Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-10


Turnpike Company further Tine 50 00Hplsi' their
No. SEQ protest the wool growing interest in
Tennessee
Mr. LANE offered an amsndnsnt that tbs pro-
visions of the bill apply 10 persons driving cattle
through this State. which was adopted
Mr. PETERS offered "a amendment that where
sheep have been killed by dogs, tie owners Of SUCH
dogs shall pay the owners of the sheep twice their
value. aud any person keeping a sheep killing dog,
knowing MIN to be such, shall pay tax Of ten dol
lars upon sneh dog, which was adopted
Z Mr.. McNEILY said the bill might be imperfect,
but n ought to pass as something Of the kind was
very much nsed to protect the interests Of sheep
raisers In his county the sheep were not kept in
pastures. bit permitted to run ia The range and
narfies from Rutherford, Bedford, Marshall ard
other ooin.a above passing through with droves of
sheen always carried of large numbers belonging
10 eitizsIs of his county, aud the true Of
other Counties. He did not charge that they did it
Intentionally. bat il was the nature Of sheep to
herd together. and when flock saw drove pass-
ing along they would get together, and it was i'm
nassibla 70 separate them. 0se man in his county
nod sixtv-lbres taken off by tao droVars and an
other lost ell he had. AS further illustration OF
his position he stated that citizen of his county
started vi b drove of FIVE hundred sheep, and
| when hs got to Memphis he had eight hundred,
potwitbstsnding every effort was made to keep.Of
sheen belonging to citZsss Of the counties through
which he passed. The object Of his bill was to
preyent. such occur CAGES this by requiring par
ties driving sheep 10 notify oTners along the reuie
which thew proposed 70 pass tive DAYS in advance,
SO that the later might secure their sheep.
The question recurring upon the DILL as amended,
! |. was reireted, ayes c. noes Is as follows;
/ .4yes.-Mesirs. HIrO, Lane, MeNeilly, Payne,
| Peters aud ThOmpsOn,-6. 4a
Nos,.-Messrs Allen. Boyd, Bradford, B1mpass
| Hildrelh, Huuter, Johnson, Minis. Mcclellan
Nash, Richardson, Stokes, st9key, Trimele anS
Speaker Newman. Id, - "a ca
/ To ADJoURE SINE DIE.
Mr.. BRADFORD offered resolution thst tn
Legislature ADJOURN sine de on Saturday the 2itt
of December or sooner if business Of tie two hous
"a be accomplished, aud that to this chi, 10 ne'
bill shall be introduced in either house after tn
lst Of December,
RsF0Rr oF THE STATE aEOLoGIsr.
Mr., STOKES entered motion to reconsider th
vote ordering the printing Of ige hundred copies G
the preliminary report of the State Geologist, an
roved that the motion be taken up.
The motion was tIken up and the vote rooonsid
cred, and then,
exc hundred and fifty copies Of the preliminary II
port Of the Stnte Geoegist be printed for the use
= the Senate. ~
MOTION TO RECoNsIDER wTVHDRAwH'
Mfr. SFOKELY withdrew the motion ne entere
On the 4th inst 20 reconsider the vote passing c
its third reading Senate bill No So requiring Con-
ty Court Clerks 10 take and file the bonds Of Office
: under the small offense Law
SUSPENDED DEBT OF the BASK TENNESSEE
Mr. McNELLY called up his melton, entered
i the 4th inst t. reconsider the vote iadehnite
postponing Seusts bill No. a., to authorize the d
: posal of the suspended debt Of the Baak Of Te
I, nessse and Brsnches.
Nj. LANE said he had introduced the bill for Il
d purpose of getting the books Of tie panE Of Re
nessoe clear Of this DEBT, which had bsen accum
J. istiug for years 1t was conceded by al. famih
with The subiecf. that the Bank could never reali
: anything Out of this debt, and he hoped some a
ton would be taken by the Legislature by zAioh
e would be disposed Of.
o The vste indefinitely pOstponiEG the bill Was tn
q reeonsidered and
ua soStioa Of Mr.. LANE, the bill as amended "
q reeoomitted to the Committee on Banks
: /. On motion of Mr.. ALLEN, the Senate sdjourne