Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-29
TENNESSEE LRGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
TUESDAY,, June 2S.AThe Senate met d
II o'clock, Speaker Thomas in the chair
@ 900 NEW BILLS. x ists- -
BY Mr.. Pearson, bill to establish .
Criminal Court in Hamilton county;
passed. BY EIr. Hall, bill to repeal the
act passed Jan. 81, 1870, repeating an
act for the benefit of Sheriffs and Con-
stables; passed. 49,. ~.
| CHANGES AGAINST A. J. FLETCHER.
Mr.. Slaughter, from the select commit
tee to investigate charges implying want
Of sufficient integrity on the part Of A. j.
Fletcher, late Secretary ofState, especially
as relating to the disposition made OF the
Agricultural College scrip, submitted a
lengthy report, sustaining the allegations.
The report was received, and on motion OF
Mr.. Luttrel 500 copies ordered printed for
the use Of the Senate. 49, --
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS. ~ -ii-
House resolution to appoint a commit
tee of the General Assembly to superin-
tend the cancelling of the coupons now
in the possession of the State Treasurer,
was so amended as to add the Comptroll
er to the Joint Committee, and the reso-
luton adopted.
House resolution calling for report
from the Board Of Commissioners IS ref
erence to the school fund received in 1867
$500 was concurred in, after being 50
amended as to require the report to be
made at next meeting of the General AS
sembly. g
Resolution directing the Comptroller of
the Treasury to make advertisement rela-
tive to bonds of the State Illegally Issued
to railroad companies was adopted.
TO PREVENT JUDICIAL CONFLICTS.
House bill to prevent conflict of juris-
diction between Judges passed its first
reading. -
HOUSE BILLS on SECOND READING.
To regulate fast freight lines; rejected.
To exempt owners of buildings from la
bility for license owed by occupants;
passed. To restore lines between Rosne,
Anderson and Morgan counties; passed.
Forbidoing the payment of bonds issued
to the Valley of Virginia Insurance Com
pany; passed. To repeal the act incorpo-
rating the Cherokee Male and Female
Academy, Washington county; passed.
TO change the line between DeKalb and
Cannon counties; passed To repeal the
act authorizing the Governor to employ
Superintendent of the Capitol; passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING. ~.
To define the rights and liabilities of
commission merchants; rejected. To
protect game in Fayette county; rejected.
To give artizans the right to sell articles
one year in their possession; amended and
passed. To fix the time of holding the
Chaneery Courts; indefinitely postponed.
To protect game in Shelby county; pass
ed. TO amend the act establishing the
county of Christians; passed, after being
so amended on motion of Mr. Luttren,
as to change the name of the new county
to Loudon. Regulating marriage license,
was amended so as to make the tax 81,
and passed.
SENATE BILLS on SECOND BEADING. --
To amend the act establishing the
county of Etheridge; passed. For the
benefit of ]. c. Cooke and r. B. Hurt,
guardians; passed. To exempt soldiers of
both armies from prosecution for crimes
during the war; passed. To provide for
suits in Chancery Courts against Railroad
Receivers; passed. 81.
SENATE BILLS on THIRD BEADING.
To direct the Attorney General to bring
suits in ChanceFy against defaulting
officers and owners of railroads; passed.
To direct the Attorney General to bring
suits-in the Davidson County ChanceIy
Court against the officers and owners of
the Tennessee and Pacific Railroad
passed.
SPECIAL ORDER POSTPONED.
On motion of Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford,
the special order, being the consideration
of Senate bill to make permanent insanity
sufficient cause for divorce, was post
poned until II o'clock tomorrow.
MOTION TO RECONSIDER.
Mr.. Etheridge entered a motion to
reconsider the vote adopting the resolu.
ton providing for the adjournment of the
General Assembly on the 18th Of July
to the 1st Monday in December.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED.
The Senate went into Executive Ses-
sion to consider message from the Gov
ernor making appointments of Railroad
Directors on the part of the State, and
confirmed the following appointments:
For the Knoxville and Kentucky Rail-
road-George Brown, of Knox county.
For the Mobile anG Ohio Railro ad-
w T Grisby, of Gibson county.
At the termination of the Executive
Session, the Senate adjourned to 10
o'clock tomorrow.