Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-12
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FRIDAY, Oct. IL, 1861.


The Speaker called the House to order at
half past nine o'clock.
Mr. James McCallum, the Representative
elect from Giles county, appeared, was quail
flied, and took his seat. -.
Net0 Bills: The following bills were intro
duced and passed on first reading: $50
By Mr.. Somerville: To suspend the colee-
tion of debts: Provides for the suspension of
all laws for the collection of debts and liza
bilities on bonds, promissory notes, bills of
exchange. or contracts for the payment of
money, until twelve months after the close of
the present war, or until otherwise provided
for by law, except in cases of official liabili
ties on the part of public officers, and provi-
ding that no creditor shall be deprived of the
remedy by attachment; that the act shall not
apply to parties who have cases now pending
in the Courts, who agree in open Court to
proceed to trial; that no process shall be is
sued for the sale of property, until otherwise
provided by law, nor sales under processes
now issued or levied, nor under deeds of trust
or mortgages, nor shall the act apply to con-
tracts or Liabilities made and entered into af-
ter its passage.1 te
By Mr. Gardner: To amend the charter of
the Sewanee and Hawkersville Turnpike
Companies.
By Mr.. Donaldson: For the benefit of Rev.
enue Collectors.
laws appropriating money to Division Fairs.
By Mr.. Rankin: No. 15--To regulate tn
sale of spirituous liquors.
ByiMr. Osborne: No l6-To incorpora tie
the Liberty Arms Company of Columbia.
By Mr.. Whitten: No. l7-TO amend the act
of 1854, to clear out the Forked Deer River.
By Mr.. Ragland: No. 1S--To amend the
proceedings ia criminal cases.
Reference Of MsnaoriaL-On motion of Mr..
Lockhart the memorial from the officers and
soldiers of the third regiment of Tennessee
Volunteers now in service in Virginia. Grams
mitted from the Senate yesterday was taken
from the table and referred to the joint select
committee on re-districting the State.
House HUI on the Second Reading-No. g.
To amend the military act. The first section,
increasing the pay of the Private Secretary
of the Governor from $3.50 to $1,000, was
stricken out, and the bill then passed, ayes
So. noes 13. d. y--rer-r.s ~ ..-. -r.- .--
The Militia Lqeos.-Mr. Kennedy offered a
resolution instructing the Committee on Mi
litia Affairs to inquire into the efficiency of
the present militia laws, and if necessary, re-
port a bill for the more efficient organization
of the militia, which was adopted under a
suspension of the rule. ---t g.
Ii inquire into Military Expenditures
Meek offered a resolution providing for
joint select committee, whose duty shall be
to investigate how much and for what purpo-
ses the $1,000 900 appropriated by the last
General Assembly has been expended, and
that they have power to send for persons aud
papers. and report at as early day as pos
sible, which lies over under the rule. q
House Resolutions Mr. Martins, OF Wilson,
resolution to refer SO much of the Governors
Message as refers to speculation and extortion
to the Committee on the Judiciary, was
adopted.
Mr.. Wallace's resolution providing for
convention Of the two houses on Monday, to
compare the vote cast for Governor, was
adopted.
Mr.. Garrettson's resolution providing for a
convention of the two houses on Monday next,
to elect two Confederate States Senators, was
taken up, and
On motion of Mr.. Brooks, of Jackson, '.MOn-
day next" was stricken out and Thursday,
the oath inst.," inserted, and
= As thus amended, the resolution was adopt
ed. t.st e. 54s-E f-
Adjourned to 81 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
~ CORRECTION names of two of the
members of the Committee on Internal I'm
proyenten,s were .transposed in yesterday e
report. They stand as follows: - -
On Internal Improvements. -Messrs. Cum
Minis, Hill, Rodgers, Kennedy, Ellis, Paine,
Martin of McMinn, Willard and Lea.