Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-17
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
THURSDAY, Dec. 16.--Senate met at i
A. NJ, Speaker Thomas in the chair, and
quorum present.
Mr.. Hall entered his protest against the
adoption of the resolution yesterday,
complimenting Judge Trigg, and giving
his reasons therefor, which was ordered
to be spread upon the journal.
HOGS.
Mr.. Millsaps introduced a bill for the
protection of farmers having hogs run
ming at large in the woods. Passed first
reading.
HOUSE BILLS on THIRD READING.
To incorporate the North Knoxville
Markethouse Company.
Mr.. Slaughter offered an amendment to
incorporate the Colored Benevolent So
cIety, of jackson, Tenn. Adopted.
Mr.. Hall offered an amendment incor-
porating the town of Yorkville. Adopted.
Mr.. Cooper, of Davidson, Offered an
amendment to incorporate the Cumberland
and Ohio Railroad Company. Adopted.
The bill then passed.
To prevent loss to the State by the fail
ure to complete the tax books of Shelby
county. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS Of FIRST READING.
To incorporate the Memphis Fire and
Relief Association. Passed.
To incorporate the Rough-and- Ready
Iron Works. Passed.
To amend the act incorporating the Gull
leoka Branch Railroad Company. Passed.
To change the line between Smith and
Putnam counties. Passed.
To amend the act Incorporating the
town of Harrison, in Hamilton county.
Passed.
To amend an act chartering The public
schools of Memphis. Passed.
To incorporate Memphis and Ten
nessee Navigation Company. Passed.
To fix the license of retail liquor deal
ere and for other purposes. Passed, and
referred to the Committee on Tipping
and Tipping houses.
To amend the lien law. Passed.
Directory to the Comptroller in regard
to the payment of the claim of Messrs.
Ward & Briggs, lcssees of the Peniten-
tiary. Passed, and referred to the Com
mittee on the Penite ntiary.
Authorizing the Cincinnati South
crn Railroad Company TO construct their
road through Tennessee. Passed, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Internal I'M
provements.
HOUSE AMENDMENTS.
House amendments to Senate bill
amending section 1902 of the Code were
cOncuTred in.
SENATE BILLS on THIRD BEADING.
Providing for the management Of the
Penitcntiary and other purposes.
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, moved TO
amend by striking out in second section
the words ''by the officers of said peni-
tertiary" andin the seventh section all at
ter the word '1aborN in the second line TO
machinery" in the sixth line. Adopted.
Mr.. Peyton moved to amend the second
section so as togive the Legislature power
to appoint the inspectors, Laid on the
table.
The bill then passed as amended, ayes,
20, no /, Mr.. Peyton voting in the
negative.
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, moved to re-
consider the vote passing the bill, and
then moved to lay the motion on the
table. Carried.
To regulate the mode of paying sub
scriptions to the Mississippi River Rail
road Company. Passed.
SENATE BILLS OF SECOND READING.
Two bills to render the Penitentiary self
sustaining were rejected.
To amend the act creating an internal
improvement system in the State. Passed,
and referred to the Internal Improvement
Committee.
To incorporate the Marine and In
dustrial Exhibition and Fair Corporation
of Memphis. Passed.
The Senate then adjourned until to-
morrow morning at IL O'Clock.