Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-17
HOUSE OF REPnEsENTATIvEs.


HOUSE OF HEPEEsENTATIVE
MONDAY, May 16.-The House was
calledto order at II o'clock, Mr.. Speaker
Perkins in the chair.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Jones-A bill to diminish costs
and expedite the business of lawsuits
1t provides for taking certain suits from
juries and having them decided by q
referee. Passed.
BY Mr.. ROssOn-A bill to reopen the
navigation of the Big Hatchie River.
Passed.
By Mr.. Lackey-A bill to change the
line between the counties of Haywood
and Lauderdale. Passed.
By Mr. Rhea-A bill to define the bust
ness of commission merchants. It's the
same bill introduced the first session.
Passed.
By Mr. Rhea-A bill to prevent dis
elimination on Tennessee railroads against
home freights. Passed.
BY Mr.. Rhea-A bill to authorize the
issuance of a duplicate State bond to
Thomas ]. Hough. Passed.
BY Mr.. Steele-A bill to prescribe the
time for electing Judges and Attorney
General in this State. 1t specifies the
first Thursday in August, 1870, and
every eight years thereafter, as provided
in the new Constitution. Passed and
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Harrison-A bill to establish
the county of Christiance, composed of
fractions of Roane, Monroe and Blount.
Passed.
By Mr.. Hinkle-A bill to change the
line between the counties of Hardin and
Decatur. Passed.
By Mr.. Kenny-A bill for the relief of
wounded soldiers in the late war, by ex-
empting them fiom working on public
roads and paying poll tax. Passed.
BY Mr.. Slack-A bill providing for the
dismissal of indictments in certain cases.
Passed.
By Mr.. Cheatham "A bill TO amend the
charter of the town of Ashland, in Cheat .
ham county. Passed.
BY Mr.. Fleming-A bill to enable p oOr
persons to more effectually prosecute
their suits in courts of claims. Passed.
BY Mr.. Fleming-A bill to amend the
laws in relation to the pleadings and plac-
| tice in criminal cases. Passed.
BY Mr.. Smith-A bill to change the
line between the counties of Washington
and Sullivan. Passed.
By MIR. White-A resolution requesting
| Tennessee Congressman to use their in
fluence in having law passed to give
compensation to Tennesseans for proper
| ty taken by the Federal army.
By Mr.. Cheatham-A bill providing for
the erection of Governors mansion on
the site of the old Lunatic Asylum.
Passed
By Mr.. James, of Hamilton-A bill for
the relief of teachers of public scools, by
directing the Treasurer ia receive in pay
ment of taxes warrants issued TO teachers.
Passed.
BY Mr.. Thomas-A bill TO suppress
drunkenness in public officers. Passed.
By Mr.. Nixon-A bill for the relief of
L. Dunn. former tax collector of Law
renee county. The bill was accompanied
by petition. Passed.
By Mr.. NixonAA bill to protect game
in Lawrence county. Passed.
Senate resolution appointing COM
mittcc to settle with the State Treasurer
was concarred in. ---ss-f
Senate resolution appointing acommit-
tee to settle with the Comptroller was con-
CURED in. -. ID r
Adjourned until q O'Clock.
Afternoon Session.
The report of the Committee on the
Mineral Home Railroad was submitted
and read.
...- -.- RESIGNATION. ....
Mr.. Reeves, Assistant Clerk of the
House, rendered his resignation, to take
effect next Monday, which was accepted.
Next Monday was set as the day when an
Assistant Clerk should be elected.
BUSINESS FROM LAST SESSION.
Mr.. Fleming offered resolution re-
scinding a former resolution, which de-
clared that all the unfinished business of
the last session should lay on the table,
and if taken up to be introduced as new
| business. -1E e
Mr.. Fleming, in advocating the adoption
of his resolution, commended that the
| House had no authority whatever to lay
on the table the unfinished business of the
last session. In so doing it stultifed it.
self, for on the same principle there
would really be no law to-day providing
| for the collection of taxes. -------
Mr.. HOrnberger took the opposite
| oroI1n1 CLAIMING that hie was n new