Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-20

IHUADAI, DkCEABER ~, 1901.
The SPEAKER called the House to order at nins
o'clock.
LEAVH TO RECORD VsTBs.
NeSsrs NOseley, Parker, and Lowery asked and
obtained leave TO record their votes in favor OF the
adoption Of Mr. JoneI resolution in lieu Of Senate
resolutions No. 81 expressive Of the opinion of the
Legislature Of Tennessee in regard to the future
policy and determination 10 maintain our DeclAra
ton Of Independence of the old Government of the
United States, and then in favor Of TIE adoption Of
the resolutions a. the sense OF the HouBe.
FAMILIES OF INDECENT VOLUNTEERS.
The House resumed the consideration Of Senate
BILL No. 90, to provide for the families Of INDECENT
soldiers the question being the bill reported in
lieu by the Committee on Military Affairs.
Pending the consideration of which, the House
took
REcrss,
On motion Of Mr.. DONALDSON, until half past
two O'Clock.
RAHuIEs OF nsDIGENT VOLUNTEERS.
The House resumed the consideration of Senate
Bill No. So to provide for the families Of INDECENT
soldiers, the question being the bill reported in
lieu by the Committee on Military Affairs.
Various amendments perfectIng the blIl were Of
fered and adopted and others changing ltE prOVls
ions were elected. when
Mr.. DEMOS offered the folio wing AnSnlu.n
to the bill in lieu:
"That a sum equaltc what will be theAmount of the
State revenue Tor 1862 and 1868 be appropriated
for the relief of the families of indgent soldiers
no " in the Confederate service or who may here
after be from the State Of Tennessee which sum
shall be raise by the levy of for that purpose
on all polls, real and personal estate, slaves, priv
ieges, ltigationE, fines and fOrfeirurea, now tax
able by law; and. this tax shall be levied by the
State tax ASSESSORS when the State tax is assess d,
for the years aforesaid, and collected when the
O.. L., 10 gafnr faa olla
Mr.. DEMOSS regarded the bill proposed in lieu
as unconstitutional in the provision which diverts
the common school fund from the object act forth
in the constitution. He in favSr Of the obi ects
Of the bill and would te as much moHey as any
Representative for the relief the families of indi>
gent volunteers. With the view of obviating the
constitutional objection to the bill he had offered his
amendment.
Mr.. EASILY demanded the previous question,
which demand was sustained, ayes 3S, noes II, ~
follows:
Ayss-Nessrs Bowdsn, Carr, Caruthsrs, Cum
minis, Dunlap, Easily, Ellis, Estes, Eubsnk. Fisher,
Floyd, Gardner, Carer, GARRISON, HaWkinE,
IIIli Of Hamilton Kennedy, La VS., Little, LoWery,
Martin Of Smith, Martin Of Wilson, AcCAlInm,
McClelland Miller Aoseley, Osborne. Paine. Par
ker, Ragland, Rogers, Ross, FOLEY, Tucker, Ward,
Warner, Woods, and Speaker Keeble-3S.
Eses-Messrs. Brooks, Of Jackson, Carter, De
moss Donaldson, Edwards, Fleming, Hill, Of Hay
wood, House. Jarnagn, Jones, Jopling, Martin, of
Shelby, Randolph, Rankin, SomsrTills, Walker, and
Whitten-H.
So the amendment W9s cut OF.
The bill Of the committee was thea adopted In
lieu, ayes 46, noeS 10. IS follows:
AysS-Me,srs. Do WIDEN, Carr. CsrutherI. Cum
minis, Dunlap Ftsly, Ellis. Estes, Eubank, Fisher.
Floyd, Gardner, Garner, GArretseR, Hawkins Hill
of Hamilton, House, JONES, JOpling. Kennedy, Laws
Little, Lowery, Martin of Sht lby, Mart Of Smith,
Martin of Wilson, NcCallum. NcClellGnd, Alllard,
Miller, Hoseley, Osborne, Paine, Parker Rssland,
Rankin, Roger, Rose, FOLEY, Tucker, Walker,
Ward. Warner, Written, Woods, and Speaker kee>
ks-46.
Noes-Ml ssrs Brooks of Jackson, Cart r. De.
moss Donaldson. Edwards, Fleming Hill Of Hay
wood JarnRgn, Randolph, and Semsrvile-l0.
The bill was then passed on its third reading,
ayes As, noes 10, as follows:
Ayes-Nessrs. BOwden Carr, Csruthers, Cum.