Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-24
VENNEssEE LEEGIsLATURE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY,, November %, 1859.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
IIPPLISe AND TIPPING HOUSES.

Eamend nent was modified as TO leave imprisoD-
Sment at the discretion of the Court.
s. Mr.. WOODLAND moved to amend the first amend
msn by providing THAI lheViOlAiOr shall be faed in
any sum lot exceeding $50, aud imprisoned at tbs
discretion of the Court.
8 Mr.. CAN'T understood the bill as follows:
Section l prohibits the sale Of ardent spirits to
minors.
q Section 2 prohibits sale to slaves
q Section fixes purishment--fne S250-imprisen-
meut not more than 20 nor less II an 90 days
q The Committee amendments are:
8 First, 10 punish by fine not exceeding fifty dol
Glars, and discretionary imprisonment not 10 exceed
! sixty dsys.
q Second, prohibits the assem6lsge of slaves with
out written pass about groves on Sundays and at
night time
Third, makes it the same offence to give liquors
ito minorslhat il is to sell to them BY LIST section
D If the Commi tee amendments are adopted, the
( bill will then be as follows:
4 Section prohibits sale to minors.
s Seetion . prohibits sale to slaves
Section fixes punishment by fms not exceeding
Fifty in the discretion Of the
7Ceurt not to exceed sixty days.
4 SestiOn prohibits assemblSges Of slaves on Sun
day at night time about groceries, WithOut writ
Men pass from owners, Sc.
a Mr.. BICKNELL objected to the amendment.
4 Mr.. MARTIN desired to prohibit the selling Of
liquors to boys BY an enactment on our statute
books
Mr.. TREwHlTT offered Q bill in lieu making it a
SmisdemesIor 10 sell sprituous liquors to free per-
sons of color, or permit them to assemble around
agrooeries on nights or Sundays, punishable by fine
la the discretion oftbs court and jury, which does
not repeal any Law now in force.
: Mr. L0CKHART caUnot vote for this bill because
Sthe law does not go enough. He desired that ne
0roes should have special order for each t1s and
ssuecifyins how much liquor they are t. have.
q Mr. KENSEDY was opposed to any thing which
would make the original bill lees stringent
& Mr. CAN'T frosted the bill in lieu would lot b
adopted.
s The bill in lieu was rejected.
Mr. Woodsrd's amepdaent was also reJeeted.
Mr. McCABE proposed 10 amend the COmmittee'
amendment as follows:
Pro,t.,S oIsyaus, That each aud eysry minor VIA
sdripx, st such dOggery or grocery bs individually
aliable for said iquor-and PyOgided further, ths
Eths Legislature have power 10 repeal, amend, o.
abolish said grocery 81 will
The SPEAKER ruled this amendment out Of or
Z der. amid rosTs of laughter
& The Committees amendment was adopted b.
yeas 67, nays II
q Mr.. CAN'T modified his amendment 50 as t.
read under the age of l6," after the word ''mi
snor."
& The amendment was adopted by yeas SO, nays 90
Mr. Dunlsp's amendment as amended was adopt.
i ed upon division of the House affirmative 80.
8 Mr. GORMAN moved to amend by adding after
s the word minor" wherever it occurs, the word
words 81 free negroes
Mr.. SHREWSBURY was opposed to the amend
Ement, because it was not sufficiently clear ant
sdehnite
q Mr. KENNEDY moved in lieu Of the emsndmen
to insert the word idiots" alter the word ''minor,
wherever it occurs
3 MIR. BICKNELL did not like that word It locke
he ual
& under ten yesrs of age.
81 Mr.. SRNTER said that we we're transcendng a.
flaws of morality by selling the right 20 dogger
e keeper TO do wrong, and then bear him down i
tLat wrong. He was opposed to any Legislation
slhat would step between parental authority in tn
case, and should vote against the bill and sgains
%the amendments.
q MIR. MARTIN was willing to repeal all laws O
g this subject. and refuse to license the selling O
zliquor at all.
q MIR. Kennedy's amendment in lieu was rejected
q Mr. Germans amendment was also rejected
s Mr.. Germans amendment, adding the words sire
7negroes," vas adopt
q Mr. Gsnlt's first amendment was adopted
q Mr.. GsDtts second amendment was also adopt ed
a Mr. BAYLESS proposed to amend by giving tn,
Fright to manufacturers and distillers to sell in al
3 quantity TO any person except minors aud free per
of color. He denominated imported liquor q
belonging TO the perfect bust-hsGd class. We ma
been legslating from his boy hood down to the pre-
8 sent hood day, and what was the result? The la
Bis transgressed by irresponsible persons-thsse wh
oared not for the laws Of tho State. aud when the
sre prosecuted the costs have be paid by the hoH
s egt tax payers of the country.
a Mr.. EWING moved to amend the amendment b,
Emakng it the duty ofsush disllsry keepers to furn
sh bed and board free Of charge to all persons wi
are made drunk OF their establishments, and pr
venting the fercible election therefrem Of person
s intoxicated.
"a Mr.. BAYLESS accepted the amendment.
81 Mr.. JONES should vote against the amen1men
e but If the gentleman would strike out the WORD
*"free of charge" and insert ct a "reasonsb
price," he thought it would be right, fair and
B stitutional.
81 Mr.. CALDWELL moved to indefinitely pOs.pou
81 the bill and amendments
"a The motion Was agreed to by yes 80, nays 31--s
&folows:
81 YsGs-Messrs Baker, of Perry. Beatty, Bicknsl
Bledsoe, Brazelton, Britton, Caldwell, Cowdel
MCritz, Davidson. East, FsrrOlly, Gillespie, Co
Imam, Guy, Harris, Hsvron, Hebb Jones, Johl
@son, Kenner, Kincaid, Of Anderson, Kincaid,
claiborne, McCabe, MOrphis. Roberts, Russell, Sci
Ter, Shield, Shrewsbury, sowel, TreWhitt, Vsughi
EWillisms, Of Franklin, Williams, Of Hickman, Wi
&lismson, Wiseuer, Woods and Woodard-39
IS NGys-Msssrs Baker, Of Weakley, Barksd8i
#Bsyless, Butler, Chsstham, Davis, Dosk, Dude,
Ewing, Farley, FraEier, CAN'T, Hurt, Ingram, Ksl
nedy, Lea, LOckhart, Martin, Msyfeld, Morris, Ns
2Norman, Pickett, Porter, Richsrdson SIXTH, TT
vitt, White, of Davidson, White, Of Dickson, Viii
I more and Speaker Whitthorne-S1.
IL SENATE BILLS ON THE SECOND READING.
81 The following Senate BILLS we're read and severl
Sly passed, or appropriately referred.
Senator Payne's 20, 10 change the place OF pa
ling of certain bonds of the State Of Tennessee, vi
Hpsssed the second reading.
Senator Hildreth's, "A, to regulate quslih 1atiol
achOnl of Feb
1858, chapter 70, was referred to the Committee {
HEducstion.
81 Senator Aliens, a. to amend section A. 69l of Il
ECode Referred to the judiciary Committee
81 Senator Boyd's, 20. to incorporate the Unit
ESynod Of the Presbyterian Church Passed
81 Senator Payne's, 80, TO trsnsfer CASES from OF
Ecourt to another. Referred to he Judiciary Cor
&mi tee.
# Senator Psyne's, 81, TO encourage the use Of p
Evste capital. Referred to the Committee Bsnk
EwithOut reading, on motion Of Mr.. CgEAIHAl
81 Senator Trimble's, 81 for tho benefit Of the Lou
Hville and Nashville, and Edgefsld and Ken,ucl
81 Railroad. Passed
u SenetOr Hldreth's, 20, to give further time
! @the Wolf River and Kentucky Turnpike CsnPa
#was read.
i Mr. WIsENER offered an amendment incorpOrs
EaiDg the Shelbyvills and Fishing Ford Turnpi
MCompany.
a. The amendment was adopted.
o# The bill, as amended, was passed the seco
threading.
Senator Payne's, "a, to incorporate West Tenn
ssee Academy Of Memphis was read
Mr.. SHE'D offered sn amendment incorporate
1.-THE TGllahoma Male Academy.
u The amendment was adopted
,.M Mr. SHREWSBURY offered an amendment inc
!. pOrating the Rockers Cross Roads Male and Fem
Academy.
The amendment was adopted,
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