Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-14

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William Stockell, /"
K Morris,
Arts Brown, &c S''fas
E A Keeble, of Rutherford. s
N Blythe, of Wilson. .fa1
w T Massey, of Cannon
Henry Hart, of Robertson.
h E Perkins, of Williamson.
Hu a Bradley, of Smith.
Jno II Malone, OF Sumner.
E Oglesby, of Macon.
respectfully, ISHAM G. HARRIS.
The Message was taken up and the nomi-
Mathis unanimously confirmed by the Senate.
MoRGAN CoUSTY.-Mr. Hildreth introduced
bill to remove the County Seat of Morgan
county. Referred.
SAVANNAH CoLLEGE.-Mr Barton intro
dnced bill Incorporating said institution at
Savannah, Tennessee. Referr.d.
PUBLIC PRINfER-House resolution No. So
to make a pro rata payment to public prin-
tiers of the State was taken up and eoneurred
in-ayes 18, noes none.
SPECULATIoS-Senste bill No. 81 mot dis
posed of during yesterdays SESSION. defining
criminal law for the punishment of usury,
speculation and oppression, was resumed and
discussed.
On motion of Mr. Caldwell the bill was
voted upon by sections The first section was
then adopted.
Mr.. Jones offered an amendment to section
2, striking out certain words. After much
discussion, participated in by Messrs. Lane,
Cardwell, Hill, Maxwell and Others, section
10 lieu was offered by Mr.. Maxwell, which
was adopted. The third section was passed
| without debate.
| Mr. CardWell offered an amendment to sec
lion 4, which was rejected. Mr.. Hill moved
| to strike out section agreed to. Mr..
| Cheatham offered an additional section to
| take the place of section adopted. Section
| was adopted. Section was adopted. Mr..
| Jones offered concluding section. which
was adopted-an Intellectual motion to recon-
| slider section l was offered-and the bill was
| passed on the third and last reading--syes
| Is, noes /, as follows
Ayes-Messrs. Anderson, Barrow, Barton,
Bumpass, Dunlap, Hill, Hildreth. Jones,
| son. Turner, Turney, Wilson of Lawrence,
| Wilson of Marshall, and Dir. Speaker Cheat
| ham.
| No-Mr. CardweH -
| The bill as passed reads as follows
SECTION l. Be it enacted, That if any per-
son shall fraudulently, for lucre or gain, pur-
chase any article OF clothing, shoes, leather,
cloth, OF any other article of clothing. pro-
vision, wheat, -four, corn, corn meal, meat,
| hogs, cattle, or any other OF the necesssries
OF life of any description, and shall falsely
represent that he or they are purchasing such
| articles tor the soldiers or army of the State
| or Confederate States of America. or shalt,
by any fraudulent continuance, induce or at
| tempt to induce the vendor or donor to be-
lieye that be or they are purchasing such ar
ticles for the army of the State or Confederate
States of America, with an intent to make q
profit upon such purchase, such person, SC
offending, shall be guilty of felony, and upon
conviction shall be fined in the Jail and peni
Tertiary of this State, at hard labor, for not
less than two nor more than five years.
SEC: 2. That all and every person who shall
monopolize any of the articles of The necessi
ties of life such as clothing, cloth. salt, shoes
meat cattle, hogs, corn, wheat, flour, meal
wool, or any other article of the necessarie:
of life not here enumerated, with intent Il
produce such scarcity in the market as viii
| enrich himself at the expense of the people
| such person or persons so offending, shall bt
| guilty of a high misdemeanor and on eonVic
, tion shall be fined not less than fifty dollar
and be imprisoned not less than six months
SEC 3. That it shall only be necessary il
indictment under this act, TO state the offenc
, generally, and the Grand Juries shall hay
, power to send for witnesses as in case of tip
II ping. 4z LAB -
SEC. 4. That if any Quartermaster or Com
missaEy, or other person of the Confederat
| or Provisional army of Tennessee, or othe
army of either of said Governments, who
authorized or empowered to purchase SUP
plies Of any and every kind Cor said army
; shall be directly or Indirectly interested i
z the purchase of such articles, by himself O
!. through an agent or agents, for his or thei
benefit or profit, or shall make profit or gal
by such purchase beyond the fees or salarie
allowed by law to them, be or they SO offend
| ing shall be guilty of q felony, and shall b
| punished by confinement In the Jail and pei
itentiary Of the State for not less than fis
nor more than twenty-one years.
SEC. 5. That it shall be the duty of the Gil
! cult and Criminal Court Judges of this Sta,
!. to give this Act in charge TO the Grand Juri,
OF their respective counties.
SEC. 6. That If the jury trying the caus
e shall be of the opinion that there are mitig
It ling circumstances in the cause, they ma
recommend the defendant to the mercy
the court, and the court may punish him
fine aud imprisonment, not exceeding OF
year, and one thousand dollars sl
l. SEC. 7. That the act take effect from al
= after the passage. @sss
The rules were suspended and the bill WI
ordered to be transmitted to the House.
+ REsoLUTIoNs-Senate resolution No. q {
,t rectory to the Judiciary Committee and !
ca preventing the sale of spirituous liquors, W
rejected. ---
u Senate resolution No. % recommending
national bank for the crisis Was on motif
passed by informally.
Senate resolution No. Al to facilitate leg
lation and prepare fer the defense of I
m State, was passed by informally, and the n
N, yer obtained leave to withdraw il for amer
ID. ment.
o. On motion the Senate then adjourned
cb 10 O'Clock 20 morrow morning.eE
in
am HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
ID, WEDNESDAY, Nov. Is, 1861
IN. The Speaker called the House to order
ion hall past nine O'Clock.
~ MArTERs IN East TESNEssEE.-Mr Flem
, rose to personal explanation, aud read
in following article from the Knoxville Rfgi
'ala OF the 10th Instant:
be- 1.-THE DEviLNENT.-It is little remar
, Of bic that no mischief occurred in East TenI
the see until those members of the Legislat
oaa from East Tennessee who were elected
Union men asd upon pledge not to take
oath TO support the Confederate States,
= turned f6- Eat Tennessaa.- 1thasz Had