Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-05
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURES.

| TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
III sENATE-EVEzxs SESSION.
9vEsBA7, March 2, 1885
MExPH1s AND CHARLESTON r. R.
! Senate proceeded with the unfinished business,
the bill for the benefit Of the Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad The bill passed the third reading in
the Senate by the following vote:
/ Yeas.-Messrs. Bratcher, Brown, Davis, Cot,
GoOdner, Heiskell. Hill, NcConnco, WALKER, Nelck-
| er, and Wright-lI.
! Nays.-llessrs Bullen, Jones' Munday, MeDougab
Reid, Roach, Ross, Travis Whitlhorne, and Speaker
/ Burch-lO
/ Mr. WALKER moved that the bill be Immediately
! transmitted 10 the House Of Representatives.
Mr. BURCH (NIr. MoConEieO IN the chair) de-
manded the yeas and nays whish being taken re-
/ suited yeas l3, nays 9.
So the motion failed, there not being tW0-thirds
voting in the affirmative.
covINGToN SEMINARY.
House bill to Incorporate CoviDgtoR Female Sem
mary, coming up, was AMENDED by incorporating
Brownsville Female Seminary, and passed The third
reading.
BILLS on FIRST READING.
! House bill to regulate commissions Of revenue
collectors and county trustees, passed the first read
| ing
House bill to Incorporate the Franklin Typo.
! gragAieal Union, passed the first reading
THE COBB.
! Part Xxx Of the Code passed the first reading.
". G. BRUCE.
House bill for the benefit Of Wm, G. Bruce. com
! ing up
Mr.. DENTON offered an amendment for TIE benefit
/ Of W. c Purcell which adopted, aad tus bill
/ passed the third reading.
CHATTANOOGA ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
House bill to incorpO ale he Chattanooga Normal
! Aoaiemy OF Music, coming up
/ Mr. B&ATCHER offered au amendment incorpCr
ating the Franklin Academy at Jacksboro. Adopt
ed.
Mr. DENTON: an amendment to incorporate
! Cave Seminary. Adopted.
Mr.. JONES: an amendment that the Mayors
Court at Shelbyvlle shall have no work-louse, but
may have a jail or calaboose. Adopted.
! The bill then passed on the second reading.
! Senate adjourned until o'clock P. NJ
N SENATE-EIGHT SESSION.
HOUSE BILLS.
House bill to incorporate the Ripley Female In
! stitute passed the third reading.
House bill to amend the Mechanics lieu law and
to extendits beneftsto Foundrymen and Machinists,
passed The first reading.
House bill to amend the criminal laws, passed the
! first reading.
| A large number Of amendments Of the House of
Representatives to Senate bills were taken up and
| cOncurred in.
Mr. ROSS bill to regulate public schools, was
| rejected
Senate uijsurued until d a. n, to morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY, March 2, 1853.
EVENING SESSION.
TURNER II. LAWRENCE COLLEGE.
On motion by Mr. FRAZER, Cby unanimous con
sent the House took up the Senstes bill to charter
this College, and the same was passed the second
! reading
THE CODE.
The SPEAKER now directed the Clerk to proceed
with the Code, and the Part XIX Of the Senate's
bill 1851 to revise the Statutes of the State Of Ten
! nessee, and the same being read through, it vas
passed the first reading.
TRUSTEES.
Mr. COOpers bill (223) to allow Trustees to resign
in certain cases-(heretof0re defeated and recon
sidered-) coming up
Mr. COOPER proposed to amend by adding, Gun
der the rules and restrictions as prescribed in
the act" Sc.
Which amendment was adopted
Ar CANIRELL proposed further to amend, hy
adding O section ameudat0ry Of the act of 1929,
chapter 10, section ,, that in the Of luna
tic IDIOT or femme covert the security may obtain
release by giving days notice-to apply to trus-
tees heretofore well those hereafter appointed
by the County Court, which was also adopted
The question recurring on the third reading Of
the bin, amended, lie vote stOod-yeas -, nays
l5 the bill passed the third Tesdingi the House
Of Representatives.
FREE banks.
Mr. Kings bill 1921 to diminish the circulation
Of Free Bank paper may c4nco. their notes IN lle
presence Of the Comptroller and Withdraw FRO
p0r.iouate amount Of their bonds, &c.-l coming
up, with favorable recommendation Of the com
mittce, it was rcjectel-yeas y, nays S5.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr. CARTER Of Carter, 10y leaya1 corrected the
report Of the proceedings Of the House in the issue
of the Union and AmericaH Of this morning, in re-
gard TO his position on the amendment offered by
the member from Jefferson, 10 Senate bin No 227,
for the benefit Of the 1geIsFIi aud Jefferson rail
road company. The report lsaij he) represents me
as opposing he amendment for the benefit Of the
Cincinnati Cumberland Gap and Charleston Rail
road Company. The report Is incorrect in this:
did not oppose the amendment. but would vote for
It IS a separate proposition. l objected to encum-
beri0g he or: ginal bill with Gu amendment which
would endanger its inGl passage.
Mr. BAYLESS 10y leave) sind he was not correctly
reported. lie did not oppose the provisions Of the
amendment hut simply requested the gentleman to
withdraw the amendment and offer it as q separate
proposition, as mott cucumber the original bill
SEWER COUNTY.
Mr. Audersons bill 1914 for the relief Of citizens
Of Sewer county and for other purDoses-ths com
mittees bill is lieu provide for proving aud reg
isteriug destroyed instruments Of writing burned in
the fire Of March, 1886, coming up-the bill in lieu
was adopted, and then passed the third reading-
yeas 5s nays 0.
CUATgNTE or TTU COUNTY 0DUETg