Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-07

The session vac sTsasd With prayer by tae Rev
". D. F. SAWRIE.
The JsurnsI Of yesterday YES read and corrected.
wnLIAHsoN CosHTY TAIE
She SPEAKER STATED tAai Mr.. HFNNETT would
not be able 90 serve upon the committee appointed
to attend she Aggrie GiIursl Fair ct Fraaklin, and
thst he would EppOinG INSTEAD Ne Representative
HURT.
PRVTaRs livery hOESIEG.
The SPEAKER laid before the House q commu-
nicGtion announcing she srder 10 which the clergy
Of the city wsuld attend upon the sessions Of the
HOaSe and open she same wish prayer.
RULES OF ORDER
Me. BRAEELTON, from the jsint committee on
rules and ioiat rules reported the rules Of order of
the last session. with sundry am endm snts, recon-
nonded their adoption.
The report was read and coAearred in.
EBsRoEs.
On motion by Mr.. CHEkTHAM the Speaker wss
directed to appoint standing committee on Free
Negroes and Slave PoiulstiOs.
Par OF NEABEas AED oTTICERs.
Mr. WISENER offered the following:
Re bed By ate General Ascent y Of the State Of
TsHneSsse That the Treasurer pay - each member
Of the Senate Aad Houss Of Representatives and the
sfisors thereof the amount that may be due when
they apply for the same aad take receipt therefor,
which shall be good At the close Of the session in
tho settlement Of his aocouEA.
The resolution lies over enc day under the rule.
THH REVISED CODE.
Mr.. SHREWSBURY submitted the following:
ResOlUed, That the Speaker Of this Hsuse sp-
point q committee Of three who shall constitute
select committee upon the revised code Of Ten
nessee.
PRINTING OF TIE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Mr.. MARTIN offered the following,
WHERHAs, The House Of Representatives by
resolution passed on yesterday, direGied the usual
number Of opies Of the Governors message to be
printed, and whereas sems difference OF opinion
exists 80 to what is the ususl humber, therefore,
in order TO make the matter certain and definite,
BetrtsOlvsd, That ave thousand copies Of said
message be printed for the use Of this House.
The reSOluIioa lies on the table.
ELECTION OF PUBLIC PRIsTRz
Mr.. VAUGHN submitted the following resOlu-
ton
ReSOIUsd That the House meet the BsnaIe in The
Hall Of the House Of Representatives on Saturday
ne1t, ct o'clock A. d., for the purpose OF elect
ing public printer
Mr.. Caldwell moved that the rulss be sus-
pended sad the resolution conAidsred new.
The yeas and nays we're demanded en-. this mo-
ton, sad being ordered and taken resulted: Yeas
81 nsyS 80.
80 the motion was rejeciei
TEa PUBLIC FRTETIsG.
Mr.. BUTLER introduced . bill TIL. r. IO1 10 givs
she public printing to the lowest bidder
Read the first time ana passed TO she second
reading,
LEAVE OF ABsREcR.
Mr. GILLESPIE asked and ohtaiaed leave Of alb
senoe for Mr.. TRIvITr, in consequence Of i'll health
PRINTING OF THE eovRREoA's MESSAGE.
Mr.. JOHNSON moved that the revolution order.
ing the printing Of 8 600 copies Of the Governors
message, be taken from the table and acted upon
nov.
The motion was agreed to and the resolution
adopted.
sEeFIoEs 1886 TO 1891 OF rnu CODE.
Mr.. C0WDEN introduced a bill "a r ll) to re-
peal seoloas 1880 10 1891 inclusive, article i, chan
ter g. part u the Code of the State Of Tennessee.
Read The first time.
YRs VAeEAET LAWS
Mr. EAST intFoduo d . bill ri. z. I21 repealInr
sections 17la, l7l4, and l7l5 Of the l0th chapter
Of abe Code relative TO Migrants.
Read che ArsI Gms
couERT sTTIcHKs.
Mr.. sBETER introduced q bill TH r. 1877 "a
curing esrtsin duties Of eoanty officers for the cen
Tenience OF the people
The bill Was read the fast fine
This bill requires Clerks Masters R5tISters Shsr-
liza one Jusiee Of tAe Peace, one Constable to live
within the limits Of the teWn or ene-lourtA Of q
mile from the court hoses.
EHHs OF VTTEEssM.
Mr.. BARKSDALE introduced bill Oh. Z. I4,)
regulating The pay Of Witnesses
Read tie first time.
This bill entities the witnesses 10 claim 81 rs per
day and four cents mile or for over ten miles and
eli tolls and ferrisge.
BxngETI0HB.
Mr.. GoRMAN inirOdaOsd Bill N. 2. 49, 70 re-
peal See S008 OF the code.
Read the hFst time.
7as bill Ssgnksg Jzltiesa to issue executions ]