Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

THURSDAY. Nov. IS, 1861.
The Speaker called the House to order at
O'Clock.
PETITIONS. Mr Walker. from sundry
citizens of Monroe county, in regard to the
navigation of Telico river.
By Mr. Kennedy. from sundry citizens of
Montgomery county. praying that no action
be taken TO close the Pai adise Hill aud Clarks-
vile Turnpike
By Mr.. Osborne, from sundry citizens Of
Maury county, praying that no stay or stop
Law be passed.
HOUSE BILLS on THIRD READING.-No q
to suspend sections 272. 2s4, 285, 296, and
$40 of the Code. Passed, ayes So, no l.
No 81, to promote the circulation Of silver
change. Passed, ayes IS. noes 10.
No 50. to Increase the jurisdiction of Quo
rum Courts. Passed. ayes 80. noes ).
N. 19l, 10 make appropriation for the Asv-
lum for the Insane. Passed, ayes So. noes 2
New BiLLs.-T1e following bills were in
trodueed. read the frs time aud passed:
By Mr. Rankin, No POS. ihe more effectual-
ly 10 provide for The subsistence of the Con-
federate Army. [Imposes tax of 81 per
gallon on the manufacture of spirituous IL
quOrs.l 80 f-.
By Mr. Walker, No 800, for the benefit of
Samuel Henry.
By Mr. Brooks OF Jackson, No 30. to ex-
empt Government agents from military
duty.
REsoLUrIoxs- The following resolutions
were offered:
By Mr. Garner, No ~. to appoint a joint
select committee on the subject of the collec-
ton of debts. Adopted under a suspension
o. the rule.
By Mr. Martin of Wilson. No rs, to adjourn
from Saturday. the l4th of December, 1861,
mn ha fret in -.
over.
THE HERMITAGE AND CAPEFoL-House res
olution rendering the Hermitage to the Con-
federate Government for a military academy,
also the use OF the Safe Capitol, iG the event
the seat of government shall be removed from
Richmond to Nashville, was taken up.
resolution reported by the Committee on
Confederate Relations. was adopted in lieu,
aud then the resolution was adopted-ayes
AZ, noes l3-as follows:
Ayes--Messrs Brooks of Jackson, Brooks
of Weakley, Bunch, Caruthers, Cummins,
Dunlap, Easily, Ellis, Enbank, Fisher, Floyd,
Gardner. Garner, Garrettson, Hill of Hay
wood. House, JarIagin, Jones, JOppling,
Kennedy, Little, Martin of McMinn, Martin
of Smith, Martin of Wilson, McCallum. Nc
Cleliand. Willard, Moseley, Parker, Ragland,
Rankin, Robb, Rogers, Somerville. TOlley,
Tucker, Walker, Ward, Warner, Written,
Woods, and Speaker Kseble--42.
Noes-Messrs Bowden, Carter, Carthnl, Ed
wards, Estes, Hill of Hamilton, Lea, Martin
of Shelby, Matthews. Miller, Randolph, Sen
ter aud Wallace-l3.
A RECEss-The House then took a recess
until % o'clock.
MILITARY EXPENDITUREs.-Senatea amend
ment to House resolution providing for "a
committee to settle with the Military and FL
nancial Board, and with Comissary and
with othhr disbursing officers in the army,
was non-eoncurred in. 4-fE -t,,.s
SPECULATION IN BREADsTUFFs.-Mr. Robb
offered resolution providing. fer joint Sc
lect committee to whom shall be referred the
subject OF speculations in breadstuffs, with
Instruction to report by bill or otherwise,
which was adopted under suspension of the
rule.
SCoTF COUNTY RANG ERs.-Senate resola.
tfon authorizing the Governor to accept the
services OF company of rangers from Scott
county, to be employed in that county, was
taken up.
I A lengthy debate sprung up upon the re
solution, pending which the House adjourned
to quarter past O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing. lsrr
: CORRECTION bill, No. %, passed
on its third reading yesterday, repealed sec
ton 475 of Code, not APT, as printed.