Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-03-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
.pTEuNooy SESSION
FRIDAY, March 8, 1860.


The House resumed the consideration OF House
bills on their third and last reading. lie lOuOH-
ing were disposed of:
MIR. Wiseners, sos to prescribe the du'ies OF The
Reporter Of the Supreme Court was finally passed
by yeas A, nays TO-
rSena!e amendments to Mr.. Norman's bill H.
3l6) to apthorise Justices Of the Peace to issue
executions in certain cases, were amended aad con-
CURED in
Mr. Wiseners. 5ll, to incorporate the Unionvi!ls
aud Richmond and Bellwood Turnpike Companies,
was read.
Mr.. CAN'T -ofFereI an amendment, repeating he
Sth and 9.h secuogs OF act for the luc0rpors-
tiou Of rhs towns Of DIVER and FrenkIiG.
Mr. EWING objected 10 the amendlIeut 50 tAr a.
il cor cer1s the tcEn of FraDkliu, interfering as It
does with The cd rights OF The citizens Vi that
borough.
Mr.. Speaker WHITrHORNE [Mr LoCEuAgr in
in the cnsir aunouacei there was dissatisfaction IN
the place on this point.
The amendment was agreed to By yess 81. nays
2G
Mr. WILLIAMS Of Knox, moved 10 amend the
bill by revivrng the charter Of The Knoxville and
Rutlidge Turnpike Company
Mr. SEN TER moved to amend the amendment BY
authorizing the road he continued TO ROgersviile-
Tae amendment t. the amendment, was agreed
The amsadment as amended was agreed 10.
Mr.. GREENE offered an amendment authorizing
the County Court appoint certain commissioners,
which was agreed to.
Mr Bsaty's 5I2 to amend the act Incorporating
abe Elk;on Turnpike Company, was finally passed,
without objection
Mr.. Bayiess' 5l3. t, establish q branch Of the
Ocoee Bank at J0nesbJTO, was huhlly passed by
yeas %, mas IS as follows:
Ysas-Armsrong, BAylees, Bioknell' Bledsoe'
Butler, Caldwell, Cheatham, Dudley, FOTj, Giles
pie German, Harris, Havron, Hurt, kenner, Ken
nedy, Martin, hrCAbe, MOrphis, Norman, Porter,
Russell, Senier, Shrewsbury, TreVitI, Vaughn.
White Of Davidson, WnitemoIe, aad Williams OF
! KuoX-29
Yays-Mes,rs BIker Of Perry Baker of Weak
lev beatty Bennett Cowden, D lgidson. Davis, L1sk,
Farles, Grseue, Guy, Heob, lagram. Jonns9u, hll-
csid Of Claiborne, Lyckatrl, MIyhed, Roberts,
Sowell, Trewhit, White Of Dickson. Williams 81
FraDkl,n Williams Of Hickman, Woods, Woodland
and Speaker Whiuhorne-26
Mr Btnuetts 494, to establish COurt at Il arts
vile, in Sumner county. was read.
Mr. BENNETT spoke for his bill and urged gentle
men TO DC HIM The personal favor - pass II without
objection H. was under obg atoms TO the people o.
Hartsville and the surrounding country, kueW they
! needed the Court; that they were HI intelligent
and deserving people, and II would DC unjust to
withhold from them this Court, Tor which obey have
/ petitioutd ia large numbers. lie offered sever al
amendment, which agreed 10. having ior thetT
! object perfecirg Of the bill
The bill then lasssd the third and last reading IL
the House.
| Mr.. MORRIS called up The po,i n 10 rec. naider
| the vote rejecting his ill 49,, 10 ams nd section
! 1882 Of the Coie-incr6asiug he salary OF Super
intendenl Of weights and measures and OF the keep
er Of public each 500 per Gunum ani sIalo4s-
/ ~ and postage.
| 30 nays -.
Mr.. HARRIS moved to amead The bill by provid-
ing that the stationery AMI postage shall ro' exceed
| $50 per auuum.
! Mr. WILLIAMS Of Knox made an iaefectaal
motion 10 amend by increasing the sals'y Of esed
| of taese officers sou ~
The bill was finally passed. by cas- 29, nays u,
! A Committees $40 10 reimburse John q. Rich
ardson, Of WeGkley county. for expenses incurred
/ in bringing fugitiges 10 justice SI3G was read
| Nr BLEDSOE offered "a amendment, apProPri-
sting $50 to Audrew Goss, Of Fenress county, tor
bringing fugitive 10 Justice
The bill IS amended was rejected 10y yeas IL
nays A3
Just taken
he boued tn, House would reconsider lis acton ant
On motion bp Mr. COWDEN the motion to rec n
q. MOI. n bv Mr.. MARTIN, his bill 522, t. IL
corporate The Bank Of MidGle Tennessee, vas lax
on the table.
Corptroller If State aud tue OH GERS of the Stat
Bank was read.
Mr. SHE'D offered q bill in lieu declaring III
State Bank 10 be the custodian OF me Tree nah
bonds, was adopted, TithOu. Division OF In
House.
The bill, as amsnded, passed the third AID las
reading by yeas 49, nays H..
Mr.. Dudleys 525, to amend the general n M
;mnroyemenL law OF this S,ate-nsviDg rtf Fence 1
Railroad iron-Tas finally passed b. yeas q
Hr Richardson's 296, to dsfae TIE duties Of &c
,rr-takers south and vest Of the Congressional re
se,yetiou line, was rejected By yeas H. nays y
tIr JohDstons $50, amending the law for th
,boosing of electors for President aud Vice Pres
dent Of TIE United staies-being the same that Ia
been heretofore enacted every four years-Was
3. nally passed by yeas A, nays 10
Mr. Guys 5S9, to incorporate the Addlsour
Male and Female Academy, was 6rally passed,
! Mr. Woodlands 524. to change the time Of hold