Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-12
A Restriction gpon Illegal Selling Of
ScOtton.
Railway Extensions and the Con
gressiOnal Delegation
A Resolution to Sell BrOwnIOw and
Gen. Thomas at Auction.
The Senate and House to Meet in
Conference
On the Senate Amendment to the
Conventions Bill.
A Probable Compromise on Seventy
y five Delegates.
SPECIAL To THE APPEAL


! NASHVILLE, November li.-Mr;
Morris offered a resolution in the Sen
ate to-day, directing the Finance and
the Ways and Means Committee to
take into consideration the propfiety
of introducing bill to recharter the
Bank of Tennessee and to make it the
financial agent of the State.
The Senate, by a vote Of Is 10 10,
adhered to its amendment to the Con-
Z vention bill.
! The House bill TO abolish the Board
of Commissioners for Fayette county
passed its third reading.
The House bill to remove the Su-
preme Court to Jackson passed its sec
ond reading. "-
HOUSE.
Mr.. Russell, of Rutherford and
Bedford, introduced a bill which pro-
vides that no person not free-hoIder,
shall offer cotton for sale without a
written statement from the owner Of
the land upon which the cotton was
grown, that it belongs to the person so
offering it for sale, and that the rent
of the land has been paid.
Mr.. White offered a resolution re-
questing that the Tennessee Congress
sional delegation use every effort TO
secure all possible aid to the railway
extensions into AIabama-especially
the Aberdeen extension. Laid over.
Mr.. Everett introduced resolution
directing the Comptroller to suspend
all settlements with the revenue Off
GERS who offer TO settle their accounts
with Bank of Tennessee notes until ii
is definitely settled that those notes
will be received by the State for taxes.
The resolution was laid over.
Mr.. Hinkle offered a resolution di-
reeting the janitor of the Capitol
building to sellat auction, to the high
est bidder, for cash, the portraits of
Brownlow and Gen. Thomas, which
was tabled by vote of SO to 8.
The Senate resolution restoring
Judge Thomas n. Frayser, passed lis
third reading-only three Radicals
voting against it.
The House asked for a Committee
of Conference on the Convention Bill
The Senate resolution calling for
thorough investigation of the School
Fund frauds was cOncurred in; as was
also the Senate resolution appointing
a committee to investigate the con-
duct of Gen. Joseph A. Mabry, con-
nected with the Knoxville and Ken
lucky railroad. l-. r.oI
Mr.. Townsend introduced bin
providing that no person shall be dis
qualified: from serving as juror in a
criminal case by reason of having
formed or expressed an opinion as to
the guilt or innocence Of the defend
ant. m 0 H ar.
The Impression generally prevails
that the COMMITTEES of Conference will
agree that seventy-five delegates shall
constitute the Constitutional Conven-
ton. BRUCE.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH.
NAsHgLLE, November ll.-The
Senate insisted to-day on its amend
ments TO the Convention bill limiting
the members 10 fifty, and the House
to its disagreement, and a
Committee of Conference appointed.
The House passed on its third read
ing the Senate bili relieving the disa-
bilities of Judge Frazier, impeached
by the last Radical Legislature, and
laid on the table resolutions proposing
amendments to the Federal Constitu-
tion, to change the mode of electinga a
President.
The negroes held a meeting here to
day to call a convention December ~,
10 investigate the condition Of their
race in Tennessee. .-