Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-14
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS CONCLUDED
| The House met at o'clock, and after some
| time spent in fruitless effort to secure q
| quorum,
On motion of Dir Martin. of Smith, the
House adjourned to 9 O'Clock tomorrow.
FRIDAY. Dec. Is, 1861.
The Speaker called the House to order at
9 o'clock.
PETITIoN-By Mr Warner, from sundry
citizens of Marion county, praying change
of the line between the counties of Marion
and Hamilton.
REsoLUTIoNs--The following resolutions
were offered: s.
WHEREAS, Both branches of the General
Assembly have agreed to adjourn on the 23d
pending are absolutely necessary to the vel
fare of the State, and must be acted on be-
fore said adjournment, therefore,
Be Il resoired, That in order to render Ger
tain an adjournment at said time, that this
House take up and consider the bill for the
payment of the Confederate war tax, the
bill redistricting the State, and the bill or
bills proposing relief measures, and consider
aud act upon the same, TO the exclusion of
all others.
Mr. Meek moved that the rule be suspend
Su lOI Liz puEpOsS vi tdHIuk up anu dSt1uH
upon the resolution, which. motion failed,
ayes IS, noes "a, two thirds not voting for
suspending the rule.
By Mr. Written, No SO, in regard to adj
journment, as follows:
Rssolred by the General Assembly Of the State
Of Tennessee That this General Assembly will
adjourn on Friday, the Goth inst, until Mon
day, the 18th OF January, 1862, and that the
resolution adjourning the General Assembly
on the 23d inst, sine die, be and the same is
hereby rescind d: PROVIDED, That members
shall not receive per diem during the recess
from the goth inst. to the 18th promimo.
The resolution lies over under the rule.
RELIEF FOR THE PEoPLE-Tbe House re.
sumed the consideration of the House bill,
No 100, to regulate the levy of executions
and prevent the sacrifice of property, the
question being on Mr. Ellis amendment.
A lengthy debate sprung up in regard to
the constitutionality of the bill, but before
any action was taken,
On motion of Mr. Senter, the House took
Up the special order.
REDIsTRICTING THE STArE-House bill, No
I63, to lay off the State into Representative
and Senatorial districts, being the special
order for to-day, was takeu up, when,
On motion of Mr. Garretson, the special
order was postponed until Tuesday next,
ayes so, noes 26.
REcEss--The House then took recess
until balf-past O'clock. zel
EELIEP FOR THE PEoPLE.-Ths House re-
sumed the consideration of House bill, 100,
to regulate the levy of executions and pre-
vent the sacrifice of property, the question
being on Mr Ellis amendment, which was
adopted.
Amendments were offered by Measrs Little
and Hill, of Haywood. for the purpose of
further perfecting the bill, which were sever
ally adopted.
The bill as thus amended was then passed |
on its third reading, ayes So, noes Is, as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Messrs Bowden, Brooks, of Jack
son, Brooke, of Weakley, Carr, Donaldson, |
Easily, Ellis, Eubank, Fiser, Gardner, Gar |
rettson. Hawkins, Hill, of Hamilton, Hill, |
Lowry, Martin, of Smith, McCallum, McClel- |
land, Moseley. Paine, Parker, Ragland, Reg
ere, Ross, Somerville, Tucker, Written, |
Woods, and Speaker Reckless
Noes essrs. Bunch. Carthel, Denoss, |
Fleming, Floyd, House. Martin, of McMinn, |
Martin, OF Shelby, Mathews, Mcdowell, Meek, |
Miller. Osborne, Randolph, Rankin. Tolley, |
Walker, and Wards.
Messrs Jones, Martin, of Wilson, and Mil |
lard were excused from voting.
REDIsTRICTNG THE STATE-On motion of |
Mr. McCallum, the vote postponing the con-
sideration of House bill, No l63, to lay of |
the State into Representative and Senatorial |
to Tuesday next, was reconstructed, |
and then the question recurring upon the |
original motion to postpone, it was adopted, |
ayes %, noes "a.
A PRIvS.EGED QUEsrIoN-Mr Fleming |
arose to privileged question. He stated |
that few minutes ago he had been waited
on by Gen. Clements, the Confederate States |
Aarshalfo Tennessee, who requested him to |
appear before his honor, Judge Humphreys; |
that he SO appeared and found there war. |
rant issued by the Confederate States Com.
missioner at Knoxville, ordering bis arrest; |
that he had read the warrant, and that be |
was charged with having harbored DR.. r. Fl. |
Hodsden, a member of this House from the |
counties Of Knox and Sewer, and that he |
had giAen his recognizance to appear before |
the Coincide; ale Court at Nashville on We'd |
nesdsy, the 18Th inst, for examination. He |
said that 1t did not become him under the |
By which he was surrounded, |
to speak Of his guilt or innocence. Al