Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-12

Mr. EEWBERN proposed to amend by adding sub
stantially the following provisions:
Sec =. That upon the trial Of any indictment or
presentment for selling spurious or vinous liquors
any house where spurious vnous liquors sold,
and shall afterwards be seen coming out Of such
housewife liquor, it shall be pTima acie evidence of
the guilt of the defendant.
Sec. =. If any Yender of spurious and '7inous
liquors, shall buy Of slave an article of any kind
without written consent of the MASTER describing the
article to be sold shall be guilty Of misdemeanor
punishable by fine. not exceeding 500, and impris-
onment not exceeding three months.
Sec. Anyvender, &C., selling to minor with
out consent Of the father-subect to pains and pen
aities foregoing.
Sec. Written permission to sell to q slave by
master or overseer, shall authorize sale only to the
extent named, and on the day of the date thereof
Sec. =. All vendors, &C., shall be required to
give bonds in the sum Of $500, as security for the
payment of fines for violation of the act this is in
tended 10 amend.
Mr. KENDRICK proposed to amend, by striking
out the word father" and inserting in its place the
word "parent"
Which agreed to.
Mr. KING proposed to amend by inserting, after
the words, ''slave shall be seen going into the
house." these words: without spurious yinous
liquors." He was inclined to the opinion that the
whole section was wrong The fact Of sale should
be matter Of proof that would produce conviction.
Mr. BULLOCK BY putting in that amendment
you diminish the chances of detecting the ofense.
Mr. WILSON and Mr. THOMPSON supported the
amendmeut-the latter being willing to reverse the
rule of evidence on account of the excess Of mis-
chief which this selling to slaves was calculated to
produce.
Mr. SCHMITToU spoke at length against the
amendments.
Mr. KENDRICK was opposed to changing the
rule of evidence The amendments would work
numerous hardsbips, which he described at length
Mr. NEWBERN replied to Mr. Kendriek, and spoke
at length in defence of the general provisions Of his
amendments.
Mr. G0LLADAY proposed to amend the amend
ment of the gentleman from Madison, Mr. NeWbern,)
by adding The following:
SEC =. Be At further enacted That any person
not having the ownership or control of slave or
slaves who shall buy for, or give to any slave or
slaves spirituous vinous liquors, and the same
shall be made to appear, shall be liable to indict-
ment and presentment for such offence, and punish
ed as in other cases Of msdemeanor under the laws
of this State.''
Mr. WILLIAMS These amendments would sub
ject the grocery keeper to numerous imposltlons,
which he described at length.
MIR BATE demanded the previous question, and
the yeas and nays being demanded by Mr. WILSON,
and being ordered and taken on the second to the
previous question, resulted-yeas 80, nays gas
follow:
Yeas.-Messrs Anderson, Bate, Bayless, Bentley,
Blackburn, Bradford, Brazelton, Garter Of H., Da-
wilson, Davie, Dunlap, Fulton, Kendrick, Keency
King, Lamb, Lloyd, Low, Mickey, Newman, Polk,
Randolph, ROulspon, Renshaw, Roberts, Rose,
RoWles, Saunders, Savage, Shrewsbury Stovall,
Summers, Taylor, Turner of Roane, Williams, White
Of Hamiton.-36
Nays.-Messrs Algee, Beale, Bicknell, Bulloch,
Caldwell, Carter of c., Copeland, Dobson, Dodson,
Estes, Ewing Frazer, Cannon, Golladay, Hamilton,
Harvey, Holiness Ivie, johnson, Lackey, Maris,
NeWbern, Richardson, Schmittou, Senter, Smart,
Thompson, Wilson, White Of Knox, Wood, Vaughn,
and Speaker DouelsoA.-32.
Mr.. R0WLES, when his name was called, ex-
planned his vote and said The original bill sim
ply restores in all its provisions, the act of 1S46-6
the previous question: if sustained, cuts OF all
amendments, and brings US to a direct vote on the
original bill; l believe a majority of those whom
have the honor TO represent in favor Of the act
of 1886. shall, therefore, vote for the previous
question.
Some Of the amendments contain salutary pro
visions, and such of them | shall be prepared to
support when introduced as a distinct proposition,
but the friends of the act of 1885, believe, that to
load the same with various amendments, would de-
feat it. Under the circumstances, vote aye, being
ready to support, at the proper time, all measures
calculated to make that act perfect as whole.
The demand for the previous questing being thus
sustained, the main question. Shall the bill pass was
decided in the affirmative without division. And so
the bill, with only Mr.. Cooper's amendment, re-
storing the act of 1856, was passed the second
reading.
The House then took recess till o'clock, P. NJ.