Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-02-20
TENNESSEE LEG1sLATURE.
SENATE.
NIGHT sESaIOs


~ MONDAY, Feb. IS.
Senate bill, by Mr.. Stokes, to protect property
and 70 restrict the sale Of sprituous liquors. (pro
hibiting any person from tsacing ardent spirits
without first taking oath that they will not sci
10 any MINOR slave free person of color, without
written permit, and making il perjury to take the
oath and violate it, ALSO providing that retailers b,
the quart shall pay State tax OF ten dollars on eS
cry hundred dollars worth sold passed Sd reading
Several House bills on second reading we're acted
upou
Adjourned to A. NJ, Tomorrow.
TUESDAY, Feb. l9.
Senate bill to protect the people against the usu
rious exactions Of the banks, (rusking il unlawful
for banks or brokers to discount Exiting" bills and
declaring said bills so discounted, void, and no
collectable by law was discussed at length, and
referred TO the committee on Banks and various
other Senate bills discussed but final acton
taken on them.
House bin 10 amend the charter OF the Tennessee
and Alabama Railroad, was variOusly amended and
passed Bird reading
Adjourned to P. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate bill for the benefit Of the Pententiary
passed 80 reading
Senate bill to regulate the transfer OF State aid
from one company TO another passed Sd reading
House OIL I'd give lufLuef TIME 10 pcflSCb iduO
titles, passed Sd reading.
House bill to amend the charter of the Corners.
vile and Lewsburg Turnpike Co., was amended,
and passed Bird reading.
Senate bill TO amend the revenue laws, for the
benefit of merchants, was rejected.
Senate bill to regulate weights and measures, was
rejected
House bill to allow railroad companies to increase
their stock, was passed on third reading.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, Feb. l9.
Pdtroys-Mr Cook called up a motion to recon-
slider the vote rejecting the bill to establish system
of patrols. The vote reconsidered and the bill
pas-ed on its third reading: ayes S3. noes 81.
Duck and Elk River Valley RaiIrOad-0n motion
Of Mr. Wilson of Marshall the House took up Senate
bill to incorporate the Duck and Elk River Valley
Railroad Company.
Mr. Newman offered an amendment to incorporate
the Rutedge Railroad Company, from Dechard's
Depot on the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad,
to some point on the Manchester and McMinnve
Railroad, which, after a lengthy discussion, was
adopted; ayes S3, noes 81.
The bill, as thus amended, then passed on its Sd
reading; ayes 81, noes 26.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Fee Billion motion Of Dir. Brown Of Madison
the House took up the bill to regulate and def 9
the fees OF the Clerks of the Supreme, Chancery,
Circuit, Criminal and County Courts, Sheriff. Cor.
oners, Consables Justices Of the Peace, Seaers of
Weights and Measures, Jailors, Surveyors and No
taries Public, and it passed on its 3rd reading;
ayes 81, noes 6.
Regulating Bdnking-Nr. Holmes bill to regulate
banking in this State, being the special order, was
taken up, and the select committee TO whom the
subject referred reported a bill in lieu, which
adopted; Dyes 80, noes 90.
The bill la lieu was then considered BY sections,
and passed OF its third reading; ayes SO, %.
CHdncery Court at TayLorpHie-On motion Of Mr..
Upton the House took up Senate hill to establish a
chsncnIy court at Taylorsville in johnson county,
and after being amended, was passed on its third
reading
Strawberry Plains Railroad On motion OF Mr..
Kinney the House took up House bill TO incorporate
the Strawberry Plains cambridge and Newport
Railroad Company, and it passed on It's 30 reading.