The ayes and noes being demanded those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Balch, Brown, Frey, Hardwicke, Jennings, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Marshall, Sevier, Terry, Turney, Walton, Warner, Wheeler, Yoakum and Mr. Speaker Coe-20. And so said bill passed its third reading, was ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives. Mr. Jennings presented a communication from W. H. Hunt, Esq. which was read and referred to the judiciary committee. Mr. Terry moved to reconsider the vote rejecting the Lagrange and Memphis rail road company, which motion prevailed, and the bill ordered to the table. A bill to explain the 6th section of an act entitled an act to dispose of the lands in the Ocoee District, passed the 27th of December, IS37, A bill supplemental to an act passed 27th of December, 1839, entitled an act to regulate the receipts and disbursements of the common school monies, A bill for the relief of Edward Sharp of Bradley county,. A bill concerning the herding of cattle, A bill to provide for the adjudication of unsatisfied land claims, A bill to prevent the State from paying unlawful interest upon the bonds for internal improvement and other purposes, and A bill directory to the Secretary of State, where any person or persons has laid or entered any genuine land warrant or certificate of warrant, and obtained grants thereon, on any land appearing by the books of the entry taker of the county wherein the same may be situated, to be vacant, which was not vacant, to issue to such person or persons duplicate warrants for the amount of such warrant or certificate of war rant. All of which were severally read a first time and passed. A bill to incorporate the Shelbyville, Winchester and Jasper turnpike company was read. Mr. Warner offered an amendment providing that no gate shall be ereeted in Bedford county without the consent of the county court of Bedford county; which amendment was adopted. Mr. Jones of Lincoln offered an amendment providing that the General Assembly may at any time alter, modify or repeal this act or any of its provisions; which amendment was adopted, and thereupon the bill passed its second reading. A bill to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Lagrange and Memphis Rail Road Company, passed 14th December, 1835, and the internal improvement acts of 1836 and 1839, was read a third timeand passed-ayes 11, noes 10. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the uilirm ative were Messrs. Ashe, Brown, Gillespy, Jennings, Laughlia, Love. Rencau, Smith, Tuncy and Speaker Coc- 11. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Frey, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Marshall, Sevier, Walton, Warner and Yoakum-10. And so said bill passed its third reading, was ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives. The Senate took up and considered the proposition from the House of Representatives, to amend the Senate's resolution proposing to adjourn on the 3d day of February. Said proposition of the House to adjourn on the 27th inst. was concurred with and Ordered, That the clerk àcquaint the House of Representatives therewith. A bill to authorize Moses Thompson of Rhea county to open a turnpike road was read a third time and passed, and ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives. A bill to incorporate the inhabitants of the town of Hampshire in the county of Maury was read. Mr. Smith offered an amendment in lieu of the whole bill. Mr. Warner offered the following amendment, to wit: Be it enacted, That the qualified voters residing in the civil district including Lewisburg in Marshall county, shall be authorized to elect an additional Justice of the peace, whose residence shall be within the incorporated limits of the said town of Lewisburg. And the question being thereon had said amendment was adopted. Mr. Turney offered the following amendment. Be it enacted, That the district including the town of Monroe in Overton county, may elect an additional justice of the peace. And thereupon the question was had, and said amendment was adopted. 1 The question then recurred upon the amendment offered by Mr. Smith in lieu of the whole bill, and being thereon had, said amendment was adopted. And thereupon the bill passed its third and last reading, ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of representatives. A bill to attach a portion of Stewart county to the county of Humphreys was read. Mr. Jones of Hickman offered the following amendment in lieu of so much of the original bill as attached a part of Stewart county to the county of Humphreys, without giving the citizens residing in said territory the right to decide by a vote whether or not said territory shall be attached to the county of Humphreys, to wit: Be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the sheriff of Humphreys county, after advertising at least ten days, in five or more of the most public places in said part of Stewart county admitting all persons residing in soid territory, who by the laws of this State, are entitled to vote for county officers, to vote in said election, putting on their tickets "Humphreys or Stewart county." And if it shall appear after their votes are counted, that a majority of all voting in said election are in favor of being attached to Humphreys county, then and in that case the said territory shall be attached to the county of Humphreys as provided for by this act. And if upon the comparing said votes it shall appear that a majority have voted in favor of remaining in Stewart county, said territory shall not be attached to Humphreys county. Be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the sheriff of Humphreys county to appoint à suflicient number of Judges, Clerks and other officers to hold said election, and the sheriff or persons appointed by him to hold any of said elections, shall be authorized to administer the necessary oaths to the judges and clerks appointed to hold and conduct said elections. And it shall also be the duty of the sheriff of Humphreys county to appoint a suitable place in said territory, where the polles of said election shall be compared, on the succeeding day the sheriff of the said county of Humphreys shall compare the votes and pronounce the result. Be it enacted, That if in four years after the next enumeration and apportionment in this State the citizens who now reside in Humphreys county petition for the right of removing the present county seat of said county, by a vote of the citizens of said county; and should the legislature in the time specified grant the citizens of said county the right of removing the county seat to the centre of said county, as the same is now established, by a majority of the qualified voters of said county voting for the removal of the same, it shall not be lawful for the citizens residing at that time in that part of Stewart county by this act attached to the county of Humphreys, to vote in said election, either for or against the removal of the county seat of said county; provided however that if the citizens of said county of Humphreys as now organized, shall not petition in the time allowed them by this act. The citizens residing in that part of Stewart county, contemplated by this act to be attached to, Humphreys county, shall thereafter be entitled to vote in any election for the removal of the county seat of said county, as other citizens residing in said county may or shall be entitled to. Mr. Hardwicke moved to strike out all of the amendment of Mr. Jones of Hickman, except so much as authorizes the persous proposing to be included in Humphreys county, to vote in favor, or against it, which motiotion prevailed-ayes 14, noes 7. The ayes and noes being required, those who voted in the affirmative were, Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Balch, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Laughlin, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Turney, Walton, Warner, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-14. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Ashe, Brown, Frey, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Love and Marshall-7. So said motion prevailed. The said amendment as amended by Mr. Hardwicke, was adopted as a part of the bill. The question then recurred upon the passage of the bill, and being thereon had, said bill passed its third reading-ayes 16, noes 5. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Balch, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Laughlin, Love, Reneau, Sevier, Smith Turney, Walton, Warner, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-16. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Ashe, Brown, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln and Marshall-5. And so said bill passed its third reading, ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the Ilouse of Representatives. A bill to incorporate the Van Buren Academy in, Fentress county and for other purposes, was "read a third and last time and passed, ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives. A bill to increase the amount of the penalty of sheriff's bonds, and for other purposes, was read and passed-ayes 17, noes 3. The ayes and noes being demanded those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Balch, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Marshall, Reneau, Smith, Turney, Walton, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-17. The negative voters were Messrs. Aiken, Sevier and Warner-3. And so said bill passed its third and last reading, ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives. A bill to amend an act entitled, an act to increase the jurisdiction of justices of the peace, Nov, 30, 1837. Mr. Anderson moved to strike out the second section of said bill, which motion failed-ayes 8, noes 14. The ayes and noes being demanded, the affirmative voters were Messrs. Anderson, Frey, Jones of Hickman, Love, Smith, Warner, Wheeler and Yoakum-8. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Aiken, Ashe, Balch, Brown, Gillespy,, Hardwicke, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Turney, Walton and Speaker Coo-14. And so said motion was rejected. Mr. Jones of Hickman offered an amendment in lieu of the whole bill, "admitting a stay of six months of all executions on judgments rendered by a justice of the peace after the first day of July next, upon security being given as heretofore provided by law. Mr. Gillespy moved to lay said amendment on the table. And thereupon the question was had, and determined in the affirmative-ayes 13, noes 9. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Aiken, Ashe, Balch, Brown, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jones of Lincoln, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier Turney, Walton and Wheeler-13. The negative voters were Messrs. Anderson, Frey, Jones of Hickman, Laughlin, Love, Smith, Warner, Yoakum and Speaker Coc—9. So said amendment was ordered to the table. Mr. Reneau moved a re-consideration of said vote to lay on the table, which motion prevailed. Mr. Turney moved to amend the caption of the bill by adding, 'and shall make an appeal without giving security therefor,' which motion prevailed. Mr. Warner offered the following amendment, to wit: Provided where any person or persons confess a judgment before any justice of the peace, no appeal shall be granted. Mr. Turney thereupon moved the previous question, which was sustained-ayes 14, noes 6. The ayes and noes being demanded those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Aiken, Ashe, Balch, Frey, Gillespy, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Marshall, Sevier, Turney, Walton, Wheeler, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-14. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Anderson, Brown, Jones of Hickman, Love, Smith and Warner-6. Said call for the previous question was sustained. The question "shall the bill pass?" was thereupon had, and determined in the negative-ayes 10, noes 12. The ayes and noes being demanded the affirmative voters were Messrs. Aiken, Balch, Brown, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Turney, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-10. The negative voters were Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Frey, Jones of Hickman, Love, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Walton, Warner and Wheeler-12. And so said bill was rejected. A bill to incorporate the trustees of the Ripley Academy in the, county of Lauderdale. And A bill to extend the corporate limits in the town of Hartsville in the county of Sumner, both of which were read a second time and passed. Mr. Brown submitted the following: Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, With design to advertise the members of this General Assembly of the importance of economy in the consumption of time, and of the necessity of expedition in the despatch of business, that a joint select committee be appointed with instructions to report to both Houses the amount of unfinished business in each, comprising the number of bills on the tables of each House, with a classification of such bills, so as to show the various stages which they have reached, and another classification which. will show how much of said unfinished business is of a general and important character, and how much local, and comparatively unimportant And the rule being suspended, said resolution was adopted. The Speaker appointed Messrs. Brown, Sevier and Wheeler to be of said committee on the part of the Senate. Ordered, That the clerk acquaint the House of Representatives therewith and ask their concurrence therein. |