Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-27
THE GENERAL AssEMBLY.
C~Ondensed Report of Wsdnes-
days Proceedings.

Senate.
NASHVILLE, February "A, 1869.
The Senate met at 9 am, Speaker
Senter In the Chair, and twenty mem
bers present.
THE HERMITAGE GROUNDS.
House bill providing for the sale of the
Hermitage grounds was taken up on its
third reading. Mr.. Wisener offered an
amendment, which provides that the
Governor. Comptroller, Secretary OF
State and Treasurer, shall be constituted
a Board to rem the property from year
to year, the proceeds to be appropriated
for the cultivation of the grounds and
repairs Of the house, and to preserve the
graves OF Gen. Jackson and his wife. 1t
further provides that they, ia their dis
erection, may permit the widow and
family OF Andrew Jackson, IT,, adopted
son Of Gen. Jackson, to remain in the
house free of rent, expecting her to take
care Of the property occupied by her.
a long discussion followed the intro
duction Of this amendment, and was
finally made the special order for Friday
at ii o'clock.
SALE OF RAILROADS.
Senate bill providing for the sale Of
railroads that have failed to pay their in
%terest, which was made the special order
for to-day, was taken up.
MI. Garner offered enamendment pro-
vidibg that the Comptroller shall appear
at such sale and bid the amount the
State holds on such road or roads. Laid
on the table.
Mr.. Underwood offered an Amendment
that this act shall not be so construed as
to authorize he Attorney General to
bring suit against any railroad company
that has accepted the provisions Of the
bill known as the Omnibus Bill, until
the end Of two years. Rejected.
Mr.. Cate offered an amendment pro-
viding that no railroad in the State shall
be sold for a less consideration than the
amount due the State by said railroad
company.
After some discussion between several
Senator'S, the amendment was adopted.
The vote was then taken on the bill,
and resulted in its defeat, on the thru
reading, by 8 vote OF ayes :, noes Il.
ADJOURNMENT.
House joint resolution to adjourn sine
die on Monday next was adopted.
TO LIQUIDATE THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The motion entered by Mr.. AIdridge
to reconsider the action Of the Senate In
adopting the amendment offered by Sen.
atOr Wisener to a House bill to liquidate
the State debt contracted in the aid of
railroads, was taken up and the amend
ment rejected. The bill then passed its
last reading.
NEW COUNTY.
Mr.. Norman Withdrew the Senate bill
to legslize the act forming Christian
county, and offered it az an amendment
to a House bill to change the county
lines between Stewart and Lawrence
counties. Adopted.
Mr.. Underwood offered sn amendment
changing the name Of the county TO that
OF Grant county, instead of Christian
Adopted.
The bill then passed its third reading.
House.
The House was called to order ST 9
Am, Speaker Richards in the chair, and
members present.
Senate bill No. 402, on third reading,
called up to protect county revenue. !
The amendment put on this bill by the !
House runs as follows: 9
Be H further enacted, That in all !
counties OF this State where there is a a
County Judge and where no board of 2
Commissioners have been es- 4.
tablished it shall be the duty Of such
County Judge to vote, either in person [
Or by proxy, all the railroad stock owned
by the county Of which he is Judge, in :
All elections held or made by the stock =
Of su.h railroads.
The House Revenue bill was taken I'd,
and the Senate amendment fixing the
tax on merchants at one and q halt per
cent. was eoncurred in. After several
verbal changes had been made in the
pill, it was ordered back to the Senate.
Senate amendment to the charter Of
he Chattanooga and Cincinnati Rail-
were eOncurred ia.
Senate bill to amend the registration
OF the State was rejected.