Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-16

SENATE.
FRIDAY, Feb. Is.

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Bills were introduced
By Mr.. Johnson: To regulate Insurance Agen-
cies of Companies incorporated by the State Of
Tennessee.
BY Mr.. Palmore: To tax Brokers.
The Senate took up the special order, being the
Normal School Bill.
And motoas 10 amend the bill so as to locate it at
Livingston, 0vertOn county, failed.
motion to insert McLemoresyiile, in Carroll CO.,
/ was rejected. Bon Air, in White county, also
rejected and Franklin, in Williamson county was
inserted, and the bill rejected, and motion re-
consider, entered
Adjourned for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The vote rejecting the Normal School Bill was
recOnsidered ard motion entered TO reconsider
the vote changing the location, and the bill made
the special order for Thursday next.
large number of House bills passed second and
third readings, mostly Of local character, among
the latter bill to incorporate Water Works Com
panies at Memphis, Chattanooga, and Knoxville,
and for other purposes
To amend the charter of the Memphis Theatre
Company, and the town Of jackson.
To amend the charter OF the Knoxville and
Charleston Railroad Co., and for other purposes.
To prevent incompetent persons from teaching
school. Rejected
Several Senate bills on second reading were act,
ed on, and adjourned to P. NJ.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
FRIDAY, Feb. Is.
Changing County Lines-Mr. Cox called up a
motion to reconsider the vote passing on its third
reading the bill to change the lines between Maury
and Marshall, &c. The vote was reconsidered and
the provision for changing the line between Wilson
and Davidson to include the farm of 2. c.
Shute in the former county was stricken out, aud
the bill then passed third reading
Tie Free banking Law.-Ar Mathis called up
motion to reconsider the vote rejecting Senate bill
to repeal the Free Banking Law, and the House re-
fused to reconsider, ayes 90, noes 40.
assistant ATchitect-Mr BrazeltOn's motion 10
reconsider the vote rejecting the bill to pay F. w.
Strickland for his services Assistant Architect Of
the State Capitol taken up, and the House re-
fused TO recon slider, ayes %, noes 40.
House Bills amended an tie Seadte.-The House
took up Senate amendments to various House bills,
and concurred i'll the same, with one or TWO excep-
tions.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Se'.Ite Bills on Third ReGding.-The House pro
ceeded to the consideration of Senate bills on third
reading, and disposed OF the following:
70 authorize Incorporated towns 10 elect an addi-
tOnal Justice Of the Peace, (the whole number not
TO exceed thrce,) after being variously amended.
TO incorporate the Jackson Building and Loan
Association, having been read, the following amend.
meuts were offered:
BY Mr. Thomas To incorporate tie Brownsville
Building and Loan Association.
Mr.. Burch: TO incorporate the Robertson Asso-
citation Of the city OF Nashville.
Mr.. Brown, Of Madison: To incorporate the Jack
son Mechanics Institute and Library Association.
Mr.. Harris: To incorporate the Jonesboro' Build
ing and Loan Association.
Mr.. TOmpkins: To incorporate the Murfreesboro'
and Las CssSas Turnpike Company
Mr. Wood, of Hardemau: To incorporate the
Nashville and Rowena Coal Company.
Mr. Ball: 10 incorporate the Riato Bridge Com
pany.
Mr. Burcl: To incorporate the Hamilton Manu-
featuring Company.
Also: To incorporate the Chattanooga Mechan
les Institute.
The amendments having been severaliy adopted,
the bill passed, ayes ii, noes 10.
To divide equally the Academy fund Of Jeffer-
son county between Murray Academy and Dan
bridge Female Academy, having been read, the fol-
lowing amendments were offered:
BY Nr. Harris: To incorporate the Boone's Creek
Male aud Female Institute.
Mr. Ward: To divide the academy fund Of
Smith county equally between Geneva Academy
aud Carthage Female Academy.
Mr.. kimble: To authorize the County Court of
Academy.
The amendments were seVsrally adopted, and
the bill passed.