Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-18
HUUsE oF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY, MARCH l6, 1858.
EVENING SESSION.
BANKS.

EVENING SESSION.
BANKS.
The House resumed the consideration Of the un-
finished Order-Viz: Mr. NEWMAN'S motion to
lay on the table his motion to reconsider the vote
rejecting the bill g. 207)
The vote resulted-yeas Sc, nays 19-as follow:
Yeqs-Messrs. Bate, BAyless, Blackburn Brad
ford Brazelten, Caldwell, Copeland, Dunlap Estes,
Cannon, Hamilton, Harvey, johnson, Lackey,
Lamb, Low, Mickey, Newman, Polk, Randolph,
Roberts, Rose, St. John, SohmittOu Senter, Smart,
Stovall, Summers, Thompson, Turner Of Roane,
Turner of Sumner, Williams, Wilson, and Speaker
Donelson-36.
Nays-Messrs. Anderson, Bsale, Bentley, Benton,
Bullock, Cooper, Davidson, Davie, DObsOn, Ewing,
Frazer, Griffith Holmes, Kseney, Lloyd, Rouslton,
RenshaW, Saunders, Stanton, White Of Hamilton,
and White Of KnoX-2l.
So the bill was finally rejected
OBJECTION RULE.
Mr. WILSON gave notice Of a motion to rescind
the objection rule.
NEGRO PREACHING, sc.
The SPEAKER now announced the order of IN
finished business, viz: the bill, by Mr. Low, to pre-
serve order at Negro Preaching-the question being
| on Mr. Speaker DONELSON'S amendment, as mOdi-
fled by Mr. Davie.
Mr. Speaker DONELSON. (AIr White of Hamilton
in the chair,) spoke again briefly to the amendment
Mr. ST. JOHN objected to the clause in the amend
ment, which requires a jury Of slave holders in
slave trials for instructions, sc.
Mr. KING defended the provision.
Mr. BULLOCK desired the mover Of the amend
ment 10 strike out the clause requiring the Governor
| to appoint the Judge.
Mr. COOPER could not see that the amendment
would have any good effect
Mr. KING spoke again in favor Of the amendmect.
After further debate
The amendment was adopted
! Mr. ST. JOHN moved to amend by striking out the
clause requiring jury of slave hoders-the vote
resuAing-yeas AZ, nays 10; so the amendment was
adopted.
! Mr. KING proposed to amend, by adding clause,
making participation in a mob felony, and punish
/ able accordingly.
| Mr. POLK supported the amendment.
| Mr. WE oounseled reference.
After further debate-and refusal to lay the
amendment on the table, moved by Mr. ROulstOn-
| MIR BULLOCK said he was in favor Of referring
the subject-being unwilling, on the spur of the
moment, to decide on the merits of the amendment
/ he proposed that it be referred to the Judiciary
| Committee.
! Mr. ROWLES alleged that the amendment pro
vided for the punishment Of three distinct offences
| participation in a mOb-aiding and abetting
mob-oOnspiring to take prisoner out Of the Gus
tOdy Of the law. He could support only the latter
| Mr. BULLOCK. The punishment proposed fol
the latter offence was already law.
Mr. POLK supported the amendment; desiring
to make the law specific.
The subject was referred to the Judiciary Com
| mittee.
Mr. THOMPSON gave notice Of a motion t.
amend the rule, SO as to require all Bills Of thu
House Of Representatives passed the third reading
to be Immediately transmitted to the Senate.
| MARRIED WOMEN.
The House now pursued the calendar, and Nj
Folks bill (205) to to married women the Us
and enjoyment of their sep arate property, coming
up
Mr. POLK presented the facts connected with the
| bill. We had been legslating for the men Of Ten
nesse. This bill protects the separate property o
the women in the marital state. It gives the RICH
of will It retains to the husband his deriVate inter
| est, &c.
Mr. FRAZER proposed to amend, adding: &" An,
be it further enacted, That the stockholders be he'll
individually liable"
Mr.. POLK accepted:
| And the amendment was ruled out
Mr. CARTER, Of Hardin, moved to lay on tn
| table: but withdrew for the vOte-resultin yea
80; nays 90, as follows
Ysqs-AIessrs Anderson, Bate, Bayless, Bi.cknell
Blackburn, Bradford, Caldwell Cooper, Da wilson
Dunlap, Fulton, Griffith, Ivie, Lamb, Low, Maris
| Mickey, Newman, Polk, ROulstOn, Rich ardsOn
Roberts Rowles, St John, Thompson, Turner o
Roane, Turner Of Sumner, Williams, Wilson, Whit
| Of Knox, and Speaker DOnelsoa-33
NaUs-Beale, Bentley, Benton Brazelton, Carte
| of Hardin, Copeland, Davie, Ewing, Frazer, Ham
| iltOn, Holmes, Johnson, heeneys Lackey, Loyd
! Randolph, Renshaw Rose Saunders, Schmittou
Senter Shrewsbury, Smart. Stanton, StOvall Sum
mers, White Of Hamilton, Wood and Vaughn--29
| So the Bill passed the third and last reading il
| the House Of Representatives.
Mr. POLK moved an order to transfer to the Sen
ate Immediately.
Mr. VAUGHN demanded the yeas and nays OF
| this question.
Mr. POLK withdrew the motion; but upon tbc
withdrawal Of objection, he renewed the motion t.
transmit the Bill which was agreed to.
! BAsTARDY.
| Mr. BICKNELLS bill (38I) to amend the bastsrdy
| laws the oath Of defendant denying intercourse
from the first of the tenth to the FIRST Of the sixth
month before the birth shall be admitted looming
/ up with an adverse recommendation Of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary
After debate By Mr. BickneT Mr. King, Mr.. Rich
ardson, and others, the vote Fesuledyeas 80, nays
81 the bill passed the third reading in the HOUSE
/ Of Representatives.
The House then took recess till u P. NJ.