Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-01-24
TIE LEGISLATURE.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1868.
The following bills were introduced in tn,
Senate, and passed on first reading:
BY Mr.. Gate: An act to amend the crimi
nal laws of the State, making the theft o
all sums up TO $50 as petit larceny, and au
thorizing the Justices Of the Peace to summon
a jury OF five men to try all cases of petit
larceny, aud if the defendant should be con
yicted, he shall be confined in the county iail
for such time as may be agreed upon.
Mr.. Aldridge A bill exempting ST. 900
worth Of real or personal property to the
head of every family, and exempting all the
property Of the wife, received both before
and after marriage, from execution for the
debt of her husband. i
Mr.. Mccall A bill to empower the Gov
ernor TO authorize the organization of mi
litia company Of thirty men in counties
where the Sheriff makes affidavit that he is
resisted in the performance of his duties.
a supplementary report from the lessees
Of the pcnitentiary was read, showing there
are two hundred and thirty-four convicts in
the penitentary whose average theft did not
amount to five dollars, and that the convicts
coming in now average one each day, with a
blu 10 have a committee to examine said re-
port, and authorizing the Governor to release
all those who have been imprisoned for such
petty offenses. Laid over under the rules,
and $500 copies ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Eaton: A resolution congratulating
the country on the reinstatement of L. NJ.
Stanton as Secretary of War was adopted by
the following vote:
Ayes -Messrs. Aldridgc, Eckel, Eaton,
Fnsnn Gorpnr Uap1arsnn E,;., Mathew,
Nelson, Norman, Patterson, Parker, Rodgers,
Smith, Underwood, Wyatt, Wilson and Mr..
Speaker Senter-ls.
NoeS-Messrs. Cate, Lindsey, Lyle, Nc
Call, and Wisener-5.
The bill appropriating 100000 to the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company passed
its second reading.
The bill repeating an act comforting the
elective franchise to certain aliens was lost
on its third reading.
In the House, the bill making habitual
drunkenness cause for divorce passed its
second reading.
The bill TO prevent disfranchsed rebels
from practicing in the courts of the State
was brought up by the Judiciary Committee
recommending its rejection.
Mr.. Bowles moved to non-concur in the
report of the committee.
The ayes and noes being called for, the
vote was taken with the following result /:
Ayes %, noes Al. So the Hodgeorefused TO
non-coucur. ....
The question recurring upon concurrence
in the report of the committee, a discussion
ensued, after which the bill was withdrawn
for amendment.
fsssDAY. January 81, 1867
There was very little done in this body
yesterday. The Senate bill embodying the
following provisions passed third reading:
To repeal an act giving grand juries discre-
uonary power to make presentment on drunk
enness and giving any grand Juror the right
to present nm indictment against any Clerk
or deputy, Sheriff or deputy, Register or dep
uty, Coroner. Jailor Trustee. Justice of the
Peace or Surveyor for drunkenness and that
no prosecutor is necessary in such cases, aud
on conviction said person shall he removed
rom Office, and also making it an indctable
ohense for any person to get drunk publicly
and use vulgar and profane language.
In the House, Mr.. Bosom offered resou-
ton, which was adopted, rendering the Hall
OF the House TO the Republican State Con-
Mr. Bean introduced bill fixing the legal
rate of interest in this State at seven per
centum per annum. and allowing stipulated
interest at any rate not greater than twelve
per cent. Passed first reading and referred
to Judiciary Committee.
Mr., Bowles, from the Judiciary Committee,
returned the bill TO prevent DISTINGUISHED
rebels from practieing law in the courts of
this State.
A memorial OF the Legislature to Congress
In regard to Indebtedness of railroads in this
State to the Federal Government, asking an
assignment of such Indebtedness to the State
for the benefit OF common schools, was
adopted.
The bill TO establish normal school in
each OF the three geographical divisions of
the state, and to create a State Normal
School Board, passed second reading