Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


ton, No. II, requesting the courts not 10
hold their sessions until the adjournment OF
the General Assembly sine de, vas taken up,
and after some time spent in its discussion.
il was ascertained that quorum was not
present, when the House adjourned to nine
O'Clock to morrow morning.
FRIDAY, Dec 90, 81.
The Speaker called the House to order at
O'Clock.
Mr.. Donaldson demanded call of the
House. which was ordered, when the follow
ing Representatives answered to their names:
Messrs. Brooks of Jackson. Carr, Carter, Ca
ruthers, Cummins, Donaldson, Dunlap, Easily,
Edwards, Ellis. Eubank, Fisher, Floyd, Gar
ner, Gardner, Garrettson, Hawkins. Hill, OF
Haywood, House, Jones, Jopling, Kennedy,
Laws, Little, Lowery, Martin. of McMinn,
Martin, Of Shelby, Martin, of Wilson. Mccall
lum, McClelland. Willard, Miller, Moseley,
Osborne. Paine, Parker, Ragland, Randolph,
Rankin, Rogers. Ross, Tolley, Tucker.i Walk,
er, Warner, Written, Wood, and Speaker
Keeble, ~.
Subsequently, Aessrs. Jarnagin and Som
erville appearing in their seats, the Speaker
announced that a quorum was present.
PosTAGE.-Mr Carr offered resolution di-
reeting the Comptroller to issue bis warrant
on the Treasurer for $3.50 in favor of the
DCorkeeper, to pay postage on documents
sent of by members. which was adopted.
CALL FOE ISPoRMATIoN.-Hous resolution,
No 95, calling upon the Paymaster for in
formation touching the number of clerks
employ ed in his department, was taken up
and adopted.
SUBSCRIBING THE COURTS, The House re
sumed the consideration of Senate re solution.
No IA, requesting the courts not to hold
sessions until the adjournment of the Gene
raj Assembly sine die.
Mr. Martin, OF Wilson, offered the folio VI
ing resolutions in lieu:
Resolred by the General ASSEMBLY of the STATE
Of 7ennessee. That the Judges of the Circuit
Courts and Chancellors of the State be re-
Quested not to hold their courts for the trial
OF cases involving debts or money, except
such as the parties may agree to try.
ResolUtd. That Justices of the Peace in this
State are requested not to render judgment in
any case involving the collection of money,
except where the parties agree thereto.
Rssoloed, That the courts and justices are
also requested to continue to hold their
courts for ihe trial of criminal cases and the
execution of the criminal law, and for the
collection of fines aud forfeitures due the
State or counties, aud for the recovery OF
money from officers who actually cole sted
the same.
Mr. Osborne moved to lay the Senate reso-
luton and the resolutions in lieu upon the
table.
The ayes and noes were demanded on the
motion, and resulted as follows:
ATEs-Messrs. Carr, Caruthers, Demoss,
Garner, Hawkins, Jones, II artin, of McMinn,
Martin. of Shelby, Willard, Osborne, Paine,
Rs0doiph and Rankin-13.
NoEs,-Messrs Brooks, Of Jackson, Carter,
Carnthers, Cummins, Donaldson, Easily Ell
lis, Eubank, Fisher, Floyd Gardner, Garrett
son, Hill OF Hamilton, House, Jarnagin,
Joplin, Kenn edy, Laws, Little. Lowery,
Martin, of SIN it'll, Martin, of Wilson, Nc
CalIum, McCl ellaud, hosIey, Parker. Rag
land, Rogers, Somerville, Tolley, Tucker,
Walker, Written, and Woods-33.
No quorum voting, Mr. Martin, OF Shelby,
moved to adjonrn 20 seven O'Clock o-mor-
row morning, which motion failed. E
Mr. Rankin moved TO take a recess until
half past two O'Clock, which motion failed.
On motion of Mr.. Ellis, the Door Keeper
was despatched after absentees-
Mr. Donald son demanded call Of the
House, which was ordered, when the follow
ing Representative answered to their names:
Brooks, of ia ckson, Carr, Carter, Crauthers,
Cummins, Demoss, Donaldson, Easley, Ellis.
Eubank, Fisher, Floyd. Gardner, Garner,
Gsrrettson, Hawkins, Hill, of Hamilton,
Hill, of Haywood, House, 1arnagin. Jones,
Joplin, Kennedy, Laws, Little, Lowery,
Martin, OF McMinn, Martin. of Shelby, Mar
bln. OF smith. MARTIN, OF wilson, McCalium,
MoClelland, Willard, Mosely, Osborne, Paine,
Parker, Ragland, r lndolph, Rankin, Rogers,
Somerville, TOlley, Tucker, Walker, Written,
and WoCds-l7.
SO there was not q quorum present
Mr. Ellis said he was not in the habit of
lecturing members on their duty, but he felt
constrained to say that there was much i'm
portant business before the Legislature which
the people demanded should be disposed OF
before the recess was taken. The Senaie
had passed bills providing for the assump-
ton by the State of the Confederate war
tax, and that bill could have been finally
passed in the House to day and tomorrow,
alton, thus relieved of this additional bur-
then. Besides this. other important meas
ures could have been contaminated. And
the House of Representatives, was RESPONSE
BILE for the failure of the measures 10 be act
ed upon. He felt it due to himself and to
the Representatives present to say this much
He believed quorum was in the city, and
he therefore demands d a call of the House.
The call was ordered, and resulted in show
ing only a Representatives present-the
same as under the previous call, except that
Mr. Edwards was present and Mr.. Martin, of
Shelby, was absent.
A REcEss.-On motion of Mr.. Somerville,
the House took recess until O'Clock
A CALL OF THE HoUSE.--At 8 O'Clock. Mr.
Carter demanded call of the House, which
was ordered, when the following Representa-
OF jackson, Carr, Carter, Cummins. Demoss,
Donaldson. Easily, Edwards, Ellis, Fisher.
Fleming, Floyd, Gardner, Garner, Garrett
eor, HavuEips Hill If u;Ir