Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1857-12-14
LEGIsLATURE or TENNESSEE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, Dec. II.
Ldw Reform.

Law Reform.
Mr.. Thompson, from joint select committee on
Law Reform, to whom the subject had been refer
red, reported in lieu of sundry propositions, bill
to abolish the present forms of action in the circuit
courts Of this State, and to adopt petition and
swer in lieu thereof, which was read first time and
passed, AID $50 copies ordered printed
Mr.. Kendrick introduced bill to charter Clifton
Masonic Academy.
Mr.. Bradford, from the Penitentiary committee,
reported bill in lieu of the bill for the relief of
Thomas Shelton, which was adopted and passed I'd
reading.
Mr.. Cooper entered a motion to reconsider the
vote of yesterday, passing Senate assessment BILL
Mr.. King introduced a bill to prohibit private
banks and private bankers and for other purposes.
Mr.. Bentley: bill to- repeal the Act of Jan. 10,
1S4s, for the punishment of small offences.
Mr. Lloyd bill to establish a chancery court in
the county of Cumberland in the town of Cross.
vile.
The Holidays
Mr.. Mars called up Senate resolution for an ad-
iournment of the General Assembly from Dec 90 to
jan. 4.
Mr.. johnson proposed to amend by providing
that no member shall be entitled to per diem and
mileage during the holidays, or any additional
mileage.
After some conversation this amendment went to
the table.
Mr.. Senter withdrew his resolution offered on
previous day to journ sine die Dec 81 and offered
it in lieu. On motion by Mr.. Davidson laid on the
table.
Mr.. Richardson moved the indefinite postpone
ment of the resolution, but withdrew the motion,
for direct vote, and it rejected, ayes %, noes
40.
House bill to provide for the election of tax col
lector by the people read the second time with
the recommendation of the committee that it be
rejected, and after discussion, passed second
reading, and Mr.. Thompson had leave to withdraw
the same for amendment.
THE HOLIDAYS.
Mr.. Stovall, a resolution providing that no bust
ness of general character be transacted by the
General Assembly from December 90 to January A.
Lies over.
Several local incorporation bills were taken up
out of their order and passed second reading.
Mr.. Newman offered bills 70 incorporate Female
Acadamy and Mary Sharp College at Winchester,
by way of amendments to the bill to incorporate
Chapel Hill Academy which were adopted.
Mr.. Algee also offered bill by way of amend
ment to same bill incorporating Huntington Ma
sonic College. Adopted.
Mr.. Holmes, to porate Bluff Spring Acade-
my in Gibson county. Adopted.
Hr. Lowe, to incorporate Newcastle Female In
stitute Hardeman county. Adopted
And the bill passed third reading.
Senate bill to extend further time of II months to
the Chattanooga, Georgetown and Harrison railroad
companies in which to avail itself of State aid,
read the third time and passed, ayes 4S, noes Is.
Senate bill requiring railroad collectors to fur
nish railroad companies with duplicates OF all re-
ceipts given by him at the end of every month,
passed first reading.
Senate bill for the benefit of the Henderson and
Edgefeld railroad company, amended in the hopFe,
for the benefit of the Louisville and Nashville rii-
road, was read the third time.