Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-16
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Tuesday OCTOBER Is, 1861.
The SPEAKER called the House to order at half
past nine O'Clock.
RE DBTRICTNG TIKI STATE.
On motion of Mr.. FLEMING, the regular order
of business was suspended and House bill, No. 20,
to lay off the State into congressional districts,
taken up on Its first reading.
Mr.. WALLACE moved to strike the county of
Anderson from the fourth district and add it to the
second district
After considerable debate, in which the commit
tees bill attacked on the ground that it gaze
wrong, or rs a member expressed 1t, "a shoe
string geOI rAphical shspa to the districts extend
irg from East and West Tennessee into Middle
Tennessee.
Mr. WALLACE withdrew his amendment, and
Mr.. MEEK offered the following amendment to
the bill:
That the first congressional district shall consist
of the following counties: Carter, Johnson, Wash
ington, Sullivan, Hawkins, Hancock, Greene and
Cooke
Second Distrie': Sewer. Jefferson, Granger,
Claiborne, Campbell, Union Anderson Knox, Scott,
and Morgan.
Third District: BlOunt, Bradley, Monroe, M'Minn,
Polk, Roane, Rhea, Meigs- and Hamilton.
DEATH OF A MEMBER.
Pending the consideration of the amendment,
Mr.. CARTER announced the death Of w. W.
Pogue, the member elect to this House from Wayne
county. who died on the llCh inst.
A RECESS.
On motion of Mr.. RANDOLPH the House took q
recess until half past two o'clock, at which hour
the SPEAKER called the House to order.
DE.TH OF W. W. PoGUE.
Mr.. CARTER moved that committee of FIVE be
appointed TO present to the House suitable resolu-
tious as q tribute of respect to the memory of w
W. POgue, which was concurred in, and,
The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. Carter, Paine,
EAsley Eubanks and Robb the committee.
Pr DTsTPTCyrISG THE STATE
The House resumed the consideration of House
BILL No. e. to lay Of thu State into congressional
districts, the question being on Mr. Meek's amend
4eRt.
The amendment was rejected. ayes Z. noes So.
Mr.. WALLACE offered bill IN lieu. changing
the committees arrangement of the second third
and fourth districts, which was rejected ayes l3,
3 noes 81.
Nj. WALLACE moved to strike Anderson from
The fourth district and ado to it the second, which
was rejected.
Mr.. WALLACE then asked and obtained leave to
have his bill in lieu spread upon the journal
The bill was then passed on its second reading.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. CARTUUL offered g resolution requesting
pur members in Congress to their best efforts 30
have the pay Of commissioned officers reduced, and
khat Of non commissioned officers and priVates in
Nrreased which lies over under the r1le.
, nr. BROOKS, Of Heakley offered resolution
Cnstructing the Committee on the Judiciary to re-
bort OIL providing lOr biennial sessions OF tbs
cSupreme Court, and snanAl terms of the Circuit
Courts for the trial of civil cases and semi,
Lertls for the trial Of criminal cases, which lies
bver under the rule
G Mr. RAGLAND offered resolution providing for
n Joint select coqmttee TO present to the people Of
The State an electoral ticket be voted for at the
election for President and Vice President which
les over under the rule.
e Mr. WARNER offered resolution TO furnish the
lsw court at Chattanooga with copies Of the Ten
[lessSe reports, which lies over under the rule.
NOVICE OF A REiOLUTIoS.
Mr. MARTIN, of Shelby, sent notice to the
Clerks desk which was read as follows,
a Mr.. Speaker | hereby give notice that on to-
sinorrow will introduce Joint resolution to organ
we the General Assembly Of the State Of Tennessee
INTO ,4iItary company, with His Excellency, l.
,si Harris, Captain, the Hon Ed. s. CheSthsm, First
Lieutenant, and the Hon A. t. Keeb.e SecoLd
lieutenant and that the candidates foI the Confe1e-
ate States Senate be- requested to join said CONS
ANY. So soon as organised and equipped, shall ten
,er their services Gen, A S. iORustoR for INN
late service,
IL, rAili'ON'
Mr.. PATTON presented petition from a compa-
,yot volunteers from Washington county, pray ing
%, they be paid for twelve days service rendered
ore they were actually mustered in.