Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-22
TRNNRssEE AEtsIsLATURE.

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bills were considered and disposed of as stated
Bill in lieu of Senate bill No. 81, concurred in
yeas II, nays :. To suspend certain sections
of the code, and for other purposes Passed
yeas Is, nays CO.. To repeal section 470 of the
code, requiring tax assessors to take strength of
the militia. Passed-yeas Is, nays 90. For the
benefit Of persons living near county lines first
section stricken out. Bill passed. Respecting
gates upon public roads and for other purposes.
Passed-yess is, nay ]. rendering the court
room in the capitol, formerly occupied by the
Federal court, to the district court of the Con-
federate States. PAssed-yeas Is, nays 90.
For the better protection OF stock on railroads.
Passed-yeas Il, nays 5. To establish election
precincts in McNairy county. Passed. To in
crease compensation Of jailers. Passed-yeas
l3. nays g. To regulate tax sales of real estate.
Passed-yeas is, nays 3. To meet Deficiencies
Of revenue in Montgomery county. Passed To
incorporate the Holston Conference of the M. E.
Church South. Passed-yess 10, nays 90. To
authorize the Governor, Controller and Treasurer
to settle the debt against F. \. w. Burton.
Passed-yeas %, nays 90. To protect the prop
erty of femmss cOUeTt Passed-yeas Il, nays l.
Rules suspended and resolutions asking the
courts not to hold sessions until the adjournment
Of General Assembly sine dc. Adopted-yeas
l3, nays 5. Relative to common law and chan
ceTy court at Chattanooga. P8ssed-yeas IS,
nays 90. Fer the relief Of W. K. Eckle. Passed
yeas is, nays 2. To charter Aldehoff Insti-
tute. Passed. To extend the charter of Sparta
and Crab Orchard turnpike. Passed. House
bill No. l3l, on second reading, to make the Of
fee of Register of East Tennessee more COM
plete, was indefinitely postponed
Senate resolution respecting the railroad
bridges recently burned in East Tennessee.
Rules suspended, resolution adopted and trans
mitted to the House, and the resolution to au-
thOrizs the raising of two or more companies of
infantry in CamPBel, Claiborne aud other
counties, was laid on the table.
Senate bill, upon third reading, fer the relief
of the Edgefeld and Kentucky railroad company,
passed, ayes l3, noes g.
In the House, Messrs. Moseley, Parker and
Lowery asked and obtained leave torecord their
~otes Ia favor of the adoption of Ar. Jones res
olution in iied of Senate resolutions, No. 81, ex-
pressive of the opinion O. the Legislature Of Ten
nessee in regard to the future policy and deter
mination to maintain orr declaration of indepen-
denee of the old government Of the L tied States,
snd then in favor Of the adoption Of the Eesolus
tions as the sense of the House.
The House resumed the consideration of Sen
ate bill, No go to provide for the families of in
digent soldiers, the question being on the bill
reported in lieu by the committee on military af,
fairs. Various amendments perfecting the bill
were offered and adopted, and others changing
ts provisions were rejected, when Mr. Demoss
offered the following amendment to the bill IN
lieu:
Strike cut the first and second sections and in
sert: ." That a sum equal to what will be the
amount Of the State revenue for 1862 and 1868,
be appropriated for the relief of the families of in
iIgsHt so,diers, now in the Confederate service
or who may hereafter be from the State Of Ten
nessee which sum shall be raised BY the levy Of
q tax for that purpose on ali polk. real and per-
sOnal estate, slaves, privileges, Htigatons fines
and forfeituTes, now taxable by law; and this
tax shall be levied by the State tax assessors,
when the Slate tax is assessed, for the years
aforesaid, and collected when the State tax for
the years aforesaid is collected"
Mr.. Demoss regarded the bill proposed in lien
ss unconstitutional in the provision which di-
veTts the common school fund from the object
set forth in the constitution. He was in favor
Of the objects Of the bill, and would vote as muLh
money as any Representative for the relief of the
families Of INDECENT volunteers. Vita the view
Of obyisting the constitutional objection to the
bill, he had offered bis amendment.
Mr.. Easily demanded the previous question.
which demand was sustained, ayes 3s, noes II, |
The bill then passed, ayes IS, noes 10 IS fol-
ows:
AYEs-Messrs. Bowen, Carr, Caruthers, Cum |
nins. Dunlap, Easily, Ellis, Estes, Fisher, Es-
bark, Floyd, Gardner, Garner, Gsrrettson, Haw- |
,ins, Hill of Hamilton House, Jones, JossliDg, |
Laws, LOwery, Little, Martin, Of
shelby; Martin, Of Smith; Martin of Wilson;
dcCallum, McClensnd, Aillsrd, Miller, Nose
ey, Osborne, Parker, Paine, Raglsnd, Rankin,
Rogers, Tolley, Tucker, Ward, Warner, Walker, |
! ;Tbittsu, Woods, and Speaker Keeble-45.
Nk7s-Messrs. Brooks, Of Jackson Carter,
,emoss, Donaldson, Edwards, Fleming, Hill, Of
haywood Jarnagin, Randolph and SOmervell
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