Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-06

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NOTICE OF RESOLUTION.
Mr.. STOKELY gave notice that he should Oh To-
morrow, offer resolution TO repeal The resolution
requiring the Senate to hold bat session day.
ADDIrIox TO A sTASDIKa csMMIrrEE.
On motion OF Mr.. JOHNSON, NJ Trinble was
added 10 the Committee Public Grounds
On motion Of Mr.. PAYNE the Senate adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY. Dec 5, 1859.
The session was opened with prayer by Rev. Mr..
WHIrToN.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
1 Mr.. WILLIAMS, of Knox, presented petition
from officer Of the Knoxville and Kentucky R%il-
road Company, praying for extenton Of time TO COM
! plets the first section, which referred to the
Conmiitee OF Internal improvements.
/ Mr.. DUDLEY and Mr.. BRIrr0N presented petit
tions from citizens and merchant in relation to the
merchants tax, which were severaly referred 10
the special committee on that subject, without read
ing
Mr. BUTLER presented petition from sundry
citizens of Washington. Sullivan and Carter coun-
ties praying fer the appointment Of commissioners
to establish their county line, which referred
t. the Committee on NsW Counties aud County
Lines.
NEW COUNTY.
Mr. ROBERTS offered a resolution as follows
WHEREAS, msjorily of the qualified voters Of
Hardin county did, on the 4h day of August, 1859,
il favor Of dividing said county with the Ten
nessee river, to form q new county on the
west side of the river, TO be composed OF portions
the counties of Hardin, McNsiry aud Henderson,
Therefore,
Be 1t ResOlDsd By the General assembly of the STATE
Of Tennessee, That the Committee on New Counties
and Comfy Lines take into consideration the prae-
ticabili,y Of establishing said county, and re-
port to this House by bill or otherwise.
The resolution lies on the table for one day I'M
der the rules.
The following bills were introduced, read and
severaly passed the first reading, without objection:
By Mr.. DUDLEY: 350-TO amend TIE equity
laws of this State and re-enact tine laws of 1852.
By Mr.. GORMAN: 35l-To repeal part of sec
ton 1894 referring to the erection of poOr-houses
Each county may erect such poor-houses or asyums
as a majority of justices may deem advisable
By Mr.. WILLIAMS, Of Knox: S52-FoT the ben
eft Of the Knoxville and Kentucky Railroad Com
psny. Giving Till January l, 1868, to complete
the distance between Knoxville and the base Of the
Cumberland mountans.) Rules suspended and re-
ferred to Committee on Internal Improvements.
BY Mr.. TREVIrI 353-To tax the people of
Sullivan county to keep up public roads. (Legaiizing
tax imposed upon themselves by county vOie.)
REFERRED TO C0MMnTEE OK CLAIMS:
On Mr. Hurts motion, his bill, 25l; and on Mr..
TreWhitts mOuion his bill, 3l4, under suspension
of the rules.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
D asked for Messrs. Cheatham, Morris and
Gillespie.
EXECUTION wRITs.
On motion Of Mr.. NORMAN, his bill III R 1851
to authorize Justices Of the Peace to issue Execu
lions in certain cases. was taken from the files,
passed the second reading and referred to the ia
dietary Committee. (Waere office books have been
burnt up or destroyed, aft iaVit OF the officer,
Executions may be ssued.)
FREE NEGEoEs.
Tho Comnitte on Free Negroes and Slave POpu-
lation's BILL III. r. l9) was adopted in lieu Of
House bills 80 and 1876. The question being its
passage on the second reading
Mr.. BARKSGALE advocated the passage Of the
bill at considerable length. His remarks will be
printed TO morrow.
Mr.. BUTLER moved to amend section four, as
follows:
s.Bs it further enacted, That the fund accGuing
from the sAe of all free persons Of cOor under the
pr )vsions CT this act, shall go into the general
co Damon school fund, end shall be distributed &C
cording to scholastic population"
Mr.. BRAZELr0N was for bill OF that kind,
thought the present Unconstitutional and hoped
it would be perfected, made constitutional and pass
the second reading.
The amendment was agreed to yeas 80, nays 26,
as follows:
Teas-NIessrs Baker, of Perry, Bayless, Bick-
nell, DleOSOe, DEaL-lIOus DIlLVus DubiSAs NaAH-
well, Davidson, Farley Frazier, German, Greene, |
Harris, Hsvrsn, Hurt, johnson, Ksnner, Kin
caid, of Claiborne, L0ckhsrt, Msyfed, McCabs, |
Norphis, Normsn, Pickett, Richardson, Russell, |
Senter Shrewsbury, Sowel TreWhitt, Trevitt
Williams, of Franklin Williams, Of Knox, and
Speaker Whitthorne-25.
Nays-Messrs. Baker, of Weakly, Bsrksdale, |
Beatty, Bennett, Cowden, CFitz, Dosk, Dudley, ES-
ing Fsrelly, Ford, CANT Guy, Hebb, Ingram,
Jones, Kineaid, of Anderson, Lea, Nall, Porter, |
Roberts, Vaughan, White, of Davidson, White, OF |
Dickson william of Hickman, and Willismson-26.
Mr. VAUGHAN moved 10 amend 80 that it will
read THAT no free person of color between the
eyes of and so years. thall reside within the lin
Of this State after the first day of Sept mber,
1860" instead Of ''2l' years, and May, lG6l."
A division Of the question was demanded
The fret clause of the amendment was rejected by |
yeas IS, nays 33. as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Baker, OF Perry, Baker, Of Weak
ley, Bennett, CoWden, Davidson D0ak Ewing, Far
Icy, Frazier, G1rasp, Greene, Guy, Heob, Ingram, |
K-nner Kincaid of Claiborne Locknart, Morphls, /
Picket, Roberts, Russell Shrewsbury, SoWeur Ire
witt, Vaughan, Williams, OF Franklin Williams, OF
Hickman, aud Williams, Of Knox-2S.
Nays-Messis Barksdale, Bayless, Beaty, Bick' |
Del, Bledsoe Braz-lton, Britt5R Butler, CaldWelL |
Criz. Dudley Farrelly, Ford, G anti, Harris, Hsv-
ron Hurt Joues johnson, Kincsid, Of Anderson,
Lea, May field, McCsbe Nall, Norman, Porter, Rich
ardsou Seater Trewhitt White, Of Davidson, |
White Of Dickson, williamson. aud Speaker Whit
thorRe-33.
The second clause was rejected by. yeas is, nays
~
Mr.. EWING spoke 10 opposition to the bill, and |
in reoly 10 Mr. Barksdae His remarks will be /
written out by the reporter aud printed here
after.
Mr.. BENNETT moved to postpone the further
consideration Of the question ill Tomorrow week
HI had doubts about the humanity and constitu
atty of the bill.
MIR. BICKNELL opposed posiponment.
Mr.. Speaker WHITTH0RNE Mr. Jones in the |
chair favored the passage on the second reading |
He thought the principal question Involved was the
constituIionslity Of the bill.
Mr. CAN'T would not say the bill met with |
his appreciation, but thought there was no cons'itu-
tionsl question in it. Free negroes are nuisance |
and the State has q right to protect herself from
them.
Mr.. CALDWELL was not prepared to say we
had right to abate nuisance the Constitu- |
ton has created 10 send it out and fasten in |
upon somebody else The question is where are
they to 60 to-
Mr. WHITE of Davidson, was not prepared to |
vote upon the bill and favored PoStponement
Mr.. HEBB objected TO the posIponement.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, of Hickman, had doubts upon
the conslitutionaty of the question. His feelings
were in favor of the BILL but he though the decisions
referred to by Mr.. Bsrksdale had no connection
with the question in controversy.
And then
On motion the House took recess till CLOCK.
p. NJ.
CrRRErrIoN-On page 29l Of the Legislative Union and
American Porter reported that Mr.. ETHEEIDGE
voted until he found that he Democrat
Mr. PORTER voted for hin until he made the
candidate Democratic party and afterwards ne that
in Of the moment, he conf0undel tue Of Mr.
AIKE, with Of RICHARDSON, Of Illinois, and intended to
state SIR ETuERID6E refused for the latter leman
because which his presented
ODD FELLOWS HALL.
WILL OPEN
On Tuesday, December g, 1859,
For a short Time only
j. ENSCO WILLIAMS CELEBRATED
DHrRHEE Dan RPAVEN