Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-26
TIE GENERAL
CONDENSED Report Of Tuesdays
PPOceG d4Dgs.

The Senate met to-day at 10 am,
Speaker Senter in the chair and seven
teen members present.
SENATE BILL HOUSE AMENDMENT.
Senate bill to incorporate the Chatta-
nooga and Cincinnati Railroad Company,
on House amendment, was then taken
up. The telegraph amendment, referred
to elsewhere, was concurTsd in. The
amendment was reeOnsidered 81 as to
allow Senator Nelson's amendment,
which makes 1t unlawful for any tele-
graph company to transmit any public
telegram without q signature. The
amendment was agreed TO, and the first
amendment, as amended, was adopted.
House.
The House was called TO order at 9
am, by Speaker Richards.
NEW BUSINESS.
By Mr.. Thornburg, of Jefferson Joint
resolution to adjourn next Monday.
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Bosom Joint resolution to
secure tho claims of the State against
the Bank of Tennessee. Adopted.
By Mr.. Doughty Bill taxing gas
companies L per cent. OF their net
earnings also taxing bridge n other
joint stock companies at the same rate.
Passed first reading and referred to Com
mittee on Finance and Ways and Means.
Senate bill Incorporating the Murfrees-
bOrO Insurance Company was taken up
and tie following amendments thereto
adopted The Nashville Hub and Spoke
Company, Memphis Flour and Grlst
Mill Company, Cumberland Lodge No.
? Sons of Herman, a Turnpike Company
in Scott county, Common Carrier Conn
pany of Nasby vile capital So, OOO,)
MorristOWn and Altamount Turnpike
Company, Board OF Trustees OF Cum
bsrland Presbyterian Church Murirees-
borO, Bethel Male and Female Academy,
Chattanooga Bridge Company, Tennes-
see Dental Association, The Alumni
Association of Union University.
On motion of Mr.. Waters, the bill pro-
vidiDg for making the Psnitentiary self
sustaining was taken up. The Committee
on the P~enitentiary, to whom the bill
was referred, recommended the following
amendments, which were adopted: Pro-
viding for advertising in the newspapers
of Nashville, Knoxville, Memphis, Lou
isville, Cincinnati and st. Louis for pro-
posals for leasing the Penitentiary pro
viding for the employment of a sufficient
guard and all such officers as may be
necessary providing that the Inspector
shall take an oath faithfully to discharge
! the duties of said Office. Other amend
ments, mostly Of 3 verbal nature, were
also adopted.
Mr.. MynAtt offered an amendment,
providing that corporal punishment
shall be dispensed with. Laid on the
table.
The bill, as amended, passed its third
| reading, by ayes Al, noes 10.
Senate bill to incorporate Emory
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
passed third reading, with the following
amendments tackled TO it:
Incorporating the Masonic High
School of Gsllatin Incorporating the
Rock City Lodge of Nashville author
i2ing the County Court Of Marshall TO sci
the Male and Female Academy of tina
| county Incorporating the Bank OF thu
Tennessee Land Agency Incorporating
the Tennessee Land Agency OF Mem
phis.
Senate bill in reference to the ele ctioI
of Judges was taken up on a motion q
| recede from the House amendment pro.
viding for an election in August. TIT
House receded from its amendment, 81
that as the bill now stands the election
will be held in May.
Senate joint resolution providing TO
the General Assembly to meet in join
| convention to Inaugurate tke incoming
| Governor was adopted.
MAD DOG!-We were informed yester
day of the shooting of TO less than threr
" mad dogs" in different parts OF tn
city. With eli due Difference to tn
Judgment, wisdom and good intent of thu
parties who are so zsalously engaged il
suppressing the canine rabies, we thinl
that there IS a vast deal of humbugi in TIT
hue and cry periodically raised about tht
/" frightful mal8dy hydrOphobia," ant
many a poor dog is Tuthlessly sacrificed
to it, whose only crime consists IN nap
| pening to be near where somebody has
pistol which he wishes to discharge q
something. Cases Of genuine hydrophO
bia are extremely rare at all times, an
we believe there mas not been u anon,
the dozens lately reported,