Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Thgrsdap,s Procesdizqs COnclad.


The House NET at se7en O'Clock. and a'ter somr
time spe ntin fruitless effort TO secure quorum
OumOtion OF Mr.. MARTIN, of Smith, the Hlus,
adjourned to nine O'Clock to NOR, ow morning
PhDAr DsCLMBr 4 IL, 1854.
The SPEAKER called the HlUse - ordss at nint
O'Clock.
By Mr. WARNER: From sundry citiz,rs O.
Marion county praying chAngeJt the line between
IA, couaties Of Nsr!ou AMI Hamilton.
REsoLUrIoSs
The foo7ving resolutions we're JHered.
By NJ. MEEK NJ o. siIHsFiag .l5 bgiiness
first to be acted upon as 70 lIWs:
Whereas, both 0rSDche OF the General Assembly
hsye Rgrsed 70 adjourn en- the % instant; and
whereas, certain msasutes now pending are sbso-
!Hteiy necessary O. the welfare Of the State, sDo
mast be acted o. before said adj iurnment there
fsre,
Re It resolyeG That in order to render certain
an sdjnurnmsnL st said time that this House take
,ap and consider ths bill for the pay msnt of the
iConfederGte var tax the bill IedIstt letting the
s:ate and the bill bills proposing relief mea>
sares, and coneider and act Bpon the same, to the
txclusan Of all others
Mr. MEEK novel that the rale be suspended for
itbe purpose OF TskiDg up aud acting upon the
iutiol, which rzot III failed syes % noes "a two
thirds not vosISg for suspending the rule.
By Mr.. VII TEN; No % 10 regard to adj arm
IDent. as f0lloEs:
ResolTsd by the General Assembly of the State
.1f Tennessee That the General Assembly will ad
kourn on FsiiEy, the 20h inst, uutii Monday the
tlSsh Of January. 1862 and that the resolution Ad-
,urnins tie General Assembly on the Is inst sim
iS be and the same ia here by rescind+d provided
mat members shall not receive per dem during tie
,ece O. from the 20.n met to the l3 pr, xtno
The resolution lies over under the RUE.
RELrEF FOR THE OPlE
The Hcuss resumed the cUDsi Grafton OF Hau-e
pill N 100 90 regulate the levy OF executions AMI
n h. Eacrld of ~ ODeFtV- the ion be-
.nR on NJ E lis' amendment.
8 lengthy debate sprung up in regIrd TO the con-
tituuonsiIty Of the blk bat before any aeEiIa was
AIKEN.
OrmutioO OF Ne sENTE& the HOu,e took up
he special order.
a KpBIsTmcr1>G 4He sTATs.
House bill No 1863 to lay Ct the State inro Rep
'eseBtstve and OenatoriSl districts, beirg the
pecsl order for 10 day vas taken up; when.
3 On N ltroa ct NJ GARRISON. the cIsl ord
Fss postponed uRrIl tuesday SeXt, ayes 80 Eots 20
BECAs4
On motion Of Mr. BROOKS Of Weakley tbs
o3se took recess until h@lf past tTo O'Clock.
BELIEF Fo4 THE PsoFLg.
The Il 1use resumrd the consideration Of House
III No 1870 TO regulate the levy Of executions and
revenJ the sacrifice of property the question be
lg On Mr.. Ellis amendmsnt which vas ADOPTED
ANN inrnts we're offered to the bill BY dess,s
fTrTLB aud GILL Of Hay wood, fer the purpose al
iTbusI ReiASSbAHS - "-4A~-A HSAS se'SAN~y
The bill q thus amended then passed on Its
lird reading ayes 80 noes Is IS follows:
Ayss-Aessrs BJwden, Brooks, of JaokIon,
rocks of Wsa6ley, Carr, Donaldson, E.sy. ElIis,
u bank Fisher, Gardner, GSYTetsOn, H2WkIns
ILL., Of Hamilton, Hit of Haywood, JoPiing, Ken
sdy, Lea, Little, L0wery, Martin. of Smith, Mccall
IN. AcClellsnd. AOssley. Paine, Parker, RsElSnd
.1Gers, Ross, merville, Tucker NhItten, Woods
I'D Speaker Eeebre- 50 ...r
Noes A5ssrs. Bunch, &c thel Demoss. Fleming
lloyd, Huuse NsrtiH of McAuin. Martin Of Shelby,
aIths We, HCDOweu, H-el, Miller OsborHe. R.a
0lpb, Rsnkin FOLEY, Walker, and Ward-lS
Aessrs Jones, Martin OF Wilson, AID AtllGrd were
--EcUsed from voting
ElpIsTBICTNG THE STATE.
On motion Of Mr. McCALLUS, the Vute postpoa-
~ the consideration of house bill, No. l69 to lay
i the Stats into Representative and Senatorial
strlcts was reconEidered. and then the question
curing upon the original motion to postpone
ltil Tuesdsy, !; was again adopted, ayes %
rs "a
A PgIvuEGED QUESTION
Mr.. FLEMING arose TO privileged question
IA STATED that few minutes ago he had been "RI
! On By Gen Clements, tina Confederate SIsEeA
arshsl tor Tennessee, who requested him tO a.
ar before B.s Honor. JRda5 humphreys; that nv
"a go appeared, aud found there warrant issued
q Ihs Confederate Sta;ts Commissioner at hIux-
( lie ordeIIug bis arrest; that he had read ths war;
Mt, and thSS he was charged with haVIRg hArb0r-
St DR.. 4. n, Hodsden, member OF tats heusS,