Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-21

WEDNESDAY, Oct 2O.-The House was
called to order at 10 A. NJ, Speaker Per
kins III the chair and 70 members present.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Smith: Bill to aid in the preser-
walton of public morality, imposing fine
of not less than S25 and imprisonment for
not more than three months for fornication,
lewdness, adultery or keeping houses Of i'll
fame Passed first reading
By Mr.. McBath: Bill repeating sections
>, 222-2G of the Code. Passed first reading
| and referred to Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Steele: Bill TO repeal the '1oyal
| indemnity" act Passed first reading.
By Mr.. Steele: Bill to amend the act in
cooperating the Lewisburg and Culleoka
Railroad Company, by reducing the shares
of stock to S25. Passed first reading.
By Mr.. Pearson: Bill requiring all re-
tail liquor dealers to pay privilege tax of
| $500 Referred to Committee on Tipping
and Tipping Houses.
BY Mr. Slack: Bill repeating the act to
encourage immigration, and abohshing all
| Boards of Commissioners Of immigration.
Mr.. Hornberger remarked that a wrong
| impression had gone abroad III regard to
| the subject matter of the bill-that the
! Legislature would take steps to prevent
| immigration to Tennessee. He did not
/ believe that il was the intention to do any
| such thing. but rather to encourage immi-
| grafton to our State If it were in order,
| he would move to lay the bill on the table
Mr. Chatham hoped that the gentleman
| would not make such a motion, but that
the bill would be referred to the Committee
| on immigration. where the subject could
be fully investigated and reported upon.
| The bill was referred to the Committee
on immigration.
| By Mr.. EnlOe: Resolution referring the
| subjects touched on in the Governors mes
SAGE to the various committees. Adopted
under a suspension of the rules, with an
amendment, referring that part relating TO
the Fifteenth amendment to the Committee
on Federal Relations
By Mr.. Smith: Bill amending sub-sec-
ton 6, Of section 1852, of the Code.
Passed first reading.
| By Mr.. Thomas Bill to repeal section
s of the act TO change the time Of holding
the Chancery Court IN Overton county.
Passed first reading and referred to Judi
ciary Committee.
BY Mr.. Caldwell: Bill for the benefit Of
Jesse F. Brown. Passed first reading and
referred to Committee on Claims.
| By Mr.. Wilson: Bill to sell the Zeal
estate belonging to jackson College, neal
Columbia. Passed first reading.
BY Mr. Knight: Bill to repeal section
| % of an act to incorporate the town of Har,
rison. Passed first reading.
By Mr. Knight: Bill amending the ex,
emption laws Passed first reading.
| BY Mr. Stephens: Bill giving the people
of Morgan the right to vote on the removal
| of their county seat Passed first reading
By Mr. Rhea: Bill to pay railroad ta1
collectors the compensation now paid tC
county tax collectors. Passed first reading
BY Mr.. Rhea: Resolutions Of inquiry as
to whether the act establishing the Tennes
see Agricultural College needs unodiflin d
amending. Laid over under the rules.
BY Mr.. Fleming: Resolution declaring
that it was not the intention of the Hous,
to permit the removal of the desks from
the Hall, in granting its use Thursday an,
Friday nights for an orphans concert
Adopted under a suspension Of the rules.
BY Mr. Neil: Bill to prevent the sale o
intoxicating liquors on Sunday. Passedtirs
reading and referred to Committee on Tip
pling and Tipping houses.
BY MIR. Jones: Bill to incorporate tn
Memphis Fire and General Insurance Com
pany. Passed first reading.
BY. Mr.. King: Bill repeating SO nue.
of the act incorporating Wards Femal
Seminary as exempts Harper's Male an
| Female Institute at jackson from taxation
| Passed first reading
BY Mr.. King: Bill incorporating tn
jackson Building Association. Passed frs
, reading and referred to Committee on In
| corporations.
BY Mr.. King: Bill to incorporate tn
T. jackson Library Association. Passed frs
reading and referred to Committee on In
corporations.
By Mr. White: Bill TO regulate the pull
T, LEGATION of legal notices, requiring such nC
tees to be published in the paper havin
the largest circulation in each county, eI
! cept where the attorneys and parties inter
ested may designate some other paper fo
the purpose Passed first reading and rC
! ferred to Judiciary Committee.
: By Mr. James, of Hamilton: Bill for TIA
Indictment of all persons who refuse
work on the public roads, where required t
p do so by law Passed first reading and
ferred to the Committee on Public Road,
I INVITATION ACCEPTED.
. The Speaker read a communication froI
! the Blood Horse Association of Nashville
I to attend the races at 2:3O P. NJ. to-day. TIL
9 invitation was accepted.
POSTPONED
The House postponed action on the cor
tested election cases until tomorrow at /
+ A. NJ
k RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
o House resolution to employ clerk for th
. Judiciary and other committees.
s Mr. James offered an amendment thu
the Principal Clerk be required to have