Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-18
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE

4 SENATE.
MONDAY, Jan. 1.-THE sSenate met a
IL A. NJ, Mr.. Morris, Speaker pro tenn, il
the chair.
HOUSE BILLS on THIRD READING.
To authorize the erection of fsh-traps IL
Clineh river and other purposes.
Mr.. Etheridge offered an amendment
that all the citizens of the State have the
right to build fish-traps in such rivers
where the same does not interfere with
navigation.
| The bill and amendment were referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Bill for the benefit Of the citizens of
Claiborne coulEy was taken up.
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, offered an
amendment providing that at the election
to be held for the PURPOSE of ratifyine the
action of the County Court, no person shall
be permitted to vote for or against the
proposition unless he is able to pay his pro
portion of the tax necessary to pay the
bonds when they mature Adopted
Mr.. Nelson offered an amendment to
amend the charter of the Jonesboro, Fall
Branch and BlairIs Gap Turnpike Com
pany, SO as to give the company the fur
Their time of five years in which TO COM
plete their road, which was adopted.
The bill was then passed over inform
ally.
SPECIAL ORDER.
House bill providing for the payment Of
the State debt, was taken up on its second
reading, it having been made a special or
der for the day. The bill amends the act
to hqUidate the State debt contracted in aid
of railroads in Tennessee, passed Feb. %,
1869, so as to allow any railroad company
indebted to the State, to pay into the Treas
ury any Of the legally issued six per cent.
bonds Of the State outstanding, without re-
gard to series or number. The bill passed
its second reading by a vote Of II to s.
Mr. Cooper, of Bedford, moved to refer
the bill to the Committee on Internal In
provements.
Mr.. Green moved to lay the motion on
the table. Lost-ayes 9, noes, 3. 1t was
then referred
MAXWELL INSURANCE COMPANY.
Senate bill to incorporate the Maxwell
Insurance Company of Tennessee passed
its second reading.
HOUSE AMENDMENTS.
Senate bill incorporating the Memphis
Real Estate Association was taken up on
House amendments.
out the ninth section of the bill and insert
another in lieu, was non-concurred in. A
number of amendments were read and re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
DIRECTORY TO THE CLERK.
Senate resolution directing the Clerk to
prepare a roll of the Senate, giving the
names of the members, of their postofices,
occupations, ETC., was adopted.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
House resolution asking aid to the South
ern Pacific Railroad, was referred to the
Committee on Internal improvements
NEW BUSINESS.
Mr.. Self introduced bill in lieu of the
House bill regulating the fees Of County
Registers, to reduce the fees Of said Regis
ters Passed first reading and referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr.. Etheridge-A bill to amend the
act incorporating the Union City Manufac-
turing Company. Passed first reading
By Mr.. Hart-A bill to extend the juris-
diction of the Recorder of GAINESVILLE TO
civil cases. Passed first reading and referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
the Safe Deposit and Trust Company of
Memphis. Passed and referred to the judi
ciary Committee.
Bv Mr.. Hawes-A bill to change the !
line between the counties of Jackson and |
Overton. Passed and referred to the Com
mittee on New Counties and County Lines. !
By Mr.. LuttreI-A bill to repeal an act |
for the benefit of discharged Union SOL !
diers. Passed first reading and referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Luttrell-A bill to repeal an act
shnlishino the Seventeenth Judicial Dis
trict of Tennessee. Passed and referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Cooper, of ,Bedford-A bill to
amend the act for the government Of the |
Asylum for the Insane. The bill provides |
that no person shall be received into the |
Asylum unless he is a citizen of the State.
Passed and referred to the Committee on |
Lunatic Asylum.
Adjourned till tomorrow at IL o'clock. ]
HOUSE OF REPR ESENTAEIV rs |