Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FRIDAY, Oct, 20.-The House was called
to order at 10 O'Clock, by Speaker Richard

son.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE. 50
Mr.. Chester said he was requested 10y
the Governor TO announce that the latter
would have his message to the General
Assembly ready to be sent in next Monday.
The Governors recent indisposition, he
said, prevented the message from being sent
in sooner. 80 -. s. -. -. Il =. q
- -. REFRESHING oUTRAGEs. - ~ =.
Mr.. Freeman, as member of the Judi
ciary Committee, submitted a minority re-
porf in relation to the resolutions concerning
the alleged outrages in Franklin county and
proposing to confer additional authority on
the Governor. He dissented from the re-
port on the same subject, sumbitted by Mr..
Martin, chairman Of the committee; o feHT
days ago. - +. .s.--..... j. Il -, '.-'ft
- NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS. =.
By Mr.. Linn: A bill to exempt chul ch
parsonages from taxation.
By MI. Alien, of Polk, Meigs and \ ic-
Mimi: A bill to secure the purity of the b al
lot box By prohibiting candidates from Fl lr-
nishing voters with spirituous liquors.
Bv Mr.. Mccall: A bill 10 regulate the
practice IN suits against railroad companies.
Bv Mr.. Padgett; A bill to prevent appeals
from Justices Courts merely for delay.
By Mr.. Gore: A bill to amend the crimi-
nal laws, by prohibiting persons from riding
horses belonging to Others without permEsss
sion.
By Mr.. McGhee-A bill forthe protection
of persons and property on railroads by pro
hibiting engineers of trains from crossing
railroads without first coming to full stop.
By Mr.. Allen, of Cocke-A bill to repeal
mart of the law in reference TO carrying con-
eealed weapons. =, & =,
county to pay the costs of State prosecu-
tons.
Bv Mr.. Lumpkin-A bin amendatory OF
section 2,776 of the Code.
BY Mr.. Buford-A bill to amend section
2,T73 of the Code. ....i
By Mr.. Frierson-A bill TO prohibit the
sale of liquors around fair grounds.
By Mr.. Moore-A bill to repeal sections
4. S and 10 of an act passed March Is, 1850,
to prevent the adulteration of spirituous
liquors.
BY Mr.. Chester-A resolution providing
that, until an emergency requires, no door
keeper should be elected to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of Mr.. Foster Elem
ing. considering the present assistant door
keeper sufficient. Adopted under suspen
sion of the rules. ....-...-.
BY Mr.. Nowlin--A bill for the protection
of stock.
By MIR. Harris-A bill to amend the char
ter Of the Washington Marine and Fire In
snrance Company of Memphis.
RECoNsIDERED.
House bill providing for the publication
OF the decisions Of the Supreme Court wa
taken up on q motion to reconsider the votl
rejecting it. Anamendment was proposed
that such publication should be made with
out expense to the State. After some dis
eussion the bill was referred to the Judi
ciary Committee. li.rs
THE ELECTION OF PUBLIC PRINTER,
Senate amendment TO House resolution
in reference to the election of Public Printe
WAS concuIred in. The amendment fixe
he ID of November for said election.
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
To repeal the act providing for the ap
! point1nsnt of Judges in special. cases
Passed.
Tocsnflre the line between the countie:
of Smith and DeKalb. Passed.
To allow an additional Justice of tn
Peace in the First Civil District Of Monro'
county. Passed. -r-,Th sa
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND HEADING
TO change the time for holding Circni
Count in the Eleventh. Judicial Circuit
Passed. srTEgE-- go D.. no
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
To fix the hour for trials in Justice:
COmts. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS on SECOND READING.
To amend the act comforting cTimina
jurisdiction on the County Court OF. Hami
ton county. Passed. i---- .----N
- HOUSE, BILLS ON THIRD READING.
- TO amend the act establishing the count
of Houston. Passed,
SENATE RESOLUTIONS.
~ Appointing joint special committee
ACCOMPANY the Governor to the Sewane
Goal Mines. Concurred in.
Authorizing the joint committee invest
eating the accounts of the Public Printers
administer oaths 20 witnesses 6oncurre
IN. faEN
Appointing joint committee on incorpC
rations. Adopted. ca TFEg-s
ELECTION OF STATE LIBRARIAN.
Both Houses met ia convention, in acco
dance with Joint resolution, for the electio
of State Librarian. Only one candida
was placed in nomination--Mrs. Parale
Haskell, the present Librarian. She reeei'
ed "a votes, and was declared duly electe,
Mr.. j. j. Wins, of Athens, who, it was 81
= nouneed, was not in nomination, receive
TWO votes, 60.
The House then took recess until tlIrt
o'elock, when It reassembled.
lrg8 ABSeURS4ENr.- A&
BY Mr.. NcCall-Resolution that whe