Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-15
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE

County Superintendent was read once and
referred.
A bill for the benefit of education and
! protection of teachers, making property
otherwise exempt from execution liable for
educational purposes, was read once ana
referred.
Mr. Halls resolution to adjourn on the
Goth inst. was amended by Mr.. Ethridge to
reassemble November IA. The amend
ment was accepted and the resolution was
adopted and sent to the House.
! The bill to aid the completion of the
| Knoxville and Kentucky Railroad was
| read twice and referred to the Committee
on Internal Improvements.
The Senate resolution to adjourn on the
Goth inst. and Reasonable November IA,
was discussed and referred to the Ways
and Means Committee.
Mr.. Singletary introduced bill to repeal
the law requiring voters TO vote in their
own district.
The bill amending the laws governing
the penitentiary was discussed and amend
ed but was lost on its final passage, by
vote of 80 to 25. A motion to reconsider
was entered
The bill redistrcting the Judicial Cir
cults of the State passed second reading.
The bill recognizing the Supreme Court
in accordance with the New Constitution
passed third reading DAMON.
NASHVILLE, June 9.-The bill providing
for the election of Judges and Clerks, in
accordance with the New Constitution,
on the first Thursday in August, passed
third reading.
A bill to destroy the Bank of Tennessee
notes received for taxes passed.
A bill to amend the attachment laws of
the State, giving creditors the right to levy
on personal property, passed.
Mr.. Cooper, from the Joint Committee,
submitted and had read letter from Col.
John Baxter in which Mr.. Baxter offers
to point out the corruptionists referred to
in his former letter, and to appear before
any committee the Assembly may appoint,
provided said committee has power to send
for persons and papers and will give him
the privilege to be present by attorney, TO
crOss-eXamine, &C., promising to substan-
tate every charge he had made if the con-
ditions were agreed to. The Committee
submitted the letter with the report, and
suggested the appointment of a committee.
with the powers asked for by Mr. Baxter,
and asked to be discharged. The report
was received and the Committee dis
charged
Among the new bills was one by Mr..
Singletary to fund the State debt maturing
on or before January LIST, 1875, in bonds at
per cent interest in gold. Passed and
l55 copies ordered printed.
The resolution, by Mr.. Everett, direct
Congressman from this State to forward
such principles as will tend to counteract
Radical policy was laid over.
NASHVILLE, June 1O.-Mr. Cooper, of
Bedford, introduced bill to lease delin-
quent railroads.
The resolution to provide for commit
tee to investigate the charges preferred by
John Baxter was referred to the judiciary
Committee.
The House resolution to pay public
printers was referred to the Ways and
Means Committee.
The bill to regulate the poll tax one dol
lar, for the benefit of free schools, on third
reading, was amended, by Mr.. Cooper, of
Bedford, to fifty cents, and passed.
A resolution to provide for the election
of Governor and General Assembly on
the second Tuesday i'll November, 1870,
passed.
House bill to permit the Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad to borrow money,
not to exceed 5000, 900, passed.
y bill to authorize the sale of railroads
failing to pay their interest on bonds pass
ed
A bill was reported in lieu by the Judi
ciary Committee, and made the second or
der for Monday.
A bill to prevent bonds being issued to
Railroad Companies passed third reading.
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, offered bill to
exempt property of municipal corporations
from attachment for debt, which was re-
ferred.
A motion to reconsider the vote annul-
ing bonds issued to the Mineral Home
Railroad was made the special order for II
o'clock, tomorrow.
Mr. Clementson supported the motion,
but Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, opposed a re-
consideration of the vote.
After Mr. Cooper's speech, Mr.. Nelson
moved to postpone the subject until Mon
day. which motion prevailed.
James, of Hamilton, presented a report
from the Special Committee appointed to
investigate the charges against Mr.. Me-
Elwee, which fully eXOnorated him from
said charges. The report was received
and unanimously concurred in.
A report was submitted by the Commit
tee on the charges made by John Baxter
who then asked to be discharged
Fleming remarked that Baxter had made
himself public property by his charges
maligning the Committee. Who is BaX-
ter? A man from the mountains of North
Carolina, who is rich by fortunate alliances.
His relations with Baxter had been pleas
ant until his corruptionr had brought him
before the Committee, and to cover his
corrupti0ns in Mineral Home Railroad
matters, he had charged the Committee
UNANIMOUSLY. Pretty business to have him
charging committees of this House with
corruptiOns. Let them investigate, but let
honorable men do il, and not such fellows
as this.