amendment was rejected; and thereupon the bill passed its second reading.

A bill to dispose of the profits of the penitentiary, and for other purposes, was read and passed a second time.

Then the Senate adjourned.

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THURSDAY MORNING, Jan. 23, 1840. Mr. Yoakum from the committee on public lands, to whom was referred, a resolution relative to Solomon Copeland, John M'Keman and others, made the following report, to wit:

The committee on public lands, who yesterday reported in favor o the claims of Solomon Copeland, John M'Keman and others beg leave to state in behalf of the justice of the claims, that the Salt Lick reservation lying in the counties of Henry and Humphreys, and embracing a territory of four miles square and which had been reserved to the Chickasaw Indians by the fourth arttcle of the treaty of Old Town, was not to entry or to the location of said warrants, until the passage of the act of Congress, approved 3d of March 1839, entitled, An act for the relief of certain settlers living on what is called Salt lick reservation in the Western District of Tennessee. By that act the occupants on the reservation were entitled to the same privileges as other occupants in the Western District. The claimants previous to the passage of the act of Congress laid their warrants upon said lands reserved, believing that the same was subject to entry. The lands have been, and are now occupied by settlers, who claim and no doubt will hold the same under said act of Congress. They only ask the privilege of withdrawing their warrants, and having them re-adjudicated by the proper authority; which your committee, as they have heretofore recommended, believe ought to be done.

Mr. Frey from the committee of enrollments, reported as correctly enrolled, an act to authorize the entry taker of the Ocoee district to correct mistakes and refund money.

Thereupon the Speaker signed said enrolled act act, and ordered it to be transmitted to the House of Representatives..

Mr. Yoakum submitted the following:

Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That the Acts and Journals of each house at the present session of the General Assembly be printed and distributed in the same number and manner as was prescribed for the printing and distribution of the acts and journals of the last General Assembly by joint resolution adopted Nov. 14, 1837. And that the public and private acts be bound in one volume. Which was read and adopted.

A bill to authorize the Cumberland and Stone's river turnpike company to surrender their charter for a part of said road, was read and passed-ayes 19.

The ayes and nocs being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Balch, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Turney, Warner, Wheeler, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-19.

And so said bill passed its third reading, was ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives.

A bill to dispose of the profits of the penitentiary and for other purposes, was read a third time and passed-ayes 16, noes 2.

The ayes and noes being demanded those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Turney, Warner, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-16.

The negative voters were

Messrs. Jones of Hickman and Wheeler-2.

So said bill passed its third reading, was ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives.

A bill for the benefit of James Vaughan of Monroe county, was read a second time and rejected-ayes 9, noes 9.

The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Anderson, Brown, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Laughlin, Love, Sevier, Smith and Yoakum-9.

The negative voters were

Messrs. Balch, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Reneau, Turney, Walton, Warner, Wheeler and Speaker Coe--9.

So said bill was rejected.

A bill concerning the herding of cattle was read third time and ed, and ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives. pass-'

A bill to provide for the appealing Judges to hold county elections and for other purposes, was read a third time and passed-ayes 20. The ayes and nces being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Balch, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jennings, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Walton, Warner, Wheeler, Yoakum and Mr. Speaker Coe-20.

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And so said bill passed its third and last reading, ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives..

Mr. Love returned with an amendment in lieu of the whole, a bill to repeal an act passed on the 9th day of February 1836, entitled, an act to provide for the appointment of a collector of the revenue, and define his duties and for other purposes, which was read and ordered to the table.

A bill to incorporate the Duck river steam navigation company was

read.

Mr. Warner offered an amendment, which was accepted, 'providing for the extension of said navigation above Columbia at a future period. And thereupon the bill passed its second reading.

Mr. Laughlin asked leave to introduce, a bill declaring the act of 1823, ch. 33, to be in force, and regulating the manner of executing the provisions of the same,

Mr. Turney moved a suspension of the rule so as to permit Mr. Laughlin to introduce said bill, which motion failed-ayes 11, noes 11. The ayes and noes being demanded those who voted in the aflirinative were

Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Brown, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Laughlin, Love, Turney, Wheeler and Speaker Coe-11. The negative voters were,

Messrs. Ashe, Frey, Jennings, Jones of Lincoln, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Walton, Warner and Yoakum-11.

So said motion failed.

A bill from the House of Representatives, appointing commissioners to view and lay off an alteration on part of the road leading from Newport to Sevierville, was read a first time and passed.

A bill to secure the State in the trial of criminal cases, was read and passed a first time, and referred to the judiciary committee.

A bill to appropriate the school fund in the Ococe district to the use of schools for the instruction of children therein, was read a first time and passed.

A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Crockett, their Clerk:

Mr. Speaker: The House of Representatives have adopted a resolution in relation to land warrant Number 3110. They have also adopted a resolution in relation to the securities of Benjamin S. Mabry late sheriff of Wilson county, with which they ask your concurrence.

And then he withdrew. Whereupon the said first resolution was read and concurred with. The said second resolution was thereupon read, and slightly amended on motion of Mr. Anderson. And the question 'will the Senate concur therewith,' being had it was determined in the affirmative-aves 18.

The ayes and noes being demanded the affirmative voters were

Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jennings, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Turney, Walton, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-18.

Mr. Jones of Hickman voting in the negative.

So said resolution was concurred with.

A bill to incorporate the Tennessee and Hatchie canal company. A bill to amend an act entitled, an act to establish turnpike bridges in the Western District.

A bill to prescribe the time the several laws in this State shall take

effect.

A bill repealing all laws declaring the little North fork of Forked Deer river navigable to Lee's mill.

A bill to repeal an act entitled, an act to attach a part of Perry county to the county of Wayne passed Dec. 26, 1837.

A bill to amend an act chartering the Bank of the State of Tennessee passed Nov. 20, 1811.

A bill more especially to provide for the collection of the public revenue from delinquents.

A bill to authorize the citizens of Cocke county to build mill dams across Big Pigeon river in Cocke county. And

A bill to legalize the location of the Franklin and Columbia turnpike road, were each and severally read a first time and passed.

A bill to authorize the county trustees of the counties of Bedford, Rutherford and Davidson counties to receive such monies as said counties may respectively be entitled to upon the internal improvement and common school funds of said county, invested in the capital stock of the Nashville, Murfreesboro' and Shelbyville turnpike company.

A bill to authorize judgment by note to be taken against the clerks of the several counties of this State for failing to render an account, and pay in monies by them collected for the use of the several counties of the State.

A bill to alter and amend the eleventh section of chapter seventeen of the public acts of 1835-6.

A bill to declare the Conasawgh river navigable,

A bill to alter and amend the several acts in relation to the Bean's Station Turnpike road,

A bill giving further time for obtaining grants in the Hiwasse District,

A bill to provide for the entry of sites for meeting and school housses in the Ocoee District,

A bill to amend an act to incorporate the town of Athens,

A bill to incorporate the Female Academy at Hartsville, and

A bill to explain an act passed November 7, 1837, conferring additional authority on the commissioners of the town of Perryville, and for other purposes, were each and severally read a first time and passed.

A bill to condense and bring into one view the militia law of the State of Tennessee, without being read, Mr. Yoakum moved to lay on the table; which motion prevailed-ayes 12, noes 10.

The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Balch, Brown, Hardwicke, Laughlin, Marshall, Sevier, Smith, Walton, Warner, Wheeler, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-12.

The negative voters were,

Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Frey, Gillespy, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Love, Reneau, Terry and Turney-10.

So said motion to lay on the table was sustained.

Mr. Jones of Lincoln moved to take up the foregoing bill; which motion prevailed.

Mr. Yoakum moved to make it the order of the day for the first Monday of February; which motion failed-ayes 10, noes 10.

The ayes and noes being demanded those who voted in the affirm

ative were

Messrs. Brown, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Walton, Warner, Wheeler and Speaker Coe-10.

Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Frey, Gillespy, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Terry and Turney-10.

So said motion to lay on the table was rejected..

The said bill was thereupon read a first time and rejected—ayes 10,

noes 10.

The ayes and noes being demanded, the affirmative voters were Messrs. Ashe, Frey, Gillespy, Jones of Hickman, Laughlin, Love, Reneau, Terry, Turney and Warner-10.

The negative voters were

Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Brown, Hardwicke, Marshall, Sevier, Smith, Wheeler, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-10. And so said bill was rejected.

Mr. Balch introduced a bill to amend the act of 1822, ch. 183, was read a first time and passed.

A bill to provide for the appointment of an additional justice of the peace in the county of Perry, was read a first time in the Senate and rejected.

A bill from the House of Representatives to repeal all laws declaring Wolf river navigable,

A bill to authorize the county court of Hamilton county to prevent the building of mills in certain cases,

A bill to authorize William Brown, Joseph Kimbrough and William K. Waddy to open a turnpike road,

A bill to extend the corporate limits of the town of Gallatin in the county of Sumner,

A bill to encourage the manufacturing of iron in the Ocoee district, A bill to improve public ferry boats,

. A bill to amend the charter of Aaron Higginbotham's turnpike rond, A bill to change the time of holding regimental musters in the 21sts brigade, Tennessee militia,

A bill to give the county courts authority to elect commissioners on the Obion river, and for other purposes,

A bill to incorporate the town of Charleston,

A bill granting further time to Samuel B. Mead to complete his turnpike road across the Lookout mountain.

A bill to incorporate the Memphis Female Academy, and for other

purposes.

A bill to encourage the killing of wolves in Morgan county,

A bill for the benefit of certain persons residing on part of Walden's ridge, in Rhea.county,

A bill to confer certain privileges on the cammissioners of the town of Dyersburg,

A bill to increase the compensation of witnesses summoned before justices of the peace, and for other purposes,

A bill to amend an act constituting Robert Barke proprietor of a. turnpike road from Sparta to the Crab Orchard, passed 20th October, 1831,--were each and severally read a first time and passed.

A bill giving further time for running out entries and obtaining