Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-10
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
AFTERNOON SESSION
THURSDAY, December 1859
The House resumed the consideration of Mr.. Whit
thorne's BILL lS9, to amend the exemptioR law, tn.
| question being on Mr. Harris amendment.
| Mr.. KENNEDY being entitled to the floor, spoke
| in opposition to the bill and amendment. He thought
the present law goes far enough, and entered his
| solemn protest against farther extension than pro
posed in the original bill
| Mr.. MAYFIELD opposed the passage of the bill
for he thought the proposed change OF addition
would not act equally among different classes.
| Mr.. CHEATHAM, by leave, withdrew his amend
ment which took with it Mr.. Harris, and offered
one in lieu, exempting one sewing machine in the
hands Of the heads OF families and females whether
the head of family or not
Mr.. NORRIS moved to amend the amendment by
| exempting an additional COW and calf
The amendment was agreed to.
The amendment as amended was adopted by yeas
| 46, nays "a as follows:
! Yeds-Messrs. Barkslale, Bennett Bicknell, Bled-
soe Butler, Cheatham Cowden Davis Davidson
Doak, Dudley, East Ewing, Farley, Farrelly, Ford
German, Guy, Harris, Havron, Hebb, Hurt, Ingram,
| Jones, Kenner, Lea Lockhart, Meade, Morris Nor
phis Nall, Porter, Richardson, Senter, Shrewsbury
Smith, Sowell, Trewhitt Vaughan, White, of David
| son, Williams, of Franklin Williams, of Hickman
| Williamson, Wisener, Woodard and Speaker Whit
! thorne-46.
Nays essrs. Armstrong, Baker, Of Perry, Baker,
of Weakley Bayless, Beatty BraZetOn, BrittOn Critz
Frazer, Can't, Greene Johnson, Kennedy, klncaid
| of Anderson Klncaid, of Claiborne Mayfeld, Nor
man, Roberts, Russell, Shield Treyitt White, OF
| Dickson, Williams, of Knox, and WCods-24
Mr.. CHEATHAM demanded the previous question
! The House refused to sustain the demand by yeas
| 10, nays 50.
The question then required on The amendment OF
Mr.. McUabe, that ten bushels OF Wheat be exempt
| ed, in addition to what is now allowed.
Mr.. VAUGHAN proposed to amend the amend
ment, by exemptng thirty bushels IN lieu of what
was exempted.
Mr. McCABE, by leave, withdrew his amendment
| which took with it Mr. Faughan's.
| MIR. FRAZIER moved TO amend the laws now in
force. by making the Bureau 10 be worth SIS, the
Be- stead $40, AMI IN ting one horse ur yoke OF
oxen, to heads OF families engaged in Agriculture.
| MIR. HEBB nOTed 10 amend the amendment by
| exempting one negro slave TO the head OF every
| family.
MIR. SHE'D moved to lay the amendments on the
table.
A division of the question was demanded.
The amendment TO the amendment was laid On the
table by yeas 4S nIys 20.
| The question recurring on the amendment,
| Mr. BAILESS called for division of the ques
ton.
The latter part of the amendment was not laid
On the table by yeas 81, nays 50.
| The first part of the amendment was laid on thu
| table by yeas 81 nays 10.
Mr. BAYLESS moved to lay the bill and amend
| ment on the table.
The motion was rejected by yeas 10, nays 50.
| Mr.. Speaker WHITTHORNE (Alr. Bennett in tn,
chair,) demanded the previous question.
| The demand was not sustained by yeas 80, nay
| 80, follows:
Feas-Messrs. Baker of Perry, Beatty, Bennett
| Bicknell BledsOe, Britton, Caldwell Cheathsm, Cow
, den, Farrelly, Ford, CAN'T, Hebb, ingram, Jones
Kennedy Kincaid of Anderson, Morris, Nall, Rich
| ardson Roberts, Shield, Trewhtt, White of David
son. White of Dickson, Williams OF Franklin vii
liams of Hickman, williamson Wisener and Speak
| er Whittl Orne-3O.
Naus-Messrs Armstrong, Barksdale, Bayless
BrazeltOn, Critz, Davis, Davidson, Doak, Dudley
East, Ewing, Farley, Frazier. German, Greene, Guy
HavrOn, Hurt Johnson Kenner, Kincaid OF Clai
borne Lea, Lockhart Mayfeld, McCabe, Morphis
Norman, Porter, Russell, Senter Shrewsbury, Smith
SoweL, Treutt, Vaughan, Williams Of Knox, Wood
and WoOdard-3S.
| Mr. EAST, when his name was called, said Nj
Speaker, the argument of the gentleman from Maury
ry Lewis and Williamsonis the effect that this bi
has been amended with a view to kill it finally and
now moves the previous question TO cut off all III
| friendly amendments. do not desire it to be IL
ferred that against the original bill, or any
| the amendments, as have voted for them all. d.
sire that other amendents may be attached to it.
am willing, sir, to extend the benefits conferred
the bill further than any amendment now offered.
am willing that it should be extended to reasons
BILE amount of security. think the bill good on
Mr. PORTER, when his name called, saiC
friend (Mr. East from Davidson.
Mr.. WISENER moved Intellectually to strike OF
of the amendment the words, yoke of oxen.p
Mr.. FORD moved that the amendment be indef
! nitsly postponed.
The amendment was agreed TO by yeas A, nay
%, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Baker of Weakley, Barksdale, Ba
d less Bennett BrittOn, Caldwell. Cheatham, Cowde
a Davis Davidson, Doak, Dudley East Farley, Fare
ly, Frazier, CAN'T, Greene, Guy, Harris, Havro
Hebb Hurt, Ingram. KenneP. Lea Lockhart, Ma
field McCabe, Morphs, Nall, Norman, Porter, Rie
!. arlson, Senter, Shrewsbury, Sowell, Vaughan Viii
a | of Davidson, Williams OF Knox, Wisener, Wood
) Woodland and Speaker Whitthorne-H
g Nags-Messrs. Armstrong, Baker ofPerry Beat
L Bicknen BledsOe Brazelton, Butler, Critz Ewn
It Ford, German, Jones, johnson, Kennedy kincaid
10 Anderson, KiIcaid of Claiborne Morris, Robert
4 RUSSELL Shield, Smith, Trewhitt, Trevitt, White
10 Dickson, Williams of Franklin, Williams of Hic
ID man. and williamson.
as Mr. C4lITH moved TO amend by exempting fiji
pounds of picked cotton in addition to what is nc
allowed.
The amendment was adopted
Mr.. VAUGHAN proposed to amend by providi
that the husband shall not sell dispose any pl
perry exempt by the laws of the State, without t
consent of his wife.
Mr. HEBB demanded the previous question
The House sustained the demand
A division of the question was demanded.
The SPEAKER decided that division of the gu
ton at this stage of the proceedings, was out of
der.
~ Mr. BEATTY appealed from the decision of I
= chair.
The question being shall the decision of the chi
stand as the Judgment of the House?
The yeas and nays were demanded and being
ID, dered and taken the decision sustained by y
nit So, nays Has follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Armstrong Baker, of Perry,
ker. of Weakey, Bayless, Bennett, Bedsoe Bral
ton Britton Butler, Caldwell, Cheatham, Critz,
VS. Davidson Dudley, East, Farley, Farrelly, Fo
s, Frazier, German, Greene. Guy, Harris, Hebb, Hi
~ ~ Ingram Jones, Kenner, Kennedy, Kincad, OF And
" son Kincaid of Claiborne, LockhSrt MiCate.
ris Morphis. Nall, Norman. Porter, Richards
Roberts Russell, Senter She'll Shrewsbury, SIN
Soweil White, of Davidson, White, of Dicks
williams of Franklin Williams, of Hickman Y
liams, of Knox, williamson Mlsener, Woods,
Woodard-56.
= Navs-Messrs Barksdale, Beatty, Bicknell. C,
" den Doak Ewing CAN'T, HarrJn, johnson. |
s 0s Msyfeld, Trewhitt, Trevitt and Yaughan-I4
Mr. SHE'D moved to reconsider the vote sust
IT ing the demand for the previous question
The motion was rejected by yeas a. naVs 81.
The bill as amended then passed the second re-
Il ing by yeas A, nays pas follows
Yeas -Messrs. Barksdale, Bennett. Bicknell. G
= well, Cheatham, COwden, Davis Davidson. D,
Is Dudley, East Farley Farrelly Ford Frazier. Ca
at Guy, Harris, HavTpn, EHebb, Hurt, Ingr
Jones, Kinca of Anderson. Lea, Lockhart,
: Cabe. Morris, MOrI his Nall Norman Porter r
IN ardson Sentsr, SOwel, Trewhitt Vaughan WI
OF Davidson, Williams of Franklin, Williamson, "
= ner. Woods, Woodland and Speaker Whitthorne-
!. Mugs -Messrs. Armstrong, Baker, of Perry
less ker, Of Weakley Bayless, Beatty, Bledsoe Braze
nix - :
nefs NcinecY. hlncalu- OF tlaiDcrne, NAY neld,
ion erts, Russell Shield, Shrewsbury Trevitt Whit,
Dickson, Williams, Of Hickman, and William.
- Knox-25
The following explanations were made BY ger
,tea men when their names We're called:
ing, ~ n !. ~ - - = = : ~
and MI DA hLhSoo was oppOsea 70 we 1uftnef eA