Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-13
MASEES'iIE,
Summary of Legislative Proceedings
Yesterday.
Railway Conductor Savageiy Beaten
and Robbed.
SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.
NASHVILLE. January u

NASHVILLE, January u.
The Senate Special Committee appoint
ed to assist in counting and burning the
notes OF the Bank Of Tennessee and its
1 branches, reported that they had, in the
! presence Of the Governor and other Off
/ GERS, Witnessed thedestruction ofold issue
notes 10 the amount of Sl6,797 IS, and of
| new issue TO the amount of Sgl, ,eS6.
The House bill amending the lien law
! passed on third reading.
! The Senate bill incorporating Shelby
/ County Savings Institution, was rejected
on second reading,
The bill amending the charter of the
Masonic Temple, at Memphis, was amend
ed by striking out the clause exempting
property from taxation, and passed.
The House was engaged mainly in con-
sideratiOn of the bill for the relief of the
State Treasury, which was the special
order of the day. It was fully discussed
and variously amended on the third read
ing.
The amendment substituting 60 cents
for so cents on each hundred dollars of
taxable property, was adopted. Further
action was deferred.
W. D. Snyder, conductor on the Nash
vile and Northwestern Railroad, was
badly beaten and robbed by thieves while
going home, in the city, on Tuesday night.
His thigh was broken, by being thrown
into railroad tunnel, and was otherwise
seriously injured.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH.
NASHVILLE, January l2.-The Senate
to-day passed on its first reading the
House bill chartering the, Blue Grass
Railroad Company,
The House passed on its first reading a
bill to amend the charter of the city of
Nashville. It provides for the registra-
ton of voters, and forbids the City Coun-
Gil from issuing bonds for any purpose,
unless authorized bya a vote OF the people.
A bill to relieve the State Treasury was
taken up on the third reading. 1t is pro-
Fided that the State tax shall hereafter be
eighty cents on every one hundred dollars
worth of taxable property; that the taxes
so assessed, if paid in United States legal
tender notes or National Bank notes, may
be discharged by paying one-half, or forty
cents on every hundred dollars worth Of
taxable properly. The bill was amended
bv reducing the tax from eighty TO sixty
cents. and before any further action was
had, the House adjourned.
The Order of the Pale Faces have ball
and supper at the Capitol tonight.
A large number Of resolutions and
propositions to amend the State CqRstitu-
ton we're offered in the Convention to-
day. Among them were propositions in
favor Of restricting the right Of suffrage
to white persons only, and prohibiting the
Legislature from passing laws embracing
more than one subject, and from author
iziug the intermarriage of whites and
blacks; and, also, from restricting the
right OF parties 70 contract for the rete OF
Interest, not exceeding 6 per cent. on mon
eys actually loaned.
A bill providing for lengthening the
term of the Governor, and clothing him
with the veto power.
A bill for the election OF county clerks,
sheFifs, tax collectors, registers, coroners
and rangers by the Magistrates Of the
Quarterly Courts, and for the appointment
Of clerks Of court of record by said
courts.
a bill for the election Of United States |
Senators, Secretary Of State, Comptroller |
and Treasurer. by the people.
4 bill instructing the committee to report
what changes are necessary in the judi |
cial system; providing that citizens may |
prosecute claims against the State for re- !
ceiving the disquali6caticns Of preachers
from holding Office, allowing every county !
which has population Of one thousand
member in the Legislature; and against /
on the rights Of municipal cor
porations without their consent.
One proposition asks that the right of |
suffrage be confined to those white per- |
sons who had paid all State and county |
taxes for year previous to the time Of
offering TO vote.
All the propositions were referred to |
and It will be several days /
before anything is reported for inal ac-
ton,