Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY December 3, ]


The Speaker called the House to order at
half past nine o'clock, there being quorum
present.
To RECoNsTDRR.-Mr. Kennedy entered q
motion to re consider the vote rejecting
House bill, No. 81, to relieve Capt. z. E.
Chew, and others, on its second reading.
To SUPPRESS MoNoPoLIEs-The House re-
snmsd the consideration of House bill, No.
81, to suppress monopolies, and on motion of
Mr. Caruthers, its further consideration was
passed over informally, there being Senate
bill of the same tenor before the House.
House BILLS ON SECOND REApING.-The
following House bills were read second
time and disposed OF as indicated:
No. 69-To fix the compensation of mem
bers of the General Assembly. Laid on the
tsble--ayes 29, noes 81, ON motion Of Mr..
Martin. of Shelby.
No. Ito regulate tax sales. Passed.
No. 74-To amend the act of July l, 1861.
Passed.
No. 75-To incorporate the Jonesboro'
Savings Institution.
Mr. Martin, of Shelby. offered an amend
ment to Incorporate the jackson Savings To-
stitution of Memphis. which was adopted.
Mr.. Estes offered an amendment to incor-
porate the Shelby Savings Institution at
Memphis, which was adopted.
Mr. Fleming offered an amendment to lie.
corporate the Holston Savings Institution, at
Knoxville, which was adopted.
Mr.. Jarnsgiu offered an amendment to In
corporate the Duektown Savings Institution,
which was adopted.
And then, on motion of Mr.. Matthews, the
bill as amended was laid upon the table.
Ne II, the more effesiually to defend the
State Laid on the table on motion Of Mr.
Robb.
No 80, to meet the deficiencies In the reve-
nue. OF Montgomery county. -
Mr. Martin, Of Shelby, offered an amend
ment to the bill to authorize the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Memphis to fund the
current or due debt of the city by issuing city
notes in sums of not less than FIVE nor more
than one thousand dollars, to be receivable
for all city taxes, provided the creditors of
the city, or any portion OF them in interest,
shall agree to such funding, which was
adopted.
Mr. Jones offered an amendment to the
amendment to extend the same privilege to
the city of Nashville, which was adopted.
Mr Parker offered an amendment to the
amendment to extend the same privilege to
the town of Shelbyville, which was adopted.
Mr. Osborne offered an amendment TO the
amendment to extend the privilege of the bill
to the county of Naury.
And then, on motion of Mr. Martin of
Smith, the bill and amendments were laid ON
the table, on division of the question.
THE ELECTORAL CoLLEGE.-Mr Martin, of
Wilson, offered resolution rendering the use
of the Hall of the House of Representatives
tomorrow to the Electoral College.
Mr. Butler offered q resolution in lieu, ten
dering the use OF the Hall from IL O'Clock,
which was amended, on motion of Mr. Robb,
30 as to tender the use Of the Hall from IL
to ~ O'Clock, and then adopted in lieu.
The resolution as thus amended was then
adopted-ayes Al, noes z.
A Recession motion of Mr. Mathews the
House took recess until y O'Clock.
RECONSTRUCTED.
On motion of Mr.. Butler, the vote having
House bill, No, 80, to meet the deficiencies
in the revenue of Montgomery county, on
the table, was reconsidered, and the bill then
passed on Its second reading.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
The following House bills were read q sec.
ond time and disposed of as indicated:
No 8l-To incorporate the Holston Cop-
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Passed.
No s2-To repeal part of the patrol law.
Withdrawn by Mr.. Kennedy.
No. $50 amend the tobacco insrection
law. Passed = III.
No $40 authorize guardians to invest the
profits of their wards estates in Confederate
STATED Bonds. Rejected.
No. $50 amend the act to prevent the
adulteration of liquors. Withdrawn by Mr..
Estes.
No. $50 amend the charter of the Bank
OF Frankland. Passed.
No. $50 authorize the Governor to
compromise the debt against T. N. W. Bur
ton. Passed.
No, SOTO repeal so much Of the code as
fixes the rate of taxation for county purpos-
es. Passed. -
No. s3-Te attach The third and 9th dis