Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-19
NASHVILLE.
Important Proceedings Of the C,HveaIiOa
and the legislature.
srEcrAT no 1rEMPITTs APPEAL.

NASHVILLE, February 19.-SeHGte.
House bill TO inquire as to the amount
and deposits Ofthe school tax collected
in 1865, was adopted.
The Senate resolution directing suits
to be instituted against railroad re-
ceivers in certain cases, was adopted.
The House bill to restore County
Courts passed second reading.
House.-The Senate bill to amend
the Revenue laws, passed first reading.
The House bill allowing the Mem
phis and Charleston Railroad
to borrow money for the use of the
road passed last reading.
The Senate bill to incorporate the
Merchants Bank Of Memphis passed
second reading.
Mr.. Simp offered a resolution favor
ing the organization of new State out
Of East Tennessee.
Mr.. Haunkel offered an amendment
that the connties Of Carter, johnson
and Blount be allowed to secede in
peace, provided they sue no more and
give proper guarantees that they will
abandon preacher whipping.
House bill establishing Insane
Asylums at Memphis and Knoxville
was withdrawn, the opposition being
such as to render its rejection certain.
House bill to protect planters by
prohibiting the purchase Of cotton in
less quantities than a bale was rejected
by IS to 10. This is the bill which ~
ing Radical spOuters have been assert
ing had become a law.
ConCention.-In the Convention a
provision was adopted that pOil-taX
shall be appropriated to educational
purposes as the Legislature may from
time TO time direct.
Mr. Williamson offered a resolution,
which lies over, that the amended
Constitution as adopted shall be pub
lished as an advertisement, in two
papers Of the largest circulation in
Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville,
and in one paper Of the largest circu-
lation in each county.
The following proposition in regard
to new counties was adopted: Allow
ing new counties to be established
by the Legislature, to consist of
not less than 275 square miles,
aud containing a voting population
of zoo qualified voters; no part Of
a county TO be taken OF 10 form a new
one without the consent Of two
thirds Of the qualified voters in such
part taken OF.
\ petition signed by q large num-
Der of Hebrews was read and referred
to the Judiciary Committee, asking
that the Constitution be so amended
as TO allow them TO keep Saturday as
Sabbath, and allow them to follow vO-
cations on Christian Sunday.
The proposition that due coupons
of bonds issued prior to 1851 shall be
received at par f2r taxes after 1870 was
rejected.
ASSOCIATED PRESS.
NASHVILLE, February 16.-The
House to-day passed on its first read
ing the bill permitting negroes TO in
herit real estate.
The State Convention rejected the
proposition 90 authorize coupons past
due and treasury warrants to be re-
ceived for taxes, and adopted a prOpO-
siJiOn prohibiting ministers of the
gospel from holding office.
Mr.. Brown, the delegate from Da-
wilson, pronounced untrue the state
meut of the Knoxville correspondent
of the New York Times, touching the
Convention, legislature and condition
of affairs in tennessee.
Mr.. Neth6rland cOntradicted the
charge OF rebeJism made against him
by the correspondent of the-Washing-
ton Chronicle, and said lie had ever
been loyal to the Federal Government.