Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-26
Special to MESD'HIs APPEAL.l
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NASHVILLE, June 25.-In the Senate,
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, offered a bill di-
recting the Attorney General OF the State
to institute suits in the Chancery Courts
against the officers, agents, stockholders
aud directors Of the following named rail-
road companies and all other persons
having anything. 20 do with the receipt or
sale of any of the bonds ofthe State issued
in aid of either of the roads mentioned:
The Knoxville and Kentucky, Knoxville
aud Charleston, ROgerviIle and Jefferson,
Mineral Home, East Tennessee and West
ern North CAROLINA, Southwestern, Edge
field and Kentucky, and the McMinnville
and Manchester railroads, which passed
hrst reading and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr.. Cooper also offered bill directing
the Attorney General of the State to fo-th-
with institute suits in the Chaneery Court
of Davidson county against the Tennes-
see and Pacific Railroad Company. Its
officers, agents, directors and stockhold-
ers, on account of bonds amounting to
$751;, goo, the issuance of which to said
Railroad Company was fraudulently OBJ
tanned, enjoining said Railroad Company,
its officers, agents, stockholders and di-
rectors from in any way disposing of said
bonds, until the further order of the
Court. Passed first reading.
The House resolution directing an ex-
animation and report to the Comptroller /
Of the Court costs in Shelby county, was
concurred in
The House resolution requiring the |
Committee on the matter of agricultural |
scrip and the charges against A. J.
Fletcher, late Secretary of State, to report |
was indefinitely postponed.
HOUSE,.
The following House bills passed first
reading:
To define the rights OF commission mer-
chants and provide for their punishment
in certain cases. Passed.
To give artisans the right to sell re-
paired articles not called for within one
year. Passed.
To tx the time for holding the Chan
eery Courts passed.
To provide for protecting the
State from loss on ths amounts
OF bonds improperly issued to the Min
eral Home Railroad Company passed.
Senate bill in repeating the act incorpora-
ting the Oriental and Mediterranean
Steam Navigation Company passed its
third reading.
NEWS.
John MCGOWAN, a negrs, wss siscted
Constable for the city district to-day, de-
feating five white men.
The smallpox is prevailing at the Peni-
5entisTy. -Four deaths have occurred this
week, and twenty-five malignant cases
are now under treatment.
The residence of George II. Norton,
railroad agent at Tullahoma, on the Nash
vile and Chattanooga railroad, was de-sr
,troyed by fire early this morning. The r
.amily made narrow escape, and lost all
heir vaiuabies.
In the House discussion took place on
he Senate's amendment to the Houses
to the Senate bill to sell
delinquent railroads. The House refused
% recede from its amendment.
The Senate's amendment to the House
1ill fixing time for holding courts, con-
,urred in.
Senate's amendment to House bill re- J
ating TO druggists, concurred in. q
The House rejected the following Sen
tie bills: To secure the payment of coun-
Y revenue; to settle insolvent estates; to
preserve school fund.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH.
NASHVILLE, June 25.-Bills were intro
.uced in the Senate to-day, directing the q
Attorney General to bring suit against c
he officers, agents, directors and stock
folders of the several Tennessee rail- I
Dads, and to recover the amount of 4
'tate bonds alleged to have beeE.
raudulently issued to said roads, t
nd enjOining the president, directors '
nd stockholders Of the Tennessee a
nd Pacific Railroad Company from q
isposing of the bonds issued to them, q
the forfeiture of the right of |
aid road under the general internal i'm I
,rOvement law of 1852, and making every q
ne of the said parties individually liable q
or the bonds. Q
An election for constable to-day for t
resulted in the choice Of Jordan
icGarvy, an old cOlored citizen.