Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-15
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURES,

MONDAT, Der. Il, 1861.
Senate met at ten and half O'Clock, Mr.. LANE
presiding.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Mr.. HILL asked leave of absence for Mr.. Spur
lock until tomorrow. Granted.
SWORN IN.
Mr.. DUNLAP, of Shelby, appeared and was duly
qualified by Justice FerrIs.
RE, DBTRICTNG THE STATE.
Mr.. TURNEY presented the report of the Com
mittee on Redistrictng the State, which was re-
ferred to It's regular order.
CONFEDERATE RELATIONS.
Mr.. CALDWELL reported bill in lieu of bill
prescribing the mode Of eecting Confederate Sens-
tors, in Senate bill No. G.
FINANCIAL BUREAU.
Mr.. CALDWELL. called for the reading of the
report of the Military and Financial Board.
The vote transmitting the report to the House
was recOnsidered and the clerk read the report
The report ives then transmitted to the House.
c. g. & C. RAILROAD,
Mr.. BARTON An act for the relief of the Gin
cinnah Cumberland Gap and Charleston r. r.
Passed first reading and referred to Committee on In
ternal Improvements.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolution No l2-was adopted, referring to act
No. I8-On election of public printer, was
adopted
BILL OF ATPoRTIoNNENT
rules for the purpose of considering the report of
the committee re-districting the State Carried
The committee reported bill in lieu of Senate
bill No. l, which was discussed by Messrs. Buzz
pass Cardwell and McDearnon
The bill in lieu was then passed the first reading
Mr.. TURNER moved the printing of twenty FIVE
Mr.. BUMPASS m wed call of the House No
quorum being present the Senate adjourned to 2
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION
crT1T, I'm
(Cheatham) in the Chair.
The apportionment bill was resumed, AMI passa1
ite second reading, and twenty-five copies ordered
to be printed
Mr. RICEEyS moved that the representative Dor
peticn be PrrRyed 70 each district in the bill,
FLED.
OoysTABLEs
Mr.. TURNER bill to give co-stables further
time to settle up their business.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
The report Of the Secretary of State Commits
sioner of Internal improvements was received, and
one hundred copies ordered to be printed
The Senate adjourned to ID O'Clock tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY October II, 1861.
Tie SPEAKER called the HOgas to order at eleven
OclOCs.
The SPEAKER laid before the House a specimen
of wool acconlp anied by the following note
Sample of wool clipped from the lock Of sheep
raised and owned by VIM. Williams, NJ D., of David
son county. If yeur honorable Assembly will tax
each dog five dollars, it will secure the increase of
sheep and woOl sufficient to pay the war tax Of
Tennessee"
DIsTHICTTNC THE EIA+E.
Mr. MAETIlI. of Shelby, from the joint select
committee TO whom was referred the subject Of Te>
distrcting the State, reported the following bill,
which unanimously sgreed upon by the COM
mittee
No. 2s-A Bill to lay off the State into COrs:cs-
slonaI Districts.
Sec l. Be enacted 6y the General Assembly of the
State of Tennessee That the counties Of Johnson,
Carter, Sullivan, Washington Hancock, Hawkins,
Greene. and Cooke shall compose the First Congress
sonal District ,
The counties of Campbell, Claiborne, Uaion
Granger Jefferson, Knox Sewer, and Blount, shall
compose the Second Congressional District.
The counties of Marion McMlnn, Meigs, Rhea
Polk Bradley Hamilton, Marion, Sequatchie, Bled
soc Grundy and Franklin skan compose the Third
Congressional District.
The counties Of Anderson, Rosne, Cumberland
Morgan, Scott, Fentress, Overton, Jackson, Putnam
White, Van Buren,, and Warren shall compose the
Fourth Congressional District
The counties of Macon, Smith, DsKqlb. Wilson
and Davidson shall compose the Fifth Congressional
The counties of Cannon, Coffee, Bedford Marshall,
Rutherford and Williamson shall compose the Sixth
Congressional District
The counties of Lincoln Giles, Lawrence Wayne,
Lewis and Maury shall compose the Seventh Con-
gressonal District.
The counties OF Sumner Robertson, Montgomery,
On. atham, Dickson, Humphreys, Hickman and
Stewart shall compose the Eighth Congressional
District.
The counties of Henry, Weskley. ObiOn, Dyer,
Gibson and Carroll shall compose the Ninth Con-
gressonal District.
The counties of Hardeman, Madison, Henderson,
McNairy Hardin, Decatur, Benton. and Perry, shall
compose the Tenth Congressional District.
The counties of Fayette, Shelby, Tntoa aGder-
dale and Haywood stall or3pose the Eleventh Con
gressIOnal District.
Sec. >. This act shall take effect and be in force
Egom and after It's passage.
NLW
Tho following bills were introduced and passed
On arst reading:
~ Mr. JONES: No 29-To authorizs Smith and
Rbea to issue change tickets.
By Mr.. MARTIN, of Shelby No 1910 create q
clerk for the Commercisl Court OF Memphis
BY Nv. KENNEDY No. 3l-TO amend the mills
Tia Ia
By D. $40 regulate sales undt T
: exgcu es that all sales by execution
shall IS there pres n at suCl
salts ldsers
By Ne, $50 protect ana De'tel
secgr- If wool Taxes dOgs.l
By 6; No. 34-To change the TINE