Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-17
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
Condensed Report OF the Pre-
ceedings Of Monday.
NASHVILLE, December Il, 1865.

NASHVILLE, December Il, 1865.
Senate.
The Senate was called TO order at 10 .
N, by Speaker Seater. Eighteen mem
beTs . aered to their names.
NEW BUSINESS.
By Mr.. Patterson: Bill establishing
Agricultural College in Tennessee, TO bs
situated on the Hermitage grounds.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The Senate refused by ayes s, noes II,
- c0leu IN House resolution adding
Representatives Roach and Bosom to the
JOINT com mites 70 investigate the mat
ter OF tue issuance q bonds to ~railr0ad
companies.
SENATE BILLS on IHIsD READING.
To incorporate the Tennessee and Pa
c.fc Railroad Company. On motion,
House bill in regard to the same matter
was sdopted in lieu ana passed its third
ceadins-syss IS noes 4
Tt incorporRte Emerald Lodge Nc. 377,
Fac and Accepted MssOns, in Morgan
county. Passed.
TO incorporate the Tennessee Manu-
featuring Company. Passed.
AppFopr.ating $40, 900 to purchase lands
f0r the Hospital for the Insane. Passed.
RECESS DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
On motion Of Mr.. Garner, the House
j1jnt resolution providing fer the Gd-
jOurBment az the General Assembly on
| the 2ist, and TO reassemOle on The Am O;
JanusTy, 1868, was taken up aud adopt
sd. Adjourned until tomorrow morn
Ing at 10 O'Clock.
EEouse.
TIE House was called to order At 10 a.
N, Speaker Richards in the chair, snd
nty-six members present.
Mr. Baker presented q petition [5m
Ill ;sns OF Hancock county against the
reE@l Of the Common School Law. Re-
leSsti 20 Committee on Education and
Cohfmon Schools.
Er. Poston presented g protest against
the action of thscom mites appointed to
Inquire into the disposition of bonds
heretofore loaned to railroads, and vim
dicsting bis action with regard 10 the
Omnibus bill, IS chairman OF said COM
mittee.
Mr.. Stone, ss one OF the committee,
whose action was condemned ia the pro-
test, yindicGted the course OF the COM
Init,ee, and Insisted that the iDvestigs-
ton hsd bsan fully snd honestly made.
he moved shat the protest be referred to
8 sDecial committee Of five.
Mr.. Doughty, also q member OF the
c3mmittee, contendsd that the commit
lee lad faithfully carried out the provis-
ions Of The resolution under which Ii had
been appointed that TecOurs had been
Aaj 10 every reliable source OF informs-
tioa which could possibly have been
reached. His oTn course had been i'm
p1ZBed by The protest, in connection with
remarks alleged TO hRye been made by
Gen. Cooper, and it was due 20 himself
and the COMMITTEES thst the charges
made in the protest should be thoroughly
ventilated.
ar. Richards held that the language
used IN the protest with regard 10 the
action OF certain Senators and members
was not warranted ~ parliamentary
usags.
mr. Pos.on then Withdrew the protest
FOR amendment.
RECESS DURING TIE HOLIDAYS,
b. Mr.. SpaFkmas Joint resolu ion 20
adjourn from the 2lst inst. 10 January
lila.
Mr. Murray laovsd to amend by stTik-
lag out January IL and inserting Janu-
airy i. Adopted.
The resolution as amended was then
adopted.
RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER
House resolution eondemnatory OF
Comptroller Blackburn, and declaring
that the credit Of the State shall be
maintained. Passed over informally.
TAX ON COAL.
Mr.. Doughty moved to take up the
motion, entered some time since, to re-
consider tle Vots b. which the bill to iR-
cTease the State aud county Teyenue by
levyih9 q tax Oh coal mined IL the State, |
was laid upon the table, Carried.
After eoEe discussion, the motion to |
reconsider was laid on the tsble-sy6s
IL, noes 10.
Mr.. Agee was granted indefinite leave
Of absence fFoa Saturday next.
Adjourned 10 Z pm.
afternoon Session.
The following Senate bills were passed
second reading
Sznste bill 70 incorporate the Alpha
L,@gs Of Free and Accepted Mas0Rs,
P1-d third reading.
E,UsE BILLS on THIRD READING.
The bin to amend the charter of the
clty Of Memphis, was laid over inform
ally.
TO regulate the number of directors for
The several railroads o. me State. Passed.
40. incagpgrste The Empire Paving.
i40OHne ~ EaGGfEeJuTtug Company OFT
Memphis, with al amendment incorro-
the Clifton Cement Company.
Passed.
TO Gutb0Fize The construction of TIE
Norfolk and Northwestern Railroad
through Tennessee.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Senate bin regulating the publication
81 legal notes, passed first reading. II
provides that legal notices Of all sorts
shall be Published in only one paper 10
ssch county, and the Governors procla-
nRtioHs in orc naner in eaeh grand di.