Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-23

past nine o'clock
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. billiard: From sundry citizens OF
Sullivan county, praying the establishment of 8
Common Law and Chancery Court at Bristol.
By Mr.. RAGLAND: From sundry citizens of
La Grange, praying reduction of the corporate
limits Of that town.
BY Mr.. SIMPSON: From sundry citizens of the
fIrst, second, and third Congressional districts
praying that SONS action be taken to have those
districts represented in the Provisional Congress.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr.. WALLACE rose to privileged question. He
stated the facts connected with his recent arrest at
Knoxville, and his honorable discharge by the au-
thoriies there. He declared that in taking the
oath to support the constitution of the Confederate
States at the opening Of the session. he did 30 in
good faith, because he believed he owed paramount
allegiance to that Government, and during his re-
cent visit home, he had not met with sing Of
his constltuents-and ne had met with 3 eonsidera-
bic number from both the counties Of Campbell and
Anderson-who disapprOved of his taking that oath.
Mr.. ROBB stated that he had eonversed with
many Of the members of the House. and they were
all entirely satisfied as to the loyalty of the Repre-
sentative from Campbell ead Anderson lAr. Wal
iace) to the Confederate States Government.
The MILITIA LAWS.
The House resumed the consideration OF House
bill, No 81, to amend the militia laws, its third
reading. After lengthy debate, during which the
bill was amended in several particulars It was re-
lecLeQ, ayes =, noes -, rs lcllOESa
ayes Messrs. Brooks, of Jackson. Brooks, of
Weakley, CsrutkeFs CHHmins, Dunlap, Floyd
Gardner, JaPnagin, Jones, Kennedy, L0ckhart, Mar
tin, Of McMinn, Martin, of Saith, Martin, Of Wilson,
AcCalum, Miller, &osely, Parker, Ragland, Robb,
Somerville, Tolley, Walker Ward, Warner, Woods
and Speaker Keeble-27.
Noes-Ncssrs Butler, Carr, CartIul, DeRaldson
Easily, Edwards, Ellis, Eabank Fisher Fleming.
GarrettsOn, Hill, House, Laws, Lea, Little, Lowery
Martin, of Shelby Matthew'S MeCieand, Meek,
Dcb0pua parkpr Raudolnh Rankin ROUprc
ter, Tucker, Wallace, and Whitten-29.
On motion of Mr.. RAGLAND. the House took
recess until hahpast two O'Clock.
MOTION TO RECONSIDER.
Mr.. 2 ANKIN entered motion to reconsider the
vote rejecting House bill No. 81 to amend the mill
sis laws, on its third reading.
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were introduced, read the
first time aud passed
By Mr.. ELLIS: No. l89 TO provide for the pay
ment of the Confederate war tax
By M. MCGLELLAND: No. 1910 regulate the
levy Of executions and prevent the sacrifice of
property.
SIC l. Be enacted BIZ the General Assemble of
The State Of Tennessee, That it shall be the duty of
a collecting officers to first exhaust all the real es>
tate of the debtor before proceeding to subject the
personal property, unless the debtor prefers levy
upon the personally first.
SEC. 2. Be further enacted That in order to
prevent the sacrifice of property sold by decree,
order of sale, execution for the payment of debts,
that at all such the property shall bring three 0tS
of its value to be ascertaiued in the following man
ner TIE collecting officer or officers conducting
the sale shall notify the parties interested, the de
PENDANT defendants, his or their agent or at.
torney, who shall select enc disinterested person
disconnected with either of the parties by consan-
guinity or affinity the creditor creditors, their
agent or attorney shall select another alike dsin>
teresed person. and in case they cannot agree, the
parties shall select the third person, who shall pro