Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-02-25

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TUESDAY, Feb, %, 1858.
EyKEIxa sEssIoN-rHR CODE.
The seventeenth title Of the Code was read and
passed first reading
NoRTHWEsTERy RAILROADS.
The House then resumed the consideration Of the
unfinished business Of the morning, the first question
being the amendment Of Mr. StoYell, as amended by
Mr. King which was adopted.
Mr. ALGEE~ proposed to amend By making the
Northwestern Railroad Company refund back to the
stockholders in Carroll county, their stock paid in,
and TO exempt them from further liability, in the
event the location was changed in the county Of
Carroll.
Mr. KING called the previous question
Onwhieh Mr. ALGEE called the yeas and nays;
which resulted-yeas q, nays 81.
SO the previous question vas not sustained
The question recurring on the amendment Of Mr.
Algee-
which resulted in the adoption Of the first section
and the rejection Of the second
Mr. ST. JOHN moved to amend to the effect that
No mart of the single or consolidated road should re-
csiys more than ten thousand dollars mile, and
that nothing should be given for the distance saved
by consolidation.
AIessrs. STOyALL and VAUGHN, insisted that
the amendment was out Of order, as it embodied the
same substance Of the amendment Of MIR Wilson,
adopted this morning.
Mr. TJOHN urged the amendment and Insisted
that the two were dissimilar
Mr. WILSON move 70 strike out the portion giving
ten thousand dollars per mile on the distance saved
by consolidation; which was adopted; and there
MIR ST JOHN Withdrew his amendment.
Mr. SCHAIITTOU offered an amendment, requiring
the road to ruu within three and half miles Of
Charlotte.
Mr. FRAZER offered an amendment, requiring the
road TO run within one and half miles Of Lebanon.
I Mr. SCHMITTOU spoke to the merits Of his
amendment, urging it an act OF Justlce-the trunk
! of the Northwestern road had been located By an
authorized engineer.
| Mr. DAVE spoke against it, alleging on the au-
thOrity Of the President that the road was located
! seven miles from Charlotte.
The amendment was rejected.
! Mr. I'VE moved to amend, to the effect that the
consolidated road shall have only ten thousand dol
| lars per mile, and double bridge aid;
| Which was further amended by Mr. DAVIDSON
and adopted
The question recurring on the bill, it was passed
the third realiug-yessl5O nays g.
! Mr. WHITE of Hamilton, moved to take up the
motion to reconsider the bill, No 426, rejected yes
| terday, which motion taken up and the vote
| rejecting the same reeOnsidered.
| The question then recurring on the second read
ing it was passed and referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary. ,o-
| amendment.
| SLAVES NOT FOE LIFE.
Mr. EWING asked leave to take up the bill in re-
ference to selling slaves imported, who were not
slaves for life making the same felony, winch was
! granted and the same was passed unanimously on
the third reading when, on thefurther motion Of
Mr. EWING, it was ordered to be transmitted to
the Senate.
SCHOOL FUND.
Mr. ESTES submitted the following; which lies
over:
Be resolved BIZ the General Assembly Of the State
of Tennessee That the Governor and Comptroller be,
and they are hereby, requested to report to this
General Assembly, at their earliest convenience the
following information, towit:
l. The amount Of school fund now belonging 70
the State from what source or sources recelVeu sn
where and in what invested.
2 The amount Of dividends and loans received o.
them from the Union Bank, under the provisions OF
an act passed February q, 1854, and invested by
them in six per cent bonds Of the stare and the
! amount received, and not so invested, Il any.
g. The amount received by them.ot the DIVIDENDS
arising from the school fund stock IN the Union and
Planters Banks, and invested as directed Dy Inc
above named act.
PAY OF JUSTICES.
Mr. Brazelton's bill coming up, allowing justices OF
the peace to remunerate themselves for attending
county court, with an adverse report OF the com
mittee--
Mr. WILLIAMS Mr.. Speaker: don't know that
particularly favor the phraseOlogy Of the bill, but
[ think sir that it is but just and proper to allow
these public functiouaries some remuneration Tor
their services They are required to leave their
homes and families, and their own business, now
ever important it may be, and 60 through ram ana
cold to the county seat TO attend to public BUSINESS
| and vet YOU say they shall have no remuneration
for IL There is no class Of men, sir, who have so
much to do with the interest Of the people as the
gstrates of the eouaFy, and yet there IS no ea5s
OF people SO poorly paid for what they do. think,
sir noticed in the bill passed few days ago. ere
ating county judges for several counties, secuo1
| having the Judges per diem Of i've dollars, and
| what other consideration the county court might
vote them and also another paying justices OF the
quarterly court two dollars and quarter per term
Now sir if it is right to give the county judge his
/ pay, why not give the quorum court pay for DONG
the same thing? And if, sir, it is right to pay the
justices for holding the quarterly court IN Ia
wilson county, which will be done under the bill,
why not pay the justices in Hickman or sny other
county for the same service? shall therefore vote
for the bill Of the gentleman from Jefferson
The bill was lost--yeas %, nays %.
TRUSTEES.
Mr. Cooper's bill in reference to trustees, coming
up, was rejected.
Mr. BEALE entered his motion to reconsider the
vote.
TENNESSEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The bill for the benefit Of the Tennessee Historical
Society coming up, it was rejected yeas IS nays
IS.
Mr. ALGEE entered his motion to reconsider the
vote lust taken.
Mr. RICHARDSON moved to take up the motion
and added remarks upon the character Of the his
toricsl Society.
Mr. DAVIDSON added, that there was q sword
taken from British officer at Kings Mountain in
the room Of this Society, for which they would mol
take five hundred dollars
The vote was reconsidered; and then
The House adjourned till tomorrow morning.
o'clock.
HOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY,, Feb. "A, 1883.
The journal Of yesterday was read.
CLAIMS.
MrWHITE of Hamilton, from the Committee on
Claims reported back the bills for the beneht and
relief of Peter G. Vim, Ferdinand Smith, and r
NJ Boyd, recommending the rejection OF the bill ioi
the relief Of Adrain NOrthcUtt
DEBTORS.
Mr. CANTRELL introduced bill (NO. 445l 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 TssolUsd BIZ the General Assembly Of the Stat.
of Tennessee, That the Secretary Of State furnish
and distribute q copy Of the revised code, when
completed, to each Of the Supreme. Chancery' CIR
cult and Criminal Court Judges, a copy to each Of
the clerks Of said courts, copy to the CLERK Of