Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-18

grave is violated that members of the profession
Of medicine guilty tf acts of inhumanity. Ard
yet members Of The profession are making progress
in all departments of The medical profession
Make the man, rather make the iend in huninn
haoe, Wh1 commits rape. who sets Are TO yo1r /
dWslling,-who steals Jour property. Felon. and /
send him to your Peniteniiary, but let me entreat
legislators TO pause, to pause aud think befOrethey
determine 10 place By his side. in dark conTiets
cell, free man a of Tennsssee, who, a3;uated
by laudabie and uosle impulses, desires to es
puse The cause Of humanity. and TO gu lily himself
for usefulness sn1 position in society. cannot b.
lisve this house will so determine
mr BEATTY moved to lay on the table the II III
amendments
The motion was rejected By yeas %, nays 80.
Mr.. NORRIS was sorry the gentlemen from Sum-
ner Mr. Bennett, hal withdrawn his amendment,
for 1t was one IN which he heartily eoncurred. aud
which he would renew at the proper time
Mr.. BENNETT W IS ready a. any time to vote TO
make the cases felony He could not see how
ealing from Ice dead was less crime than steal
ing from the living There was something sacred
about the grave, and its sanetity should not De Vi
oate1; aud he was a. loss to fad language to ex-
press his utter contempt for the ruthless hand that
would be guilty of such slcrilege
Mr. BEATTY spoke in opposition 20 the bill and to
the amendments.
Mr.. CALDWELL favored the proposition to
make the cases enumerated III the sections Of the
bill sfelOny There few nea but what would
shoot the viii n DO IN Wlo would lar sacriligous
hands upon our dead, an he WIS Ia favor Of imp5-
sing the heagiest penalties upon the wretch Who
would be ty OF l.
Mr.. sen GER would denoninate the crime as
grs7e-rotb ng, and esrncs'ly supported the amend
ment AMI tie passage of the bill.
Mr.. McCABE said that the Constitution itself
looked upon the crime of stea.iDg from The dead
felony, and a law should be put on the stature
books to III At effect; and he would DC willing to go
further THAI toat-he would be willing 10 hing the
] perpetrator of such an outrage; or to busu BIN
the stake. There vas no punishment too severe FIR
such low Fenegades, such midnight asssssns and
night hawks
Mr. EWING would not be willing to brand young
medical s. deuts felon4 for thepToouung Of that
which is essentially necessary, has bean said by
the genilemln from Giles lrshal aad Lincoln,
Mr.. Kennedy to the perfecting of themselves in
their profession. An iasupsra-le objectil1 to such
law is, that it can be enforced. aud what is
tie uss Ofspread ng on the statu book law which
| cannot be enforced? IL is wrong t. tamPer thus
9Th the high morl character Of suca respte' abls
class of men as the physician belongs 10
Ar. MORRIS insisted Oh renewing Nc. Bennett
amendment, mixing all cases in the sections unItr
consideration fclones
Mr.. KENNEDY drmsnjed the p eii,u5 question.
The demand was nat sustained, by yeas 20, nays
Mr. SHE'D moved AZ indefinite po.tponement of
the bill and amendments
The motion was rejected By yeas %, nays 80.
Mr.. MIINNIS' amendment was rrj-c ed By yeas
25, nays 33-as follows:
Ays- Armstrong. Baker, Of Perry, Benre't,
Bicknell, Bledsoe, Br ,zlston, Britt n Caldwell
Ford Frazier, German, Guy H4vso1, johnson,
Loekhart, Mayfeld, M'Csbe Morris, MorPhis. Nsr-
man, Senter, Shrewsbury, Trevitt, V,ugh.n, WO d.
Srd.-25.
Noss.-Bsker, of Weasl.y, B4rksdale, B4yless,
Beatty, Cheatham, b wis D ak East E Fing, FARLEY,
Farrelly, Gillespie, Greene, Hebb Irgram Kenne-
dy, Kincaid, of Anders N, a. Martin, N4ll Porter
Roberts, Sh,id. Smith. Sa~eIl. White If Davidson
White Of Dickson, Wuitmote, Williams OF Hickman
Williams of Knox W-enar. Woods, Speaker Whit
thoIne-33
Mr. BENEFITS amcndm. ut making the easei
Sc: for in src,i0as 1919 and 1870 higr misltmean.
ors, WAS adopted by yeas So nag 81, as follows:
Ayes-ArmsLIOTg Baker Of P,rry. B-unelt Biek
nell, Bledsoe, Brszlcton, Br'ton, C .ldwell Dlak
East, Ford, Frazier, German, Greene, Guy. Hsvron
Johnson, Lockhart, Nay deld, M'C.be, Morris Nor
phs Norman, Roberts, Senter Shrewsbury, Smith
rrevitt, Vaughan, Waite Of Dickson, Williams Q
Hickman, WOolsrd-3l
Ne,s-B,ker Of Weskley, Bark-dar, Bayless
b. ats, Caea'ham, Ewing, Farrrly, Gillespie, Hebb
t Iagr m, Kennedy, Kinc aid OF Anderson, Les, Ma
tia, Nall, Porter, Sheid Sowel, White Of Davidso
Whimore, Williams ofKnox, Wisener, Woods, Spea
gee Whit horue-24
Mr. WHITE of Davidson, moved t. amead b
! spPly to persons who shall disiuler females Of bs
charac er, negroes and resurrecionis,s.
Mr. EWING opposed the amendment.
Mr.. EAST moved pOstponement Of The Who'll
= matter until some day cer' sin when there would
fall House.
Mr. MARTIN thought enough time had aIreld
= hem Consumed on this bl,l, AMI nopCd tia; tn
House would take voc nj il AMI settle he que
ton now.
Mr.. SHREWSBURY hoped the question would /
: disposed of now. lie thought Mr.. B-nuett's ame n
meutSbout right aud Mr.. White Of wilson's mer
> | torOus.
/ NJ VAUGHAN and Mr.. CHEATHAH oppose
L the amendment offered by Mr.. White, of Davidson
Mr. HEBB moved te postpone the whole matte
until he frs Thursday ia March.
4 The m 1Gon was agreed to by yeas 80, nays 81
70 as follows
Yeas Messrs Baker of Weskley, Bark,dal
d Besty, Braz lion, Chca ham, Davis, D ak, Eas
Ewing. Farley, Farrelly, Gille-Pie, Hebb. L graz
G. Kennedy, Kinctid Of Anderson, NJ srtin, May iel
II Nall, Porter, berts, She'd, Smith White Of Die
Is soE, Whiim0re, Williams Of KR,x, Wisener, Wood
and Spsskrr Whi,tho-ne-3O.
Il Nays -Mvssrs Armgrong, Baker of Perry Bl
less, Boon tt Bicknell, Bledso', Britton, Cald e
e Davidson, Ford, Frazier, Gorman Greene, Gu
De HsyrOn, Johnson, Lockha1t, McCabr, Morris No
L pbi', Norman, Synter Shrewsbury, Trevjt, Waugh
to William. of Hickman aud WocdEarJ-2T.
Is NJ CHEATHAM entered a notion . recoosiIC
7r tho vote j,s taken.
n BOUNDARY Use.
i'd Ga melton the rules were suspended and 4
~ House agreed to the resolution Of the Seuste on Il
e, Governors messsg" having reference to the bou
~ dairy line between this State aud Kentloky.
Sc Add then
id On rnotioU the House took recess till > o'oloc
of AFTERNOON SESSION