Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-06
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
FRIpAY. Nov. 5.-The Senate met at 10
A. NJ. Speaker Thomas in the chair, aud a
quorum present.
NEW BILL.
Rv Mr. Slauphter-A bill to increase the
revenue of the State. The bill provides
that all corporations that have or may here
after receive their charters from the State,
other than those for educational and rehgl-
Gus purposes, shall pay tax OF so.
Passed first reading and was referred TO the
Committee on Finance and Ways and
Means.
PUBLIC PRINTER.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Hall yes
terday instructing the Committee on FL
nance and Ways and Means to inquire INTO
the price now paid by the State for public
printing. was adopted.
TO EMPLOY COUNSEL.
The House amendment to the resolution
authorizing the Governor to employ legal
counsel to represent the interests OF the
State in the litigation brought by the
United States against certain railroads IN
this State, was non-concurred IN.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To Incorporate the Tennessee Patent
Artificial Fuel Company. Passed
To abolish the Metropolitan Police sys-
tenn of Nashville.
MIR. Cooper said that the passage Of this
bill would meet with the appreciation OF
majority of the citizens OF Nashville, while
about /, 500 or 2, 900 were opposed to 1t.
The bill then passed its third reading 10y
the following vote, and is now law.
Aves-Messrs. Bryant, Clementson,
Cooper of Davidson, Cubbin, Eason
| Etheridge. Hall, Hart, Luttrell, Martin
Millsaps, Morris, McFall, Palmer, Peyton
Pearson, Self, Slaughter and Speaker
| Thomas-1S.
Noes-Messrs. Cason, Greene and Mel
son-3.
To establish a Chancery Court IN Dun
| lap. Sequatchie county. Passed.
| SENATE Bills ON THIRD READING.
To repeal an act for the protection OF dis
| charged Union soldiers. Passed.
To re-charter the Northern Bank OF Ten
nessee at GAINESVILLE. Passed.
To incorporate the Upton County Indus
| trial and Mechanical Association. Passed
To incorporate the Tennessee and Ken
| tucky Agricultural, Mechanical and Hort
cultural Association at Humboldt. Passed
To amend the charter of the city c
| Knoxville. Passed
To reduce the acts Incorporating the cit
of Memphis into one act.
MIR. Nelson offered an amendment TO III
corporate johnson City, in WashIngto
county, which was adopted, and the III
then passed as amended.
| Mr.. Morris returned the bill he wIthdre'
for amendment with bill In lieu repealln
SO much of the law taxing furnace wagon
hauling coal, wood, corn, hay, pig lror
etc The bill in lieu was adopted an
passed.
LEGAL ADVERTISING.
Mr.. Pevton was permitted to introduce
bill to protect editors and printers, and
preserve evidence The bill provides TIL
in all suits in any of the courts in the cours
of the administration of insolvent estate
in which it may be necessary to make puI
LEGATION. or give notice by advertisement
newspapers, the printers fees shall be pal
in advance. Passed first reading, and +
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
SCHOOL APPoRTIoNMENT.
Mr.. Self offered a resolution directiI
, the Comptroller to report Immediately WI
the annual school fund apportionment b
, not been made, and when the same will
made, which was adopted under suspe
sion of the rules.
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
/ Mr.. Nelson called for Committee
Conference on the House amendment to Il
Senate resolution in regard to the htigati(
that has been commenced against certa
| railroads.
! The Speaker appointed Messrs. Nelsc
and Hall on the part of the Senate.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL. CONVENTION.
a Mr.. Hall entered a motion to reconsld
t the vote rejecting the bill offered in lieu
r House bill to call a convention to amel
4 the constitution.
REJECTED.
Senate bill to extend the limits of Nc
D ristown Indefinitely postponed.
4 REVENUE.
, Senate bill to repeal the law for electil
+ Revenue Collectors, and making it the du
G of the Constables to collect the revenue
r was rejected.