Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Maxwell House. The invitation was &C
cepted.
TUESDAY, Dec. 6.-The House met at
10 o'clock, Speaker Perkins presiding. A
call of the roll showed fifty-nine mem
bers present, more than quorum.
Those absent were: Agee, Baber, Bar
~, Clark of Haywood, Clark of jackson,
Dunlap, Enloe, Everett Hinkle, Hunley,
Kelley, Knight, Layman, Mcdonnell,
Neill, Owen, Rose, Saunders, Sherrod,
Sihgletary, Smith, Spears. Stephens anu
Taylor.
Leave of absence was granted to the
Representatives from DeKalb, Macon,
Franklin and Blount counties, on account
of sickness in their families.
REPORTS.
A communication from Mr.. w. Nor
row, State Treasurer, was read, and, on
motion, referred to the Committee on
Finance, Ways and Means, and five hun
dred copies ordered printed. 1t was or
dered to be transmitted to the Senate as
soon as that body should have quorum.
A report from Comptroller PennebaSer
was then presented, the reading of which,
on account of its great length, was dis
pensed with, except the concluding por-
tions, and it was ordered to be transmit
teddo the Senate, referred to the Commit
tee of Finance, Ways and Means, and 800
copies ordered printed for the use of the
House.
TO SETTLE WITH TREASURES.
Mr.. Thomas, of Williamson, from the
committee appointed at the last session to
cancel coupons said to be in the Treasu-
rer's office, reported that the work was
not done because the committee was not
satisfied with the looks of some of them;
ard accompanying the report was reso-
luton asking for the appointment of two
from the House and an appropriate num-
Der from the Senate to have a settlement
of the accounts with Rust ard Henry, the
two former Treasurers. The resolution
adopted, and Messrs. Thomas and Bra
shear were appointed on the part OF the
House.
TO BORROW MONEY.
Mr.. Fleming presented joint Jesolu-
ton authorizing the Treasurer and Comp
troller to borrow, for the use of the State,
on basis of State bonds, the sum of
$500, 600, which was referred to Com
mittee on Finance, Ways and Means.
NEW BILLS.
Mr.. eNixon introduced bill to author
ize Chancellors TO publish the time of
holding special terms of their courts in
the newspapers. Passed first reading.
Mr.. McElwee-A bill to protect females.
Passed first reading.
Mr.. Mackey-A bill to change the
boundary of the town of Brownsville.
Mr.. Bryant-A bill to extend the juris-
diction of the courts of the county OF
Gibson.
Mr.. Boyette-A bill to protect fish.
Z Mr.. Townsend-A bill TO protect par
chasers of real estate. Also bill for the
appointment of Notaries Public, and pre-
scribing their duties. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. James-A bill granting further time
for constructing railroads.
Mr.. Rhea-A bill to authorize the for.
NATIONS of boards of trade, Referred to
the Committee on Corporations.
Mr.. Kennedy A bill relative to the
land of Moses Charlton.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr.. Steele-A bill to define the mean
| ing of the act authorizing NOtaries Pub
| lie to take acknowledgment to deeds.
| Passed first reading.
The unfinished business on the calendar
| of the last session was then taken up,
most of them on motion to reconsider,
| having failed passing the last session for
want of a constitutional quorum.
Senate bill TO establish Court of Com
| mon Please for the county of Madison
| was laid On the table,
Senate bin No Z, on third reading, TO
restore the line between the counties OF
Putnam and White, was laid on the table.
Senate bill No. %, to more effectually
secure The payment of county revenue
was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Senate bill to protect the School Fund
was reconsidered and referred to Commit
tee on Common Schools.
Senate bill to secure the collection of
forfeitures. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Senate bill to enable municipal incor-
porations to collect poll tax. Referre d
to the Judiciary Committee.
Senate bill to prohibit the Comptroller
and Treasurer fr9m paying the bonds IS
sued to the Tennessee and Pacific railroad
was postponed until Dec. IA.
| Senate bill No. SO was laid on the
table.
Senate bill to suthoize the Comptroller
to settle with Collectors, and allow certain
credits, was referred to the Committee OF
Ways and Means.
| Senate bill to encourage the use of pr
vate capital was referred to the Commit
4 tee on Banks ard Banking.
Senate bill relative TO insOlvent es
tates was referred to the Judiciary Com
| mittee.
CONVENTIONAL INTEREST.
| Mr.. McElwee introduced bill to repea
the conventional interest law, passed Feb
%, 1870.
Adjourned until 10 O'Clock tomorrow