Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-15

oatn, and give bonds as now required by Jaw. In
case Of no election, the Sheriff shall be the Ccllec
tor Vacancies by death, &C., to be filed by cleo
ton of the County Court
The bill in lieu was adopted.
Mr. THOMPSON stated Its provisions.
After further debate by Mr. RANDOLPH, Mr.
WHITE of Knox, and Mr. THOMPSON, the ques-
tiOn was taken the passage Of the bill, amend
ed, resuting-yeas So, nays 7-as follow:
Yeas-Messrs. Agee, Anderson, Bate, Bayless,
Beale, Bentley, Bckneu, Blackburn, Bradford
Brazelton, Caldwell, Carter of Carter, Carter of
Hardin, Cooper, Copeland, Davidson, Dayie, Dob
son, Dunlap, Estes, Ewing, Fulton, Cannon,
Griffith Hamilton, Holmes, johnson, Kendrick
Keeney, King Lackey, Lamb, Lloyd, Low, Maris,
Newbern, Newman, Polk, Randolph Roulston, Ro-
berts, Rose, Rowles, Saunders, Schmittou, Septer,
Smart, Stanton, Taylor, Thompson, Turner Of
Roane, Wilson, White of Knox, Wood Vaughn, and
Speaker DOnelson-55.
Nays-Messrs. Benton, Bullooh, Frazer Renshaw,
Shrewsbury, Stovall, and White Of Hamton-7.
So the bill passed the third and last reading in
the House Of Representatives, and on motion by Mr.
Thompson, it was ordered to be forthwith transmit
ted to the Senate.
PUTNAM COUNTY, &C.
On motion by Mr. STANTON, (the rule being sus-
pended for the purpose,) the House now took the
Senate bill releasing the State tax Of Putnam coun-
ty for the year 1s5T-and appropriating $3.50 to
Scott couply-Gncludng Lewis county by Mr.
Thompson's amendment adopted on the first reading)
the question being on the second reading of the
bill.
Mr. STANTON set forth, at length, the expediency
and necessity Of this bill, which was TO enable the
people of Putnam county, to rebuild their Court
House.
Mr. THOMPSON stated the necessity of including
Lewis county within the provisions Of the bill
which was to enable them to build Court House
Mr. R0ULST0N proposed TO amend, by extending
the provisions of thsaet the county ofSequachie;
which was adopted.
Mr. ROSE proposed further to amend, by adding
a provision releasing the State tax for 1858 10 the
county of Hancock for the purpose of enabling the
people thereof to erecta County ailexplaining the
reason for his proposition.
Mr. COPELAND admitted the merits of the origi-
nal proposition and hoped it would not be embar-
raised by amendments
Mr. STANTON demanded division of the ques.
ton on the passage Of the bill.
Mr. ROSES amendment was adopted.
Mr. SENTER proposed to amend, by including
Union county entitled to all the benefits of the
bill which was adopted. e "a
Mr. DUNLAP If Union county be entitled to all
the benefits of this act that would give her the
nue. of all those counties. [Laughier.1
Mr. DAVE proposed TO add proposition releas-
ing the State to Cheatham county, for the last
and the present year; which was also adopted.
Mr. FRAZER moved to postpone the further con-
sideration of the bill and amendments and make
them the special order for Saturday morning, nine
o'clock. The motion was lost.
Mr. TAYLOR proposed to amend further, by add.
ing a provision emitting the counties Of Knox, Da-
wilson and Shelby to the benefits of this act.
Mr. WHITE moved to lay that amendment on the
etable-demanding the yeas and nays, which were
ordered.
Mr. THOMPSON and Mr. VAUGHN seconded the
motion; and the vote being taken, resulted-yeas
a. nays so the amendment was laid on the table.
srr e..
ion of the question.
Mr. WILSON submitted, that the House having just
passed separately upon each proposition, it would
hardly in order TO divide
MrSTANT0N argued the right Of division, from
the authorities.
Mr. BULLOCK considered the House commSted
so, that the amendments could be reached opy BY
reconsideration.
The SPEAKER ruled the demand for division
out of order.
Mr. STANTON appealed from the decision of the
Chair, and proceeded to show the hsrdship which
this ruling would impose.
The decision of the Chair was sustained, and the
judgment of the House. t.
Mr. TAYLOR spoke against the bill, and moved to
lay the bill and amendments on the table.
The motion was lost-by yeas ., nays Al.
Mr. ROSE and Mr. SENTER bad leave respective.
ly to Withdraw their propositions.
Mr. CARTER Of Carter proposed to include john
planned the reason CT it IL the fact, that johnson
county had never been, AID never would be likely
to become, recipient Of State aid for Internal I'm
provement purposes.
MIR BEALE demanded the yeas and nays on the
amendment, and the vote being taken, the amend
ment was rejected, BY yeas 81, nayz 33.
Mr. SENTER proposed now to amend by releasing
to Union county her State and county tax, for the
year 1858; and explained the merits of his propo-
sition-a new county without county buildings.
without an indepsndeat representation, and wholly
without State aid.
Mr. BLACKBURN stated that, pending the suit
against the Con nissoners of Union county, on &C.
count Of their ofganzation the people of that eOun
~ had to pay ;heir State tax twice for one year.
Mr. WHIIEof Knox also gave his voice in favor
of the amendnent.
On motiofb Mr. ST0YALL the amendment was
Wss laid OT the table.
Tae yeas and nays were demanded, ordered and
taken 6lthe second reading of the bill as amended,
with tie result-yeas 81, nays 32-following:
YsF-Messrs. Agee, Anderson, Beale, Bentley,
BepOn, Blackburn, Carter of Carter, Davie, Dunlap,
EVng Frazer GOlladay, Holmes, Kendrick, Kee-
ny, Lackey, Lloyd, Polk, ROulstOn, Randolph, Rem
naw, Saunders, Senter. Smartt Stanton Thomp-
son, Turner of ROane White of Hamilton, White of
KnO1, Wood, and Vaughn-31.
NGys-Messrs. Bayless Bradford, Brazelton Bull
loch, Caldwell, Carter Of Hardin, Cooper, Copeland,
DGbson, Dodson, Estes, Fulton, Cannon, Griffith,
Hamilton, johnson, King, Lamb, Low, Maris, New
BERN Newman, Roberts, Rose, Rowles Schmittou,
Stovall, Taylor, Turner of Sumner,
Wilson, and Speaker Donelson-32.
So the bill was rejected
ADJOURNMENT OVER THE HOLIDAYS.
Mr. BEALE entered his motion to reconsider the
vote of Saturday. rejecting the Senates resolution
10 adjourn the session over the holidays
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY.
On motion by Mr. EWING, (the rules being dis
nansad with for the ! the House took
passed the first reading of the Senate bill to charter
Inc Central University of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South.
The House then took recess till two o'clock