Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-02

and TO remove said lesees from the control
| of the convict labor at the earliest practl'
cable moment. Referred to Judiciary Com
N tee.
BY Mr.. Anderson: Bill amending the
act prohibiting the adulteration of spiri-
tuous liquors, passed March a. 1860. Pass
ed first reading and referred TO Judiciary
Committee.
By MIR. Prosaer: Bill incorporating the
Sons of Ham Benevolent Society of Da-
wilson county. Passed first reading and
| referred 10 Committee on Interpretations.
BY Mr.. Stone: Bill to change the line
between White and DeKalb counties.
Passed first reading and referred TO Com
mittee on interpretations.
By Mr.. Bosom Resolution, as follows
That the Committee on Finance investi-
gate into and report by bill or otherwise
| such action, if any, as is necessary to secure
the interest of the State in its claim on the
Tennessee National Bank of Memphis.
The minority report of the Directors of
the penitentary, heretofore published, was
read and FIVE hundred copies ordered to be
printed.
A report from the Comptroller, showing
the financial condition of the State, was
read and two hundred copies ordered to be
printed.
RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
House joint resolution requiring DR.. D
3. Cliffe, Receiver of the Nashville and
Northwestern railroad, TO turn over TO the
company all the moneys in his hands
which are the proceeds of bonds issued to
said road under the act Of December q,
1867, or any bonds issued to the company
which are not yet disposed OF. Referred
to Committee on Finance and Ways and
Means. \
Senate joint revolution appointing a
joint COMMITTEES to settle with the Comp
troller of the State.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To reduce the tax on imports to one half
of one per cent. Rejected.
To Incorporate the Memphis Preserving
Company. Passed. ......,
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To amend Section 1165 of the Code with
regard to the management Of locomotives.
Rejected. -.... Il
To authorize clerks and masters to grant
extraordinary processes. Rejected.
To define the duties of Railroad Receiv-
ers. Passed.
For the relief of the people with regard
to sales Of property under execution. Re-
jected. /
To revive the State Agricultural Bureau.
Rejected.
10 prevent persons from exercising the
duties of an Office, after their official term |
has expired. Rejected. -. |
To apthori1o tho looaipr apd trapefarr;no
of Railroads. Passed, and recommitted to 1
Committee on Finance and Ways and
Means.
Adjourned TO 2 Pm.
Afternoon Session.
The considerations of House bills on
second reading was renewed.
To incorporate the Memphis Bethel. |
Passed
To restore the school fund; authorizing
the Governor to issue certificates of in |
debtedness for 100000, bearing six per
cent. interest per annum, payable in the
year 1900, to supply the wasted school fund
Of the State. Passed.
To amend the criminallaw. Rejected.
To amend the exemption law, by re-
duciDg the value of the homestead to be
exempted, from 81 900 10 $500.
Mr.. Agee moved to non-concur with the |
report Of the Judiciary COMMITTEES recon-
mending the rejection of the bill. lost
ayes "a, noes IS.
The report of the committee was ther |
cOncurred in-ayes 35, noes "a. |
A motion to reconsider the vote OF con-
currence was laid upon the table-ayes 35, |
noes &c.
On motion of Mr.. Hacker, the vote by |
which House bill No. 459 was rejected this |
morning, was T0considered. He then Of
fered bill in lieu, amending sections
3,3l6, 3.9l7 aud 3, 1913 Of the code, by pro-
viding that whenever the Chancellor of a
chancery division, or the Judge of a cir
cult court having an equity side, may be
incompetent from any of the causns men
toned in section 1913 of the code, il shall
be lawful for any other of the Judges be-
fore mentioned to act in his stead. The
bill passed second reading and WAS referred
to the Committee on Judiciary.
To incorporate the Wilson county. Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Association.
Passed.
To incorporate the Bank of Columbia.
Indefinitely postponed.
To establish boards of County Commits
sioners for Hickman and Lawrence conn
ties.
On motion Of Mr.. Turner, that portion
Of the bill which related to Lawrence
county was stricken out The bill was
then passed on its second reading.
To secure the payment of State and
county taxes. Rejected.
To regulate the salaries Of State officers.
Rejected. r
TO repeal section six of an act 10 change
the line between the counties Of Cheatham
and Montgomery. Passed.
To amend the act incorporating the Ten
nessee and Pacific railroad, so As to allow
the East Tennessee and Western, North
Carolina, and Cleveland and Ducktown
Railroad Companies TO use the $40, 900 per
mile granted by the State, as soon as they
have graded the first ten miles of said
roads. Also an amendment extending the
same privilege 10 the Southwestern Rail-
road Company.
Adjourned to 10 A. NJ. to-morr0W.
HOW GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE
TREATED IN EAST TENNESSEE.