Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-24
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
The House met at 10 o'clock. A. NJ
Speaker Richard in the Chair, and fifty.
eight members present.
| Leave OF absence was granted Mr. Thorn.
berg, OF Jefferson also to Messrs. Bowles
Turner and Walker.
| NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Bowles: Resolution directing
the Comptroller to issue his warrant to
james Spraule for $40 so for bringing G,
W. Bowman from Iowa. Referred to the
Committee on Finaace and Ways and
| Means.
By Mr.. Woodcock: Bill to provide for
the distribution of the acts and journals OF
the General Assembly. Passed frst read
ing and referred to the Committee on Pub
lie Grounds and Buildings.
BY Dir. Baker: Bill to amend the Reye-
nue. laws of the State. Passed first read.
ing and referred to the Committee on FL
nance and Ways and Mesns.
By Mr.. Dome: Resolution appropria-
ting 1924 40 for the benefit of parties in
terested in bill of costs in the case of
State rs Benz. Ais ct ais. Referred to the
Committee on Claims.
By Mr.. Turner: Bill to compel clerks To
enroll and trsnscribe the proceedings in
the various courts of the State for the par
tltion and division of property and for
other purposes. Passed first reading and
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Sparkman: Bill to give the
Clerk and Master of Van Buren, county the
right to keep at his residence the books and
papers of his Office. Passed first reading
and referred to the Committee on Ju-
dietary.
By Mr.. Hewatt: Bill to repeal an act
creating County Judge in Qbion county.
Passed first reading and referred to Com
mittee on Judiciary.
BY Mr.. Ryder: Bill to regulate the
practice of the Circuit and Law Courts in
certain cases. Passed first reading and re-
ferTed to Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Cordell: Bill to amend the rev.
enue laws Of the State. Passed first read
ing and referred to Committee on Finance
and Ways and Means.
By Mr.. Ryder: Bill to incorporate the
Shelby County Agricultural and Horticul-
tural Society. Passed first reading and re-
ferrTed to Committee on interpretations.
By Mr.. Myn2tt: Bill to repeal an act
passed February q, 1867, entitled an act
to repeal section 80 of an act passed May
"A, 1866, to incorporate the Tennessee and
Pacific road. Passed first reading and re-
ierred TO Committee on Internal Improve
ments.
By Mr.. Hewatt: Bill TO incorporate the
Union City Bank. Passed first reading.
and referred to Committee on Banks.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
81: Appointing Commissioners to the
Cattle Disease Convention at Springfield,
Illinois. Referred to the Committee on
Finance and Ways and Means.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
So: To amend chap. Is of part 3, title
,, of the Code Passed.
244: To suppress drunkenness and sup
press crime.
Mr.. eagle moved to refer to the Commit
tee on Tipping and Tipping Houses
Mr.. Meyers moved to lay the motion on
the table.
The vote was taken By ayes aad noes,
when it was found that no quorum was
present
Adjourned to two Pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The consideration ofsenate bills on their
second reading was resumed.
The vote was again taken on tbs motion
10 lay on the table the motion to refer the
bill to suppress drunkenness to the Com
mittee on Tipping and Tipping Houses
and resulted-ayes 90; noes27.
The report Of the Judiciary Committee
recommending the rejection of the bill was
then cOncurred in-ayes 81; noes %.
255: To consolidate the Board of Trus-
tees of the Greenvile and Tusculum Coll
leges. Passed.
258: To compel Registers to register
their books. Rejected.
1852: To regulate fire tests of ilIumins-
ting oils. Passed.
264: To charter the ShelbyviIIe and
Tulahoma Turnpike Company. Amended
and passed.
265: To require turnpike companies to
DO justice. Rejected.
269: Disqualifying Revenue Collectors
from holding office in certain cases. Re-
jscted
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
105: For the benefit of United States
soldiers. Passed and referred to the Com
mitee on Finance and Ways and Means.
1l6: To provide for the taking of the
probate of deeds. Passed and referred to
the Committee on Judiciary.
249; To secure the payment of public
moneys. Passed and referred to the Com
mittee on Judiciary.
264: To provide for private ways.
Passed and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary.
276: To amend an act passed May "A,
1866. Passed.
OF: To incorporate the Edgefeld Gem
etery. Passed and referred to the Commit
tee on Interpretations.
27S: To bring on the elections for
Judges, etc. Passed and referred to the
Culamittee on Judiciary.
279: To enforce the 75ih chapter of the
acts of 1868. Passed and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary.
28l: To regulate the sitting5 of the
Chancery and Circuit Courts Of Warren
county. Passed and referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
284: To repeal an act changing the
county lines of DeKalb and White.
Passed.
Sol: To relieve the tax payers. Passed
and referred to Judiciary Committee.
302: For the relief of unfinished rail-
roads. Passed and referred to Committee
on Internal Improvements.
29I: To authorize the construction Of the
Norfolk and Great Western Railroad.
Passed over informally.
35l: To amend the Attachment Laws 30
az to apply the exemption of SlCO worth
of labor in the hands of employees from
attachment only to the heads of families.
Referred back to Judiciary Committee.
352: To incorporate the Raleigh Mineral
Springs Hotel. Passed.
357: For the benefit of Union soldiers.
Passed over informally.
. 800: To legalizs the official acts of
Isaac R Reeder, of Robertson county.
Passed.
NEW BILL,
Mr.. Cordell introduced a bill to create
Commissioner of Immigration, to hold office
two wears, at a salary of $4,000 per annum
also to appropriate $4,000 for the benefit
of immigration. Passed first rerding and
referred to Committee on Finance and
Ways and Means.
Leave of absence for ten days was granted
Mr.. Dowdy.
Adjourned to 10 A. N. tomorrow.
SHoEMAKERs do not approach starVa-
ton any nearer than they did years ago