Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-29
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

FRIDAY, Jan. 28.-The Senate met at
IL A. NJ, Speaker Thomas in the chair, and
a quorum present.
NEW BUSINESS
By Mr.. Slaughter-A bill to amend an
act incorporating the Covington Female
Seminary by changing the name to Upton
Female Seminary. Passed and referred to
Committee on interpretations.
GEORGE D. PRENTICR.
House resolution in relation to the death
Of George D. Prentice was concurrsd in.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To repeal the law extending the elective
| franchise to certain aliens. Passed.
To amend the exemption laws of the
State. Rejected
To repeal and amend certain sections Of
the Code. Rejected.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To amend an act amendatory to the
criminal laws Of the State. Passed
To preserve the peace.
The Judiciary Committee proposed GER
| tain amendments, which were concurred
| in among which was, that the Grand
| Juries of this State shall have full power to
| compel the attendance Of witnesses when
ever they or any one Of their body may sus-
poet violation Of any of the provisions of
this act The bill then passed az amend
ed
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
To repeal certain sections of the Code.
Passed and referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
To repeal an act passed Feb. Is, 1868, to
amend the Code Of Tennessee. Passed
and referred to the Judiciary Committee
To repeal the law for the protection of
sheriffs and oonstables. Passed and re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
To change the county line between Nor
gan and Scott counties. Passed and re-
ferred to the Committee on New Counties
and County Lines.
To amend the road laws of the State.
Passed and referred to the Committee on
Public Roads
To promote the reform of inebriates
Passed and referred to the Committee on
Lunatic Asylum.
To change the time of holding the Chan
Gerry Court in Polk county. Passed.
To amend the common school laws.
Passed and referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
To relieve the State Hospital for the In |
sane, at Nashville. Passed and referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
eastern and Southwestern Wills Valley |
Railroad from Alabama to Chattanooga. |
Passed and referred to the Committee on |
Internal improvements
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To incorporate the town Of Maryville |
Passed.
To repeal section 2 of an act to increase
the fees of County Registers. Passed
To incorporate Niagara Fire Company !
No. 5 of Knoxville Passed
To incorporate the Knoxville Water
Company.
Mr.. Cooper, of Davidson, offered an
amendment to incorporate the Tennessee |
Chair and Furniture Manufacturing Com |
pany. Adopted and the bill passed as
amended
To appoint Commissioners to take charge /
of the Fair Grounds near Knoxville. Passed |
with an amendment that no State aid shall |
be granted them.
SENATE BILLS on SECOND READING.
To amend the Criminal laws Of the
State. Passed.
To release the State lien on any unpaid |
subscription to the Nashville and North |
western Railroad. Rejected.
To release citizens from paying State |
and County taxes for the years 1924.
Rejected.
To amend an act incorporating the |
Knoxville Bridge Company. Passed.
To establish voting places in the Twelfth |
and Fourteenth Civil Districts in Knox /
County. Rejected.
COMMITTEE OF CoNFEBENcE.
House amendment to Senate amendment |
to House bill directory to the Revenue Off
GERS of the State, in relation to the burn
ing of the Bank of Tennessee notes when
cancelled, was cOncurred in.
The Senate insisted upon their amend
ment in relation to the dispositions, and re-
quested a Committee Of Conference.
Messrs. Etheridge and Cooper, of David
son, were constituted the committee on the
part of the Senate.
THE PRNTTENTIABY BILL
Senate bill regulating the management
of the Penitentiary was, with the House
amendments, referred to the Committee on
Penitentiary.
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.
The House resolution rendering the
thanks Of the General Assembly to the Con
vention, for their action on the universal
suffrage proposition on yesterday, was
unanimously concurred in.
NEW BUSINESS.
By Mr. Eason-A bill to incorporate the
Ccntervills Academy. Passed and referred
to the Committee on interpretations.
By Mr.. Palmer-A bill for the relief Of
securities Passed first reading and re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Cooper, of Davidson, recorded his
vote in opposition to the tax bill which
passed yesterday 60
The Senate then adjourned until to-
morrow al 10 o'clock.