Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-14
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ing, incorporating the Tennessee Manu-
featuring Association, composed Of nine
Cincinnatians. They propose TO invest
$3.50, 900 in manufacturing here, il ex-
empted from taxation and paid by the
State Eve per cent. on tho valuation of
oil goods manufactured.
The Senate refused TO concur in the
House resolution indorsing Thad. Ste.
yens con6scation scheme, by l6 ayes
against nays.
House joint resolution suspending
Samuel e. Hare, one of the directors of
the penitentiary, adopted.
House joint resolution requesting our
Representatives in Congress to vote for
the impeachment Of the President was
adopted.
A bill making the office Of Metropoli-
tan Police Commissioner elective, and
taking the appointing power out OF the
hands Of the Governor, was rejected on
the second reading.
An act to change and fix the time for
electing Representatives. to Congress;
the time fixed is the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in 1868, and the same
time every two years thereafter, passed
third reading.
The bill amending the charter Of the
Tennessee and Pacific railroad, allowing
counties through which it passes to sub
scribe stock to said road. Passed its
third reading.
In the House the following bills were
introduced: "a
A bill providing that the Speaker and
principal clerks Of both Houses of the
Assembly shall receive eight dollars per
day; other members and officers six
dollars per day, and mileage at the rate
of FIVE dollars for every twenty-five
miles going and returning.
A bill TO protect livery stable keepers.
A bin requiring property holders along
the lines Of the several railroads in this
State to keep up their stock, or make
their Enclosures and stop gaps in such a
way as to preventtheir stock from getting
upon the track of said roads.
A bill to establish a system of registra'
ton of births, marriages and deaths in
the State of Tennessee.
House joint resolution, providing that
the bill Incorporating the German Inn
migration Association be published in
ten papers Sf the State. Rejected.
Senate joint resolution looking to the
appropriation Of the proceeds of certain
bonds executed by citizens of Tennes-
see, for their good behavior and return to
which bonds, it is claimed, have
been forfeited, for the benefit aud in
demnity Of loyal citizens of the State Tor
losses incurred by the rebellion. Re-
jeeted. fi tN
A number OF House bills were read the
second time and passed, and that pro-
hibiting the sale of pictures Of JEFF. Davis
and General Lee was rejected
House hill No. 81: To increase add /
amend the exemption and homestead
law of the State, was taken up.
The subject elected lengthy discus. l
sion, and the bill, with the amendment,
was finally referred to the judiciary J
Committee.
House adjourned until nine a. m, to- t
December l2-In the Senate, petit {
lion from the members of Congress from
this State, praying the repeal OF the
sixteenth section of the franchise act, {
was presented and referred to the Com s
miitee on the Constitution. t
A bill was introduced appropriating
$50, AIS to pay the operatives of the 9
Memphis, Clarksville and Louisville I
railroad.
The consideration of House bill in /
reference to common carriers, allowing
colored people to ride in the same cars
with whites, was made the special order
for to morrow.
In the House, Mr., Thornburg, of t
Granger, offered resolution authorizing
The printing Of the journals of the Legis- I
Iature Of 1862 Referred.
Senate joint resolution suspending the s
operation of the school law until certain
reports shall be made by the State Su- {
perntenden. Of Public Instruction was /
rejected.
Senate bill authorizing the payment OF q
10000 10 the Metropolitan police of Chat
snooga was referred to the Judiciary +
Committee. 7
The House concufred in She Senate b
to House bill No 90, auther- O
zing counties on the line Of tho Iennes- :
zee and Pacific railroad to subscribe for c
be stock Of said road 1
Several Senate and House bills were s
,assed on their second reading.
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