Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-11-13
HOUSE.

A bill 10 incorporate the East tennessee marble
Company. Referred to the Committee on Incorpo-
rations.
A bill to amend the revenue laws Of the State.
The object Of the bill is to equalize the tax on IN
surance companies, domestic and foreign.
bill 10 prevent the sacrifice Of personal prop
erty. The bill provides that property levied upon
shall be valued by two dsinterested freehoders and
shall not be sold at less than two thirds of such val
uation.
A bill to amend the criminal laws of the State.
The bill fixes the fees of Attorney General at $40
! in certain eases.
A bill Incorporating the Sewanee Tanning and
Manufacturing Company
A bill for the protection of cotton merchants,
factors and brokers. The bill gives cotton mer-
chants a lien upon cotton sold, for FIVE days.
A bill to abolish the Office of Commissioner oil
Roads
A bill to establish Criminal Court in Knox
| county.
A Bin TO aid the loyal people of Tennessee in Sc
] curinp lust compensation from the General Gov
ernmelt for the loss Of property during the rebel
| lion. The bill authorizes the Government to ap-
point board Of three Commissioner in each of the
three divisions of the State, to examine and audit
all claims for such losses and defines what classes
of claims shall be recognized.
A joint resolution fixing the goth of December
next the day for the adjournment of the General
Assembly. Laid over.
A bill TO authorize the County Court of Union
An act further to protect the laboring classes of
this State.
SECTION l. Be IL enacted BIZ the General Assembly
Of tie State Of Tennessee, That hereafter, ali persons
cultivatng the SOIL by special contracts with the
owners or lessons Of the same-either for stipulR-
ted sum in money, or other property, or for pro-
portion Of the crop raised upon the land worked
by said person--shall have a prior lien upon the
products thus raised, against all other parties
until the amount due said party shall have been
satisfied
SECTION IL. Be it further enacted, That all per-
sons who may have been discharged from employ
mentor may hereafter be-shall be entitled to sue
for, and recover the amount Of judgment that may
be rendered, and TO levy upon the proceeds of the
land worked by said laboring person.
SECTION III. Be 10 further enacted That it shall
be constituted felony for eny person to take from
any plantation, by force without the consent of
the renter Of the same, any of such products, until
a settlement has been made, and the consent Of the
renter has been given.
SECTION ". Ind, be II further enacted, This act
10 take effect Immediately.
Mr.. Thompson moved to amend the second sec
ton by allowing laborers to levy upon any other
property belonging to the owners of the SOIL pro-
vided that growing crop shall not be sold until
the maturity of the same; and also TO add section
making it felony for any tiller of the soil to
move any crop without the'consent Of the owners
lessons Of the soil, until settlement has been
made. The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Mynatt moved TO amend by striking out the
word felony" from section 3; and from the sec
ton, added in Mr.. Thompsons amendment, and in
sertng " misdemeanOr."
might sometimes be made through inadvertence or
for convenience and he thought it too severe that
such action should be deemed felony.
The amendment adopted.
Mr.. Doughty moved to amend by adding pro-
Viso that this act should not be construed SO as to
rarpal he lion of tho landlord AdoVtad
Mr. Waters moved to amend by inserting the
word written between the words special and
"contract" in the first section.
The amendment was lost and the word special
was stricken from the first section, and the word
contracts made TO read contract.
Bill was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6th 1867.
Senator Wisener, Chairman of the Judiciary and
Select Committee on the 18th section of the fran
chise law presented lengthy and elaborate report
arguing the unconstitutonality of the 10th section
of the franchise act and presented bill in lieu of
said section III accordance with said report.
A bill allowing guardians to invest the money Of
their wards in United States bonds Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Senator Rodgers introduced a bill 10 incorporate
the Caney Fork Manufacturing Company, for the
purpose OF the manufacture Of cotton, WOOL fax
and silk goods 10 bore for salt and oil and TO do
100000, with Amos Lawrence, Governor Buck
ingham, Judge Tompkins and others as the iucor-
pOrstOrs.
The Senate bill to compel the attendance of wit
nesseS in certain cases passed its third reading
The House Joint Resolution fRsking Congress- IN
donate to the State of Tennessee the amount prin-
cipal ard interest which the various railroads in
the State owe TO the United States was concurred
in.
The House Joint Resolution regulating the ad
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at Washington, was amended by bill in lieu, Of
fered by the Senate fixing the rates of compensa-
ton, which was adopted.
HOUSE.
A bill TO amend the revenue laws of the State
The bill imposes an annual privilege tax of FIVE
hundred dollars on all Banking houses, Insurance
Companies doing banking business, and Brokers
and dealers in money, notes or bills of exchange;
also tax Of one per cent. per annum upon the can
ital invested aud one half per cent upon the ave-
rage amount of undrawn deposits
A bill 20 amend the act amending the charter of
the Tennessee and Pacific Railroad
4 joint resolution appointing joint committee
10 investigate and report the condition of the ac-
counts of railroad companies at the time Of their
surrender TO receivers and also 10 investigate into
the accounts Of receipts and disbursements Of re-
ceivers of railroads and the expenses of conducting
or running said roads.
A resolution instructing the Committee on Banks
Tennessee, located at Rogersyille. Passed.
House Joint Resolution fixing the goth of Deem
Der next as the time for the adjournment of the
General Assembly. Laid over Informally.
Senate Joint Resolution appointing Committee
20 consider the Governors special message with re-
gard TO certain valuable machinery left in his hands
subject to the disposal Of the Legislature. Passed
Senate Bill TO secure 10 the lsborer his Just re-
wards for work or labor done
Senate Bill 10 repeal the joint resolution offering
3 reward for the apprehension Of Isham G. Harris.
Passed second reading.
Senate Bill providing that on trials Of actions of
ejectment title bonds may be read in evidence and
have the force Of deed
Bill TO prevent the sale Of intoxicating LIQUORS on
days of election.
Bill for the Ibeneft OF the East Tennessee and
Nerth Carolina Bailroad.
Bill 10 reduce the expenses OF the Governors
staff The bill dspenses with all officers except an
Adjutant General and Quartermsster General and |
gives to those officers the pay Of Captains Of nfan
try
Bin for the benefit of the Penitentiary. The bill 1
appropristes forty thousand dollars 20 psy of the
oust anding liabilities Of the institution incurred by
the destruction by Ere and the expenses incident
thereto. An amendment reducing the amount ap-
proprsted 10 thirtysix thousand dollars was adopt-
CO. n ana the bill passed second reading
bill ID incorporate the Lebanon and Gallatin
Railroad Company Passed
bill authorizing the Comptroller to issue his war
rant for the sum Of S5s7 in favor of the sheriff Of
Green county, for services rendered and expenses
~. Lost '"o en''ent'a-
ol,l 70 establish Medical Hospital al Kno1viIle
sppfoprssing SO, 900 for this purpose. witbdrawn
nlii to prevent the violation Of the Sabbath
I'm 80 s2'-rhe more eaeetually to secure |