Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-02-06

Dir DUNLAP Showed that the bin vas copied
from tbat Of The last session, Incorporating the
Ritaais printing and publishing company Of Nash
Vile
Mr ESTES opposed, and moved to strike ont al
that part Of the bill which would exempt the indi-
vidual property Of the stockholders from the pay
ment Of the debts Of the company, beyond the amount
Of stock owned, and to insert general individual
liability clause.
Mr. DUNLAP opposed the amendment By the con
sideration that printers always poor men, and
the amendment was simply calculated to cut them
Of from the assistance Of men Of means.
Mr. BULLOCK Woull help the honorable gentle
man to resist this objectionable matter, which
10 keep away aid and assistance from poor set Of
printers
Mr. ESTES. He knew printers we're commonly
poor men, and it was for that very reason that he
had submitted this clause, for def nse aud q
protection Of poor printers from the corporate
crOaehments, not Of printers, but Of eapitaliststo
enable the laborer to obtain his rights against the
privileges and powers behind which these corpora
tors were always seeking TO entrenoh themselves
Mr. BENTON moved to lay the amendment on the
table.
Mr. ESTES demanded the yeas and nays, and the
same being ordered aud taken, resultea-yeas "a,
nays "a.
So the amendment was laid on the table.
Aud then the bill was passed the third and last
AeeAt-8 IN tAAc Ael5S "a A. PLNSeA@esAf~9f
ABSENCE.
On motion by Mr. GRIFFITH, BIr Turner of Roane
had leave of absence till Wednesday.
On motion by Mr. COPELAND, Mr. Smart had
leave OF sbsen e till Monday.
NASHVILLE y W. R. Il.
Mr. CALDWELL moved Intellectually to take up
Mr. Msneys bill (123) for the benefit Of the Nash
Vile aad North western, and the Memphis, Clarks-
vile and Louisville, and the Mississippi and Ten
nessee Central Roailroad companies, urging that
it was a bill of great Importance, and one in which
the people Of hts county, and the vest were deeply
interested-that early action upon it was highly in
pOrtant.
COUNT LIEEs
MrBRADFORD's bill Q8O) to change the lines
between Haywood, Dyer, Gibson, and Madison,
coming up
Mr. BULLOCK was averse to the present cOnside-
ration Of the bill
Mr. RENSHAW proposed to amend, by clause
changing the line between Putnam and White.
Mr. NEWBERN submitted sundry considerations
against the bill, so far as Madison county was con-
cerned
Mr. BRADFORD submitted, that the original bill
was asked for by the people.
Mr. NEWBERN unfolded the scheme Of the bill,
which was looking the formation Of the new coun
ty Of Crockett and he cited the general law which
requires advertisement Of such purpose, which
had not been complied with IN TINS case. Inc o.
jeet was to force the formation Of this new county
in violation of the constitutional provision.
Mr. BULLOCK made statement of the case, which
he considered should defeat the bill before the
House.
Mr. BRADFORD replied, and defended at length
the ground On which the bill was demanded by pc
titioners.
Mr. RENSHAW had leave to withdraw this amend
ment.
Mr. LACKEY also made statement against the
bill.
The bill then passed the second reading-yeas 50,
nays p.
NATIONAL HOMESTEAD.
Mr. THOMPSON entered his motion to reconsider
the of this day the Senates joint resolution,
in reference to a national homestead.
CITIzEs's COAL COMPANY.
Mr. NEWMAN entered his motion to reconsider
the vote of this day passing the third reading Of
Mr. Maney's bill (2453) to amend the charter Of
the Citizens Coal Company Of Nashville.
The House then, at s.: 20 P. NJ, took recess till
o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, January 90, 1858.
NIGHT SESSION.
The House, for lack of quorum, adjourned till
to-morrow morninO nine oielpck