Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-18


lions to be issued when called for by the plaintiff,
or when stay of judgment is out, or when Judgment
is not stayed as prescribed by law was finally pass
ed by yeas IS. nays e Mr.. JoxEs' bill giving
grand juries discretionary power to ndictfor drunk
euness, was adopted, yeas Sc nays H.
Mr. FARRFIL1's bill, to amend the charter Of the |
Pigeon ROOst and Chullahoma Turnpike Company
was passed the third reading.
Mr.. GUYS bill to repeal seetiQns sll of the Code
with an amendment proposing to repeal section
asia, was finally passed by yeas IS. nays p. -
Mr.. BIcKNEr1's bill to exempt miller, provided
the mill be in operation and all common school com
missioners from working the public roads, was
finally passed by yeas So, nay T.
The Senate was not in session Thursday.
In the House on Thursday Mr.. JOKES bill to sup:
ply all the Justices of the Peace in this State with
copy Of the Code of Tennessee was passed the third
and last reading in the House by yeas SO, nays l.
-- Mr. BEATY's, to repeal an act incorporating
the Elkton and Prospect Turnpike Company, was
read the third time and passed.
Mr.. GUYS to establish precinct in the town of
Grand Junction, was amended, so as TO establish
voting precinct at Pocahontas. and passed thu third
reading.
Mr.. DAVIS bill, to amend section 296 Of the Code,
was finally passed by yeas so nays Il.
The Committee on Agriculture's bill in lieu Of Mr.
DULIEYs, which repeats that part of chapter 50 of
the Code. which relates to the inspection of flour,
cotton, hemp and kiln dried meal, was finally passed
the House by yeas 60, nays ?.
IL the Senate on Friday, House bill providing for
the election Of tax collectors by the people, was
passed on its third and last reading and is now law
House amendment to Senate bill allowing tax
collectors until the first of April to make settlements,
requiring them to pay over the amount they have
collected mp to the 3lst December, was concurred
in-House resolution to inquire into the manage
ment of the Branch Of the Bank Of Tennessee at
Sparta, was indefinitely postponed House resolu-
ton calling the Presidents and Directors Of the
Union and Planters Banks to furnish the General
Assembythe Of their stockholders, their place
of residence andthe amount of stock owned by each,
| was adopted-The House having refused to concur
in Senate amendments to the bill to incorporate the
Memphis and St Louis Packet Company, the Senate
receded from its amendments.
In the House on Friday Senator Horns bill,
to amend the charter the town of Dover, Stewart
county, was amended by attaching to it Mr.. EwING's
bill, to amend the charter of the town Of
Franklin, in Williamson county, and then finally
passed the House. - Mr.. KNcAID, of Ander-
sons bill So, 20 change the line between the
counties of Campbell and Union, was amended by
changing the county line between Rutherford and
Davidson counties. by yeas IS, nays q, was still
further amended by attaching to it Mr.. CALDWELL +
BILL to change the line between McMim and
Monroe counties and then finally passed the House
by yeas IS, nays %.
Senator SrANroN's bill to charter the Gains
boro and Obion Turnpike Company, was amend
ed by chartering the Livingston and Caney Forl
Turnpike Company, and the Thompson's Sta
ton and Franklin and Triune Turnpike Company
and then passed the last reading in the House.
The vote by which a resolution was lost the Other
day, proposing 10 place settees behind member
desks, was reconsidered, and the resolution wa
adopted by yeas 80, nays 81. -- Mr.. WHIT
THoRNEs bill in lieu of Mr.. DUDLEY's, to pay fo
slaves executed: so as to provide that where al
owner shall transfer criminal slave beyond ju
risdicton he shall be fined in the discretion of tn
Court and be liable in a civil action for the benefi
Of the party injured, to the extent of the full valu
of the slave amended so as to read sold, trans
feIred or removed passed the third and last read
ing in the House by yeas 80, nays &c -- Nh
SMITHS bill to compel Trustees AMI Rangers to SCI
tie annually with the Judges OF Clerks Of Count
Courts and to amend section427, part Of Code
and to amend section 1859, fually passed b
yeas 49, nays Is. - Mr.. WILLIAMS, of knoxs bill
, TO change the time of holding the County CouI
j Of Knox county, for the trial of misdemanors wa
amended by amending the act changing the time {
Z holding the County Court of Obion west Of Rec
foot Lake, was finally passed the House. - TIL
committee on READS bill in lieu of Mr.. Johnson,
to amend the road laws OF this State, was amende
so that whenever petition is filed desiring change
the person filing it shall be taxed with the cost
whether the change is made or not. and proyidn
that the party through whose land The road rum
shall not be prevented from contestins it before tn
Jury of review and then passed the last reading
] the House. by yeas So noes 9. - Mr.. BUTLER
bill to give further time 1.-TWO years from the fir
Of December next to finish his turnpike road, wa
| passed the third reading. -- Mr.. CALBwE lis bi
To amend the Sheriif's fee bill passed the last rea'
e | mo ly yeas 81 %.