Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-07-07

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at IL o'clock, Speaker Thomas presto
ing.
1 HOUSE RESOLUTIONS.
House joint resolution directing Ii
Comptroller not to enter to the credit G
the Memphis and Charleston Railroa
Company the sum of $50, ,45O as of ih
18th October, 1868, and the sum of $S2,
370 as of the 21st December, 1868, wa
concurred in. y, House resolution direetin
an inspection of the capitol grounds
determine if the city authorities have no
| infringed thereupon in the North Vim,
street extension, was postponed till De
cember. House resolutiod toprohibit thl
use of roller skates about the capitol, wa,
adopted. IA AZ #LAlLlE e,fa r
HOUSE BILLS on THIRD READING.
Requiring county registers to keer
better indexes; rejected, and subsequently,
Mr.. Norris entered a motion to recon
slider. To appoint two additional Trus-
tees for Hampden Sydney College; passed
To consolidate the offices of Surveyor
and Entry Taker; passed. To repeal the
act for the encouragement of immigra-
ton; passed. To establish a Criminal
Court for the county of Montgomery;
passed. - ~,s ~.--- .--. =. =
On motion of Mr.. Cooper, Of Dlvil.i
son, the Senate took recess until half
past o'clock. - se.--srz.-
Afternoon session. -
BARTLRTr CIRCUIT COURT.
at Bartlett from ths fourteenJn 70 me
fifteenth judicial circuit was passed third
reading.
HOUSE BILLS on SECOND READING.
TJ repeal the act establishing Agricul-
tural Colleges; passed. To regulate the
width of gates on public roads; passed.
To repeal the act requiring clerks and
magistrates to make monthly reports;
passed. To regulate the license of sbilli-
and and Jenny Lind tables; passed For
the relief of solvent railroad companies;
passed; To provide for the temporary
election of Judges; passed. To tax
skating rinks; passed. @
HoUsB Bills ON FIRST READING.
p Todeclare Elk river in Grundy county
navigable; passed. To give builders and
other mechanics lien on work; passed.
For the benefit of securities; passed. To
require guardians to settle with wards
when of age; passed. To regulate re-
turns of legal process in Shelby county;
passed. For the benefit of w E Owen,
guardian; passed. To prohibit the inter
marriage of kinspeople; passed To ex-
tend the exemption laws to lawyers and
doctors; passed. To amend the act eS-
tablishing the Common Law Court of
Nashville, 80 as to provide for quarterly
terms; passed. ~. .--..... q
THE RAILROAD INVESTIGATION.
House resolution requiring the Joint
Select Committee on the charges pre-
ferred by Mr.. Baxter against the Rail
road Investigating Committee to sum
mon John Baxter and other persons
to appear and answer questions
relating to allegations made against
the Committee by Mr.. Baxter, was
adopted. Pending the consideration of
the resolution, Mr.. Clementson addressed
the Senate at length in reference to the
circumstances which gave rise to the pro-
posed investigation, and the connection of
Mr.. Baxter with the elabors of the investi-
eating committee so far as they related to
bonds issued to the Mineral Home Rail-
road Company. Mr.. Clementson dis
claimed any interest in the fate of the
resolution, for he felt fully satisfied that
the committee of which he was
chairman would, in any event,
be able to maintain the purity
of their actions and intentions, no
matter what might be the course of
calumniators and traducers. He had
been and was still anxious for the investi-
cation, in order to give Mr.. Baxter am
pie opportunity to ventilate the slanders
he had concocted. Mr.. Baxter had him
self perpetrated gross fraud, and sought
to divert public attention from the fact
by unwarranted attack upon those engag-
ed in the performances of an important
public duty.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING,
To exempt quarter racing from tax.
Rejected. To repeal the act making ha-
bitual drunkenness sufficient cause for di-
vorce. Rejected. To require Judges to
have been practicing lawyers. Rejected.
HOUSE AMENDMRNTs.
Amendments to Senate bill appointing
trustees for the jefferson and Rogersville
Railroad were concurred in. Anne nd
ments to Senate bill authorizing suits in
Chancery against delinquent railroads
were concurred in. House amendments
to Senate bill directory to the Attorney
General of the State in reference to suits
against the Tennessee and Pacific Rail
road Company were referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee. House amendments
to Senate bill establishing Criminal
Court for Knox county were discussed
and the Senate refused to concur.
INSANITY DIVORCE BILL. .-
On motion of Mr.. Etheridge the fur
ther consideration of Senate bill to make
permanent insanity sufficient cause for
divorce, was postponed until the second
Monday in December. --~7
RECONSIDERATION. - p
On motion of Mr.. Morris the vote re-
jecting Senate bill providing for the cres-
| ton of an immigration officer was re-
considered, and the bill passed its second
reading.
On motion of Dir. Palmer, the vote
postponing Senate bill to give County and
Chancery Courts power to grant rights of
| incorporation was reconsidered, and the
bill referred to the Judiciary Committee.
THE REVENUE BILL. a..
House bill to increase the revenue of
the State came up on its third reading,
and after being SO amended as to make
the tax 40 cents on each 500 worth of
property and 90 cents on privileges, was
passed and transmitted to the House.
..- -- ADJOURNMENT. -- a-
Mr.. Etheridge withdrew his motion to
reconsider Senate amendment to House
resolution, providing for the adjournment
| of the General Assembly, and the resolu-
ton as amended was transmitted to the
House. The amendment fixes the ad
! iournment for the 11th of July, and re-
assembling on the 1st Monday in Decem-
| Der. .s err .-
Adjourned to 10 o'clock tomorrow.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATLV ES
WEDNESDAY, July 6.-The House wa
| BALLAD tO order at & o'clock Sneaker Per