Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
uEsDAY, November Is, 1859.


PETITIONS.
Mr.. GREENE presented petition from 300 citi>
zeus of Rosne county, praying for the passage Of
Law removing free negroes from the State, which
was read and referred to the Committee on Free
Negroes and Slave Population.
Mr. CHEATHAM presented petition from GER
tain merchants and others of Davidson county, up
on the subject Of the merchants tax, which was
read and referred to the Special Committee on that
subject
Mr. FARRELLY presented a petition, which,
without reading took the same reference.
REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr. DOAK, from the Committee on the Peniten-
tiary, returned the bill H. 4. 5S,l recommending
passage.
Mr.. FORD from the Committee on IneOrpors-
tiOn', returned Senate bill No. 20, recommending
passage.
CHANGE OF THE RULES
Mr.. WOODARD offered a resolution providing for
the residing of any section of the Code which is pro-
D, sed to be repealed changed. in where the
same is not set out in the BILL before taking the
vote on the final passage of such bill
.eThe resolution lies on the table one day under
the rule
CHATTANOOGA SAVINGS IEsrITUTE.
On motion of Mr.. GILLESPIE the rules were
suspended aud Senator Minis bill, IS, to author
Use the Chattanooga Savings Institution to remove
their Office to Memphis read the third time and
finally passed the House of Representatives
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were introduced, read and sew
orally passed the first reading:
By Mr.. GUY, 2Sl, to establish precinct in the
town of Pooahontas, in Hsrdemsn county
By Mr. BEATTY, 2S2, to incorporate the Ekton
Branch Turnpike Company.
BY Mr. LEA 2S3, to protect the rete- holders OF
tina Bank of Claiborne.
By Mr.. GORMAN, 284, for the benefit Of Justices
Of the Peace in this State.
By Mr.. HEBB, 285, to establish precinct in the
village of Mulberry, in Lincoln county
THE CHANCERY QUESTION.
Mr. BENNE IT. by leave, from the Committee on
Ba ks returned b Il in lieu Of Senate bill ~, to
repeal section 1914 Of the Code,
THE COUNTY SEAT OF Upton COUNTY.
On motion of Mr. wHITMORE, his bill, 70, to re-
move the scat of justice of Upton, was taken from
tn, files and made the special order for Wednesday,
tAe 23d inst.-to-morroW week.
cR1MIxAL COURT OF RoBERTsoS COUNTY.
On motion of Mr. W00DARD, Senator Horns
bill 90, to change the time of holding the Circuit
Courts Of Robertson county, was taken from the
Rles. passed the second reading, and made tho
special order for tomorrow at 10 O'clock,
INSPECTION OF FLOUR, LARD, HEMP, SO.
Mr.. Dudley's bill, III. R. 81, to repeal that part
of chapter of the Code, which relates to the in
specton of -four, lard, butter, hemp, Sc, was read
and passed the second reading.
sHgRIFF's FEES.
Mr.. Baker, of Perry's bill, Sc, TO regulate sher-
If's fee bills, was read the second time.
Mr.. JONES. If he understood the bill ii propos-
ed to q We Sheriffs a commission on moneys they
never saw, and for which they never had the least
trouble.
Mr.. BAKER, of Perry, has been Sheriff and
knew something about that office He saw nothing
IN it but v hat would suit every man in the House,
and could nothing in it that the gentleman should
oppose.
Mr.. JONES thought the bill would make every
man perfect Shylock,
The bill was re elected, the vote rejecting it was
reconsidered, and it was then Withdrawn By the
author, by leave of the House.
THE PUBLIC ROADS.
Mr.. Johnson's bill { Ii. R. GOT to amend the road
laws was read. The Committee on Roads recon-
mended the passage Of Mr.. Britton's, 49, in lieu,
and it was also read.
Mr.. BRITTON had lesve,to withdraw his bill lis,
and he offered 1t in lieu of the bill III r. 6O) under
consideration. His object was to save expenses in
the changing of roads. His bill provides that no
tce shall be given to the agent if the owner Of the
land lives out Of the county
asThe bill in lisu was adopted, and the bill as
amended passed the second reading.
PAY FOR SLAVES EXECUTED.
Mr. Dudley's bill (H. R. 5s) to pay owners Of
slaves for slaves executed read the second time
with amendment by Mr.. Morphis, providing that
slave property alone shall be taxed to raise the mo-
ney to pay for tae slave executed.
Mr.. EWING opposed the bill.
Mr.. DUDLEY offered the bill in order to insure
the punishment OF felon slaves. As the law now
stands the owner is the first man probably who
knows his slave commits the offence and he drives
him of between two days. Il acts as o license to
slaves to commit capital offences. He was willing
to modify his bill as to make the owner entitled
to two-thirds of the slaves value and he offered an
amendment to that effect.
Mr.. EWING did not think the gentleman went
about the matter right. If the bill passed be would
propose that 81 600 be paid to every poor innocent
women and her suffering offspring who should lose
her husband and their father by his being incarce
rated in the Penitentiary or deprived Of life for
crime. 1t was the duty OF every master to train up
his slave 10 the way be should ge much 50 as to
do the thing for his child and it was as much
the duty Of the State to indemnify poor widow as
the master of slave, If the slave be convicted of
q capital ofense the master should suffer.
Mr.. MAYElELD said the bill did not meet his
approval, He thought the bill would work wrong
in case where :he master of q slave who had muir
dered slave horse Of another should be paid for
his eloU slave, while the MASTER whose property was
destroyed would receive noting.
Mr. VAUGHAN offered an amendment that the
State pay TO the widow Of poor man executed the
value Of the husband, which was ruled out Of order
by the Speaker. Mr.. Brszslton in tho Chair
MIR. SHE'D offered an amendment providing that
where fson slaves are run off by the master, be
shall be fEsd and confined in the penitentiary NOT
less than three nor more than Eve years.
Mr.. Speaker WHITTH0RNE offered bill in lieu,
providing that where owner shall transfer
slave beyond jurisdiction he shall be fined in the
discretion of the court and be liable in civil sc
ton for the benefit of the party injured, to the sx
tent of the full value Of the slave.
Mr.. DUDLEY would accept of the bill in lieu as
an amendment to his bill; he would prefer it to
come before the house in that wsy but should vote
Tor i any how,