Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-03
q HOUSE p1uLs ON FIssr BEADING.

al magistrate and for other purposes.
Passed. sfrs1sz 1ar ~ rt s.
n HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
To amend the revenue laws. Passed.
To enable the Cincinnati, Cumberland
GAP and Charleston Railroad Company to
complete their road to Paint Rock, in North
Carolina, and for other purposes Passed.
To relieve revenue officers. Passed and
referred to the Judiciary Committee
To amend the revenue laws. Passed.
To amend the law in regard to the
change of venue. Passed and referred to
the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
To repeal the law in regard to lawyers
license. Passed. ~
To reorganize the militia on the basis of
tho Code. Passed and referred to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs ,a}1- r9gi
To relieve oYerseersl of roads Passed.
To cancel county warrants, Passed.
To authorize fish-traps to be erected in
Clinch river Passed.
( To preserve the peace and prevent homi-
eide. Passed and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
To amend the act of Dec. 1, 1869, to
amend the criminal laws of the State.
Passed and referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
To amend the charter of the city of
Nashville. Passed and referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
To amend section 4, 1fs of the Code.
Passed. t E
To perfect titles made by s. Watson,
trustee of the Bank of Tennessee. Passed
and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Providing for issuing duplicate State
bond to Thos.i j. Hough. Passed and re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
To create an additional civil district in
Van Buren, county. Passed
To regulate the fees of the Comptroller
and Secretary of State. Passed.
To continue the Office of County Judge
in Franklin county Passed.
For the benefit of confectioners. Passed.
To suppress drunkenness in public Of
fees. Mr.. Self offered an amendment to
apply the provisions of the bill to legisla-
tors, which was rejected, and then the bill
was passed and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
FEES OF COUNTY OFFICERS.
Senate bill to regulate the fees of officers
in this State was rejected on its third read
ing, ayes Q, noes IL. Mr.. Hall subse-
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vote rejecting the bill.
UNCLAIMED PROPERTY.
Mr. Cubbins entered motion to recon-
slider the vote rejecting House bill to sell
unclaimed property in the hands of com
mon carriers.
. .rc MARRIED WOMEN.
Mr. Etheridge submitted a report from
the Committee Of Conference ON the disa-
greement of the two houses on House bill
for the benefit of married women, which
was agreed to.
GONE OVER
In accordance with the suggestion of the
Judiciary Committee, Senate bills to estab-
lish agricultural colleges in East and West
Tennessee and to relieve the Jews, on their
second reading we're placed upon the cal
endar TO go over to the May session.
BANK OF GALLArIN
On motion of NJ. Peyton, the Senate re-
coded from its amendment to House bill
to incorporate the Commercial Bank of
Oovington, in regard to the Bank Of Gala
tin, ayes II, noes 10.
WARD AND BRIGGS.
Mr. Hart, from the Committee on the
Penitentiary, reported a resolution instruct
in the Comptroller to issue his warrant TO
Ward & Briggs forthe amount due them on
the award of the referees in the matter Of
the lease of the Penitentiary, and directing
the Attorney General to dismiss the pend
ing suit of the Comptroller against Ward &
Briggs, which was adopted, ayes II, noes s.
RELIEF OF SHANNON.
Z House bill for the relief of F. E. P.
Shannon, guardian, was passed on its third
reading.
- SECRETARY OF STATE.
On motion of Mr.. Slaughter, Mr. Ether
idge was added to the committee to investi-
gate the official conduct of the Secretary of
State.
Adjourned to 10 A. II to morrow.