Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-12-04
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURES.
SENATE.

SENATE.
FRIDAY, Dec. 5.-rne senate met at 10
A. NJ, Speaker Thomas in the chair, and
quorum present
ADVERSE REPORT. .
The Penitentiary Committee submitted
report recommending an endorsement of
the action of the Comptroller in refusing to
issue warrant to the lessees of the Peni-
Tertiary against the State for the amount of
S207, 900.
STATE TREASURER.
Mr. McFall was appointed as one of the
Committee to investigate the official con-
duct of the State Treasurer, in the place
of Mr.. Hall relieved
NEW business
By Mr.. Cubbins-A bill to incorporate
the Airline Cotton and Fast Freight Com
pany. Passed first reading and referred to
Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Morris-A bill authorizing clerks
to grant writs of injunction in certain cases.
Passed first reading and referred to Judicia-
ry Committee.
ADJOURNMENT ~
Senate resolution to adjourn on the DIST
inst TO the first Monday in March was
adopted, with an amendment striking
out March and inserting April.
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS.
Resolution requesting our Senators and
Representatives in Congress to vote for the
passage of a law granting to soldiers who
fought in the war of 1912 and Indian wars
$40 acres of land, was concuTed in.
Resolution urging Congress to pass law
in aid of the extension of the Tennessee
and Decatur Railroad, was concurred in.
Resolution requesting Congress to pass a
law removing all disabilities imposed on
citizens by the fourteenth amendment to
the federal constitution, was adopted unani-
mouslv.
resolution directing the Public Printer
to prepare a scale of the rates of printing
and lay copies of such scale on the men,
bers' tables, in order to ascertain the costs
now paid for public printing, was adopted.
HOUSE AMENDMENTS.
The amendments to Senate bill protect
ing citizens from being compelled by law
to again pay debts due and owing Bank Of
Tennessee were concurred in.
Amendments to the bill repeating the
act allowing loyal citizens recompense for
loss incurred by the late war We're concur
red in.
Amendments to Senate bill rechartering
Northern Bank of GAINESVILLE were CON
Cured in.
The amendments to the Senate bill abol-
ing seventeenth judicial district were con-
CURED in.
THE REDUCTION OF TAXES.
The unfinished business. which was the
consideration of Senate bill to reduce the
tax on real estate and personal property to
fypartr- aan4c on I'LL
Of taxable property, was taken up.
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, moved to post
pone further consideration of the bill I'M
til next April. Lost-ayes 8; noes Is.
The bill offered by the Committee on
Finance and Ways and Means was. after
some discussion, adopted in lien
Mr.. Cooper, Of Bedford, raised the point
of order that the bill could not pass in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the Con-
stitutlOn, as the bill contained the same
provisions as the bill which was rejected
few days ago.
The Speaker ruled adversely to the point
of Order and the bill passed its third read
ing by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Clementson, Eas.D Eth
eridge, Greene, Hall, HAYES, LuttrelI,
Martin. Millsaps, Morris. Nelson. Pevton,
Self and SlaughteT-1t.
Noes-Nessrs. Bryant, Cooper of Bed
ford, Cooper of Davidson, Faulkner. Hart,
NcFall, Palmer and Speaker Thomas-S.
A motion was made to reconsider the
vote passing the bill and that motion was
laid on the table. ayes II, noes 9, and the
bill was ordered to be Immediately trans
mlttei to the other House.
BEECH GROVE ACADEMY.
House hill Incorporating Beech Grove
Academy passed its third reading.
SHELBY COUNTY COURTS
Senate bill to reorganise the courts of
Shelby county, passed its third reading
SENATE BILLS on SECOND READING.
\ large number Of Senate bills passed on
their second reading
MERCHANTS TAXEs, ETC.
Senate bill to reduce the tax on mer
chants. privileges, etc, one-fourth per cent.
was called up.
Mr.. Morris moved to strike out one
fourth and insert one-halE Carried.
Mr.. Self moved to strike out the word
privileges, which was laid upon the table.
The bill passed second reading as
amen led.
The Senate then adjourned until Il
o'clock tomorrow morning.