Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-18

Mr. Cooper, OF DaYluson, malnlalneo
that the credit of the State would be bet
ter sustained by funding the debt, and
showing disposition to pay 1t.
Mr.. McFall made few remarks in ia
vor of the bill.
On motion of Mr. Cooper of Bedford
the bill was recommitted to the Commit
tee on Internal Improvements.
Senate then adjourned until tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FRIDAY. Dec. 1.-THE House was
called to order at 9 O'Clock, Mr.. Speaker
Perkins in the chair. Passed.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
By Mr.. S.eele-A bill requiring guar
dams TO settle with their wards when they
become of age.
By Mr.. Hornberger-A resolution re-
voking the appointment of a special COM
mittee appointed to investigate the affairs
of the Knoxville and Kentucky Railroad,
in view of the appointment of another
committee to investigate all other railroads
in the State. Laid over
BUSINESS CALLED Up.
House resolution directing the payment
of Parham & Williams, of Memphis, for
legal services rendered, was called up.
Objection was urged against its adoption,
and the resolution was withdrawn by Mr..
Tucker for the purpose of changing it to
bill, which he afterward introduced
Senate bill to incorporate the Memphis
Wood and Willow Ware Manufacturing
Company, was called up
House bill to incorporate the Equitable
Insurance Company of Nashville was
| adopted as an amendment.
House bill to extend the corporate limits
of the town of Lewisburg was adopted
| as an amendment
House bill to incorporate the ChStta-
nooga Wood and Willowware Manufac-
turing Company was adopted as an amend
| ment.
The bill, as amended, then passed third
reading.
Senate bill incorporating the Panoh Oil
and Fertilizing Company of Memphis, was
called up and passed third reading.
Senate bill to incorporate the CONNER
cial Bank of Covington, was called up and
passed first reading.
THE MERCHANTS TAX BILL.
The merchants tax bill, being the spc-
cial order, was taken up.
Mr.. Thomas withdrew the amendment
he offered yesterday, and proposed the
| following in lieu, which was adopted:
| That in addition to the dd UdIOren1 tax,
all merchants, as defined in section two of
this act, shall also pay to the County
| Clerk the followinglicense tax Those re-
porting less than S., 900 capital shall pay
$40; those reporting a greater capital than
| S., 900, shall pay on each $40, 900 OF cap
| ital so reported, or fraction thereof, $40.
DIr. Tucker offered an amendment to
strike out all after the word ''year' in
the second section; also strike out ali of
subsection No 9, of section 7. Adopted.
Mr. Steele offered the following amend
ment-Strike out all after the enactng
clause, and insert the following:
Section /. That the following shall be
the rate of taxation: On every hundred
| dollars worth of taxable property, forty
cents; on sales of merchandise by mer-
| chants, three fourths of a cent on the
| dollar; on its invoice cost at the place
where purchased, unless the tax on the
same has once before been paid 10 the
State, in which case no additional Tax
shall be paid.
Sec. 2. That notes of the Bank of Ten,
nessee issued prior to the 9th of May,
1861, United States currency and National
Bank notes, and warrants issued by the
Comptroller, shall be received in payment
of all taxes and other money due the
State.
Mr. James, of Hamilton, opposed the
amendment, or bill in lieu, of bIr. Steele,
claiming that the tax it proposed was just
as oDerous as the present tax.
Mr. Steele proposed to insert ''30cents'
instead of "4Oscents" in his bill in lieu.
| Mr.. Rhea earnestly opposed the bill il
lieu, contending it would operate most Op
pressiyely against the merchants of thu
State. lie moved 10 lay il on the table
Carried-ayCs 81, noes %.
Mr.. Steele moved to postpone the fur
thcr consideration of the bill until the lOtl
of January.
Mr.. Townsend moved to lay the motion
to postpone on the table Lost-ayes %
noes so.
The question on poStponins was the
put and lost-aycs "a, noes 81
Mr.. Rhea moved the previous qucs.io
on the passage of the bill, which pre-
vailed, aud the bill as amended passe
third reading-ayes, 40; noes lS.
+ 4 motion to reconsider was laid on tn
, | table,
, TILE PENITEHIIARY.
Mr.. White, from the Committee on th
p Penitcntiary, submitted a majority repo
recommending the passage of Mr.. Barry
bill, No. 1875, looking to make the Pen
tertiary self-sustaining, by letting out u
labor, etc, with some amendments pr
posed
Mr.. Caldwell, from the minority OF Il
committee, submitted a report recon
. mending the passage Of House bill n
26l, introduced by himself, and whi(
proposes to make Mr.. Lands keeper.
/ On motion, the bills were taken up I
consideration.
. Mr. Fleming moved 10 concur in 4
o. majority report.
. Mr.. Barry defended his bill at SOL
= length, as did Mcssrs White and ROsso
e Messrs. Everett and Caldwell adyoc
10 ted the minority bill.
. Mr.. Fleming was in favor of b
somewhat similar to that reported by I
majority of the committee, and wor
~ vote forthc bill after it had been amend
n in detail The provisions embodied in
NO minority bill he considered very oblt
tionable.
Mr. Tucker was utterly opposed
leasing out the Pcnitentiary again, CO
10 sidering it far preferable to keep the
J. stitution under the direct control OF
i'' State.
The question on the adoption OF
majority report was then put, when
u was asccrtained there was not quor
~ present, and the hour of adjoWnm
'i' had arrived.
On motion of Mr.. Fleming, the rule
adjournment was suspended, and
lie door-kccpcr was ordered to hunt up abs
y members.
After waiting for some Time, and
H. quorum being secured, the House
iourncd until 9 o'clock tomorrow.
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