Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-17
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, March 10, 1858.
EVENING SESSION.
TEE CODE.
The SPEAKER directed the Clerkto proceed with
the Code, and the Part XXI, being read through
again.
Mr. COOPER proposed to amend, by adding ap-
sBs enacted That It shall be the duty of the
Comptroller Of the Treasury by and with the advice
Of the Attorney General of the State after the ad-
journment of each session Of the Legislature, to
give construction to all the revenue laws of the
State which construction shall be communicated by
circular to each and every Of the County Court
Clerks Of this State, which construction shall be
binding upon al the officers of this State, until the
same may be altered or changed BY theeours Of the
State"
Which amendment vas adopted.
Mr. KING proposed further TO amend, by adding
appropriately:
''Progided, That each aud every person who may
have obtained, or who may hereafter obtain license
TO retail spurious, yinO1s, or fermenied liquors,
from the Clerk OF the County Court and the corpo-
ration in which such house may be situGted it sla
be lawful for such person persons, and they are
allowed and permitted to keep their said house open
at all hours Of the day or night, except the Sab
/ bath day.
Mr. BRAZELTON moved to lay the amendment
on the table-the vote resulting yeas 36, nays %
] So the motion prevailed and the amendment was
/ laid on the table.
Mr. BENTLEY moved to reconsider, and the reso-
/ luton was again read; whereupon,
/ Mr. KING stated the law in the case, as be under
stood it, but he wished definitely tOsete this ques-
! ton Of the municipal authority interpreting, and
requiring retailers, saloons, boarding-h0uses, &c,
to close at O'CLOCK
| He also argued the justice Of the proposition.
! Mr. BRAZELTON defended the right Of eorpora-
tons to interpOse for the protection Of good order
and regulate the rotous red -nosed gentry who con
! gregate around such drinking houses, AMI make
night hideous with their hoWlings.
/ The House refused to ider-yeas IT, nays AZ
| Mr. ROBERTS desired to amend the Code, by in
sorting appropriately these words: SO long as he
remains a defaUlter'-With reference 70 defaulting
| clerks.
| Mr. DUNLAP and Mr. BULLOCK opposed-the
/ latter moving to lay the amendment on the table
/ which motion was agreed tO-yeas 81, nays %.
Mr. JOHNSON moved to strike out that part of the
Code under consideration which requires the reve-
nue. collector to pay the revenue into the Bank Of
Tennessee once in three manufacturing the lev as
/ it now stands.
| Mr. DUNLAP opposed striking out. He was viii
| ling to say once in four months, but not longer.
The object was prevent the practice Of sharing on
/ the public revenue.
Mr. JOHNSON showed difficulties in the way Of
| compliance with the provision. In all the small
counties much was collected in county claims which
required to be cashed There would be nothing to
deposit the first three months He was willing for
the officer to be required to pay what he has actual
| " collected.
Mr. DUNLAP. Such was the provision.
Mr. BULLOCK. 1t did not interfere with the col
lsctors.
Mr. JOHNSON. No man would act as collector in
/ II n IL .zas--
Mr. RICHARDSON. The clause has nothing to do
with the county reyenue-only with the State reye-
Mr. DUNLAP proposed to make the requisition to
| deposit once in four months.
Mr. JOHNSON would accept-Once in six months
an so modified his amendment.
Mr. SHREWSBURY called for diTislon-the first
question being on striking out--the vote resulted
yeas q, nays 81:
Ysas-Messrs Anderson, Bayless Bentley, Black.
burn Bradford, Brazelton, Carter Of Hardin, Grif-
fifth, Hamilton, Harvey, Johnson, Keeney, Lamb
Lloyd, Lew, Mickey, Newman, Polk, Randolph
Roulston, Roberts, Rose, Shrewsbury, and Wood
"a
Nays-Messrs Bate, Beale, Benton, Bicknell Bull
lock, Caldwell, CantreIl, Cooper, Copeland, David
son, Davie, Dobson, Dunlap, Ewing, Fulton, Gam
mon, Holmes, lyie, King, Lackey, Maris, Renshaw,
Richardson, Rowles, St. John, Saunders, Schmittou,
StOval, Thompson, Turner of Roane, Turner OfSum-
Knox, Vaughn, and Speaker Donelson--37.
So the House refused TO strike out.
Mr. DAVIDSON now moved to amend the section
by striking out three" and inserting "six,"
months, (which motion was agreed to without
division.
Mr. BULLOCK submitted provision of the act of
l843 in regard to tax sales Of land, preserved in
this part Of the Code, in these words:
Every Judgment order Of sale shall be con
elusive, unless the person wishing to show the If
regularity Of the same prove that the were
paid before the judgment or order Of sale was or
dered.'
Mr. WILSON. That has been repealed by the
present Legislature.
On motion by Dir BULLOCK, it was stricken out:
and then
Thesvote on the Part XXI was taken, resulting
yeas 81, nays 22-as follow
Ysqs-Messrs Anderson, Bate, Bayless, Beale
Bentley, Benton, Bicknell, Bullock, Canrrel Cooper
Copeland, Davidson, Dunlap, Ewing, Fulton Gam
mon, Griffith, Hamilton, Harvey, Holmes, Ivie
Lackey Low, Maris Mickey, Richardson, Roberts,
RCWies, Sanders, SchmlttOU, StOyau, Thompson,
Turner of Roane, Turner of Sumner, Wilson,
Vaughn, and Mr. Speaker Donelson-37.
Nqvs-Messrs Blackburn, Bradford Brazelton,
Caldwell Carter of Hardin, Davie DobsOn, johnson,
Keeney, King, Lamb, Lloyd, Newman, Polk, Ran
dolph, RoulstOn, Rose, St. John, Senter ShreWsbu-
~, White Of Hamilton, and WOod-22.
So, this part Of the bill Is. So, was passed the
third and last reading in the House Of Representa-
ives.
STATE BANK BILL.
On motion by Mr. ROWLES, (by unanimous con
sent the bill Is. POI to increase the capital of
the State Bank, was taken up and made the special
order for tomorrow, at II o'clock
DEAF AND DUMB.
Mr. POLK inquired after the bill from the Senate
for the better regulation of the school for the Deaf
and Dumb Was it to sleep the death with the
Committee?
Mr. I'VE. The Committee on Education would
consider Of It o-night.
MEMPHIS HOSPITAL.
On motion by Mr. DUNLAP, (by unanimous con-
sent the bill Is. 229) to provide for the Memphis
Hospital was taken up and passed the second read
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