Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-02-02

4AEAoN CUNT COUhI HOUsE
The House e-umel the consideration of the Or
der Eeudug az the hour Of taking the noon recess,
which vas the question Of 6nsl passage Of Mr.
Whi'mOres bill [ Il K 79] for the permanent To-
caIion Of The Upton cum court house.
Mr.. BENNETT finished the reading Of the petit
ton against the proposed removal Of the county
site.
MIR. WHITMORE again took the floor in reply to
objections set forth in the petition against the pas
SAGE Of his bill.
M. HURT protested against the passage Of the
bill
Dir FARLEY also entered his sincere protest
against the passage Of the bill under consideration.
He spoke about half an hour.
Mr. WHIPMORE replied.
The SPEAKER decided that the bill fsiled foI
lack Of constitutional mejOrity-yeas AZ, nays %,
as follows
Yeas-Messrs Baker Of Perry, Baker Of Weak
ley, Bayless, Beatty, Bledsoe, Brhzslton, Brit
ton, Butler, Cheatbam, CoWden, Critz, Davidson,
East, Frazier, CAN'T Gillespie, German, Guy, Har-
ris Havrou, Hebb, johnson, Kenner. Kincaid Of
Anders N, Kincaid of Claiborne, Les, Lockhart,
Mayheli, McCabe, Morphis, Pickett, Roberts, Rus
SELL Ssnter, Shield iShraE sbury, TreWhitt,
Vsuzhn, Whimore Williams Of Hiokmaa, Williams
of Kuox, Williamson and Speaker Whiuhorne-42.
NGyS-Messrs. Bsnaett, BiekneIl, Davis Dudley,
Farley, Ford, Greene, Hurt Ingram. JOse,, Keo-
needy, Martin, Morris, Nall Norman. Richardson,
nsr. WOODS, sai WOodsrd-22.
Mr.. Porter paired of tn Mr. D0ak.
TO ABOLISH THE OFFICE OF STATE GEoLoGIsT.
Seos'Or Hildreth's bill, Is. % to abolish the
office Of State Geoogist coming up 10 regular
der gu lis dual passage IL VAS read, aud passed it's
'nird and las sresdns by yeas 50, nays 3l-as fol-
low:
Ysas-Mes,rs. BIker Perry, Baker of Weakley,
Bennett, BIedsoe BrazelrOu, C3wden, DJak, Ford,
Frs T0hr
Jones, kincaid # Anderson, KiuoaiG Of Claiborne,
Lea Lick asrt, McCabe, Norris Morphes, Norman
Porter R,b5rts Russell, Sener Shield Swell
Vaughn, White Of Dickson, Williams Of dlckmal,
Wlllrmsan, Wis-nsr, and Woois-35
nays-Messrs. Armstrong, Bayless, Bsa'y, Bies-
Iel BrirtOn Butter Chealhsm, Criiz. DAVIDSON
Davis, Dudley, E sst, Farley Gln,t, Gillespie
Greene, Hsrri., Havr5n, Hurt Ksuner, Kennedy,
NJ lrtin. Mayhed, Nall Richards u. Shrewsbury,
Ire waIt,, White Of Davidson. williams OF Knox
Wo9dard, and Speaker Viii taorne-3l.
NJ. WILLIAMS. Of Hickman, entered ; motion
TO Reconsider the vote just IakeD, and also an e.
fecua mott 10 pos p0ue the CONSIDERABLE thereby
for ,wj Re.Es from this day
THE CITY OF MEMPHIS
Senator Pay e's bill, IS. 80, to amend the car.
ter Of the Cay Of Memphis, coming up in order, it
was read The third time
Mr.. EAST offered an amendment to the latter
Of ho city Of Nashville as 50 Amendment 10 the
b'll, which was agreed 10.
Mr.. BEATTY of-rei amendment Incorporating
the IOWA Of Bethel in the county Of Giles, which
was agreed 70
Mr. CHEATHAM offered amendment amend !
ing the charter Of the GAINESVILLE Gas Company,
which was agreed
Mr. GREENE offered an amendment 10 extend |
the powers of the town constable OF Kingston,
R'sne county. which vas agreed to
Mr.. MARTIN offered an amendment to the char
ter Of the Town Of Salisbury. as an amendment to
the bill which agreed 10.
Gr. JONES offered an amendment 10 the charter /
10 the town Of GreeneVille, amendment 70 the
bill which agreed to.
Mr.. HAVRON Ctfsred "a amendment to the shar-
.er OF the town Of J,c5s"n, ss an ameDdmsnt 70 !
The bill which agreed to
Mr. WILLIAMS Of Hickman ,fersd an amend |
1ent to the charter OF the town Of Cenrevie, |
IS m embodiment to .he bill, which was agreed to.
Mr. HEBB offered Amendment, incorporating |
he town of Brightoo, IN Lincoln county, which was |
agreed to-
The bill, as sm-nl-d, passed its third and last |
reading in she House OF Rspresen afivtF.
Ana then
On motion 'hs House sdjou ned TIL o'clock to-
morrow morning.