Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-21
GExERAL A.. EMRaY.
ne Condensed PrOce dinEs Of
Wednesday, november 18th.


senate.
The Senste met ~ 10 O'Clock am.
speaker S-nter ia the chair and twenty
1De members present.
Mr Lyle offered 3 memorial signed 5y
many citizens living in Montgomery
county, praying for relief from the oner-
'us law restricting the right OF suffrage
in the State, by which a msIority OF the
white CIT gem are now cisfranehised.
They also ask that soeh necessary steps
should be taken 81 regard to the matter
rs shall result IN establishing universal
suffrage in the State.
rus petition was received and referred
| @ the Committee IA Constitution.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS, RESOLUTIONS,
ETC.
By Mr.. EekIe: n oil to Increase the
seIaFies Of the Governor and Supreme
Judges Of the State Of Tennessee 90 $4,000
/ per e3num. Passed frs. reading &EU
referred to the Committee On Finance.
By ATr. Rodgers: An act to cznss the
erection Of school houses. Passed first
reading and rsfeFred to the Committee
on Common Schools.
b. Nj. r aSels: A resolution OF In
quTy in relation to the tax on mer
chants, authorizing the Committee 90
Finance t. inye=tigats the matter. Laid
over uBo9T the rules.
SENATE BILLS Or THIRD READING.
No. 271 Bill TO enable the Governor
e. fl vacancies in ofncs. Referred to
judioisFy Committee.
No. 276: BIZ 10 amend the charter Of
the Shelby Savings Institute, changing
same 70 Bank Of Columbia. Passed o
oTdSred to ba Transmitted to the House.
No. 2S6: b Il to amend an act iueorpC-
rstiog Lne tennessee snG p 4cIfe Railroad
Company. o. motion OF Mr.. AidTi1ge,
The Jiil Wss referred 10 the Committee
on IuteTnsi improvements.
No 2SS b IL smenrtng an act -estRb-
iisuIug a siuuieipSi Court IN MFAphis
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr- LII dslty moved to take up Senate
0iii No. ~, Ia regard To the, relre, Of JaA
payers. the judiciary Committee re-
ported the following bill in lieu RnC
r~ecomueld-d It's passagei
Act to Rel eve The Tax P yers OF Tennessee
VI IL Tax P-ns ty.
sac 1t B. 1t enacted by the Genera
Assembly IF the State OF Tennessee,
fnat tue tax payers of this Safe shsl
ha7 10 the first DAY Of January, 1859, to
psy their taxes, and 20 penalty shall at
Tor non-psyment OF any taxes now
Que, up to that time, and that alt take
pad Sithin that time shall be exempt
from any and all penalties whatsoever.
The smendment was adopted, and the
5iil, =fter some little di-cussion, passed
lis second reS8ing.
SENATE BILLS On SECOND READING.
N. 592 Bal FIR The reorgan4z .,ioD,
aud maintenance Uf fret
Referred 70 COMMITTEES on Com
mon Sea Ul5.
NJ. 597 An act for the benefit OF IN
railroads, providing for the issu-
If S ate bonds to railroads, as rOi
k-s xviile and Kentucky, $500
100; K.uxviiie and Carolina, 500 100
su-I Dsu sBd Cumberland Gap, 800,
80 5 uthwesE-rn, $500 900
Sir. Parker Offered u Dill in lieu,
.haug,Dg the an un's, to be spproprI
.ts; as f.il"Ws: + OXvi lie and Ken
ucky, $500 90 Kd,xvIile and Charles
Oh, S5JU,t0J CtuOibuatI and Cumber-
I'D q -, 1910 600, aud the South west
sou QUO, L q 80 prUNites that bond
De Issued aatlI u mejofity Of the
ITscrOfs certify - the amount needed y
life emf tiEass.
ar SmHn moved to amend the bill by
1850 OGG TO Inc Huntington
5FaucR = tie Nashville and North
Railroad.
Ar. LludsIvy ,fsred a resolution L.
.eu, proysdiug for the speo.ntment OF
sisRuhc sBa intellectual farmers TO at
END the Convention. /,
Tue resolution IA lieu vas adopted, ana
be following persons were proposed as
eiegStes
Bsu Harlan. Of Marry county loren
, SlraJtoD, OF Better county, and Dr.. J.
;. Boyle, q Gibson county.
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