Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-17
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

OcIOcks
LEAvE TO RECORD VOTES.
Messrs Estes. Dunlap, Edwards, Garner,
Simpson and Jarnagin asked and obtained
leave to record their votes against the passage
uf House bill No. 100, to regulate the levy OF
executions and prevent the sacrifice OF pro-
perry, on its third reading, and Mr.. Senter In
| favor of its passage.
BUSINESS BEFORE TIE HOUSE.
House resolution No. 81, designating the
business first to be acted upon, was taken up,
when several amendments were offered, In
GLIDING other bills.
On motion of Mr.. Martin, Of Wilson, the
resolution and amendments were laid upon
| the table, ayes Al, noes 16.
OATH TO BE TAKEN.
Senate bill No a. to prescribe the oath to
| be taken by attorneys and Others, being the
special order for to-day, was taken up: A
| bill reported by the Committee on the Judi
ciary was adopted in lieu, and then passed
on its second reading.
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were introduced, read
the first time and passed:
By Mr. HILL of Hamilton No 234-To au-
thorize the Governor to take possession of
all the salt in store, on ship board, or held
for sale in the State, for the public use, and
for other purposes. ~
By Mr. Demoss No 235-For the benefit of
John Greer, late tax collector for Davidson
county.
By Mr. Fleming No 236-To amend Sec
lions 1863 and 2,671 of the Code.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were offered:
By Mr. Martin, of Shelby: No 1O0-Direc-
tory to the Commissioners of the capitol.
Lies over.
BE- Mr Brooks, of Jackson No lotto
authorize the counties of Smith aud Jackson
zach tn Paiaa cavalry on "a
conditions as the Scott county Rangers.
Lies over.
SENATE RESOLUTIONS.
The following Senate resolutions were to.
ken up and disposed of as indicated
No 64-In regard to supplying gunboatS
for the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers.
On motion of Mr Estes, the resolution was
80 amended as to include the Mississippi
river. a.
The resolution as thus amended was then
CONQUERED in.
No 5-Expressive of the opinion of the
Legislature of Tennessee in regard to the fu-
ture policy and determination to maintain
our Declaration of Independence of the old
Government of the United States. 5ss-
Mr. Miller desired that the resolutions be
referred to the Committee on Confederate re-
iaions, and made motion to that effect.
Mr. Martin, of Shelby, preferred that they
should be referred to select committee, of
which the Representative from Hardeman
(Mr Miller) shall be Chairman, and made a
motion to that effect.
Mr. Jones offed the following In lieu of the
resolutions from the Senate:
ResotUed, That tits the sense of this Gene
raj Assembly that the separation of those
| States now forming the Confederate States
| of America from the United States is and
ought to be final, perpetual and irrevocable;
and that Tennessee will under no circum-
| stances entertain any proposition from any
| quarter, which may have for its object res
| tOration or reconstruction OF the late Union
| on any terms or conditions whatever.
Resolved, That the war which the United
States are waging upon the Confederate
States should be prosecuted on our part with
| the utmost vigor and energy, until our indie
| pendence and nationality are unconditional
ly acknowledged by the United States.
Resolved. That Tennessee pledges herselfto
| her sister States of the Confederacy that she
will stand by them throughout the struggle,
| that she viii contribute all the means which
her resources will supply, SO far as the same
may be necessary, to the support of the COM
mon cause; and will not consent to lay
| down arms until peace is established on the
| basis OF tue foregoing resolutions
Mr. Jarnagin offered the following amend.
ment to the resolutions proposed in lieu:
Resotred further, That this Assembly
| spurns with utter indignation the PROPOSE
ton which has recently been made in the
Congress of the United States to appoint
commissioners on the part of that Govern
ment to meet commissioners on the part of
| the Confederate States, with view to the
rec obstruction of the Union. GAG
Pending the consideration of the question,
the House adjourned to nine O'Clock Monday
| morning.
| MONDAY, December I6, 1861.
| The Speaker called the House to order at
| nine O'Clock. zsL
LEAVE TO RECORD VOTES-Mr, Wallace
asked and obtained leave to record bis vote
| against the passage of House bill, No. 100,
to regulate the levy of executions and pre-
vent the sacrifice of property, on its third
reading. Mr.. Laws had the privilege to re-
cord his vote in favor of the passage of the
| bill. -,
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE UNION = The
House resumed the consideration of Senate
| resolution, No. 81, expressive of the opinion
of the Legislature of Tennessee in regard to
the future policy and determination to main
tain our Declaration Of Independence of the
old Government of the United States, the
| question being on Mr Jarnsgan's amendment
to the resolutions proposed in lieu by Mr.
| Jones.
After q very lengthy debate, which as
sumed wide range. the amendment was
| rejected.
Mr. jones' resolutions were adopted in lieu,
ayes Al, noes 10, as follows:
| -fyes.-Messrs Brooks, of jackson, Butler,
Caruthers, Demoss, Dunlap, Easily, Edwards
Ellis Fleming, Floyd, Garner, Garretteon,
Hawkins, Hill. of Hamilton, Hill, of Hay.
| wood, House, Jones, Lea, Martin. of Shelby,