Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-25

Mr.. Woodward offered the foIlowin
amendment:
| Be it further enacted, That the Gov
ernor of the State be, and he is hereb,
ordertd to Immediately issue an order O
proclamation, revoking and setting asid
any and all orders or proclamations nov
in force declaring martial law in an,
county or counties in this State, and tina
any and all laws authorizing or cmpow
ering the Governor to declare martial Law
in any county In this State at his cptioI
and compelling said county to defray tn,
expenses OF the militia which may bt
quartered upon said county during tht
time said county shall remain under mar,
tial law, be and the same is hareby no.
pealed, and that this act shall take effect
from and after its passage.
The amendment was tabled by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-Allen, Baker, Bowles, Bloom,
Bosom, eagle, Cordell, Dame, Doughty
Dowdy, Dyer, Faulkner, Griffith, Gilmer,
Hale, Hodges, Inman, of Knox and Sc
vier Lillard, Medlin, Meyers, Mynatt,
Mason, Poston, Pickett, Porter, Prosser,
Priesthood, Pitts, Reeves, Reed, Robins
son, Ryder, Shepherd, Stone, Taylor, Of
Perry and Decatur, Thornburg, Of JEFF
ferson, White, of Bradley, White, Of
Green, Welsh, WalkeI-40.
Noes-Brown, Carter, Cason, Grayson.
Jordan, johnson, McFall, Morris, Reed,
Roach, Roddy, Thompson, Turner, Woods
ard. Waters, Williams, Wines, Speaker
Richards-1S.
The bill then passed by vote of 81
20 35.
On motion the House accepted al in
Vltation from DR.. Bowling to attend the
ninth annual commencement exercises of
the Medical Department of the Univer-
sity of Nashville, at the New Theater,
corner Of Union and Summer streets. on
the evenings of the 25th and 26th insts.
Mr.. Dowdy called up Senate bill Nc.
$50 to authorize the building of turn
pike. Passed with some amendments of
a similar character of the billitself
House bill No. go comes back from
the Senate for concurrence in certain
amendments, the principal one Of which
Is making the merchants tax one and
half instead of one per cent. on the in-
voice value of goods brought into the
State. The amendments were con,
Cured in.
Before the bill was entirely considered
the House adjourned to Up. NJ.
Afternoon session,
The House Revenue Bill was taken up,
and the Senate amendment fixing the tax
on merchants at one and half per cent
was concurred in. After several verbal
changes had been made in the bill, it was
ordered back to the Senate.
Senate amendments to the charter of
the Chattanooga and Cincinnati Railroad
were concurred in.
Senate bill TO amend the registration
laws OF the State was rejected.
Senate bill requiring Circuit and Grim.
Iual Courts to proceed with regularity
in going through the docket was re-
iected
Senate bill to Incorporate the Oak
Hill Male and Female Academy in Linz
coin county, passed.
Senate bill to change the line between
the counties of Putnam, Smith and De
halb came up on third reading.
An amendment by Mr.. Cordell chang
ing the line between the counties of Scott
and Morgan was adopted.
An amendment by Mr. Dowdy, chang
ing the line between the counties of
OVerton and Fortress, was adopted As
amended the bill was then passed.
House bill yesting the title of escheat-
ed lands in the children of persons Of
color, passed second reading.
House bill authorizing the trustees to
build the female academy of Sulphur
Springs Rhea county, with amendments.
passed third reading
House bill to protect the revenues of
the State, passed third reading.
House bill to provide for the sale of
the Winchester and Alabama railroad,
passed third reading,
Adjourned until clook tomorrow
morning.