The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-11-26
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
MONnAf-SENATE.
There was no quorum.

There was no quorum.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Sherrod,
to repeal the act providing for the pay
ment of the Governors staff; by Mr..
Steele, to repeal the act to encourage
immigration to this state; by Mr.. Flem-
land offices of the State; by Mr.. James,
Of Hamilton, to repeal the act electing
revenue officers by the people, and pro-
viding that sherifis shall collect the
revenue; 10y Mr.. Roach, to enable de
linquent railroads to reduce their liabil-
titles to the State by paying their in
debtedness in State bonds.
MIR. Sherrod offered resolution pro-
viding that the members OF the Legis-
lature shall be paid i'm the notes of the
Bank of Tennessee issued prior to 1861.
MIR. Fleming offered resolution pro-
viding for a select committee to inves-
tigate upon what authority the report
of The Superintendent of Education was
printed, involving as it does, an eX-
pense TO the State of Sc, 600, and provid
ing that if the Comptroller has not yet
issued his warrant TO pay for the same
to stay further proceedings until the
committee reports. The resolution was
adopted.
The Speaker submitted communi-
cation from the Comptroller, asking in
formation i'm regaru to the payment of
taxes by collectors in Tennessee Bank
notes, where the money was collected
in gold and silver, and suggesting the
passage of bill TO prevent this.
TUESDAY-sENATE.
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, introduced a
bill instlucting the Attorney General
of the State to dismiss certain suits, in
stituted in the name of the State of
Tennessee against the citizens of the
State. The bill in>tructs the Attorney
General of the State TO dismiss any and
all suits pending in any of the courts of
this State in the name of the State of
Tennessee, as stockholders of the Bank
of Tennessee, against any president,
cashier or director of the Bank of Ten
nessee or either of its branches, or
against Sureties of said officers, or
against any member of the General
Assembly, or against any of the citizens
of the state, seeking to hold them res
ponsible for alleged losses TO said Bank
of Tennessee, caused by the removal of
the assets of the bank and its branches
from their places Of business during the
late civil war. The provisions of tits
act are not to apply TO any suit or suits
instituted i'm the name of the State of
Tennessee for the recovery of any loss
sustained by the State in any malfeas-
sance in office by any president or cash.
ier of said bank or either of its branches,
in violation of the conditions of their
respective bonds.
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, introduced an
other bill, to amend the criminal laws,
which provides that the State shall not
be required to pay any kind of costs
growing out of criminal proceedings,
or the removal of prisoners from one
Jail to another, or from the Jail to the
penitentiary; but that the county shall
be responsible for all costs thus incur
ell.
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, introduced a
third bill, to sustain the credit of the
State; which provides that there shall
be collected for State purposes on every
500 of taxable property one dollar;
that this rate of taxation shall only
continue two years, and the several tax
collectors shall receive in payment of
tax so assessed notes of the Bank of
Tennessee of the old issue not declared
void by the amended constitution, cou~
pons of the State of Tennessee due on
the Indebtedness of the State, warrants
on the treasury, legally outstanding
and UNPAID, and the United States le-
gal tender or national bank notes.
Mr.. Nelson introduced bill to re-
duce taxes, which requires farmers TO
pay 80 cents on every 500 taxable
property, one-third TO be appropriated
for school purposes, and requires mer-
chants to pay one per cent, and fixes
the tax on polls at 81 90.
Senate bill requiring corporations re-
ceiving charters or amended charters
from the State to pay tax of $50, was
pAseed on ite third reading.