Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-11-10
LEGIahATIRE.

sfss ffsl5c Tau RsDAT. November ,Is5I.
Senator Garner introduced ahfiitakinQ
the power OF appointment OF MetFop0li.
tan Police Commissioners out Of the
hands OF the Governor, and have them
elected by the voters of the city. Refer.
red to Committee on Interpretations
A bill Incorporating the " Widows' and
Orphans Fund y with z. d Earnsworth,
J. H. Onev, r. @. Foster 81, J. &. Weak
ley, and H. c. Hensiey ss iDcorporators,
passed fret reading and wss referred to
the Committee on Interpretations. raa
The resolution instrneting our rSeustors,
and requesting our Representatives In
! Congress, to ask thai the United States
bonds, not psyablsin geld, be paid on
| maturity In gTeenbsckE, came up and
was discussed by several Senators. -
i The vote ON the passage of the resolu.
tiOn resulted: yeas, s; nays, IA.
/ The consideration of the Governors
message in reference to the appointment
Of Metropolitan Police Commissioners,
was postponed til the l9th.
| Senator ElliBttis motion. to reconsider
\ the vote on the bill to punish common
carriers for discriminating on account Of
/ race, color, or previGus condition. was
taken up, and carried by the following
vote: laEH ~. -r o..
Ayes-Messrs. Aldrtage, EcheIs. Eaton.
Elliott, Frierson, Fuson, Garner, Hem
derson, Keith, Lyle. Matthews, Mccall,
Nelson, Norman, Parker, Wisener and
| WilsOn-l7.
Nays-Carey, Rodgers, Smith, Wyatt,
and Speaker Senter--5.r 81 ...F
Senator Wisener then introduced an
amendment requiring all railroads to
furnish separate cars and the same kind
of accommodations for eOlored as for
white people, and the bill aud amend
ment was referred TO the Judiciary
Committee.
HoUsE-NEw BILLS.
BY Mr.. Beans bin TO regulate and
protect the interest of the State in in
ternal improvements.
The bill provides that it shall be un-
lawful for any one TO levy execution OF
any legal process, upon the property OF
any railroads to which the State has
lien. Referred to the Judiciary Conn
mittee.
BY Mr.. SingletaTy-A resolution ap-
pointing a committee 70 investigate into
alleged frauds in the management and
sale of coin and other sssets of the Bank
Of Tennessee. Adopted. ala l
BY Mr.. Woodcock-A bill to amend
the school law passed March 5th, 1857,
so as to provide that the first election for
County School Superintendents shall be
beld on the second Saturday OF August,
1859, instead of the first Monday Of March,
1888. Referred to the Committee on
Schools.
BILLS ON SECOND READIEG.
House Bill No. 2-Repsali1g the 18th
Section OF the Franchise Law. The !
Special Joint Committee reported bill
in lieu, which, in addition to the repeal !
Of the 10Th Section, repeats all otheriaws |
and parts of laws disquaiifying parsons |
Of color from holding 0fice or sitting on I
juries, and provides that all persons, /
without distinction Of race or color, who /
are otherwise qualified, shall be eligible I
to any Office of honor or profit in the /
State.
On motion of Mr.. Thornburg, of JEFF. ]
fersOn, it was ordered to have printed |
five hundred copies of the bill.
Mr.. williams moved that the bill be I
maze the special order for the first Mon /
day In December.
After lengthy discussion this motion |
was carried-ayes 43, nays "a. y
House bill No. 52-To indemnify loyal /
citizens for losses during the rebellion. ].
Mr.. Singletary moved that House bill !
No. SO be adopted in lieu OF House bill I
No. 81. This bill provides that, instead /
of assuming to pay these claims, the I
State shall examine and audit them, and |
present them to the General Government /
for payment.
Mr.. Ryder offered bill in lieu of both (
the above named bills, which was siml- (
lar in its general features 20 bill No. SO, 1
but different in the manner OF doing the 1
work. 1t was referredfO the Committee !
on Federal Relations, and ordered to be !
printed. After considerable discussion,
the further consideration of these bills I
was postponed until one week from next
Monday.