Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-17
THELEGISLATURE YESTERDAY,

Mr.. Nelson offered a resolution to take a
recess from the first Monday in December
to the first Monday in February. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Cooper, Of Davidson, the reso-
luton was amended SO as TO extend the
recessto the FIRST Monday in March, and
then adopted.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Luttrell, to
establish the Commercial Bank Of Knox
vile; by Mr. Hall, for the benefit of wild
ows, exempting them from the payment of
State tax in all applications made by
them to have dover assigned TO them out
of the lands of which their husbands died
seized and possessed; by Mr. Bryant, re-
curing insurance companies doing business
in this State 20 report annually to the Le-
gislature and by Mr.. Self, to increase the
tax on retail dealers In spurious liquors to
$500, the tax being now 800.
House bill to. reorganise the County
Court Of Shelby county was passed on ats
third reading. az k
House resolution appointing select
committee to investigate the financial con-
dition Of the State was concurred in.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tie Speaker laid before the Houss the
deciHon of the Supreme Court of the United
States in the cases involving the liability OF
the State TO receive the notes of the Bank
of Tennessee for taxes, and five hundred
copies of the decision were ordered to be
printed. -
tions, submitted report on the contested
election case Of Inman against Taylor, from
Cccke county, and recommended that Mr.
Taylor, the sitting member, retain his seat.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Tucker, 10
tax all gold and silver watches, pianos and
household furniture over the value Of $500;
by Mr.. Tucker, to prevent trespasslng on
lands; by Mr.. Smith, TO regulate sentences
of convicts to the penitentiary; by Mr..
Sherrod, to repeal the act establishing a
- claim agency for Tennessee in Washing
ION. bv Mr.. Sherrod. to repeal the act for
the relief of the families of INDECENT sol
diers; by Mr.. Sherrod, to repeal the act to
punigh armed providers, highwaymen and
guer1iilas; by Mr.. Sherrod, to repeal the
act amending the criminal laws; and 10y
Mr.. Tucker, making 1t the duty OF the
County Courts to levy tax for the sup
port of common schools IN their respective
counties.
House resolution TO ratify the fifteenth
amendment TO the constitution OF the
United States was rejected by the following
vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Agee, Baker, Boyd, Eek
el, Hunley, Laynan, Mcconnell, McElwee
Scott, Singletary, Snodderly, Yoakum-12
Noes-Baber, Barry, Barton, Boyett
Bright, Caldwell, Cheatham, Clark o
jackson, Colville, Cox, Curl, Dunlap, Ev
erett, Fleming, Glenn, Hampton, Harrison
Hinkle, Hornberger, James of Hamilton
James of Smith, Jones, Keeney, Kelly
Kenney, King, Knight, Longacre, Nc
Gaughey, Morrison, Neil, Nicks, Nixon
Pearson, Rhe.., Roach, Rose, Rosson
Russell of Rutherford and Bedford, Sad
Ter, Saunders, Sherrod, Slack, Smith
Spears, Steele, Stephens, Thomas, Town
send, Tucker, Walker, Warren, West
White, Wilson, Young, Speaker Perkln
81.
House bill to compensate Registrars wa
amended and passed on third reading.
authorizes County Courts to examine as
the pay received by Registrars who hav
served since the LIST of January, 1869, an
if they find that the pay allowed by la
is not a fair for their services
they may make such additional allowanC
out of the county treasury as may seel
equitable.
Senate resolution TO take a recess trol
December TO March was rejected.