Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-13
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURES.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FnDAr. November 10, 1853.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
SEVENTH cHANcERY DIvIsIoE

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AFTERNOON SESSION,
SEVENTH cHANCERY DIvIsIoH.
On motion by Mr. WILSON The order of business
was suspended aud Mr.. Bennet,'s bill [u.R So, to
establish the Seventh Chaacery Division Of Tennes-
| see was read the third time
Mr. PORTER proposed an amendment establish
ing the Eighth Chancery Division of Tennessee.
Mr. LEA had drawn up bill to establish the
Eighth District, and he could not agree with the
gentleman from Madison Mr.. Hurt1 he appealed 10
gentlemen on the Democratic side Of the House TO
sustain him when he moved to lay the amendment on
the table: He withdrew his motion for
| Mr.. PORTER, who made an appeal to his side of
the House to help HIM TO kill the bill if the amend
| ment failed.
| Mr., HURT got his friend from Carroll Mr.. POr-
teri to Offer the amendment because he Wss not sat-
i.fed with the bill of the gentleman frem EaYWoed
Mr. Lea. He would not spI cal to any party to vote
Tor bis neasurs, and he hoped to GOd ae never
| would make such an appeal.
| Mr.. BENNETT should make no appeal to his
party to sustain him. but he relied upon the merits
of his bill with all parties He hoped the gentle-
| man from Carroll ME- Porterl would WithdI aW his
amendment. The Judiciary Committee had recon-
mended the passage Of this bill and be hoped the
| gentleman would not clog it with this amendment
/ Mr. BUTLER objected TO the making Of appeals
to the one and the other side of the House to sus-
tain measure of this sort. 1t should be above
| party consideration. He could NOS see why one bill
| should not pass as well as another.
Mr. LEA would soorn to make this q political
question He proposed in his bill the very counties
| that Chancellor Williams desired to have included:
and he had pledged himself to sus ain an 0ppos
ton candidate for Chancellor, should new district
be created-thus showing thai he did not desire 10
| make this parry question.
NJ. HEB hoped The House would not create airy
more new Chancelors. But a few years ago there
we're but three or four in the State and there is
| vhara tLit,g 10 tn ct
Mr.. LEA off red an amendment constituting the
Eighth District according to his bill on the FLEE.
| Mr.. HURT objected TO the bill of the gentleman
| from Haywood, mir Lea,) because he took all his
| counties from Chancellor Williams district, while
his proposed 10 take, two from this sAd four from
another district.
Mr. CALDWELL would like to relieve the Chan
| cellor of the second district by taking from him
White county and adding it TO the third division
| He should vote for no measure which did not meet
| with the wants Of the people
MIR. MARTIN did not think there was any oppo-
sition TO the bill the part Of members represent
iDghe section of the State in which it is proposed
| to make the seventh Chsncery district: and he
thought it net ght for gentlemen from another
| portion Of the State to oppose it. He was party
man upon party questions, but he did not regard
| questions of this sor. 10 party view
| Mr. LEA had dispOs ton TO ride down the
| seventh ChancsrY district in fact he expected to
vote for it; but he regarded the amendment Of the
gentlemen from Carroll mir. Porter) intended TO
foce an Opposition district upon the people where
it was not wanted, and he should, therefore, oppose
| the bill if that amendment was adopted.
| Mr.. PORTER, mterrupting ! st The suggestion
| Of his friends Withdrew his amendment, and ae-
knOwledged that ne was guilty of piece of sb-
surdity in appe IliDg to his party for support.
Mr.. LEA knew tuat Judge Williams had nearly
ruined his health by attending to the duties Of his
district and the Judge himself desired that il should
be reduced. He withdrew his amendment also.
Mr.. PORTER knew the Judge desired it but had
not applied to be relieved.
Mr.. CALDWELL moved 20 amend by taking White
county from the second aud adding lit to the third
district and providing that the courts for the third
district be held on the second Monday in April and
October.
| The amendment was adopted.
| Mr.. BENNETT offered an amendment which was
adopted and the bill, as amended, was finally pass
ed the House of Representatives by yeas so, nays
49, as follows
| Yeds-Messrs Armstrong Baker, of Perry, B8yless,
Beatty, Bennett Bicknel, Brazleton. BriltoR, Cald-
we'll, Cheatham, CoWden, CritE, Davidson, DOak,
Dudley, East, Ewing Farley, Fsrrelly, Ford,
Frazier, CAN'T, Gillespie, Greene, Guy, Hurt, In
gram, Kennedy, Lea, Lockhart, Martin, Msyfsd,
McCabe, Nall, Norman, Pickett, Porter, Richard
SOD, Roberts, She'd, Shrewsbury, Smith, TreWbitt,
Trevitt, White, of Davidson, Wbtmore, Williams
of Knox, Wisener and Woods-50.
Nays--Messrs. Bledsoe Butler, German Hsvron
HEIDI, J0nn 4, hluCSlu, Oh ANDERSON, hlGcalQ CT
Claiborne, MorpbeIs, RUSSELL Ssnter, White, Il
Dickson, Wiisms, of Hickman, and Willismson.-14
Mr.. LEA moved to reconsider the vote just taken
and 10 lay that motion on the table.
The latter motion was agreed to.
| LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Was granted to Messrs. Harris and Williams of
Franklin.
TENNESSEE IRON COMPANY.
The House resumed the consideration of the or
| dar Of the time of the
Mr.. WILLIAMS of Hickman was entitled to the
hoor but pleaded indisposition, and expressed q
desire to have the subject postponed till next week
On Motion by Mr. MARTIN. this bill rs 81 in
cooperating the Tennessee Iron Company, was made
the special order for to-day week.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
On motion by Mr.. WILLIAMS of Hickman, the
order of business was dispensed with, and the
House proceeded to to the consideration of House
bills on their Third reading
wRIrs OF ERROR
Mr.. Wisener's bill { H. R. Al to regulate the prsc-
tice 10 obtaining Wrts Of error, was read the third
, time.
Mr.. TREWHITT opposed the passage of the bill.
Mr.. WISENER. This bill provides that the party
may obtain writ of errer by giving bond and Sc
eurity for the If application be made therefor
within the time now prescribed by law, bat if he
asks for a supereedeas he must give bond aud secu-
rity for the whole debt. As the law stands no ",
the party must give bond and security for the whole
debt, whether he asks for sHpsreedeGs or not.
This bill simply restored the old practice.
Mr.. CAN'T was not present at the time the bill
was before the Committee but 1t was right and he
thought it should pass
NJ. BUTLER thought a resident Of the State
should have the right take an appeal without Civ
ing security. He moved to amend by adding the
words "Or if unable to give security, then he may
psuperize."
The amendment wss agreed to, and the bill n
amended, finally passed the House. by yeas e.
nays Messrs Russell and Trewhitt.
SMALL BILLS ON FoREIGs BANKS.
Mr.. wISENER'S bill III R. for the suppression
of small notes on foreign banks of less denomins
I ton than SIS coming up
Mr. HEBB moved to strike out the words "shal
I be a misdemeanor and punishable as at common
Law" f'
Mr. wISENER said if the motion we're agrees
TO it would be equivalent to striking out the Who'll
bill: or if passed it would be dead letter on tn
statute book
Mr. BICKNELL would not vote against any Law
that would drive ont Of our State good currency
sustained the melon OF the gentleman frem LinoOl
Mr.. Hebb
Mr. WILLIAMS, Of Hickman, said there was
law on the statute book intending TO drive out o
circulation the small bills of this State and he wonl
. vote to have the small notes Of other States cir
culated here when our own were prohibited
Mr. BUTLER hoped neither the bill nor amend
ment would pass.
Mr.. TREwHITT hoped the amendment WOulC
e prevail. He thought TO psss this bill would be as
suming high and dangerous power
Mr.. G0RMAN moved the indefinite posiponemen
IL of the bill aud amendment.
Of Mr.. L0CKHART hoped the bill would pass.
ne was opposed 10 wild eating from other States.
ed Mr.. DUDLEY hoped the bill would pass. q;
We Mr.. HEBB withdrew his amendment.
q. Mr.. MORPHIS opposed the bill.
10 Mr CALDWELL also entered his protest again