Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 1858.


] EhlDA1B EtD. 20 1000.
NIGHT SESSION.
SPARTA AND LIBERTY TURNPIKE, &C.
J The Senate bill, $50 to extend the charter of
the Sparta and Liberty Turnpike, coming up, it was
amended by motion of Mr.. Cantrel eXempting
Ministers Of the Gospel from toll and all persons
trom toll golngto church. to mill, and to blacksmith
shops and restricting Pikeage and ferriage to %
cents on carriages belonging 10 citizens Of DeKalb
county. and by Mr.. Cooper, adding amendment
to the Shelbyvile and UnionEille Turnpike charter;
and so the bill passed the third and last reading.
EvEc1BLE FIRE COMPANY
The Senate bill 169) to extend the charter of the
invncible Fire Company, coming up, it was amend
ed, on the motion Of Mr.. King, constituting the
members Of said company excepting officers COM
peteDt jurymen in the city Of Memphis; and SO the
bill passed the third and last reading in tue House
( Of Representatives.
BILLS IN CHANCERT,
The Senate bill 17O) to allow the people of Van
Buren, file bills ut McMinnvlle coming m II was
amended by Mr. Williams, so as to admit to citizens
Of Lewis county The right TO file bills in Hickman
Mr. RENSHAW proposed to amend so as to allow
the people Of Warren TO file bills at Sparta. which
was laid on the tabe-yess 81, nays -
The bill, amended, was then passed the third
and last reading in the House Of REPRESENTATIVES
CHANCERT COURTS.
The Senate bill an to establish a ChancerY
court at MaYnarQSYllle, coming up
Mr. LLOYD proposed to amend, by adding the
words; g 1t shall be the duty Of the different clerks
and masters to spread all refunding bonds in well
bound book for which they shall receive the usual
fees which was ruled out
Mr. BRAZELTON proposed furthert amend by
adding q clause, authorizing the magistrates of
jefferson county to pay themselves for attending
the QuoTumand Quarterly Courts; which WasAdopted:
and the bill passed the third and ast reading in
the House of Representatives.
BURNETT CoLLEGE
The Senate bill, l78, for the benefit of Burrett
College, coming up
Mr. ROBERTS said, it would be great Injustice TO
the founders Of that institution pass the bill II
intended TO effect It's removal from SDencer its
present location to do which, would most certainly
be very unjust and unfair to the people Of Speneer
and Van Buren, county, who have for years Iabored
So ardnously found build up, and sustain that in
stItuton. They have contributed much Of their /
meaus and untiring energy to its establishment:
and as they thought, had secured its perma-
nent location in their midst-hoping to long euiov
its blessings in the training and education Of their
sons, with its able and much esteemed president W
D. Carnes at its head, whose services thew had Sc
cured for term Of years yet to come. He there
fore, in justice to the people Of Van Buren, as their
representative on this floor, must ask the House 10
indefinitely postpone the bill, and accordingly so
moved.
Mr. ROULSTON stated that be supported the bill /
al the request of President CIrnes-settin1 forth
that President CsTne5 and the institution were in
dependent and unsustained By the eitizens-that
reckless, dissipated community,