Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-12-18

"A Hose BIJl taxing ceunties with the
costs In criin inhl PROSECUTIONS and for
conveying prisoners ffom one Jail to
nnotI1er, was Samended so as not 10
apply to the conveying prisoners to,
the Penitentiary, and then passed on
its third reading,
House resolution requiring the
Comptroller and Treasurer to receive
In PAYMENT of the interest now due
and hereafter to fall due, on the
bonds issued to the respective railroad
companies that have received the aid
of the State any bonds of the State
now due at par, without regard to Sc
ries, was rejected. al " hrH e7oi slsi3, (.
Senate resolution requesting railroad
officers to desist from running their
freight trains on Sunday, was laid OH
the table.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Speaker laid before the House
communication from the Comptroller,
In reference to settlements with rail-
rond receivers. He states that In ac-
cordance with resolution Of the Gen
eral Assembly, he had endeavored to
make final settlements with r.. ID.
Cheatham and other railroad receiv-
ers He had made such. suttlement
with the Winchester, and Alabama,
the McMinnville and Manchester,
and the Southwestern Railroads. As
he could effect only partial settlement
with the former receivers of the Edge
field and Kentucky, and the Nash
vile and Northwestern Roads, he
wished terefer the matter to the Leg
islature for action and investigation.
Tho communication was referred to
the specjal committee to Investigate
the Condition Of railroads. Mr..
Cheatliani said; In reference to the
Comptroller'su consolidation, that
there were some errors In u in regard
TO himself, but he was glad the mat
ter had been referred to committee
for thorough investigation. .s2-.rsrg
b. The Speaker also laid before the
House a communication from the
| Comptroller In reference to a claim of
the Memphis and Ohio Railroad,
against the State. for transporting
the State Guards (Brownlowfs mill
tia). A resolution offered by Mr..
Jones instructihg the Comptroller to
Issue his warrant for the payment of
the claim, was adopted. ,'1ifirs Xai
House bill granting the right of
way to .he Cincinnati Southern Rail-
roa,, was amen;ied so as TO give the
State the same contr6, In this road
that 1t has In other roads in the State,
and providing that Alright Of action
for the redress of any injury caused
by, or for any claim or demand
against, the, railway, shall exist in
this State in any court or judicial tri-
tbunal having Jurisdiction thereof
against said railway. The bill then
passed its third readins-ayesa 4s,
House bin To relieve the State
treasury was taken up, and Speaker
Perkins offered a bill in lieu, provid.
ing that the State tax shall be eighty
cents on every hundred dollars of tax
able property; that the taxes so as
sessed, If paid in United States legal
tender notes, or national bank notes,
may he discharged by paying one
half or forty cents ON the hundred
dollars of taxable property; that the
old issues of the Bank of Tennessee
shall be funded, the bonds having
twenty years to run, payable1at such
place lin the city Of New York as
may be designated, bearing interest
ut the rate of six per cent. per an
mum, said bonds to he of the denon-
hnation Of 81 900, $500 and 500, and
pledging the tax on privileges for the
payment Of the interest on said
bonds. 1t also provides for funding
the principal and interest Of the
funded debt of the State, now due, or
which may fall due on or before the
first day of january, 1879. The bill.
in lieu was adopted aud then passed
second reading.
House bill authorizing the Comp
troller to issue u warrant to Ward &
Briggs, lessees of the Penitentiary,
for S132, 900, and providing for the set
Element OF the balance of the claim
| In the courts was taken up. Mr..
Thomas offered an amendment pro-
viding that If there Is no money in
the treasury to pay the warrant, the
Comptroller shall hypothecate six
per cent. bonds to the amount called
for, which was adopted, and then the
bill was passed on its third'reading-
ayes "a, noes q.
The following House bills were
passed on their third reading: To
amend the lien laws reducing the Ii.
cense of retail liquor dealers; and al
lowing two or more railroads to con-
lsolidate and take new name.