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unimportant nature, were adopted, and
the bill then passed third reading.
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the bill then passed third reading. 81
HOUSE R1LLs ON THIRD REAprNa.E
To assess and collect poll tax from
colored voters Rejected. For the bene-
Mt OF sureties and stayers. Passed. To
| repeal section 2laof an set passed Feb.
! 25, 1870. Rejected. TO establish the
nineteenth civil district in Washington
| county. Rejected To amend the laws
in relation to bastardy. Rejected. To
regulate marriage by preventing the union
OF relatives in certain cases. Passed.
To authorize County Courts to assess a
tax to keep ups public roads. Re
| Jected. To- amend section 2,136 of
the Code. Passed. To allow loyal
claimants to withdraw their claims
from theoe Office of the Secretary
of State without expense. To extend
the exemption laws in reference to law
/ yers. Passed. To reduce the tax on real
estate brokers. Rejected. To regulate
the fees and mileage of witnesses before
magiatrates.s Rejected. Fer thesecurity |
OF the public money! Rejected For |
the benefit of w. W. Meeks. Passed. |
10 establish q special Criminal Court at |
Chattanooga Rejected. p TO define the |
qualifications of Judges of Courts of Re-
cord. Rejected. To fund the public |
debt Postponed until the second Mon
day in December To- protect game in
the county of Lawrence, Rejected
Adjourned until 2:30 p. NJ.
) lgzz GElAfternOonL Session. H
=, HOUSE BILLS on THIRD READING.
To create the Office of County Judge
12r ,sdteASm ,s5dItceASmap re GQHntX QHntsg, ,Reieeied, To re
to judgments in election cases. Rejected.
In regard to securities of collecting OFF, |
GERS. Rejected. To enforcs art. /, Soc
ton %, of The Constitution. Adopted. |
Ia regard to trespass on lands. Rejected.
The motion to reconsider the vote reject
ing the bill attaching the county of Trous-
dale to the 7th Circuit was taken up,
and the bill again failed for want Of a
constitutional majority. s.,s .-s5,si a.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD RBADING.
For the relief of certain lunatics from
Madison county. Passed To establish
the county of Virginia was postponed un-
til the adjourned session in December. To
extend the term of the jailor of Claiborne
county. Rejected. Imposing tax on
fortune-tellers. Rejected. To change
the line between the counties of Wash
ington and Sullivan. Passed. To change
the name of the Memphis Savings Insti-
tuition. Passed. For the benefit of per-
sons who have lost their grants or deeds |
of conveyance in the Ocoee District.
Passed ~----' fal
THE ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION.
Senate amendment to House resolution
providing for adjournment on the 11th
inst, was concurred in. The amend
ment provides for convening again on the
first Monday in December. .-.-. r-
RESOLUTIONS TAKEN UP. p
House resolution requiring the States
agent of the Nashville and Northwestern
railroad to make report. Adopted.
House resolution appointing joint com
mittee 10 investigate as to the States in
terest in certain educational institutions
in the State. Adopted. .--e- ---ss VI
THE TAX BILL. '--
Senate amendments tothe tax bill, max
ing the tax forty instead of twenty cents
on every hundred dollars worth of tax
able property, and increasing the tax on
privileges, were concuIred in -rF q i --
- HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To establish and maintain county acad-
emies; passed Relative to the future
condition of the Hermitage property; |
passed To change the line between
Coffee and Cannon counties; passed. For
the relief Of Cooke county; passed. II
Adjourned until S: so tO-morrUW.