Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MONDAY, Dec. ID, 1867.
EVENING SESSION.
BANKS AND BANKING.

MONDAY, Dec. ID, 1867.
EVENING SESSION.
BANKS AND BANKING.
On motion by Mr. ROWLEs, the special order
Mr. Folks Bank bill-Was taken up and postponed
till tomorrow.
TIPPLINe
Mr. KENDRICK moved to take up from amongst
unfinished business, the order of the consideration
of Senates tppling bil but, the House dividing on
the motion TO suspend the rules for this notion ii
was ascertained that there was no quorum voting;
and so the motion was passed over.
THE CODE.
On motion by Mr. WHITE Of Knox, the House
now took up tue standing order, to wi the consid-
GRAFTON of the Senates bill, No. Sc, to revise the
statutes of the State of Tennessee, and he Fourth
Part thereof being read through by the Cler k
Mr. BULLOCK proposed an amendment as to the
time of the election of school commissioner, by
changing it from MAY to the regular march
eection anc to strike out "forty" and insert fifty
six"
Mr. ROwLES objected, on the ground that the
Code would not be finished in time.
Mr. BULLOCK withdrew the amendment.
The vote was then taken on the question, shall
this part Of the bill pass the third reading with
the result-yess so, nays 6-folowing:
Yeas-Messrs. Anderson, Bayless Beale, Bentley
Benton, Bicknell, Brazelton, Bulloch, Carter c.,
Carter of Hardin, Cooper, Copeland, Davie, Dobson
DOdsOn, Dunlap, Estes, Ewing, Frazer, Fulton,
Cannon, Griffith, Hamilton Harvey, Holmes, John
son, Kendrick, Keeney, King, Low, Nancy, Maris
Mickey, NeSbern, RoulsLon, Renshaw, Rose
Rowles, Saunders, SchmittOu, Senter, Shrewsbury,
Stanton, Thompson, Turner of Roane Turner OF
Sumner, White of Hamilton, White Of Knox, Wood
Vaughn, and Speaker DOnelson-50.
Ndys-Messrs. Algee, Blackburn, Lamb, Newman
and Taylor--5.
So the Fonrth Part of the Code was passed the
third and last reading in the House of Representa-
tives.
PUTNAM COUNTY.
Mr. COPELAND entered a motion to reconsider
the vote Of this morning, rejecting the bill for The
bene fit Of Putnam county, sc.
TIPPLNG.
On motion by Mr. KENDRICK, the House now
proceeded to the consideration Of the Senate's tip
ping bill-the question being on Mr. Bulloch':
amendment in lieu of Mr. Schmittou's amendment.
Mr. KING renewed his motion to amend Mr. Bull
loch's amendment by inserting after thewOrds ''go
ing into the grocery or house." the words ''wihOut
liquor"
Mr. ALGEE demanded the yeas and nays on this
question, and they we're ordered and taken, result
ing-yeas 81, nays $50 the amendment to the
amendment was agreed to.
MIR ROBERTS moved to amend the amendment
in lieu, by inserting after the word '.minor," the
words ''under the age of sixteen years"
The SPEAKER, (AIr Cooper in the CHAIR ruled
the amendment out of order.
The question being on the adoption of Mr. Bull
loch's amendment in lieu
Mr. ESTES objected, that the bill should discrim-
mate against grOcery-keeper, and ameree him for
selling to, or buying of a slave, in heavier fine
than other men guilty of the same ofense.
Mr. THOMPSON explained.
Mr. SHREWSBURY objected to the amendment.
We should not, in our care to protect the rights Of
property, allow ourselves to infringe upon the rights
of persons. He preferred the law of 1856 to the
present system, though he was not particularly IA
vorable to that law.
Mr. BULLOCK defended, at length the principle
of the amendment in lieu.
Mr. SHREWSBURY spoke again.
Mr. WILSON supported the amendment in lieu.
Mr. CARTER of Carter, doubted the sincerity of
the supporters Of this amendment. He had no as
sursnce that they would vote for the bill, if the
amendment in lieu was successful.
Mr. NEWBERN, who had first proposedthis amend
ment said that he had offered it in good faith and
would support the bill, whether it received this
amendment in lieu or not.
Mr. FRAZER gave his views. He could not vote
for return to the tipping law without restrictions
something like those proposed by the gentleman
from Madison. He would remove the restriction as
to minors.
Mr. SCHMITTOU asked and obtained leave to
withdraw his amendment.
Mr. BULLOCK then submitted his proposition as
an amendment to the bill.
Mr. THOMPSON moved to strike out the prOVis-
ion in reference to minors.
After further conversation
Mr. ROULSTON called for the previous question.
Mr. BULLOCK demanded the yeas and nays on
the second, and the same being ordered and taken,
resulted-yeas 80, nays 3I-so, there being no Sc
cond, the question required on Mr. Thompson's
amendment 10 the amendment.
The House then adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing, o'clock.