Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-08
TENNESSEE LAGlSLAT URE.
Senafe.


NASHVILLE, February 4, 1863
Senate met at 10 q. m, Speaker SEN
ter in the chair snd quorum present.
HOUSE BILL on SECOND BEADING.
No. 795: The following bill, proposing
[ amendments to the Constitution, passed
its second resdiug:
SEC 1. Be ct enacted By the General
assembly Of the State Of Tennessee, That
the lolloSing amendments to the
Constitution OF the State OF Tennessee
be proposed 20 the people Of the said
State, to-Wit:
"Thst alI freedmen Of color shall be
subject ID military duty, and to the same
taxes ss are or may be impAsed on white
men and that this set shall be recorded
on the Journals Of this Honse, and re-
! ferred to the next General Assem- oily of
the State Of Tennessee for their action"
The dill was referred to the Judiciary
Committee sgain.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
No. 38S: To define pay OF railroad Off.
GERS, mskiDg it unlawful for any Re-
esiVer 10 receive 3 higher compensation
than that paid to the Superintendent Of
the road D-I0r5 said rOSd WAS taken pos
session Of by the State. Any Receiver
violating the provisions Of this law TO
be indicted, and II convicted, to be inn
pris0nsd foF s period OF not more than
ten yesYs. Bill passed.
No. 392, 10y Mr.. Rogers: To appoint an
Oil Inspector for Tenncssee, for the pur-
pese of inspecting Illuminating oil. The
bill provides that Gil for Illuminating |
purposes shall stand fire test Of one /
hundred and twenty degrees. A PEN
atty OF $500 is fixed for selling oil which |
shall not cOme up to such test. Passed. |
No. 393 To investigate the condition !
Of he sinking fund Of the State now on |
Z pcsit. Passed.
No 395, by Mr.. Mccall For the BEN /
eft Of Judges, allowing those previously |
appointed by the Governor to become /
candidates at next election. Rejected. /
No. 396, by Mr.. Lindsey, To relieve .
Telegraph companies Of excessive taxa
ton.
No 397, by Mr.. Norman: Repeating
the act removing the Supreme Court
from Jackson TO Brownsville. Passed.
No. 59S, by Mr.. Patterson: To amend
aD act to wind up the Bank Of Ten
nessee, providing for the appointment Of
q new trustee to settle Up the affairs Of
said bank. Rejected.
Adjourned 70 10 an. tomorrow.
EOuse.
The House was called to order st 10 g.
IA, by Mr.. Prosser, Speaker pro tenn.
There were sixty members present.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. BoWles, q resolution as follows:
That in spite Of the continued depreda-
tions Of the K. X. k, or other enemies
OF the State in Overton county, we de-
mand that the services OF that true pa
triOt and scout, the Representative Of
that county, be, snd he is hereby per-
mltted to raise a regiment of indepen-
dent scouts, believing, ss we do, that his
knowledge Of the country and his past
experience during the rebellion is a sure
guaranty that no enemies OF the State
will tXisG ia that direction after they get
fairly started Allowed TO lay over.
THE IMMACULATE JOHN EATON-"HoN-
EST JACK"
BY Mr. Grsyson; A resolution ss fol-
lows;
WHEREAS, John Eaton, jr., at pres
ent Superintendent Of Public InsLruc-
ton in the State, has become implicated
10 certain transactions whereby the
State has been defrauded out OF a large
amount OF the funds known Is the school
fund and,
Where's, It is not right or proper for
said Eaton to control . fund he is inapli-
Of; and,
Whereas, It appears that said Eaton
y as in the employ Of Rutter, and re-
1siVed psy for his services and influence,
and, therefore, if such facts are estab-
.ished, the said Eaton is certainly not
good custodian OF said trust I; therefore,
Be Il Teso'Ved by the General Assembly
Of the State of Tennessee, That the !
Comptroller is hereby directed to with
hold any funds in his hands from said
Eaton belonging to the State, until said
charges aud implications in said report
are investigated and reported upon.
Be IL further TesOIUed, That commit
tee CT three on the part of the House,
and - on the part OF the Senate, be
appointed to make the investigation !
called for by this resolution.
After little discussion, Mr.. White, of :
Greene, said that the Superintendent OF
Public Instruction had control of no
fQnds, that the Comptroller Of the Treas
ury had 49, sohnol fund In his jurisdic-
ton.
MIR, Grsyson wanted to know if the
Superintendent OF Public Instruction had
not control Of the fund 30 far as to make
large contracts for books In the North 10
be used in the public schools.
The discussion then became OF q des-
ultory ana general character, and the
resolution was finally sent to the specisl !
&C IA mittee raised by Mt. Singletaryis
Of yesterday.
AFTER THE BANNER MAN-DEATH To
THE REPORTERS.
Mr.. Meyers submitted the following
preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, The reporter Of the Rep1t6
licda Banner has, from time to time,
published, or caused 70 be published, in
the Republican Banner, "a newspaper
known by that name), language both
false In wOrds and implication, as well as
to individual members OF