Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-29
NASHVILLE.
A. !. Fletcher ia Hot Mater-SheIby's
Partridges-Dr. Christian HOnored-
Probate Candidates all Right.
Special to MEMPHIS APPEAL.1

Special to MEMPHIS APPEAL.
NASHVILLE, June 2s.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Slaughter, from the select
committee to investigate charges imply
ing want of official integrity on the
part of A J. Fletcher, late Secretary of
State, especially as relating to the dispo-
sitIOn made Of the Agricultural College
scrip, submitted lengthy report sustain
ing the allegations. The report was read,
and on motion OF Mr.. Luttrell, 500 copies
ordered printed for use of the Senate.
House resolution t. appoint commit
tee Of the General Assembly to superin-
tend the caneeling of coupons now in pos
session of the State Treasurer, was so
amended as to add the Comptroller to the
joint committee, and the resolution adop-
ted.
House resolution calling for a report
from the Board of Commissioners in ref
ence to the school fund received in
1S67-6S, 90, was concurred in after being
so amended as 10 require the report to be
made at the next meeting of the General
Assembly.
OF the Treasury 20 make advertisement
relative to bonds of State Illegally used
to railroad companies, was adopted.
The House bills to prevent a conflict of
jurisdiction between judges, passed its
first reading.
Tne House bills thus disposed Of:
To define the rights and liabilities
Of commission merchants. Rejected.
To protect game in Fsyette county, re-
jectsd.
To fix time for holding Chancery
Court, indefinitely postponed.
To protect game in Shelby county.
Passed.
To amend an act establishing the county
Of Christiana. Passed, after being so
amended, on motion of Mr.. Huttesin, as
to change the name of the new county to
Loudon.
The bill regulating marriage licenses
was amended so as to make the tax one
dollar, and passed.
Senate bills on third reading:
To direct the Attorney General to bring
suits in Chaneery against defaulting Off.
GERS and owners of railroads. Passed.
To direct the Attorney General to bring
suits in the Davidson county Chancery
Court against the officers and owners of
the Tennessee and Pacific railroad
Passed. X
Mr.. Etheridge entered motion to re-
consider the vote adopting the resolution
providing for the adjournment of the
General Assembly on the IIth of July to
the, first Monday in December.
The Senate, in executive session, con-
frmed the nominations by the Governor
of the following railroad directors for the
State: For the Mobile and Ohio railroad.
Il. T. Grisby, of Gibson; for the Knox
vile and Kentucky road, George Brown,
of Knox.
House bill to establish Probate Court
of Shelby has passed three readings in
each House, after being so amended that
the Clerk Of the County Court shall also
be Clerk of the Probate Court. The quail
fcatiOns and term of Office Of It's Judge
shall be the same as those of Circuit
Judges. The court to have original juris- |
diction in all matters OF probate and tran
ssction of business relating to the estate
of orphans, and control all subjects and /
powers mentioned in sections 42OI, 1903. !
1904, 1905 and 42Os of code, and concurrent |
jurisdictiOnwith the Chancery Court over
persons and estates of idiots, Iunatics, |
and all persons of unso9nd- mind. and of /
saie Waere aE&one q See e4lr sliti'
t4-AsAlA1sslsne revenue Of TIE State by tax |
ing whisky two dollars per gallon.
House bills on third reading were dis
posed of as follows:
To punish the crime of rape with death. |
ayes, 80 nays, 29.
requiring County Registers to keep an
index. Passed.
To grant further time to certain tax col !
Lectors who were in Office before. Passed. !
To equalize the rights of creditors. Re
ected.
To index and point the Constitution Of
.he So Rejected.
-a1sJ amend the revenue laws in relation |
10 clerks, courts and magistrates making !
reports. Passed.
To amend an act in relation to Hamp-
Ton Sidney Academy. Passed.
To protect bired laborers. Rejected.
House bill fixing rate of taxation at |
thirty cents on every one hundred dol |
ars was taken up; it failed ofpsssing on
last Saturday for lack ofa quorum. The
bill passed its third resding-ayes, AZ, |
nays, 20.