Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-12-13


ment to insert street railroads, which
was adopted, and the bill then passed as
amended.
HOUSE BILLS on FIRST READING.
To amend the law in relation to prac-
ticing and pleading criminal cases.
Passed.
To establish and maintain county acad.
emies. Passed.
Directory TO trustees of certain Colleges
and Universities. Passed.
To amend al act to fund the floating
debt of the State. Passed.
To change the time of holding the
Circuit Courts of Warren county.
Passed.
To change the time Of holding the
Chancery Court in the OH ChanceIy Di-
vision Passed.
SENATE BILLS on THIRD READING.
To repeal an act passed Dec. 2, 1865,
to regulate ferrisges in Union county.
Passed.
To fix the time of holding the Chancsry
Court in the 11Ih Chaucery Division.
Passed.
SENATE ELLIS on SECOND READING.
For benefit of turnpike companies.
Passed.
To compel various County Courts to
have bridges hereafter 10 be built, ban
istered. Passed.
For the benefit Of the Clerks and Mas
tiers in Chancery. Passed.
To amend the law in regard to pay
ment of costs IN criminal prosecutions.
Passed.
HOUSE AMENDMENT.
The House amendment to Senate bill
to preserve the school fund was concur
RED in.
MAGISTRATES FEES.
House bill TO regulate the fees of
Justices of the Peace was rejected.
| NASHVILLE AND NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD
House bill for the benefit of the labor
ers on the Nashville and Northwestern
| Railroad was, after some discussion, re-
| ferred to the Committee on Internal I'm
prOvements.
STATE TAXES.
Senate bill fixing the State tax on every
hundred dollars worth of pr Nperty at so
cents, was reported by the Committee on
Finance and WAYS and Means. 1t was
taken up on its second reading and a test
vote taken, which resulted as follows:
Ayes Messrs. CasoD, Cooper of Bed
ford, Cooper of Davidson, Faulkner,
Green, Hart, Halves, Luttrell, Palmer,
Peyton, Pearson and Speaker Thomas -12.
Noes-Messr5. Cubbins, Eason, Ether
idge, Hal, Martin, Morris, Nelson and
Slaughter; s.
The bill was then recommitted to the
Finance Committee.
NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. Slaughter-A bill to amend sec
ton 2 of an act passed Feb. 2, 1870, d.
rcctOry to the revenue officers OF the
Stated. Passed.
By Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford-A bill to
repeal chap. As of the acts of lS69-7O,
to amend the venue laws of the State and
to re enact sections 678, 679, $50, 6Sl,
| $50, $50, 4S2 of the Code The bill pro-
vides that the tax on merchants, and those
| engaged in the business of buying and
| selling merchandise shall be levied and
collected under the laws as they were in
force previous to the passage of chap. 40
of the acts of 1869-70; this act to take
effect from and after the 1st of January,
1871. Passed
| RECONSIDERATION.
Speaker Thomas entered a motion 10
reconsider the vote rejecting the bill to
compile all the exemption laws into one.
The Senate then adjourned until TO-
morrow morning at II o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
MONDAY, Dec. 12-The House was
called TO order at 10 o'clock by Speaker
| Perkins.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. Steele-A bill to repeal an act
to amend the revenue laws, passed Janua-
", 1870, and to revive sections 35S, 4S2,
678, 679, $50, 6S1 and 682 of the Code,
and taxing all merchandise brought into
the State one per cent. on the invoice
cost. Passed.
By Mr.. Tucker-A bill TO give the town
of Moscow, in Fayette county, an addi-
tional Justice of the Peace. Passed.
By Mr.. ROssOn-A bill to amend sec
ton 1864 of the Code, and making Dis
trict Attorney 0ficiO County Attorneys.
Passed.
By Mr.. McBath-A resolution granting
the second floor of The Capitol to Isaac
Clements to hold an entertainment
Adopted.
By Mr.. Colville "A bill to fix the
qualification of tax assessors. Passed.
Mr. Warren-A bill to fix the time
of holding the Circuit Courts in Harde-
man and Lewis counties. Passed.
By Mr.. Har1ison-A bill taxing dogs
for State purposes, fifty cents per capita.
Passed.
By Mr.. Jones-A bill to amend section
1904 of the Code, relative TO the issuance
of executions by Clerks of Chancery
Courts. Passed.
Mr.. Russell-A bill to protect the inter
est of the State. Passed.
BILL ON VETO OF THE GOVERNOR.
Senate bill to place the Rogersville and
jefferson railroad in the hands of trustees
came up on a message from the Governor
disappearing the bill on the grounds of its
uncOustitutinnality. Mr.. White made
quite a lengthy and able argument sus-
tanning the views entertained by the Gov
ernor in regard to the unconstilutionality
of the bill, when the House sustained the
veto and the bill was rejected.
RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
House joint resolution, directing the
appointment of committee of three on
the part of the House, and two on the
part of the Senste, to examine into the
conditions of the finances of the State
and report bill to meet all demands, was
adopted.
The House then adjourned until half
past 2 O'Clock P. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To more effectually secure the payment
of county revenue. Rejected.
In relation to solvent estates. Passed.