Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-02-25
HOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. "A, 1858.
The journal Of yesterday Was read.


MrWHITE of Hamilton, from the Committee on
Claims reported back the bills for the beneht ana
relief of Peter G. VIM, Ferdinand Smith, and T.
NJ Boyd recommending the rejection Of the bill for
the relief Of Adrsin NOrthcutt
DEBTORS.
Mr. CANTRELL introduced a bill NO 445) to
protect debtors and increase the revenue Of the
State; which was passed the first reading.
THE CODE.
Mr. WILLIAMS offered the following resolution
which lies over under the rule:
Be It TssolUsG By the General Assembly Of the State
of Tennessee, That the Secretary Of State furnish
and distribute q copy Of the revised code, Wheh
com pleted to each of the Supreme. Chancery, CIR
cult, and Criminal Court Judges copy to each OF
the clerks Of said courts, copy to the CLERK OF
the County Court, copy TO each Of the Justices OF
the peace of every county, a copy to the sheriff
register trustee, entry-tsker, and ranger Of eaeh
county; q copy 70 each member Of the present Ten
sral Assembly and copy to each Of the reylsors
to be distributed in the same manner and 81 the
same time the other acts are distributed.
Be It further resoIUsd That the public printer De,
and he hereby required to have said code printed
and bound in - volumes, in leather binding, with
all possible despatch.
MEMPHIS SAYINGS AND INSURANCE CoHPANY.
Mr. LACKEY returned the bill (3l0) and asked
that by unanimous consent, it may be considered
nov, but did not press the motion.
COMMITTEE ON REVISION.
The Senate amendment to joint resolution OF
thanks to the COMMITTEES on the Code striking ouI
the word sub was considered sud eOncurrsd IN
HOWARD FEMALE ACADEMY.
The Senate non concurrence in the House amend
epts TO the Senate bill to charter Masonic Insti-
tute-Trepealing the act giving the Howard Female
Academy half the County Academy fund.
Mr. Speaker DONELSON MIR StOyall in the chair
hot fIo adj and
motion in a brief statement Of the case.
The motion prevailed and the House insisted.
oUADREyEIM SESSIONS, sc.
The Senate joint resolution amendatory Of the
State constitution in this respect, &c. coming up on
the second reading
Mr. ST. JOHN supported the resolution from con-
siderations drawn from the present eKtraVagant e1
penses Of the civil list the instability Of the laws
&c. He reiterated his support Of the Constitutional
Convention bill and his dissent from the proposed
change in the tenure Of the Offices OF Governor,
Comptroller, SC.
The vote on the question, shall the resolution
pass the second reading? resued-yeas 80, nays Is,
IS follow.
Yeqs-NIessrs. BeaIs, Bentley, Benton, Blackburn,
Bradford, Bra1elton, Csntrell, Carter of Hardin,
Copeland DaTie, D0bson, Cannon, COlladay Grit
fifth Hamilton, johnson, Kendrick, keeney, Lackey,
Lamb, Lloyd, Low, Mickey, Randolph, ROulstOn,
Renshaw Rose, st. John, Saunders, Senter, Smart,
StovaI, Turner Of ROans, Williams, White Of KnO-
and WOod-36.
Nays-Messrs. Alges, Anderson, Bayless, Bick-
nell, Bullock, Caldwell, Dunlap, Estes, Ewing,
Holmes Maris, Richardson, Roberts, SchmittoU,
Shrewsbury, Thompson, White Of Hamilton, and
Vsughn-lS.
So a majority Of all the members not voting in
the affirmative, the resolution failed.
The Senate amendments to the bills Nos, So and
1872 and also the Senate amendment to the BILL Civ
ing additional powers to the corporate authorities OF
JoResboro, were severally concurred in.
Mr. JOHNSON asked and obtained 70 withdraw
the bill, 244
CRIMINAL LAWS.
Mr. COOPER's bill, No. 276, amending the crini-
nalaWs, coming up it was passed the third and last
reading-yeas AZ, nays II.
TENNESSEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
On motion BY Mr. ALGEE the House tOok up the