Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-19
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE


SATURDAY, Dec 18.-The Senate met
at 11:15 A. NJ, Speaker Thomas in the
chair and quorum present
NEW BUSINESS.
Mr.. Cooper, of Davidson, submitted the
thirteenth biennial report of the Trustees
Of the Institute for the Instruction of the
Blind The reading of the report was dis
pensed with and 800 copies were ordered
to be printed.
By Mr.. Luttrell-A bill incorporating
Fire Company No. 2, of Knoxville.
Passed first reading and referred to the
Committee on interpretations.
By Mr.. Cooper, of DavidsOn-A bin
for the benefit of the tax PAYERS of David
son county. The bill provides that all
persons holding tax receipts for taxes paid
to liquidate interest or sinking fund levied
for the bonds issued to the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company, and which
have not been heretofore taken up, be re-
quired to file their receipts with the Com
missioner appointed by the County Court
of Davidson county for that purpose
within twelve months after the passage of
this act, or they will be barred. Passed
first reading and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
THE PENITENTIARY.
House bill directing the COMPTROLLER to
pay to Messrs. Ward and Briggs, lessees
of the Penitentiary, $l92, 900, was passed
unanimously on its third reading, and a
motion to reconsider the vote, was laid
upon the table.
MIR. Cooper, of Bedford, offered a reso-
luton in connection with the bill, that the
directors of the Penitentialy Immediately
take possession of the machinery, material,
workshops, and convict labor, turned
over to them by Messrs. Ward and Briggs,
and put the same at once in operation for
the best interests of the State SO as to
finish the work ON hand and prepare the
same for the market, but with no power
to lease the same, unless their lease is sub
mitted to and approved by the General
Assembly. Adopted.
LIQUOR DEALERS.
House bill fixing the license of retail
liquor dealers was taken up.
Mr.. Self moved to strike out $40 and
$50 and insert 500. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Self then moved to refer the bill
to the Judiciary Committee, which motion
was also laid on the table.
The bill then passed its third reading,
and motion to reconsider was laid onthe
table
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To Incorporate the Memphis and Fire
Relief Association. Passed.
he A.
Lewisburg and Culleoka Railroad COmpa-
ny. Passed.
Amending the act Incorporating the
town of Harrison, in Hamilton county.
Passed.
Amending the act to charter the city
schools of Memphis. Passed.
Fixing license on places Of amusement,
and regulating the same. Passed, with a
slight amendment from the Judiciary
Committee.
MERCHANTS TAX.
House bill to amend the revenue law Of
the State by abolishing the tax on sales
and purchases of merchandise, and inn
posing an al valorem tax on capital, was
passed on its second reading, and, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, the bill
was made the special order for the second
Tuesday in January.
MOTION To RECONSIDER.
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, entered a mo-
ton to reconsider the vote rejecting Sen
ate bill to render the Penitentiary self-sus-
tanning, and proposing to place the prison
under the control of Mr. Lands as keeper
BAXTER's MEMORIAL.
House resolution discharging the spe-
cial committee appointed to take into con-
sideration the memorial of CT. John Bax-
ter was cOncurred in.
HOUSE RESOLUTION
lnstructing the Comptroller to pay the
Memphis and Ohio Railroad Company for
the transportation of militia, was con-
CURED in.
On motion of Mr.. Etheridgc the Senate
mill Dpyt "Wednesday at 10 n