce the salary of the commissioner Of
roads from s., 900 to $500. Passed.
To charter the Euck River Valley Railroad.
Passed.
To provide for the printing of the Revised Stat
utes for the use of the General Assembly. Re-
jected.
Requiring the Edgefeld and Kentucky, Tennes-
see Alabama, and Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Companies, to issue certificates Of stock to tax pay
ers 10 Davidson county. Passed.
To amend the charter Of the Southern Central
Railroad. Passed.
For the benefit of the Commissioners of the East
Tennessee Fair Passed.
House bill for the benefit Of Union county.
Passed third reading
House bin to amend the Internal improvement
Acts Of 1921 Passed first reading.
Notions to Rec0,oider-The vote rejecting Senate
bill 70 regulate the per diem of members. Lost
To repeal the law taxing odd Fellows Masous
and III rod nd in.
definitely postponed.
The vote rejecting Senate bill to protect tcnaeS
coyert. Withdrawn.
Adjourned TO 81 A. NJ, tomorrow
THURSDAY, Jan. a.
The Senate concurred in House amendments to
Senate Senate bill 10 incorporate the Murfreesboro
Gas Company
Mr. Atkins, from the committee on claims, re-.
ported favorably on Senate bill for the benefit OF
James Mitchell Passed second reading.
Notions to R1copaGtr-The Senate refused 10
reconsider the vote rejecting Senate resolution d.
rectOry to the commissioner Of roads.
The Senate refused 10 reconsider the vote reject
ing House bill to attach portions of Blcdsoe and
Marion counties TO the county of Hamilton.
The Senate reconsidered the vote jecting Senate
bin TO prevent circuity Of action, &c, aud the bill
was amended and passed third reading
The Senate refused TO reconsider the vote reject.
ing Senate bill to prevent the spread of murrian or
other contagious diseases among the cattle Of this
State.
Mr. Boles offered a resolution asking from Con-
gress appropriation Of $50 600 10 clear out some
rivers in the mountains, which was adopted, recon.
sidered and rejected.
Mr. Stokes renewed his motion TO reconsider the
vote rejecting Senate bill for the benefit of taHeS
coocr and it prevailed, and Mr. Ellis withdrew the
bill for amendment
Senate resolutions expressing the opinion Of this
General Assembly adverse TO any amendment of the
Federal Constitution, was read, and alter various
attempts to amend refer aud defer, on the demo
cratic SIDE was adopted by a strictly party vote,
ayes II, noes IL.
Senate resolution inviting the opinion Of the Su-
preme, Chancery, Circuit and Criminal Court Judges
in regard to the formation Of Juiicil System for
the whole State, was read and discussed at some
length, and
Pending the question,
Senate adjourned to p, P. NJ.