Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-12-18
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

SENATE.-Mr. Cooper, Of. BediGrd,
introduced a bill providing for the
management Of the, Penitenitiary.-
The object Of the bill is to make that
Institution self-sustaiping.
The following House bills We're
passed ON their third readlng: '''1i ,.
To repeal the act creating a State
Guard and the Governors Staff. ~
To. repeal the law imposing penal
ties FOL. the nonpayment Of taxes.
Mr.. Hall entered a motion to, re-
consider the vote passing Senate bill
to amend the criminal law of the
State, In regard to ennempting the
State from the payment Of the costs
in criminal prosecutions. g -
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The following communication from
Secretary Fletcher was read: Ilaf,
In compliance with House resolu-
tion No. lat, requesting the Secretary
of State "to furnish the House with
the number and amount of bonds is
SUED to any and all railroads since the
18th of September last" I have the
honor to submit the following: guI
The Tennessee and Pacific Railroad
has received SS5 bonds, 1885, 900. yfuH
2 The Mineral Home Railroad, 100
bonds, 800, 900. rf8l obi tHdl 'ra
Southwestern Railroad 81 bonds,
$31 900. A. J. FLETCHER, }o
msn Hdi Secretary of State.
Mr.. Cheatham introduced a I'LL to
preserve the credit of the State
The bill provides for funding the
interest on the State debt up to July
l, 1870, the bonds to bear six per
cent. interest, and to he redeemed at
the pleasure of the State after three
years. The faith Of the State is
pledged to give priority I'M the pay
ment of the interest in these bonds,
over any other bonds Of the State,
out of the interest to be paid by rail-
roads, and out of any money in the
Treasury applicable to interest.
Bills We're also introduced by Mr..
Steele, to provide for the erection and
government Of county warehouses
and lessen the number of convicts for
the Pcnitentiary; and by Mr.. Noel
wee, for the management OF the Pen
itentiary. ~ '. ~
Mr.. Sherrod offered a resolution to
prevent the newspaper called the
Soldiers Gazette" from being de-
posted on the desks of mem bcrs, -
The resolution was laid upon the Ia
Bile. ..''| ''.'i
r. TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS. 70
SENATE.i--Mr. Faulkner INTRODUCED
a bill to make the penitentiary self
/ sustaining, and Mr.. Luttrell in
troduced bill to turn over the estab-
lishment to A. l.. Lands, who shall
h< kaI II Of 4.
Prison, with the Governor, Secretary
of State and Comptroller us q Board
of Supervisors 81 ~ 7n' - unf .
Mr. Bryant offered a resolution re.
I questing officers Of railroads to tlesist
from running their freight trains Oh
Sunday. M iinI '.i' r.rl an'- q
:, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,. 8
!, Mr.. Hunley, from the special com
mittee appointed to consider and re
| port on the resolution instructing the
, Constitutional Convention to incorpo
, rate in the reconstruction clause center
ing the right of suffrage on. women
! submitted n report from the majority
= OF the committee recommending tn,
: adoption Of the resolution. The com
: mittee express 1.-THE opinion tina
, every human being, irrespective O
r race, color or sex, who has arrived q
the age " maturity Is entitled t,
r vote. Messrs. Enloe and Warner
, presented minority report, recon-
mending the rejection OF the resolu
ton. On motion Of Mr. King tn
r resolution was laid upon the table
ayes AZ, noes IS.
f Mr.. Barry introduced a bill to max
. the penitentiary self-sustaining, b,
i hiring OUT the labor of the convict
, for term Of four years.
/. Mr.. Baker offered a joint resolution
! expressing as a sense of the Genera
! Assembly, that the Hon. Conally i
I Trigg Is entitled 10 the thanks Of tn
a people of Tennessee for the impartial
ity, dignity and firmness manifesto
= during his term as United States Dis
4 trict Judge. The resolution was nd
I opted by an unanimous vote.
!. Mr.. Smith offered resolution t
appoint joint committee to investi
q gate and report as to what convicts Ii
. the penitentiary are entitled to exc
. cutive clemency, so as to relieve tina
over-crowded institution. Laid ovei
A Nearly the whole Of the session
4 was devoted to the discussion OF tn
a Cincinnati Southern Railroad bill
but no vote was taken on the mai
question. H..
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE. Mr.. McFall introduce
: a bill authorizing the Governor TO |:
: sue six per cent bonds of the stat
!, similar In character In every respec
. to the bonds issued under the provis
ions of the general internal improve
ment act, and maturing at the sam
time, To an amount sufficient to pa
D OIL the interest upon the bonds OF Tia
$ state past due, or that may fall du
Q during the years 1870 and 1871.
Honse resolution indorsing Judg,
> Conally +. Trigg was coneurred in
: ayes ~, noes ., Messrs. Cason an
Hull NnIinr I'M nnnnIiNn