Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-10-27
HOUSE OF RFpRRsENrATIvEs.
The journal of Saturday was read.
MONDAY, Oct. %, 1857.

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The journal of Saturday was read.
NEW PROPOSITIONS.
| Mr.. BLACKBURN introduced bill NO. 95) 10
prescrbethe duties Of Clerks of thesCireult Courts
in certain cases, which was passed the hrst
reading.
Mr. KING introduced bill (NO. 96) to repeal SO
much Of the act chap i Sc. 2S as requires sherlhs
&C., to levy first upon personal property. 1t was
passed the first reading
MIR LOWE introduced bill mo. 81 to amend
| the criminal laws of this State, which was passed
| the FIRST reading
These bills were severally referred tOsthe Commit
tee the Judiciary.
Mr. BICKNELL introduced bill no. 9S) to Sc
cure the collection of taxes in certain cases. which
was passed the first reading.
A bill mo. 99) to amend the act to prevent incom-
petent persons from teaching Common, Schools,
passed the first reading.
! JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY.
| Under the Senate joint resolution adopted this
morning, the Speaker appointed on the part of the
! House Of Representatives The following members of
| the Joint Committee the Library, viz: Messrs.
Davidson, Nancy, Cooper, King and Mars
MIR. -- submitted the following:
ResoIUed, That the Committee Public Roads
and Highways be requested to draw up and report
| to the House at early day practicable bill
to change the ma per Of keeping up the public
! roads and highwaysi
Senate Msssash, by Mr. Stone, their Secretary
| communicating the following matter was on the
motion of Mr. PC ~ taken up and considered viz :
| A Senate joins pollution appointing Friday the
30th inst. for Tn Election in joint convention OF
| Registers of the - Offices for the Middle and
! Mountain DistrIC ~ ilich was eencurred in.
| A Joint resolutt. II the appointment of joint
| committee on the airy; which concurred in
| A Joint resoluti& g Erecting the Commissioners of
Roads TO prepare H. ilroad Map accompany his
| Report, showing w length of said roads and the
| distances by eaeb1k the important cities Of the
Eastern States.
This resolution read
| Mr. DUNLAP in Hted as to the cost of this map.
| Mr. GRLFFITHF n heard the Road Commissioner
say the cost woul rifing. 1t was TO be a cheap
| photographic map. - would suggest that this map
ought to show the F,sss of contemplated roads. He
believed they wert>tst included in the resolution
On motion of MySsts MAP, the further consider
alton of the resolt$fSG postponed, and it was
| made the special oFi a. for next Monday.
| Mr. SAUNDERS ,.roduced bill (No 1907 to
amend the act passsd Goth October chap III, to in
corporate the inhab' .nts of the town of Carthage
| which passed TIE first reading and referred to
| the committee on Corporations.
Mr. COOPER introduced bill (No 10I) to incor-
| pOrate the American and English Tennessee Coal
| aud Iron Mining and Manufacturing Company, which
was passed the first reading and referred to the
| committee on the Judiciary.
| Mr. LACKEY introduced bill No 102 for the
benefit of the securities of Sherfs and Revenue Col
lectors of this State which passed the first read
ing and referred to the committee on the Judiciary
PROPOSITIONS on THE CALENDAR.
| Mr. STATIONS resolution to equalize State aid
coming up in the orders of the day, with adverse
report from the Judiciary committee
On motion by Mr. BULLOCK, the report was con
CURED in, and the bill rejected.
Mr. TH0MPSON'S resolution to raise a Select
| Committee to prepare and report Law Reform BILL
coming up in order, it adopted.
Mr. WILLIAMS resolutions No BAT expressive
Of opinion relative to winding up the banks in this
State, coming up, in the orders of the day,
Mr. NANCY moved that they lie on the table,
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. NEWMAN'S resolution directory to the Comp
troller sfthe Treasury, calling for information in
reference to the Free Banks, coming up, it pass
ed over by request of Mr. Newman.
Mr. HARNEYS resolut' IN directory to the com
mittee on Internal Impre' sment was Withdrawn, to
await the coming in Of the printedrepOrt of the Road
Commissioner.
EXTENSION TIME TO PERFECT TITLES.
The Senate bill giving further time to perfect I'll
ties to lands in this State, coming up the second
reading,
Mr. RICHARDSON. From his earliest recollec-
ton such bills thia had been brought before the
Legislature. There evidently something wrong
in men retaining lsB,, in this way long without
perfecting their titles H. asked for information in
the case.
deal of confusion in tkesettement ofestates. Such
legislation was inteIr2' nabe. 1t useless ex-
pense. He proposed 30 amend by giving further
time till the first of Member, 1858, instead "the
further time OF two s." He desired some time
to be fixed
Mr. DUNLAP stated Sfhe fact to be, that large
proportion of the pur> sers of these lands were ig
norant of what was NJ sssary to the perfection of
their title. The entc akers had not done their
duty in such cases. as fact that we had been
legislatng to protect g. ignorance of the people
against the neglgen PSI he public officers. He
advised to amend the So Cy making it a penal of
fence on the part of II gAtry takers who receive
the money and fees, Ts. Neglect, for six months
to pay over and furnish Htgas according to law.
vi, SHREWSBURY ktsted to the suggestion. 1t
legslating to prot ignorance Of the cOun-
try. He urged his ami IA r;ent again.
Mr. STANTON said %l8tsll, Ia copy of this, had
passed the House and yMlS1e. He moved, therefore
to lay this bill on the tf
Mr. STOVALL. TEAAi. fSse bill had not yet been
transmitted to the Sen
Mr. WILSON. Then. 81 <ely, it would be unpar-
lismentsry to transmit House bill at all. The
Senate bills having pr, ed ance under our rules.
Mr. THOMPSON advilt- action on the Senate bill
Mr. ST. JOHN hoped amendment would not
pass. The intention Of law to give the title
to the first possessor-to - svent the shreWd specu-
ator from taking advanteG of the expiration of the
statute, to deprive these vners of their lands. He
supposed nearly sllthe pGr;c lands were now taken.
Mr. STANTON thought L2e amendment mightpre-
jndce the rights of som.
Mr. RICHARDSON ale sd that the passage of the
bill before the House wOuS repeal the second sec
ton Of the act of two yearkS,go.
Mr. STANTON prOpOsedso add to the amendment
these words: provided 2 It the provisions of this
act shall not apply to any entry made five years
previous to the passage of his act"
Mr. SHREWSBURY accfS tied the amendment.
On motion by Mr. BRAZYT1TON, the amendment as
amended was laid on the B BILE.
Mr. COOPER moved to 81 axe out "two' and insert
"ten" years:
Which amendment, on EsStion of Mr. Stoval was
laid on the table.
MIR BULLOCK, believingsthat there ought to be a
stop put 10 THIS species Of legislation gave brief
history Of it, The first stt4ute of Limitation of this
KIND was passed in 1929 ard every legislature since
had been called upon to gltend the time-now "a
years. The occupant settshrs South and West of the
Congressional reservation ne had been also making
systematic applications of fse same kind from the
expiration Of the hnitati45 of 1871 to this time
We're we, for all time to cGse to be troubled with
this, for the lack Of digene the part of parties
interested? We might Wall extend the statute of
limitations applicable to acIions upon contracts
Besides, all these lands o. any value had been taken
1t a man will not act upOI timely notice, he could
have no claim to protectiC 1t was the protection
OF negligence. He should 'ote agains h. PROPOSE
ton, unless it were limited % a time certain.
MT hOhLES rehearseC Sthe law regulating the
survey and sale of these Is Els in the Ocoee District
to show that, in every ca of entry, the State had
received the money, there by the neglect to COM
plete the title, the enterer Zone was injured The
State had been paid for til land-had collected the
taxes upon it. But the sIFculator finding that the
enerer had not taken the snIl step in obtaining his
title, comes in and Gusts his negligence simp-
ly. He submitted whetha MS, was not a case call
ing for protection. He IA l. he case was varied in
other districts. - .
Mr. BULLOCK inquire, ~ the gentleman from
Bradley, whether in the OC sd Hiwassee District.
these lands were enteres e. paying The officers
fees!
Mr. ROWLES. In the = DE District it was the
ices and one cent an acrC@sSS1 the HIwassee Dis
trict the fees. EN-
Mr. BULLOCKS remarl 9ere to apply to those
Districts where the law h. &4uthorized entries bv
paying the officers fees
;. mir RoWLES proposed amend the bill by ad-
ding:
"SEo. =. BE IL enacted That nothing in this
act shall be construed to Eend to lands in the
Oeoee and HtWassee DistritN but the further time
of two years from the LIST ia November next shall
be given TO perfect the san n