The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-10-26

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amendment fixes the 2Gd Of November
for sud election.
SENATE BILLS OS FIRST READING.
Torepcal the uct providing for the
appointment Of Judges in special cascs,
Passed.
To change the line between the counties
of Smith and Dckalb. Passed,
To allow an additional Justice of the
Peace in the First Civil District Of Mon.
roo County. Passed.
SENATE BILLS on SECOND READING.
To change the time for holding Cir
cult Court in the Eleventh Judicial Cir
cunt. Passed.
ESATE Hills on THIRD READING.
To fix the hour for trials i'll Justices
Courts. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS on SECOND READING.
To amend the act comforting criminal
jurisdiction ON the County Court of
Hamilton County. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS on THIRD READING.
To amend the act establishing the
county Of Houston. Passed.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
Appointing a joint special committee
to accompany the Governor to the Sc
vance Coal Mines. ConcUrred in.
Authorizing the JOINT committee ill.,
vestigating the accounts of the Public
Printers to administer oaths to witnesses.
Concmred in.
Appointing Il joint committee on i'll
corporations.
Both houses met in convention, i'll ne
cordance with joint resolution, ior the
election of IL State Librarian. Only one
candidate was placed in nomination
Mrs. Parulee Haskell, the present Libra
rian. She received II votes and WAS de
clared duly elected. Mr., ]. j, WINS, OF
Athens, who, it was announced, WAS not
in nomination, received two votes.
Adjourned until 3 o'clock, p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
BY Mr.. McCall-Itcsolution that when
the House adjourn this evening it stand
adjourned until II o'clock Monday.
Adopted under suspension Of the rules
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To establish Il meridian line i'll each
county and requiring county surveyors
to test their instruments once every sly
months, Rejected.
In regard to houses Of ill-fame. Pass
ed over informally,
To repeal section 2 Of an act to incrodsc
the fees of Registers and for other pur
poses. Rejected.
To amend section $50 of the Code il
relation to elections, Rejected.
To amend chapter 81 Of the revenue
laws imposing "A tax on insurance com
panics. Passed over informally.
To change the county line betweel
Scott and Fentress. Passed.
To repeal an act requiring the pay
mcnt Of poll tax; recommended by til
Judiciary Committee for rejection.
Adjourned till IL II. m, Monday.
On Saturday the following wal trans
acted in the Senate-the House WAS nc
III session.
The following bills were introduce
and passed Il first reading:
by Mr.. SEWER: For the greater seen
rity of railroad passengers, amcndator
of section 1858 and repcaling section
1899 and 4,6l0 of the Code.
BY Mr.. Porter: Requiring each count
. to pay the costs Of State CT crimini
prosecutions within the limits Of sue
|. county.
BY Mr.. Coulter: Repeating the law Il
lowing Il payment for the scalps Of vii
, cats and red foxes out Of the State Ireao
! ury and providing for such paymen'
t out Of the county treasuries.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To alter and amend section 4,6I7
the Code which defines grand and pet
e larceny. Failed for want Of Il constit1
: tional majority. Ayes II, noes 7.
Mr.. Gibson gave notice of motion
/ reconsider.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To amend the road laws. Rejecte
! To prevent the sale Of liquors to i'll
briates. Passed.
e GEN. JOHN c. BRECKENRIDGE.
Mr.. Tolley offered the following res
luton:
Whereas, the Hon. John c. Brecki
s ridge, ex-Vice President of the Unit,
States, Of our neighboring State ofKe
V lucky, is now in the city on Il s%ojourn
several days; therefore,
O Be it resolved, by the Senate Al
J. House of Representatives Of this Gle
l. eral Assembly That the members Of t
two Houses meet in Convention on Mo
day at 3 O'Clock, for the purpose of c
= tending that reception to the Hon. JoI
d G. Breckenridge which is due to his G.
inent public history, his noble prlyi
is virtues, and that he he invited Will
the bar of the House.
IS MI. Ihirpe moved II suspension
the rules. Carried.
/ Mr.. Staloy Republican, moved to
the resolution ON the table. Lost.
After q discussion, the resolution W
is adopted and ordered to be transmit
to the House.
IS Adjourned till 10 a. m. Monday.
The principal matter of interest on M
W day was the reading of Governors IN
es sage in the House. Elaborate in its
II, tails, and very carefully prepared, it is
ns very iudicious and able document. I
a Governor is for maintaining the credit
the State at all hazards. Anything
:, voring of Reputation in any shape
F. form finds no countenance from h
4 This, taken in connection with the