Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-09

Mr.. HILDRETH introduced bill to repeal Sec
tons 099 s. 100 and 5, l0l which passed first read
ing.
AMEsDMEsTs or THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. STANTON offered the following resolution:
Rsousd 6y The Senate and House Of Representatives.
That section 8 Of article Of the Constitution Of
Tennessee be SO amended that from and after tDe
next apporiionment Of the State, each county IN
the said State shall be entitled to st least one Rep
reaentative member to the General Assembly there
Of Provided that the same rule that now exists IN
der said section as to the appointment OF mem
bers among counties Of unequal population - sui
preserved with respect 10 the numbers escn county
nav be entitled to over and above the number above
mentioned.
Under suspension Of the rule, the resolution
wes referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. srOKELY offered the following resolution:
Resolved 6v the Ssnats and House Of Representatives.
That section of sr,icle Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Tennessee be amended that the said sec
ton shall read as follows, 70 vii:
s.Fhe first session cf the General Assembly shall
commence on the frst Monday 10 October. one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-hEe, and foreV-
or thereafter the General Assembly shall meet on
the hrst Monday ensuing the election, snd the
members ana officers Of the General Assembly
shall receive per diem for more than sl1ly days
for the whole session"
Under a suspension of the rule, the resolution
was referred 10 the Committee on the Judiciary
Mr.. Stanton's resolution to amend the Constitu-
ton 80 as TO elect Clerk ADD Masters BY the people,
coming up for consideration,
Mr. STANTON moved that the resolution be re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, which
motion was concurred in.
BILLS on SECOND READING.
The following bills were taken up and passed on
eecoEd reading:
To charter George Wright Female Institute.
To repeal section l ga Of the Code Referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
To amend section 3,00S OF the Code. Referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. McNEILLY suggested that alterations Of the
Code be not made in too great haste; that IL had
breu gotten up with great pains aud cost and that
whatever changes might be proposed should be
carefully considered before adopted.
The SPEAKER informed the Senator from DICK
son Mr. MeNeiliyl that there was no proposition
or motion before the Senate
MIR. STOKES hoped the Senator from Dickson
would be allowed to proceed He desired 70 near
the views Of Senators in regard to amending the
Code-wbether it should be pa caed all over
Leave being granted,
Nv NoNEILLY said he desired to express the
opipiou that the subject Of altering or smeadng
the Code should be approached with great delioera
ton. A committee had been appointed on the part
of the Senate of able and experienced lawyers,
every propcsition to change the Code, and he pre-
fsrred waiting for their opinion in regard 70 sueh
changes He had himself introduced Dill 70
amend the Code but had not called it up as be de-
sired The committee to examine and report upon the
nronosed amendment Hasiy legislation might re-
cult in getting matters mixed up and greatly com
plicated. which should be carefully avoided
Mr.. STANTON offered resolution providing thst
ali nronostious TO amend the Code shall be referred
by the Speaker to the COMMITTEES on the Code' IN
less otherwise ordered, and moved suspension OIL
the rule that it be put upon its adoption
The rule being suspended,
Mr. STOKES raid he cordially agreed win the
Senator from Dickson Mr.. McNeiiiy) IN regard 10
amending The Code An erroneous impression pre-
vailed in the country in regard to changes In our
statutes made by the Code. A careful examination
would show thst very few changes were made oy
the action of the last Legislature in adopting tne
Code, and that most OF the changes complained OF
ana which we're sought to be repealed, were moi
changes but were statutes that have been IN OPP
Grafton for twenty or thirty years IL many changes
ware uroposed, as seemed probable would be the
case he suggested whether it would not De aovlsa-
he "a refer aha whole Code back TO the reVIsOFs,
| fNessrs Meies and "copper" with Instructions to
ge over their work again. The people nave not nsu
lime TO see whether the few changes maze oy lee
adoption Of the Code were useful OF not ne h0Peu
ali propositions to change the Code would be re-
ferred to the committee, that they could examine
tbesubiect carefully andreport whether changes
were desirable Ii we expect TO take up section oy
section ofthe Csds to amend what we may CONSIDER
defect, we shal be here until the spring Of nsSI
wear. He did not approve of every thing In the
Code but was unwilling TO attempt radlcAi ana IL
discriminate changes in the statutes that hau Deea
in force twenty or Thirty years
Mr.. MINNIS concurred with The senator from
Wilson MIR Stokes) in the views b. had expressed
relative to changing the Code. Previous 70 the
sdoption OF the Code, our statutes were tca tere1
through " Nicholson and Caruihers," Nicholson
Supplement" and several pamphlets; but the Code
briugs them all into one view. and enables the peo-
rls 10 see our Laws as they exist and this he ap-
nrehandPd was one cause of the dlssatlsfAetIon
which was supposed to exist smOng the people with
laws that sd been in force for years, and familiar
TO every practioing lawyer. As rem lrked 6y the
Senator from Wilson, Mr.. Stokes) The C9Ge hsd
made but few changes in our statutes, and Wnle ne
felt satisfied some changes might prudentiy anu
properly be made in the Code, ne was opposed
to making a great number of changes some OF
which, as proposed, time might show to De lnexpe-
dent The present Leg stature Igat spenu tne
whole Of two years in amending and revising the
Code and the next Legislature would DE csHed
zpon to undo what this had done he thought the
least done with the Code the best.
The resolution was then adopted.
Mr. STOKELY moved that the Senate ADJOURN 10
Q o'clock Moudsy morning.
Mr.. STANTON moved TO amend the motion oy
inserting 10 o'clock,
The motion to amend prevailed, and then the
Senate adjourned TO 10 o'clock Monday mornng