Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-20
TENNESSEE LEGISLATTRE.

TUESDAY,. Nov. l9, ls67.-Prayer BY the
| Rev Mr. Huntington. et 81
The journal was read and approved.
| PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr.. Elliott A memorial from the citi-
zeDs of the fwenty-fhird and tweeiy-fourth
civil districts of Williamson county, pray
ing that those districts may be made a
| part of Rutherford county, with a bill for
| the same purpose, were referred 10 the
Committee on New Counties and County
Lines.
A memorial from the Mississippi Cen
trail railroad asking the iosn from the
State Of 100000 in State bonds, for the
purpose Of repairing that road, accompa.
MED by bill for the same purpose, was
referred 10 the Committee on Internal
Improvements.
A bill to incorporate the Tennessee Hor-
tieultural Society, was referred TO the Com
mittee on Agriculture.
A bill TO amend the law Of evidence.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS. =.
Directing the Comptroller TO issus his
warrant 10 the Press and Times Printing
N,btl fau5 RAOVs ~ thE Noiai-
mitiee on Finance.
Raising Joint committee TO examine
property belonging to the State in Nash
vile. Senators Cate and Norman were
appointed on the part of the Senate.
Resolution directing the publication Of
240 copies of the constitution, for the mem.
bers of the General Assembly. Laid on
the table.
HOUSE BILLS.
To paw the militia who were called into
service by Gen. Sherman and other COM
manding officers, for the purpose ofdefend-
ing the city of Memphis.
Senator Nelson wishedto know something
Of these organizations, and If they were
regularly organized and mustered into SER
vice; who were their officers, and why they
we're not paid at the expiration Of their
service. He was not opposed to paving
them il they had rendered regular service
but he wished to know more OF the matter
before he could vote for the bill.
Senator Rogers said he was in Memphis
during the time these troops were in SER
| vice, and he knows from actual observation
| that they did good service and were relied
upon by the military authorities to prevent
| the raids of Gen. Forrest and others. They
| we're regularly uniformed and drilled, and
we're in service for a considerable time.
| Mr.. Cate thought if they desire any re-
munerstion they should not claim it at our
hands, but go TO the general government
for redress.
| Mr.. Carey said he had occasion, durine
the war, to learn much abont these mill.
tary organizations, and many Of them were
only called into service in cases of great
emergency. The bill was referred to the
Committee on Federal Relations.
| A bin TO change county lines passed
third reading.
| A bill explanatory of an act to amend
the revenue laws passed its third reading.
A bill for the benefit of the penitentiary
appropriating $4,000 to pay the losses b,
there, passed its third and last reading.
A Honse joint resolution, memorializine
Congress to appropriate an annuity to tbs
| surviving soldiers of the war of 1872.
i Senator Nelson was opposed to the reso
ution, as he thought Congress hadalready
passed laws on this subject, and that thost
: entitled to relief had obtained it,
Senator Rodgers thought no such Law
had ever been passed As he was sol
dier in the war of 1872, he would haEi
been beneficiary under it, and he hat
never yet heard Of any one receiving any
thing from Congress bg virtue Of hayin,
been soldier in the war of1S12
Referred 70 the Committee on Fedora
Relations.
Senate bill, in lien of House bill, Il
change the time of holding the CHANGER,
i Courts in Lawrence county ODened a ram
bling discussion between Senator Wisene
and GormaD, in which Senator Wisene
announced himself opposed to makin
other Chancery divisions in this State
hnt intended to introduce bill reducing
the present number of Chancery divisions
, Passed its third reading.
! A number of bills were introduced AM
passed first reading.
Adjourned till nine o'clock to-morro'
: morning.