Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-16
AFTERNOON SESSION.


The House resumed the consideration of Mr.
KINCAID, of Andersons, bill II. R. So, to change
the line between the counties Of Campbell and Uni
| on counties.
Mr.. DOAK asked leave to withdraw his bill, 359,
changing the county line between Rutherford and
Davidson cJuntes in order to offer it smen1-
ment TO the bill under consideration.
MIR. EAST, Me-. WHITE of Davidson, and Mr..
CHEATHAM objected to leave being granted
= The House scceded to the request Of Mr.. Dosk by
yea 80. nays %
Mr. DOAK then withdrew his bill and offered it as
an amendment to the bill b Store the House.
Mr.. WHITE moved to amend the amendment hy
providing that the petitioners shall have Davidson
county surveyel at their own expense, and il it a2-
pears hat such detachment will reduce her below
the constiu ional limits then this bill to be void;
ami if tn go back to Rutherford county then they
to be liable for their portion of the Railroad
tax
Mr. DOAK said this amendment involved the Dis
cussion of the lest hour and he hoped it would be
voted down. 1t amounted to rider and WAS offer
ed for the purpose Of killing the bill
Mr.. EAST sustained the amendment to the amend
ment and cIntended it was not offered for the eX-
press purpose of killing the bill, but for the Pur-
pose Of seeing whether the division would be con-
stitutionsl or not
Mr.. WISENER said this had become q question
OF conscence since the members from Davidson had
slated that their county was slre - reduced below
the constitutional limits He ne clause Of the
constitution and from laws and decisions in refer
enOe to the running of county lines
Mr.. GANCC could see no constitutional objection
in the way of the passing Of the amendment
Mr. DOAk m we'd to lay the amendment to the
amendment the table.
The motion agreed to by yeas SO, nays 90.
Mr.. COWDEN moved to anne d the amendment
by providing that the county lines of Giles and
NJ .rshalI b. changed so that the lands and house
o. John Acoff be included IN Marshall county,
Mr. KENNEDY opposed the amendment and con-
tended thar il would throw the county of Giles into
a very bad and awkward condition.
fhe am-rd nent was agreed t..
Mr.. COWDEN said he not acting unadvissd
ly, but to accOmm date his friends he moved q re-
{ nsiderst,On of the vote adopting his amendment
The motion was agreed TO, by yeas SO, nays 70.
Mr.. COWDEN, BY leave, withdrew his amend
nent
Mr.. KENNEDY would lot vote to reduce a couu-
" below the limits prescribed by the Institution,
but, as at present advised, he'Would vote for the
amendment.
The amendment was adopted by yeas So, nays |
q, follows:
Yeas.-Bsker, of Weakley, Bayless, Beatty, Ben !
nett, Britton, ClUden, Criz Davidson, D1sk, Far
ley, Ford Frazier, Cant, Guy, Harris, Hebb, In
gr an, Jones, johnson Kennedy, Kincaid, of Ander-
SOD, Liza, L9ckhHrt, Meade, Nall Roberts, Smith,
5 well, Trevitt Vaughan, White, Of Dickson, Whit /
more Wisener, Woods and Speaker WhitthorAe.-S5
AGys.-Msssrs Arms rong. B:eknell Brazelton,
Caldwell, Cneatbam Davis, Dudley, East, Ewing, /
Gillespie German, Greene, Havron, Hurt, KeDnsr,
Martin MOI phis, Porter, Richardson. Russell, Sen
er, She'd, Shrewsbury, White, of Davidson, Will
Jams, of Knox, Williamson and WOOdard.-27.
Mr.. WISENER moved to reconsider the vote just
AIKEN, (st4ting that it for this purpose he had
'oted with the majority just now and read a de-
,isiOn of the upon the changing of county
inc between Maury and Lewis counties, and from 4
,ther authorities upon the subject, which set
led the fact, that you cannot reduce county be-
OW six hundred and twenty FIVE square miles, nor
uu the Inns nearer than twelve miles to Q county |
eat. -
Mr.. CAN'T spoke to the points embraced in
he authorities quoted by Mr.. Wisener.
And then
On motion the House adjourned till tomorrow
norning nine o'clock. 1