Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-22
NASHVILLE.
Legislative Proceedings Convention
TO Nominate Supreme Iudges---
Deaths, Crime and Criminals.
speciaI . the Memphis AppeaI.l

Special to the Memphis Appeal
NASHVILLE, June 2I.-In the Senate To-
day a joint resolution, giving the assent
of The state TO the consolic atiSn mortgage
made bv the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company, to secure the pay
ment of bonds, was adopted and trans
mitted to the House.
The House resolution providing for the
appointment of Joint Special Committee
70 examine and report upon the matters
| in dispute between r. B. Ohestham and
the Joint Select Committee on Railroad
Investigation was, on motion of Mr..
Greene, referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
The Senate bill to make permanent in
sanity a cause for divorce, was the special
order for II o'clock.
Mr.. Clementson moved the postpone
ment of the special order until IL O'Clock
tomorrow, which motion prevailed.
The following House bills passed first
reading and were referred to the Judicia-
ry Committee:
To create a State Immigration Office
and to encourage immigration.
For the benefit of lsbOrers on the Nash
Vile and Northwestern railroad.
To provide for charging the county site
Of Hamilton county, from Harrison to
Chattanooga
To fix the time for holding the Circuit
Courts.
The following House bills on their third
reading were rejected: To better enable
minors and Impoverished persons to OBJ
tain their rights in the courts; to protect
game in the counties OF Rutherford
and Fayette.
Mr.. Etheridge entered motion to re-
consider the vote rejecting the bill to
regulate the fees of magistrates.
Mr.. McFan entered a motion to recon
slider the vote rejecting the bill for pro-
tectiHg game in the counties of Ruther-
ford and Fayette.
Upon motion of Mr.. Veith, the
rejection of the bill for the sup
preston of drunkenness upon the part
of public officers was reconsidered and
the bill referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
HOUSE.
The time Of the House was mainly de-
voted to the discussion of Senate bill to
annul the bonds of the Mineral Home
railroad company, but no final conclusion
was reached.
A motion to reconsider the vote reject
ing House bill to establish company Of
packets, was taken up and bill passed.
The Union and American urges the ap-
pointment of fdelegates from every county
in the State, to the Convention to meet
in Nashville, on the second Monday in
July, to consider and determine upon
such action as to the nomination of can
didates for Supreme Judges as may then
seem most advisable.
Thomas Hoffman, well known citizen
and an old civil engineer, was found dead
in his bed this morning. Apoplexy was
the cause Of his deaths.
Robert n. Miffiin, who a few weeks
since brought young lady here from
HopkinsYille, KY, and married her, was
to-day convicted of bigamy and sentenced
to a term in the penitentiary.
H. B. Gum, a prominent citizen of
Clarksville, died quite suddenly to-day
Haydensville, Ky.
Twelve penitentiary oOnviots, all ne
groes, escaped from railroad train to-
day, and two of them were recaptured.
They were being conveyed to work,
short distance in the country, and lesped
from the train while it was in rapid mo-
tiOn.