Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-02
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.

TENNESSEE bEGISLATphEs
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, Feb. S,ls5s.
Q EvHs1Ea SESSION.
TIE CODE.
SPEAKER directed the Clerk to PFoce,
-oda- Ard the Part XVIII of the Senate
The -ise the Statutes, &c, and the san
with theL ugh, itWas considersdand pass
being reading thro. the aafnishea busins
Ibe first reading mate bill (l39,)
The House then resumed n ane Garter
the consideration Of the Sc - being
amend the charter Of the Frank.
Greek Turnpike Company-the questio-
the adoption Of Mr. Richardson's amendment.
Mr. NEWMAN moved to lay the amendment
the table-the vote resulting-yeas 16 nays SO.
Dir CALDWELL stated that be thought the
amendment proper, if the Legislature had the right
10 pass it. These parties ought TO be exempt from
toll and exempt on the roads in his county by
usage But if the Legislature can impair the right
Of these Companies to collect toll by exempinQ Ger
tain persons-it may destroy the right entirely and
in his opinion it would be clearly violation Of that
clause Of the Constitution, which prohibits the
Legislature from passing any law 'simpairing the
obligations Of contracts" inasmueh the right is
one secured to them by charter.
So, the House refused TO lay on the table
MT IAN lhELL pEOpOHeu 10 buleuu the dWeuQ-
mem. by adding: "ProUi1e3 nothing herein shall be
so construed as to interfere with vested rights, &c "
Mr. RICHARDSON moved to lay the amendment
to the amendment on the table-the vote resulting
yeas %, nays q.
So the House refused to lay on the table, and then
the amendment 10 the amendment was adopted
Mr. NEWMAN proposed further to amend the
amendment, by adding clause exempting all per
sons from toll, who are not able to pay
On motion by Mr. ROSE, the amendments were
laid the table; and then the bill passed the
third aud last reading in the House Of Representa-
tives
The Senate bill O45) to incorporate the Mount
Pleasant and Big Bigby Turnpike Company, &c,
| coming up
/ MrTHOMPSON proposed to amend, by adding
a charter for the Mount Pleasant and NeWberg
/ Turnpike: a charter for the Mount Pleasant and
/ Cross Roads Turnpike Company; and clause TO
amend the charter Of the Spring Hill and Rally Hill
| Turnpike Company; which propositions we're sever
| ally adopted
/ Nr VAUGHN proposed further to amend, by
adding a clause TO the effect, that in all suits be-
| tween Turnpike Companies aud other parties, a
stakeholder or gate keeper shall be competent witness
for or against, &c, and his interest shall go to his
| credibility, not TO his competency which was
| adopted.
After some conversation
| On motion by Mr. ST. JOHN, this vote was re-
/ considered
Mr. R0WLEs now moved to lay Mr. Vsughn's
| amendment on the table.
| Mr. VAUGHN demanded the yeas and nays-the
! vote resulting-yeas "A, nays 3l-so the House
refused to lay on the table, and the question recur
/ ring on the adoption Of the amendment,
/ Mr. ROWLES demanded the yeas and nays. Il
was a direct infraction Of the law Of evidence ez-
GLIDING interested witnesses.
/ Mr. VAUGHN This amendment was drawn by
one Of the most distinguished lawyers in the city OF
Nashville He desired by it simply to place stock
holders in Turnpike Companies upon the same foot
! ing with stockholders in Railroads Companies
/ The vote resulied-yeas IS, nays 43-as follow ::
! Yeas-AIessrs Anderson, Benton, Brazelton, Cald-
we'll Carter of Carter, Cooper, Davie, Dunlap Ewing,
/ Harvey, Ivie, Renshsw, Richardson, Shrewsbury,
/ and Vaughn-l5.
/ Nqw-Messrs Algee Bayless, Beale, Bentley,
/ Blackburn, Cautrell, Carter Of Hardin, Copeland,
Dobsou, Cannon, GOnday, Griffith, Hamilton,
/ Holmes Johnson, Kendrck, keeney, King Lsckey,
| Lamb Lloyd Low, Maris. Mickey, Newman, Ran
dolpoh, RousJon, Roberts, Rose, RoWles, st. ohm,
ScbmittOu, Senter, StovaH, Summers, Thompson,
Turner Of Roaue, Williams, Wilson, White Of Ham
iltou, White Of Knox, Wood, and Speaker Donelson
IS.
Mr. THOMPSON, although in favor of the prop
osion, was under the circumstances constrained 10
vote no.
So, the amendment failed:
And men the bill was passed the third and last
reading in the House Of Representatives.
THOMPSON AND BETHESDA TURNPIKE.
The Senate bill (l4S) to incorporate the Thompson
and Bethesda Turnpike Company, coming up
Mr. BEALE proposed to amend, by adding a char
ter for the Franklin and Trane Turnpike Company !;
which was adopted:
And so the bill passed the third and last reading
COLUMBIA AND CAMPBELLsvILLE TURNPIKE.
The Senate bill (l5O) for the benefGOf the Column
bia and Campbellsvile Turnpike Company coming
up-it was passed the third and last reading in the
House Of Representatives.
CHASCERY COURT AT sBELB7yILLE. 1C
The Senate bill Q5l) to change the times Of hold
ing the Chancery Court at Shelbyville coming up
Mr. CALDWELL proposed to amend, by adding
clause providing that hereafter the Circuit Court,
shall be held in the county Of Henry on the 3rd
Mondays Of January, May and September-iu the
county of Weakley on the End Mondays of February
June and October, and in Humphreys, Let Mondays
Of March, July and November-which was adopted.
Mr. DAVE proposed further to amend, by adding
3 clause declaring the county Of Cheathan a Chan
Gerry District, &c which was adopted.
Mr. LLOYD proposed to amend further by adding
a clause declaring the county of Cumberland . sep
arate Chaneery District, &C, which was adopted
kMr BEALE proposed further to amend, by adding
clause changing the time of holding the Chancery
Court in Hickman whi,h was adopted.
Mr. LAMB proposed further to amend, by adding
a clause to change the times of holding be Chsncery
Courts at Bolivar, COyingtOn, sc which was adOp-
ted.
So the bill passed the third and last reading in the
House Of Representatives
GooDLETTsVnLB.
The Senate bill (I58) to incorporate the town Of
GoodlettsviIle in Davidson county, coming up
Mr. VAUGHN submitted bill lieu; which was
adopted
Mr. CANTRELL proposed further to amend, by
sdding-changing the boundary of the town Of
Gr,;+ hull in Of 10 o1 - Oh
adopted.
Mr. I'VE proposed further to amend by adding
section to incorporate the town Of Bellebuokle;
which was adopted.
Mr. NEWMAN proposed further to amend, by adj
ding clause investing the Mayor of Winchester
with concurrent jurisdiction with Magistrates and
that Constlblss in said town, may process any
where in the county, SC; which was adopted.
Mr. COOPER proposed to amend further by ad-
ding a charter for the town of Wsrtrace in Bedford
county; which was adopted
Mr. WHITE Of Knox proposed further to amend,
by adding clause repeating an act changing times
and establishing circuit district in Knox county
which was adopted.
Mr. WILLIAMS proposed further to amend, by
adding clause, declaring the residence Of William
J. Kelly to be in the 18th civil district in Hickman
county; which adopted:
And the bill passed the third and last reading
in the House of Representatives; and on motion BY
Mr. WILLIAMS, it was ordered to be forthwith trans
mitted TO the Senate
The House then took recess till O'Clock, P. NJ
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, Feb 26, 1858.
NIGHT SESSION.
SPARTA AND LIBERTY TURNPIKE, &C.
The Senate bill, G57,) to extend the charter of /
the Sparta and Liberty Turnpike coming up, it was
amended, by motion of Mr.. Cantrell, exempting /
Ministers Of the Gospel from toll and all persons
from toll going TO church, to MILL and to blacksmith