Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-06
HOUSE OF REPKEsENTATEvEs.


SATURDAY, Feb. 5.-The House was call
ed to order at $50 o'clock, Mr.. Speaker
Perkins in the chair Prayer by Rev. DR..
Wharton.
MIR. Barry presented a petition from I.
E. p. Shannon, of Sumner county, guar
dian of w. w. Hutchinson, praying the
Legislature to pass law relieving the es-
tate of the latter from the claim Of the Lu-
natic Asylum.
MIR. Tucker presented a petition from
citizens of Fayette county, asking for the
passage of conventional interest law.
A similar petition was sent up from Hay
wood county.
Mr.. Hornberger, from the Committee on
Common Schools, to whom was referred
the resolution providing for an investiga-
ton as to the common school fund, sub
mitted a report recommending the rejec-
ton of the resolution, in view of other
measures having been adopted looking to
that end. Concurred in.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Harris-A bill to amend sections
1,75S and 2, 135 of the Code. Passed
By Mr.. James, of Hamilton-The follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas, 1t is manifestly to the interest
| of the people of Dade county, Georgia, and
also the people of that portion of said State
| lying north and west of the Etowah River,
and also the people of that portion of said
| State west of the Coosa River, that they
become part of the State of Tennessee,
Therefore, be it resolved by the General
| Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That
| his Excellency, the Governor of the State
| of Tennessee, be authorized to appoint
| three commissioners, one from each grand
| division of the State of Tennessee, whose
| duty it shall be to proceed forthwith to At
| lanta, Georgia, with full power to negotiate
| with the authorities of the State of Georgia
| for the possession of said territory for the
use and benefit of the people thereof, as
well as the State of Tennessee, either by
| purchase, gift or devise and any contract
or agreement that may be entered into be-
tween said Commissioners on the part of the
| State of Tennessee, in behalf of the people
of said territory, and the authorities of said
| State of Georgia, shall be subject to the
ratification and confrmatiOn by the General
Assembly Of the State of Tennessee in joint
convention assembled, and a two-thirds
vote of the whole number present shall be
requisite to complete said negotiations.
Be it further resolved, That the said
Commissioners report, at the earliest prac-
ticable time, to the General Assembly Of
the State of Tennessee the result of theiI
negotiations, and should the General As
sembly not be in session, then they shall
report to the Governor, whose duty IN shall
be to present a copy of said negotiations to
the General Assembly at its next session,
with any recommendations he may think
proper to make.
Be it further resolved, That should said
negotiations result in the transfer of said
territory to the State of Tennessee, we
hereby pledge ourselves to extend tC
all now residing within the limits of said
territory all the blessings of civil and con,
stitutional liberty now enjoyed, or here
after to be enjoyed by the citizens of Ten
nessoe, without regard to race, color OIL
previous condition of military servitude.
Under suspension of the rules, the reso
lutions were taken up and referred to the
Committee on Federal Relations.
By Mr.. Rhea-A resolution granting the
use OF the Hall of the House to the Ameri
can National Association, which holds Its
annual meeting in August next. The
House refused to take up the resolution
and it was laid over
By Mr. Thomas-A resolution requiring