Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-12
te took a recess until q p. m.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
EVENISG SESSION
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THE CODE.
! The SPEAKER directed the Clerk to proceed with
the reading Of the Code, and part Xxi Of the Sen
ates BILL No &c. to revise the statutes, &c, being
again read through
Mr. RANDOLPH moved TO amend, by striking out
the word "before" in the Bsstardy title, which was
| agreed to.
Mr. KING proposed to amend, by adding apprO-
prately after the words ''true BILL" these words:
/ "Unless the defendant shall have moved to quash
the indictment, or shall have fled his demurrer
thereto, setting forth the special causes Of de-
mUrrer"
On motion by Mr. BULLOCK, the amendment was
| laid on the table.
Mr. KING then moved Intellectually, to lay the
/ Code on the table.
MrBULLOCK stated, that the Senate had stricken
out the clause authorizing the County Court or mu-
nicipal corporation to establish and maintain a
/ work-house; and he now moved the House to re-
store that clause, modifying the latter portion
thereof so as to read sand IN no case snail the
/ punishment exceed hard labor" The clause Is
discretionary not mandatory. The county or IN
corperatei town may establish the work house, or
not
/ Mr. DUNLAP supported the proposition. It was
designed to apply more particularly to the wants Of
/ cities and towns
/ Mr. BULLOCK stated gain that the whole scheme
was provide for putting gOnviots IN the Workhouse
instead of the county Jail The authority to intict
corporal punishment was stricken out.
Mr. NEWMAN moved to lay the amendment on
the table-the vote resulting yeas 80, nays 20; so
the House refused to lay on the table, sndthe
question recurring on its adoption
Mr. SCHMITTOU proposed to amend the amend
ment by inserting appropriately the words: &" not
inconsistent with the general laws Of the State; "
which was agreed to:
Mr. NEWMAN demanded the yeas and nays on the
adoption of the amendment as amended, and the
same being taken Tesulted-yeas 80, nays "a:
YeqS-AIessrs Anderson, Bate, Beale, Benton,
Bullock, Caldwell, Cantrel, Cooper, Davie, Dunlap,
Estes, Ewing, Golaiay, Griffith, Holmes, Ivie Ken
drick King LaCkey, Maris, Mickey, Richardson,
ROwIes, Saunders, Shrewsbury, Smartt, Stanton,
Turner of ROane, Williams, Vaughn-3O.
Nags-Messrs. Algee, Bsyless, Blackburn, Braz-
elton, Carter of Hardin, Copeland Dobson, Frazer,
Fulton, Cannon, Hamilton, Harvey, Johnson, Kee-
ney, Lamb, Lloyd, Low, Newman, Randolph, Rouls-
ton, RenshaW, Roberts, St. John, SchmittOu, Senter,
Stovall, Summers, Thompson, Turner Of Sumner,
Wilson, White of Hamilton, White Of Knox, Wood,
and Speaker Doneson-34
So, the amendment was rejected.
"A Senate message now announced the passage
in that body of the final part Of the Code.
Mr. KING now proposed 10 amend, by adding ap-
proprately these words: "That branch of the
pententary of this State is hereby established at
the CITY of Memphis under the same rules regula-
tons limitations and restrictions prescribed in
the act Of 1929 establishing penitenary &C., and
that hereafter all persons convicted of felony, west
Of the Tennessee river shall undergo confinement at
Memphis instead of Nashville as heretofore
The amendment was rejected.
Mr. STOVALL moved reconsideration of the
vote by which the amendment of Mr. Bullock was
rejected: which motion was agreed to; and the
question recurring on the adoption Of the said
amendment-the vote resulted-yeas 86, nays %.
So the amendment was adopted.
On motion by Mr. BULLOCK, an amendment of
the Senate regarding proceedings in equity was
hecousa inserted in an apIor1ad form
in another place,
Mr. Turner of Sumner proposed to amend by ad- /
ding the final part Of the Code the Part XII just |
from the Senate.] But
The previous question demanded by Mr. COOPER, |
arrested the amendment, and under its force the |
Part Xxi was passed the third and last reading in /
the House of RePresentatives-yeas Al, nays p.
FREE BANKS.
Mr. DAVE moved to reconsider the vote reject
ing the bill allowing free banks to withdraw their
which was agreed to.
On motion by Mr. WHITE Of Hamilton, the bill
was made the special order for tomorrow, and he
had leave to withdraw it for amendment.
Mr. BRAZELTON moved to take up the Bank Loan
bill, and make it the special order for Monday.
Mr. WILLIAMS objected.
LINCOLN AND MARSHALL.
Mr. WILSON moved to take up the motion to re-
consider tee House concurrence this morning in the
Senate's amendment, changing the lines between
Marshall and Lincoln.
The vote was recoasidered, and that portion of
he Seuate's amendment was non;cOneurred in
THE CAPITOL.
Mr. VAUGHN moved Intellectually to take up the
bill (443k) for the completion Of the capitol
DERALB AND CANNON
The House now took up the unfinished business
# the forenoon cut off by the recess-the question
icing on Mr. CantFells amendment to change the
inc between DcKalb and Cannon
After debate by Mr. CANTRELL and Mr. ST.
JOHN .
On motion by Mr. ST. JOHN, the amendment was
aid on the table.
The further Senate amendment TO change the line
,etween DeKalb and Smith was concrured in
On motion by Mr. DAVIDSON lat 10 minutes be-
ore six
The House adjourned till tomorrow morning,
line o'clock