Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-27
NASHVILLE.
Adjustment of the County cOmmis-
siOner System Highly Probable.
n. Clay King and the RspOrtership Of
the Supreme Court.
Repeal Of the Merchants Tax Bill
not to be accomplished.
The Convention BilI---Ths Memphis
Courts.
Repeal Of the Legal Advertising Law
Etc, Etc, Etc.
SPECIAL TO MEMPHIS APPEAL.

SPECIAL TO MEMPHIS APPEAL
NASHVILLE, October 26.-The bill
abolishing the Board of County Com
missioners passed the third reading in
the House to-day, also the bin abol
ishing eight new Justices Of the Peace
in Shelby county. Both will be trans
mitted to the Senate, and win likely
pass that body tomorrow.
The bill recognizing Shelby Courts
was not reached to-day.
The bill separating the Reporter OF
the Supreme Court from the Attorney
l Generalship passed the second reading
in the House. West Tennessee is
much interested in this last measure,
since it is thought that II. Clay King
of your city win be the principal can
didate for the position, for which he
has the endorsement Of the Bar Of our
division Of the State.
1 From what 1 can learn, the bill to
repeal the Odious merchants tax is
likely to faii. This was vigorously
opposed by combined agricultultural
interest Of the State. The argument
used by the opponents is that if the
tax is taken of Of the merchants 1t
( win be put upon land and agricultural
+! products. They can't see that heavy
1 taxation weighs down commerce, pre-
: vents competition by our merchants
/ with those of other States, and there
Z fore forces trade from them, compell-
ing our 0wR consumers to bear the
! burden Of heavy taxariCg, The meT-
( chants OF Memphis must bestir them
selves; they mnst bring every press
ure to bear at once,
The Convention bin passed the
House on its second reading, and was
made the special order Of the day for
Thursday next, fourteen voting in the
negative, including twelve Radicals,
who voted against johnson. There is
no doubt Of its passage. The bill pro-
vides for one hundred delegates; the
day of election and meeting to be
fixed on third reading.
The bill recognizing the Courts Of
Memphis fixed the day of election Of
judges and clerks on the eighth Tues
day after the passage Of the act, thus
affording eandidates sixty days for the
canvass.
1t Is rumOred that the ex-President
is to remove to Nashyillepermanently.
The Judiciary COMMITTEES Of the
Senate submitted a resolution request
ing the Executive Department of the
State to communicate 10 the Senate at
the earliest practicable day: First
What railroad companies, ifany, have
accepted aid granted to them by the
provisions Of an act passed December
:, 1861, entitled O. an act to amend the
internal improvement law Of the
State, " passed February IL, 1852, and
the amount of aid so furnished, and if
the several railroad companies to
whom the bonds of the State have
been loaned under that act and former
acts have failed to pay the interest
that has accrued on said bonds, and
if so, for what length of time,
and what railroad companies have
so failed, and the amount now due;
second, whether, after said railroad
companies have failed to pay said in
terest, any additional State aid has
been issued to them-if so, when,
what amount and by what authority,
Rules suspended and the resolution
adopted.
In the Senate a bill to repeal the act |
encouraging emigration passed first /
reading.
Memorial Of John Baxter, of Knox
vile, in reference to Gen. Mowbray's F.
railroad manage nent, was ordered +.
TO be sent to the House.
The legal advertising law has been
The bill passed Senate to-day on f.
nal reading. House bill, repeating
law defining qualifications Of jurors, /
passed second reading; also bill Civ
ing further time to effect titles to land. 4
Bill making legal interest six per .
cent, unless greater rate of interest is I
on the face Of the contract, .
passed first reading and referred to /
Judiciary Committee.