Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SATURDAY, Dec. 5, 1857.
The Journal of yesterday was read.

SATURDAY, Dec. 5, 1857.
The Journal of yesterday was read.
PETITION.
Mr. THOMPSON submitted the petition of sundry
citizens of Maury county, asking for modification
of the charter of the Hampshire Turnpike Company
REPORTS PROM COMMITTEES.
Mr. KING, from the Committee on the Judiciary
reported back to the House, and asked to be dis
charged from the consideration Of the following
bills:
The bill (2) to repeal the County Judge law.
The bill an to amend the act of 1852, TO author
ize banking, &c.
The bill (l62) to repeal the act of 1919, chap
1856; and
The bill (2OD to exempt property from sale in GER
tain cases.
Mr. DAVIDSON, from the Committee on Incorpa
rations reported back the House bills of the 1ol
lowing titles, and recommended their passage:
Mr. LOWS bill, to incorporate the New Castle
Female Institute
The bill (l79) to incorporate the Young Mems
Christian Association of the city of Nashville.
The bill l44) to establish the Chattanooga Normal
Academy of Music: and
The bill Q93) to incorporate the Shelby Military
Institute.
CORRECTION.
Mr. BULLOCK desired correction of the reports
of yesterdays proceedings in this paper He said :
am reported on this wise: at would be we'll for
the House understand the case with respect aid
proposed to the Mobile and Ohio and the Mississp-
pi Central Railroads"
There is no aid proposed to either of those Rail
roads in the question then before the House, nor is
it intended to be proposed. What | said was in re-
gard to what they had received. There an ''out"
in our paragraph of the word heretofore"
EAST TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA RAILROAD.
Mr. HARVEY submitted the following; which lies
over:
RESOLVED By the General Assembly Of die State Of
Tennessee Thatthe Governor be requested to furnish
to this House such official information as he may
have in regard to the protests of bonds issued by
the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad Company,
and endorsed by the Governor Of tie State.
LOOMING"
Hr KENDRICK submitted the following, which
lies over:
WHEREAS All forms of business and rules for the
government of this House. are inconsistent with the
great principles of freedom and reform, as promu-
gated at this day and time; and, whereas, the
have atendency to impede the giant strides of Young
America; and whereas, the same operate a check
upon the talent and genius of members of this House.
which for their own future prospects and the
lightenment Of the country, should be allowed
"To stray unbidden forth"
and whereas the time taken up by members of this
House in frequent discussions, although costing the
State large sum of money daily, is insignificant
compared with the ncalculable benefits resulting to
the country from the light these luminaries throw
out upon this benighted land of ours; Therefore,
Be It TsSoLUed, That the aforesaid forms Of bust
ness rules of order, &C., be and the hereby
abolished; and that hereafter any petition, resOlu-
ton bill may be taken up and acted upon by this
House at any time they may see proper.
Bet further resolved, That the right of free speech
is naliensbe right and,a fundamental doctrine of
our glorious government, and the opposite, in the
Of IL n f1nd
and that hereafter each and every member of this
House, shall be permitted to speak often as he
desires upon any and all subjects, and shall not be
confined to the subject under discussion, should he
be disposed to Gloom out"
And be it further resoEUeI That not than two
members shall be allowed to occupy the floor at
and the time, except when in Committee of the
Whole, when all shall be allowed to speak.
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr. DOBSON submitted the following, which lies |
over under the rule:
Be 1t resOlUed By the General ASssmly Of the State
of Tennessee, That the fifth section Of the second
article of the Constitution of the State Of Tennessee
be, and the same is hereby amended as to read |
IS follows:
aSEc. 2. The number of Representatives shall |
It the several periods of making the enumeration,
apporiOAed among the several counties districts
according to the number of qualified voters in EACH
md shall not exceed niuety-nine, until the popula-
ion of the State snail be one million and half |
Provided, That any county in the State. having |
ight hundred legal 0otsrs shall be- entitled to one
member"
NEW PROPOSITIONS.
MIR BULLOCK introduced bill (No 3OO) to pro-
ide for the assessment of taxes in certain cases.
MIR ALGEE introduced bill mo 3OlJ for benefit
f he Nashville and Northwestern Railroad Com
any.
Which bills were passed the first reading.
REVISION COMMITTEE.
Mr. TAYLOR'S resolution requiring the Special |
Committee on the Revision of the Statutes to report
or special reading by the Principal Clerk, such
hanges of the existing laws they shall see pro-
,er to submit.
Mr. BULLOCK opposed ..the resolution, on the
round, that it was a thing unknown in legislation
o require Committee to report to a Clerk of the
body.
Mr. TAYLOR, to meet the objection proposed to
mend by requiring the said Committee to report to
he Speaker The Senate had passed similar reso-
utiOn.
Mr. BULLOCK. The Senate had passed rssolu-
ion requiring at least one of the members of the
olnt Committee to be present at all the readings of
heir reports. He objected further
After further debate, ia which Messrs. Rowles,
)odson, Randolph, st. John, Blackburn, Roberts
Thompson, Bayless and others, participated
Mr. BATE said: Mr.. Speaker 1t is well known
hat two very distinguished jurists have been ap-
ointed to revise and digest the laws of this State
n doing this work, the House must see that in al
lost every csse the revisers must have found he g
E the act clothed with much useless Yerbsge End,