Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-11-20
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Bills were introduced by Mr.. Lut-
trell, to establish the Commercial
Bank of Knoxville by Mr.. Hall, for
the benefit of widows, exempting.
them from the payment OF a State
tax in all applications made by them
to have dover assigned to them out
of the lands of which their husbands
died seized aud possessed; by Mr..
Bryant, requiring Insurance. compa-
mics doing business in this State to
report annually to the Legislature;
and by. Mr.. Self, to increase the tax
on retail dealers spurious liquors to
5000, the tax being now 500. ,-.r
House bill to reorganize the Coun-
ty Court of. Shelby county was passed
on its third reading. ..,..y...s..- ~,
House resolution appointing a Sc
lect committee to investigate the f.
nancial condition Of, the State was
concurred in. 49,. i.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Speaker laid before the House
the decision of the Supreme Court of
the United States in the eases involv-
ing the liability of the State to re-
ceive the notes of the Bank of Ten
nessee for taxes, and five hundred
copies of the decision We're ordered to
be printed.l fia ,lH+h'a"lT rti )
/ Mr.. Slack, from the Committee OIL
Elections, submitted report on the
contested election case of Inman
against Taylor, from Cooke county,
land recommended that Mr.. Taylor,
the sitting member, retain his seat.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Tuck
I err, to tax all gold and silver watches,
pianos and household furniture over
the value of $500; by Mr.. Tucker, to
prevent trespassing on lands; by Mr..
Smith, to regulate sentences of con-
victs to the penitentiary; by Mr..
Sherrod, to repeal the act establish
ing q claim agency for Tennessee i'm
Washington; by Mr.. Sherrod, to re-
peal the act for the relief of the fami-
lies of INDECENT soldiers; by Mr.. Sher-
rod, to repeal the act to punish armed
prowler, highwaymen and guerrillas;
by Mr. Sherrod, to repeal the act
amending the criminal laws; and by
Mr.. Tucker, making it the duty OF
the Courts to levy a tax for tue sup
port of common schools in their re.
apective counties. .s-rri1B So d
House resolution to ratify the inf
teenth amendment to the constitli.
ton Of the United States was rejec.
ted by the following vote: brf 4f
Ayes--Messrs. Agee, Baker, Boyd
Eckel, Hunley, Layman, Mcconnell
McElwee, Scott, Singletary, Snodder
: ~, Yoakum-12. tf,T lf.lEr i.I
Noes-Baber, Barry, Barton, Boy.
EFT, Bright, Caldwell, Cheatham
Clark ot Jackson, Colville, Cox, Curl
Dunlap, Everett, Fleming, Glenn
Hampton, Harrison, Hinkle, Horn
: berger James of Hamilton, James o
Smith, Jones, Kecney, Kelly, Ken
ney, King, Knight, Longaere, Nc
Gaughey, Morrison, Neil, Nicks
| Nixon, Pearson, Rhea, Roach, Rose
Rosson, Russell of Rutherford an,
Bedford, Sadler, Saunders, Sherrod
Slack, Smith, Spears, Steele, Steph
ems, Thomas, Townsend, Tucker
Walker, Warren, West, White, vii
: son, Young, Speaker Perkins-57.
3 House bill tocompensate Registrar
: was amended and passed on thir'
reading. Itauthorizes County Court
= to examine as TO the pay received b,
: Registrars who have served since tn
: ist of January, 1869, and il they fine
that the pay allowed by law is not
fair remuneration for their services
I they may make such additional al
, lowance out of the county treasury Il
y may seem equitable. I.t...r T..
r Senate resolution TO take reces
: from December TO March was rejec
q ted. raFH it