Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-10-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

OCIOBER 1COl.
The Speaker called the House to order at
eleven o'clock. a+-
Specimen of RooI.-The Speaker laid before
the House specimen oil wool, accompanied
by the following note:
Sample OF wool clipped from the flock OF
sheep raised and owned by VIM. Williams,
N. D., of Davidson county. Ii your honor
able Assembly will tax each dog i've dollars,
| it will secure the Increase OF sheep and wool
sufficient to pay the war tax of Tennessee.
-Districttaq the State Mr.. Martin. of Shell
| bv, from the j oint Select Committee, to whom
was referred the subject of re districting the
State, reported the following bill, which was
unanimously agreed upon Dy the commit
| tee:
No. 2S.-A Bill to lay off the State into
Congressional Districts.
Sec. L. Be IL enacted BIZ the General assembly
Of the State Of Tennessee, That the counties OF
johnson, Garter Sullivan, Washington, Han
OK, Hawkins, Greene. and Coo e shall COM
pose the First Congressional District;
The counties of Campbell, Claiborne,
Union. Granger, Jefferson, Knox. Sewer,
and Blount, shall compose theSecond Cong
gressional District.
The counties of Mariea. McMinn, Meigs,
Rhea, Polk, Bradley, Hamilton, Sequaichie,
BIedsoe. Grundy and Franklin shall compose
the Third Cons ressional District.
The counties of Anderson, Roane, Cum
berIand, Morgan, Scott, Fentress, OVerton.
Jackson. Putnam, White, Van Buren, aud
Warren shall compose the Fourth Congress
sional District.
The counties of Macon, Smith, DeKalb,
Wilson and Davidson shall compose the Fifth
Congressional District.
The counties of Cannon. Coffee. Bedford,
Marshall, Rutherford and Williamson shall
compose the Sixth Congressional District.
ri Il T
Wayne, Lewis and Maury shall compose the
Seventh Congressional District.
The counties of Sumner, Robertson, Mont
gomery, Cheathsm, Dickson, Humphreys,
Hickman and Stewart shall compose the
Eighth Congressional District
The counties of Henry. Weakley, Onion,
DYER, Gibson and Carroll shall compose the
Ninth Congressional District.
The counties of Hardeman, Madison, Hen
derson, McNairy, Hardin. Decatur. Benton,
and Perry, shall compose the Tenth Congress
| sioHal District.
The counties of Fayette, Shelby, Tiptos,
Lauderdale and Haywood, shall compose the
Eleventh Congressional District
Sc. 2.-This act shall take effect and be in
| force from and after its passage.
Nea0 Bilx-Tbe following bills were intro
| duced and passed on first reading:
By Mr.. Jones: No. $50 authorize
| Smith and Rhea to issue change tickets.
| By Mr.. Martin of Shelby: No. 30.-To
create clerk for the Commercial Court of
Memphis.
By Mr.. Kennedy: No. 3l-To amend the
militia laws.
By Mr.. Hill: No. 32-To regulate sales
| under execution. Provides that all sales by
execution shah be void unless there are pres
ent at such sales at least fifty bidders-]
| By Mr. Brooks: No $50 protect and bet
| ter secure the growth of wool Taxes dogs-l
| By Sir Fleming: No 34-To change the
| time of holding the county court of Knox
county for the trial of misdemeanors.
By Mr. Locbhart: No IS TO amend the
| law in relation to retiring sheriff5. Allows
retiring sheriff5 the same powers and fees
upon the business in their hands at the expi-
ration of their term of office, that are allowed
| to sheriffs in offfce.]
By Mr. Cummins: No 36-to authorize tax
collectors and other revenue officers 10 re-
ceive treasury notes of the Confederate States
| in payment of taxes. 7T sI,s
By Mr. Jones: No $50 incorporate the
Edgefield cemetery company.
By Mr. Martin of Shelby: No 3S-TO amend
| the charter of the Memphis and Somerville
| Turnpike Company.
By Mr.. Warner: No. $50 amend the act
establishing law court at Chattanooga.
By Mr.. Rogland: No. 40--For the benefit
OF persons living on or near county lines.
By Mr.. Ellis: No. 4-To prescribe the
| mode of electing members of the Confederate
States Congress.
By Mr.. Demoss: NJ. 42-To incorporate
| the Tennessee Leather and Leather Goods
Company. - sfr..
By Mr.. Written: No.43-Giviug further
time to perfect land titles.
Resoltaions.--Mr. Meek offered a resolution
rendering the thanks of the House to the
| Edgefield and Kentucky Railroad Company
for free passes rendered the members duriD g
| the session of the Legislature, which lies over
fQnder the rule.
= N7he War 2z1 Senate resolution prov iding
| FOR joint select committee, TO whom shall be
| reerred so much of the Governors message,
as relates to the war tax, was concurred in
and 7 i1
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Meek,
Jones, McCallum, Estes, and G ardner the
committee on the part of the House. -a
Reports On motion of Mr.. Lockhart, it
was ordered that 1000 copies be printed
of each, the report of the Secretary of State,
giving an abstract of the census and voting
population OF the State, and the report of the
Military and Financial Board, transmitted
from the Senate. 5fvar
House Biz on Second Re4diag. No. Ito
regulate the compensation OF tax collectors
Rejected.
House Bills on Third Reading: No 3.-To au-
.herize the County Conrt OF Shelby county
TO be held at Memphis. Passed--ayes So,
noes 8.
No. A. To define the duties of County
Court Clerks in recording bonds, and for 9TH
er purposes Passed. Ayes AZ, noes 20.
The House adjourned to 81 o'clock to-
morow mornno i