Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-11-27


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TO the Senate and House Of Representatives
of the state of Tennessee
We, tie uBdefslgned, Joint COM
mittee of the two Houses, who were
appointed to settle the accounts of
tasessswssfrvasu rcryhavssdisuiaasgssa
the duty, aud ask to submit the fol-
lowing report .ol ls.fl 3Gess yl3sq SIT
After exarnlping Ole BOOKS sHa
papers in the Trcasufer's Office ind
comparing them witaf q stateinefit OF
receipts and disbursements furnished
us by the Comptroller from his Office,
we Hnd that John X. Henry, Treas-
lurer, received from s. w. Hatchett,'
FORMER COMPTROLLER tho amount
turned over to him by r.. j.. STANFORD,
former Treasurer, to-wit two hundred
and seventeen thousand eight hun
Idred and fifty-four dollars and TWEEN
ity-one cents ($217 S54, lof which there
was In the Tennessee National Bank
of Memphis S34, 025 81 and in current
funds in the Treasury $311 "a. We
Ealso find that John X. Henry received
Into the Treasury on .Comptfoller's
warrants, from the LIST Of january,
1857, to the,8lst of October, 1855, S4,-
h382, .365,22 making wholej amount of
receipts 81, 579,2O9 43.ai We find he
hus disbursed, from9tfe LIST of Janua-
ryr18o7, to the 3lst of October ylS68,
on Comptrollertsn warrants, the sum
of 81 428, 90, which shows the actual
balance in the Treasury nonthe 3lstof
\ October, 1868, of the SUM Of $154 028
Al. 1t will he seem that the Comp
troller, inlmaking his statements, In
cludes the amount afoverdrawn i'm
statement made October II, 1865; of
of $30,O16 81, and amount a~dvancedto
I the Assem- bly, of 81 $685., which, ad-
ded to the above, makes, as Comp
\ trOllerireports, Sl66,67 SO; but snid
amounts IF r$81,948 Az was settledin
the settlement made igwith R.sA.
Stanford, former Treasurer nIh Hoo
Your committee hlso find that the
4 Treasurer has received fromA w.
Hatchett, former Comptroller, on acv
count Of what ID known ms the school
fund, l$2D6,02 ~, offwhich $50, 600 IL
in United States securities. uFsd1Toi
The balanceiof ssid fund, except
S9,352 ", was used in payment of in.
j terest on the State debt, and the
J amount so used is in coupons of the
Estate of TENNESSEE, which your com
mitteef recommend to- be funded In
J six per cent bonds of the State, and
! the interest thereof to be distributed
/ for the use of common schools. "
p IYourcOmmittee further state thatii
Is impracticable to close the settlement
2 fully until the successor of the pre-
sent Treasurer has been iielected and
: Qualified They have therefore car
Z ried this settlement to the 8lst of DC
tobery 1868, and PROPOSE to concludt
the same as oOn as the present in
eumbent's successor is qiqualified Il
. take charge of the Office. bGa 4uii
gGAll of which is respectfully submit
!, ted. lGoIpUQt III ll. uos ym bpfslIt
JOHN $50.
Chairman Senate COMMITTEES.
3 Ja9ls sibttt ~ w. L. WATERS, a'
e Ju Chairman .onipart of the House..
.'sfMGLl UfHpar i
) 7pd THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Ji
a TUESDAY, November "a, 1863.
! owi SENATE iaili OFT
The Senate was called to order at J
o'clock A. NJ, by Speaker Senter.-
Seventeen members answeredto thei
names. H' WF' ~ liN 3.ij ON ftn'
i ssnwApiLr4s AID RESOLUTIONS.
ill., ByfMr. Nels0n-A bill to pay 10
!, the Use of public roads. Passed frs
g by MIR. Elliott-A bill to regulat
, the per diem of jurors, reducing thei
/ fees from So to 81 per day. Passes
, first reading. "A u..1lI aw,'. .4,tl,
y BY Nj. Smith--A bill regulatin,
the fees of Justices of the Peace
Passed first reading and referred t
), Judiciary Committee, tea-
: BY MI. Smith-An act to incorpor
ate the Memphis Oil Company II
Shelby County. Passed first readin,
and referred to the Committee on in
J House bill No. 42o-To regulate ties
X timony, was rejected on its thir
# House bill No. 440mFor the ,benef
of millers. Passed first reading. =,
= SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING
" No. 40-Bill to allow the Count
Judge of Montgomery County {
d hold the Chancery Court ut Clarks
vile. Passed. lI0 IfU
Nc. 30S-Bill topay the laborers o
the Memphis and Clarksville an
Louisville Railroad. Passed and re
ferred to Committee on Claims.
II SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING
No. 274-An act to amend an &C
appointing Notary Public for Moni
County. Passed. VA.
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: THE Scientific American caution
the public against the use Of adultel
+ ated vinegar. The heavy Govern
ment tax on alcohol has raised th
q price so mitch that resort il had to