Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-16
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURsDAY, December Is. 1859.
LEAvE OF ABSENCE
Was obtained for Mr.. Williams of Franklin.


The following bills were introduced. read and
severally passed the first reading without ongec7
tiop:- ftLE q aFtLA EBZANA 4
By Mr.. FRAZIER. 37s. 10 allow free persons Of
color and slaves 10 testify in certain cases.
By Mr. PORTER. 49, to regulate the time Of
conf cement of sriminsls in the Penitentiary Of
this State lsllE- aii4 HURRY .4lila-l5
FREE EEGKoEs-
On motion ny Mr.. BARKSDALE the considsrs-
tion of the COMMITTEES On Pres Negroes and Slave
Populations bill ri. r. 19l for the expulsion of
Free Negroes from this Staie-it being the srecial
order for tSs dAy-was postponed until the fifth of
January, 1850.
CITY HoTEL coMPAsY
On motion Of Mr.. WHITE If Daviison, the rules
were suspended and Senator TriDble's bill s 1881
t, amend ths charter of the City Hotel 'mpsny
Of Nashville 10 elect three ius,esi of niue dir
trrsl vas taken from the files read and passed the
first reading without objection.
DOVER, STEWART COUNTY
o, motion by Mr.. L0GKHART, Senator Horns
bill rs 1870 10 ameni ths charter of the town Of
Dover in SsewI't county, was taken feon the files
under aispensatioD of the rules, read I'd passed
the second re ediDg without objection.
JEB.EoN ISsUBAECE COMP NY.
O, motion nv Mr.. DAVIS, Senator S.okes' bill,
rs t27 inoorJ -st;ng the Middle TenOessee Iusu-
Sance Co plcy at Lebanon, was taken from he
c es under a di. pensatirn, red passed the
6rt rpa|ing without objection aid referred to tbs
Committee N Private I1eorlortti'ns.
ID SUPPLY ALL JUSTICES OF THE PEACE WITH THE
CODE
On motion by Mr. JONES, his bill [H. R 3l31 to
supply all the Justices the Peaoe 10 this STATE
wi copy Of the Gods Of Tennessee. was taken
from The flies, unlsr a diSpsnsaton, and real.
On mo'ion b. Mr. CRIfZ, the bill was amended
s. as 70 prosida hat they transfer the same to their
surces ors in Office.
Tae b Il was then passei the third aud last read
I ing in the House # Representatives by yeas So
nays l.
LEGISLATIVE UNION AND AMERICAN
NJ. CHEATHAM, by leave, offered the foll,v-
Be nr,solred By the House of Representatives, That
after he 20 h of this month the House will discon-
iinur the LreIsL- 1--WE UNION AND AMERICAN at
the expense of the State
Ga NJ. CHE .rHAMS motion the rules were
susn uded AMI the res luton considered
Pend ng the dis ,us'ion of which
Ne HEBB said: Mr.. Speaker am satisfied in
my owa mind that nothing good can rome cut Of
tbs L-gis'aure. link it would be to the inter
est of the people of the State that we should ed
jOurn. and hold my aud resolution TO adjourn
the Legislature sine die on Wednesday December
2ls,. The course persued by members on the floor
10 throwing FIRE binds in this House will keep all
business from being done aud we had better go
home.
The resolution gave rise to remarks by Messrs
Chsathem Sseid. Hebb. Caldwell Whitthorne. fMr
Lea in the ohair1 Benty, Ewing. Lea Wbitmore
Brszeltou. CAN'T, Kennedy, Bennett, Shrewsbury
and B cknell.
On motion by Mr.. Speaker WHITTHORNE. the
further consideration of the resolution was pest
pom d till Wednesday next.
HOUSE BILLS ON THE THIRD READING.
The SPEAs Err announced the order to De the
consierE ion IF House bills their last reading in
the use o. Representatives as follows:
Mr. BEArY'S b II, A. to repeal an act iucor
pOra'ing the Elkn aud Prosper Turnpike Company,
was read the thiri time and passed
Mr.. GUYS AZ, 20 establish precinct in the town
of Grand Jupotiouswas resd.
On motion by Mr. GUY the bill was amended 80
as TO estsb'i1h voting precinct at Pocahoutas.
The bill as amended was passed the third reading
Mr.. DAVIS bill, 80, to amend section 296 of the
Code, was read and fGally passed by yeas So nays
a.
The Committee on Agriculture's bill in lieu Of
Mr. Du1ley's, 81. which reVeals that part of chap
fer so of the Code which relates to the inspection
Of flour, cotton hemp and kiln dried meal, read
and finally passed the House of Representatives by
yeas so. nays 2
Mr.. KGNCAID, Of Auderson's SIS. to change the
line between Campbell and Union counties was
read,
And then
On motion, the House took a recess till 2 P. NJ.