Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-14
Penalty for Taxes Bill to be Re-
peaIedrn e2N
Bin Converting Legislature into Con-
e ventiOn introduced.
Usury Laws and Lawyers Tax Bill
as to be- Repealed.
The County Commissioners aand
Board of Metropolitan Police.

spvc1.1. DESPATCH TO MEAPHIs3 APPEAL
NASHVILLE. October I3.-Both House
are actively, but prudently, engaged
1egislating TO save what isteft Of the pee
ple's rights in the State. The XVI
Amendment will not pass. SiAlthoug
Tennessee permits negroes to vote
she will not compen any other Stat
10 Iadopt this odious law. Shel
bv's representatives, are all at thei
posts. sWhstever legislation is5asked 70
the county will cheerfully be granted
The bills abolishing County Commission
ers and County Judgeship have passes
second reading. 1t is notowing to dislik
OF the form of the latter, for an act vii
4 pass embodying similaE provisions. Tn
s county magistrates may sit at the Janu
I sry term. Extra Notaries and Justices o
the Peace will he established forMemPhis
The merchants tax hilI, in its presen
form, Will net pass, nor viii any amend
- neut he made until after the Convention
assemblies. The proposed amendment o
the annual assessment is contrary in spiri
10 the recent decisions Of the Supreme
Court.
The necessary delay In electing {
United States Senator in place O.
Fowler, has secured beyond doubt the
success Of Mr.. johnson. The people are
anxious to have their best men at work
where they can accomplish most good foI
the country; hence the necessity of keep
ing recently elected Legislatures in their
places and sending Johnson 10 the Senate.
The more cautious argue that until John
son began last spring to address the peo-
pie, hut little hope was entertsined that
the Radical party would be defeated IN
the next ten years in the State, and that
as part of this great work Of enancipating
the white man they should send johnson
10 the Senate. They think, as did the
Ara!aRehe not long since, when replying
10 an elaborate analysis of the character
and peeuIiarities of johnson, it said :
1--WE did not think him out Of place in the
presidential chair; on the contrary, he
''was emiuently fitted for il. His knowl-
ledge Of the science Of Government; his
familiar acquaintance with parties and
"public men; his ineorruptible honesty
admiralty qualified him for its arduous
s.and complicated duties, made more on
''erous by the Vaccinations Of an unscru-
s'pulous and usurping Congress, intlamed
s'by what it va pleased 10 consider his
obstinate and coutumaciOus opposition
s'to its encrOachments on the rights Of the
"oeople and the cO-ordinats departments
''of the Government. What would we
'have done, what would have become Of
Hus, if he had snceumbed or his place had
.'been occupied by one less resolute
''Or more tractable and willing to
"swim with the current where
lever it might float him, hOwsO-
lever ths mere diplOmatist or politician
may have objected to the bold, frank
and open course he adopted in conform
city with his nature and his whole po-
'slitical career. An who love their eoun-
''try and its noble institutions, aud who
"trembled At the dire assaults imperil-
- -'lingthem, gratefully admire the Spartan
"hrmness with which he met every
"sbock, and stayed if he did not turn
4" back the tide of revolution. Il is not
- claimed for the eK- President that he is
perfect, or is not liable TO human errors;
." but his honesty and integrity are above
" reprOach, and his people will not be con-
"tent that SO much energy, SO much
experience, and such indomitable will,
" shall suhsids into the mere quiet coun-
"try gentleman, when a life of such pub
a. lie usefulness is vet reserved for him"
Sam Jones viii offer a bill Fepsaling the
penalties for non-payment Of taxes.
The Legislature attends the Williamson
County Fair tomorrow.
Bills hsYe been offered converting the
Legislature into a Constitutional COnven-
tion, to repeal the set ordering elections
by Registrars, and appointing County
Rosdmssters.
Mr.. Townsend's bill, repeating usury
laws, and the bill repeating lawyers tax,
have passed second reading.
CHARLIE.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHER.
NASHVILLE, October l3.-The Leglsls-
ture to-day ignored the election Of pub
lie printer by the last Legislature, and
provided for a Convention on the 25th
inst. to make q new election. 1t also re-
solved to go into an election OF United
States Senator on the 18th inst.
johnson is not 50 strong as he WAS a
week ago, and knowing men assert that
he will be beaten.
Senter's message grows in favor, and
HE financial views will probably be ac-
ceptsd by the Legislature.
The conservative papers favor it, afford
ing his administration credit of a speedy
resumption of the payment ofthe inter
est on the public debt.
The public feelings are cheerful and
buoysnt at the prospects for the future.
FROM ORR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
NASHVILLE, October I2.-The members
Of the Legislature are much exercised
about the Police Commissioners of Mem
pbis. Some of them want 20 make a
sweeping change, while Others desire that
the system be retained, and that only the
present ineumbents give way to conser-
vssive men, who have more Of the conf
dence of the people. ] concur in the
views Of these latter, and would suggest
that the system be retained, that three
new Commissioners be appointed, that
the FinanelAr cmmissioner be compelled
20 report TO the Board Of Aldermen, and
that in order TO secure the cooperation
and supervision of the city, the Mayor
and Chairman OF the Board Of Aldermen
he added TO the Board Of Commissioners as
eX-Oficio members, drawing no pay but
having a vote in the control and lnanage-
ment OF the Police. Such an arrange
ment as this would satisfy all classes Of
our people.
A reduction Of the Board Of County
Commissioners tothree members, selected
with care from among our best citizens,
would also, believe, be satisfactory to
the people of Memphis, who, under
stand, do not care 10 return 10 the old
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