Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-10
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Mr.. Jones offered as an amendment
House bill TO incorporate the Memphis
City Fire and General Insurance Company.
Adopted.
Mr.. Clark offered as an amendment
Senate bill, to incorporate the Brownsville
Manufacturing Company. Adopted.
Mr.. Cheatham offered as amendments
House bill to incorporate the Tennessee
Home for Inebriates, and House bill to in
corporate the East Star Lodge of Free and
Accented Masons. Adopted
Mr.. Knight offered as an amendment
House bill incorporating the Alisonian
Manufacturing Company. Adopted.
Mr.. Jones offered as an amendment
House bill to incorporate the CORTLAND
Club Library and Literary Association Of
Memphis. Adopted.
Mr.. Cheatham offered as an amendment
Senate bill to amend the chartefof the town
of Edgefeld. Adopted
The bill as amended then passed third
reading
HOUSE HILLS.
House bill exempting railroads from pay
ing debts heretofore paid the Bank of Ten
nessee was called up and passed third read
ing.
House bill regulating the pay of railroad
tax collectors was called up and passed third
reading.
House bill to incorporate Beech Grove
College was called up on Senate amend
ments, and the amendments were con-
CURED in.
House bill amending an act incorporating
Wards Seminary, with amendments, was
n
Mr.. Dillin offered an amendment amend
ing the charter of the Tennessee and Gen.
trail Fair Association. Adopted.
Mr.. Jones offered as an amendment SEN
ate bill incorporating the Grader Cotton
Gin Manufacturing Company of Memphis.
Adopted.
Mr.. Sherrod offered as an amendment
House bill to incorporate the Upton Coun-
ty Agricultural and Mechanical Association.
Adopted
Mr.. Snodderly offered as an amendment
Senate bill to establish the Bank of Wilson.
Adopted.
The bill as amended passed third and
last reading.
BILLS CALLED UP.
Senate bill for the relief of Garter NJ.
Balls was called up and passed second
reading.
House bill provididg for the delivery OF
the tax books of Shelby county was called
up and passed second reading, and made
the special order for tomorrow at ten
o'clock.
House bill requiring proper bonds from
clerks of courts was called up.
Mr. Dunlap offered an amendment re-
pealing the law requiring clerks of courts to
make monthly statements. Adopted.
The bill as amended passed third read
ing
Senate bill to incorporate the Memphis
Wood and Willow Ware Manufacturing
Company was called up and passed second
reading.
Senate bill allowing railroads to change
their names was called mp, and passed
second reading.
Senate bill to repeal an act for the ben
eft of discharged Union soldiers, was
called up and passed second reading.
Senate amendment to House bill
changing the line between the counties OF
Henry and Carroll, was concurred in.
House bill to repeal an act increasing the
fees of County Registers was called up and
passed third reading ayes AZ, noes Is.
House bill for the relief of citizens OF
Claiborne County was calledup.
Mr.. Cheatham offered an amendment
authorizing the Directors of the Richland
Turnpike Company to remove turnpike
gate. Adopted.
Mr.. Rosson offered an amendment to
Junction. Adopted.
Mr.. Fleming offered an amendment au-
thorizing any county in the State TO take
stock in any turnpike situated in said
county. Adopted.
The bill as amended passed third reading.
House bill to refund taxes unlawfully
collected from the Cleveland National
Bank was called up and passed third read
ing.
H ouse bill to incorporate Masters Lodge
pa of Free and Accepted Masons was
called up on Senate amendment. The
amendment was concurred in.
Senate bill to amend section l, lO2 of the
Code WAS called up and passed first read
ing.
Senate bill to repeal an act amending an
act for the protection of Sheriffs was called
up and passed first reading
Senate bill to amend the charter of the
town of Gainsboro was calledu ndpassed
second reading
Senate bill to relinquish the claim CT GER
tain property in Cleveland was called W
and passed first reading
House bill to change the line between the
counties of Smith and Putnam, with amend
ments, was called up and passed third
reading.
THE SCHOOL BILLS.
The consideration of Senate and House
bills to amend the school laws and abolish
the offices of State and County Superintend
ents, being the special order, they were
taken up. The Senate bill was first read.
Mr.. Fleming offered an amendment, that
the school tax levied by counties shall not
exceed the tax for State and county pur
poses Adopted.
Mr.. McElwee offered an amendment, al
lowing the State Superintendent sixty day.
to wind up his Office
MIR. Cheatham proposed an amendment
TO carry out contracts already made Will
teachers. Adopted.
Mr.. Lackey offered an amendment, tina
this act shall not debar counties which
have not drawn their pro rata from re
ceiving the school money due them
Adopted
Mr.. Warren offered an amendment, tina
the taxes collected for school purpose
shall not be used for any other purpose
Adopted.
Mr.. Nicks offered an amendment, tina
where County Superintendent has over
paid money, he shall be entitled to REIN
bursement, where there may be funds Oh
hand. Adopted.
The bill, as amended, passed SECOND
reading-ayes AZ, noes 22-and was made
the special order for tomorrow at 1,
o'clock
Adjourned until o'clock tomorrow.