Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-04
NASHVILLE.
Proceedings Of the Senate ard House
Yesterday.
Progress Of the Constitutional Convention
SPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.


NASHVILLE, February 3.-Seaate-
A resolution to prevent the intrOdue-
ton of new bills after February Sth,
except of a general character, was
adopted.
The House bill enabling non-resi-
dent aliens TO hold and convey real
estate bv contract or devise, was 50
amended As to make the act of no ef
feet unless by existing treaty with
the country of such aliens similar
privileges are accorded citizens Of the
United States.
The Senate bill to amend an act es-
tablishing a system Of internal i'm
provements In Tennessee, passed in
1852, was made the special order foI
next Monday.
The Senate bill relating TO hospital
for TIE insane, passed its third reading
A motion to amend by changing
the Superintendent salary from
5000 to 5000 was rejected.
House.-Fleming, from the Joint
Committee on the Governors Mes
sage. said bill would be offered to-
morrow to carry OF It's recommends
tions.
Steele introduced a bill to aPpoF'
ton the representation in the Leglsla-
ture. It provides for seventy-hve
members in the House, and twenty
i've in the senate. Passed first read
ing.
\ bill requiring that no tax shall be
ASSESSED upon joint stock man1iactur'
ing companies. except upon the actual
value Of the real and personal proper
ty, passed its first reading.
Bills relative to delinquent Rail
roads were deferred till tomorrow.
AIr. Russell, from the Committee tC
investigate the Agricultural School
Fund, reported the facts in the case
how the money WIS expended, etc.
and advised the removal Of the fund
from the East Tennessee University
and that a State University be estab-
Iished in some more central locality
or division of the fund appropriated
by the State. The Committee sub
mind a bill on the subject, which
was orde.ed printed, and reiPrred tC
the Committee on Common Schools
Coarention.-In the Convention, the
Committee on Common Scho2lS re-
ported a resolution fSr apprOpfist!ng
the money realized by poll tax to the
cause Of free education
On taking up the report s. the Ju-
dietary Committee, the fourth section
was amended and adopted. Il pro-
vides that the Judges Of the Circuit,
Chaneery and other inferior courts
shall be elected by the people Of their
districts, shall be thirty years Of age
q resident OF Tennessee for i've years
and elected for term Of eight years
Section i've, as adopted, requires
1bat the General and Re,
porter shall be appointed by tbs 81
Dreme Court, the Judges elected for q
term Of eight years, and a resident II
ehs district or cAunty one year.
Seclly2 six, as reported by the Com
gpittee. was zIopted-39 to 26. Itpro-
xides that Judges and Attorneys fol
the state may be removed from Office
by a coueurrentEYote Of the Legisla
ture.
Section seven, in reference to th'
salaries Of Judges, was adopted as re
ported, which are TO be ascert4ined
by law, and no fees or other perqui
sites allowed.
Section eight, as adopted, confers
jurisdiction Of the Circuit, ChancerS
and inferior courts to the limits nov
established by law until changed bl
the Legislature.
Sections ten and eleven, giving
Judxes power in civil cases, to Issue
1-rfts Of certiorari to remove causes ol
transcripts from courts OF inferior ia
rlsdiction, and defining what cause
they shall be incompetent 10 try, wa!
adopted.