Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-07
THE GENERAE AssE BIN.
Condensed summary Of the Pro-
ceedings of Thursday. .

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No. 795: The following bill, proposin
amendments to the Constitution, passe
its second reading:
SEC. l. Be a enacted by the Genera
Assembly Of the State Of Tennessee, This
the following amendments to Cd
Constitution Of the State of Tennessee
be proposed TO the people OF the sal
State, to-Wit:
"Thet all freedmen of color shall b
subject to military duty, and to the sam
taxes ss are or may be imposed on whit
men ; and that this act shall be recorde
on the Journals OF this House, and re
ferred to the next General Assembly {
the State of Tennessee for their action.
The bill was referred to the Judiciar
Committee again.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND HEADING.
No. 3SS: To define psy of railroad off
GERS, making it unlawful for any r
eeiver to receive q higher compensate.
than that paid 20 the Superintendent {
the road before said road was taken pos
session Of by the State. Any Receive
violating the provisions of this law {
be indicted, and If convicted, to be i'm
prisoned for q period Of not more thai
ten years. Bill passed.
No. 1872, by Mr.. Rogers To appoint 81
Oil Inspector for Tennessee, for the pur
pose Of inspecting Illuminating oil. Tn
bill provides that oil for Illuminating
purposes shall stand q fire test OF on,
hundred and twenty degrees. a pen
atty of $500 is fixed for selling oil which
shall not come up 10 such test. 7 ssed
No. 1893 To investigate the condition
of the sinking fund of the State now OF
deposit. PASSED..
No. 1855, 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 Nj. Lindsey: To relieve
Telegraph companies Of excessive-tRxa
ton.
No. 397, by Mr.. Norman Repeating
the act removing the Supreme Court
from Jackson to Brownsville. Passed.
No. 1898, by Mr. Patterson: To amend
an act to wind up the Bank OF Ten.
nessee, providing for the appointment Of
a new trustee to settle up the affairs OF
said bank. Rejected.
Adjourned to 10 am. Tomorrow.
EOase.
The House was called to order at 10 8.
NJ, by Mr.. Pros5eT, Speaker pro tenn.
There were sixty members present.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. BOwies, a resolution as follows:
That in spite of the continued dspreda-
tions of the K. X. X, or other enemies
the State in OyertOn county, we de-
mand that The services of that true pa
triot and scout, the Representative of
that county, be, and he is hereby per-
to raise a regiment of indepen-
dent scouts. believing, as 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
viii exist in that direction after they get
fairly started. Allowed to lay over.
rHR IMMACULATE JOHN EATON-"HON-
EST JACK"
By MI. Grsyson: A resolution as fol-
WHEREAS, John Eaton, jr., at pres
ant Superintendent of Pubic InstTuc-
lion in the State, has become implicated
n certain transactions whereby the
State has been defrauded out OF a large
amount OF the funds known as the school
'und and,
Whereas, 1t is not right or proper for
,aid Eaton to control a fund he is impli-
gated in having the State deffauded out
Jf; and,
Whereas, It appears that said Eaton
vas in the employ OF Rutter, and re-
,eived pay for his services and influence,
md, therefore, il such facts are estab-
ished, the said Eaton Is certainly not z
rood custodian Of said trust therefore,
Be it re8OIUed By the General assembly
# the State Of Tennessee, That the
Comptroller is hereby directed to with
lold any funds in his hands from said
eaton belonging TO the State, until said
and implications ia said report
ire Investigated and reported uFOu.
Be 70 further resolved, That q commit
ee of three on the part OF the House,
md - on the part CT the Senate, be
appointed to make the investigation
for by this resolution.
After a little discussion, Mr.. White, of
Greene, said that the Superintendent Of
Public Instruction had control of no
unds, that the Comptroller Of the Treas
had the school fund in his iurisdic-
ion.
MI. Grayson wanted TO know if the
superintendent OF Public Instruction had
lot control of the fund so far az TO make
arge contracts for books in the North TO
used In the public schools.
The discussion then became of 9 des-
ltOry and general character, and the
esolution was finally sent to the special
ommittee raised by MIR. Singletary's
e~soiution Of yesterday.
THE BANNER ATAN-DEATH To
THE REPORTERS.
Mr.. Meyers submitted the following
resmbIe and resolution
WHEREAS, The reporter of the RepuG
can Banner has, from time to time,
ublished. or caused to be published, in
De Republican Banner, "a newspaper
noWa by that name), language both
Use in WORDS and implication, as well as
isrespectful to individual members of
ais Assembly, and III defiance of the
louise Of Representatives and
Whereas, Such conduct re fleets upon
le dignity and self-resPect Of the House;
lerefore, in order to preserve the dig
of the House, and the character OF
ne State,
Resolyed, That the reporter for said
ewspaper be, and he is hereby, expelled
ON the reporters desk, and that The
aid paper shall not have a reporter adj
10 the hall, or any other position
here the proceedings OF the House may
8 reported, until tAe said paper shall
ithdraw its misrepresentation.
Mr.. Meyers said that the article APP
cared in the Banner of the 30sh ult.,
Thich had been called to his attention,
nd under q question Of privilege yester-
morning ne rose in his place to set
imself right. The Banner comes out
gaiu this morning, as follows:
& 1.-THE report of which MIR. Meyers thus
mphaiically calls in question the sccu-
acy was contained in our issue OF Sun
as follows:
mn. Meyers fought the war over again
/ the same ~stereoJyped rant which he
az Inflicted upon the House several
during the past two years, and
lade an appeal TO the worst passions and
rejndices of members against q liberal
al just policy toward the DISTINGUISHED
"Well, the Banner man has thought
le matter all over and concludes to
and by that report. be insists taatl t
as correct. MIR. Meyers did, If his
.nguage meant anything at ali, APP
cal to the worst passions and p~reiudices
members against q liberal and just
1licy to the disfranchised mssses,' for
le greater portion of his speech was de-
Dted to a d~enunciation of the rebels
the authors OF all the horrors which
laracterizad the late civil war. BY 80
ping he aroused in the bOsoms OF his
low members the slumbering spirit Of
which is one of the worst and
ercest OF all PASSIONS and which the
Itremists of bis party will lei suffer to
10 out from among Us.
a. Tho 8 R0nneF mani thiukg hn has a
,etty clear idea Of his duties and obi