Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-19

be permitted to pass the toll-gates without
paying the fees. Adopted The bill as
amended was refey-ed 70 the Judiciary
Committee.
Adjourned until tomorrow at Ham
HOUSE OF PRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, Jan. 1s.-The House was called
to order at o'clock, Mr.. Speaker Perkins
in the chair
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Jones-A bill to amend section
4, 14S of the Code, so as to siiow Justice
to depute, in writing, any discreet person
to perform the duties of constable. Passed.
By Mr.. Jones-A bill to perfect titles
made by S. Watson, Trustee Of the Bank
of Tennessee. Passed.
BY Mr.. Jones-A bill to create the Office
of Tax Collector of Privileges for Shelby
county. Passed.
BY Mr. Tucker-A resolution providing
for adjournment on the first Monday in
March, 1870, to convene again on the first
Monday in March, 1871. Laid over.
By Mr.. Townsend-A bill to incorpo-
rate the National Dime Savings Associa-
ton of Tennessee. Passed.
By Mr.. Steele-A bill for the benefit of
A. D. johnson. Passed.
By Mr.. Warren-A bill providing that
when any Clerk of the Supreme Court
fails to comply with section 4,OSS sub-sec-
ton of the Code, he shall forfeit the
whole costs IN the case in which he so
fails. Passed.
By Mr.. Slaek-A bill to amend the char
ter Of the Tennessee and Pacific railroad,
so as to strike out the word Knoxville"
and insert Bristol, or some other conve-
nient point Passed
By Mr.. Thomas-A bill to incorporate
the Nolensville and Wilkinson Cross Beads
Turnpike Company. Passed.
By Mr. McGaughey-A bill TO charter
Moshear's Female Institute, of Greene
county. Passed.
By Mr.. Cheatham-A bill to change the
line between the counties of Montgomery
and Cheatham. Passed.
By Mr.. Stephens-A bill to incorporate
the Tennessee Navigation, immigration
and Manufacturing Company. Passed.
By Mr.. McBath-A bill to amend the
revenue laws. Passed.
BY Mr. James, of Hamilton-A resolu-
ton requiring absent members to be in
their seats by next Monday, or give good
The resolution was taken up.
Mr.. White offered an amendment with
holding pay of members who are absent
more than one day without leave Of the
House. Adopted
Mr. Caldwell offered an amendment to
withdraw all indefinite leaves of absence
after Monday next. Adopted.
Mr.. Hinkle offered an amendment that
the expenses incurred by the Doorkeeper
in hunting up absent members shall be
taken from the per diem of said members.
Adopted.
The resolution as amended was then
adopted
Mr. Barry remarked that Mr.. James, Of
Smith, was detained at home by sickness.
By Mr.. Neil-A bill to preserve the
peace:
Section l. That if any person or persons,
masked or in disguise, shall prowl through
the country or towns of the State to the
disturbance of the peace, or alarm of the
citizens of any portion of the State, on
conviction thereof they shall be fined not
less than five hundred dollars, and impris-
oned in the penitentiary not less than five
years, and shall be rendered infamous
Sec. 2. That if any person or persons
disguised or in mask, by day or by night,
shall enter the premises of another, and
demand entrance or admission into the
house or Enclosure of any citizen Of the
State, it shall be considered TrinG tdcie
that his or their intention is to commit muir
der in the first degree, and such demand
shall be deemed an assault with intent to
commit murder IN the first degree, and on
conviction thereof shall suffer death by
hanging: Pr0Uided, the jury trying the
case may substitute imprisonment In the
penitentiary for period of not less than
ten nor more than twenty-one years.
Sec. 3. That if any person so proving
through the country or towns Of the State,
masked or In disguise, shall or may assault
he or they shall be deemed guilty Of an
assault with intent to commit murder
in the first degree, and on conviction
thereof shall suffer death by hanging Pro
vided, the jury trying the cause may sub
stitute imprisonment for a period Of not
less than ten nor more than twenty-ons
years.
The next two sections provided that
Grand Jurors shall take cognizance of VIC
lations of the law, and Judges of Crimina.
Courts shall give the law in charge to
grand jurors at each term
The last section makes it a felony In any
person knowing of any one to be guilty of
violating this act and falling to give infor-
nation to the Attorney General or Grand
Jury. Passed and referred to a committee
Of three.
THE FOWLER RESOLUTION.
The resolution thanking Senator Fowler
being the unfinished business, was taken
up. A motion to table the resolution was
lost, in order that the original resolution
might be withdrawn.
Mr. Hinkle asked permission to with
draw the resolution of thanks to Senator
Fowler. He said that the first reports of
that speech were not corroborated by the
subsequent reports. After a careful peru
sal of the speech as published in the UNION
AND AMERICAN of this morning, he was free
to confess that he could not endorse the re-
marks of the Senator, and therefore asked
permission of the House to withdraw the
resolution.
Leave was granted, and Mr.. Hinkle
withdrew the resolution.
BUSINESS CALLED UP.
House bill to change the time of holding
Chancery Court in Winchester, Franklin
county, was called up and passed second
reading
House bill to compromise with ta1-psy-
era, on condition that one-half of the taxes
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