Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER Is, 1861.
The SPEAKER called the House to order at nine
o'clock.
DEATH OF COL. TERRY.
sensts resolution No 70, touching the death Of
Col Terry, was taken up and concurred In Ry
Mr.. MARTIN, of Shelby, offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Hall of the House of Repre-
sentatives ia hereby tendered for the purpose Of
the funeral services Of Col. Terry, deceased
The resolution Wss adopted.
The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. Rsgland, Dun
lap, Meek, Mcdowell and House, the committee on
the part Of the House under the Senate resolution
UxF1NHHED BUSINESS.
The House resumed the consideration of the IN
finished business Of yesterday, being Mr.. Carr g
nation TO reconsider the vote passing House bill
No. 2IS, to establish the two term system of the
Circuit Courts and for other purposes, on its third
reading the question being on Mr.. Gamers motion
to Law the motion to reconsider upon the table,
which notion prevailed, ayes 80, noes 20, so the
motion to reconsider was laid upon the table.
BENEFIT OF J. C. VAUGHN.
Senate resolution, No. 49, for the benefit of J. c.
M. MARTIN, of Shelby, offered an amendment
for the relief of Col Marcus J. Wright, which was
adopted.
M. OSBORNE offered an amendment for the
benefit of the securities of Sparks Kelly tar col
lector for Aaury county, which was laid upon the
table.
was styicken out of the original resolu ton.
Mr. BUTLER offered an amendment for the bene-
fit of Pleasant Williams revenue collector for Car
ter county, which was adopted.
Mr. DEMOSS offered an amendment for the relief
of John Greer late revenue collector for Davidson
county, which was rejected.
The resolution "a amended was then eoncurred in
THE WAR TAI.
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the war tax, was taken up and passed on its first
reading.
FAMILIES OF INDECENT SOLDIERS.
Senate BILL No. 60 to provide for the families Of
INDECENT volunteers, was taken up and read.
The Committee on Military Affairs reported the
following bill in lieu.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General Assemb-
y of the State of Tennessee, That the sum Of four
hundred and fifty thousand dollars Annuslly, for
he years of 1862 and 1868 be- and the sameis hereby
appropriated for the relief of the families of indi>
gent soldiers now in the service OF the State Of
tennessee or the Confederate States Of America,
or that may hereafter enter the service from this
State.
SIC. 2. Belt further enacted, That to raise said
fund the whole amount of revenue now in the
Treasury or which may hereafter be paid into the
Treasury, for the RbaYe-named yesrs, from any
and all sources for Common School purposes, eX
-cept the sum Of ninety thousand dollars per snnUn
10 hereby appropriated; and there is levi
ed en- annual tax for the years 1852 and 1865,
of nine cents OF each one hundred dollars worth
of property in this State now subject to tax by
law, twsnty,fiv cents on polls, twenty-five cents
on each one hundred dollars worth of merchandise
purchased for sale, whether in out of the State
and twenty-five per cent. additional tax upon all
other privileges Said tax TO be collected and paid
into the Treasury Of the State az the other reyen"
4es of the State now, by the revenue collectors
of the several counties; for which, said collectors
shsll receive onefourth the commissions allowed
them for collecting other taxes.