Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-22
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS.

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| NASHVILLE, June 2l.--Senaie met at 70
O'Clock this morning, Speaker Thomas
presiding.
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS.
Senate resolutions giving assent of the
State to the consolidated mortgage made
| by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company to secure the payment of bonds,
was adopted and transmitted to the House.
House resolution providing for the ap-
pointment of Joint Special Committee
to examine and report upon matters in
dispute between r. b. Cheatham and the
Joint Select Committee on Railroad In
vestigation was, onmotion of Mr. Greene,
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
| SPECIAL ORDER.
Senate bill to make permanent insanity
cause for divorce was the special order
for II O'Clock, and at that hour Mr..
Clementson moved the postponement of
special order until II O'Clock to morrow,
which motion prevailed.
4 HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
The following House bills passed first
reading and were referred to the Judiciary
Committee To create State Immigra-
ton Office and encourage immigration
| For the benefit of laborers on the Nash
vile and Northwestern Railroad. To
1 provide for changing the county site of
Hamilton from Harrison to Chattanooga.
To fix the time for holding the Circuit
| Courts.
| HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
The following House bills passed sec
ond reading and were referred to the Ju-
| dietary Committee: To divide the State
into twelve chancery districts. To amend
the laws for the government of the peni-
Tertiary. s = --77s .1ss ~ %
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING. q -
The following House bills on their third
reading were rejected: To better en-
able minors and Impoverished persons
to obtain their rights in the courts. To
protect game in the counties of Ruther-
ford and Fayette. -,----
HOUSE BILL on THIRD READING.
To authorize the transfer of Chancery
suits in certain cases from Roane to Nor
gan county; passed. ELTa. H.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
The following Senate bills passed their
second reading: To improve the Capitol
Grounds. To change the line between
Grundy and Coffee counties. To establish
Probate Court for the county of Shelby.
MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER.
The motion of Mr. Morris to reconsid-
er the vote non-concurring in House reso-
luton authorizing the payment of the
bills for printing the journals of the Con-
stitutional Convention, prevailed and the
resolution was referred to the Committee
on Finance and Ways and Means. Mr..
Etheridge entered q motion to reconsider
the vote rejecting the bill to regulate the
fees of Magistrates. Mr.. McFall entered
a motion to reconsider the vote rejecting
the bill for protecting game in the coun-
ties of Rutherford and Fayette. Upon
motion of Mr.. Self, the vote passing
the bill for the suppression of drunken
ness on the part of public officers was
reconddered and the bill referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
Senate Adjourned to 10 o'clock to NOR
row. ----.-..r -.- .--.-. ......-----.-. ...
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATsvE
TUESDAY, June 21.-The House was
called to order at o o'clock, Mr.. Speaker
Perkins in the chair.
o.. NEW BUSINESS. --.
By MI. Smith, q bill to repeal an act
making drunkenness a legal cause for d.
yorce. By Mr.. Smith, joint resolution
providing for adjournment sine die on
the 18th of July. By Mr.. Tucker, reso-
luton authorizing q committee to examine
into the school fund. By Mr.. Steele,
bill to wind up the Bank of Tennessee.
By Mr.. Scott, bill authorizing County
Courts to provide medical attention for
the poor. By Mr.. Bright, bill guaran-
teeing to married women their own earn
ings. ..-.-.-..
THE COUNTY OF CROCKETT.
A motion to reconsider the vote reject
ing House bill establishing the county of
Crockett was taken up and the bill passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Authorizing the election of county
officers in the new county of Christiana
Passed, and made the special order for
tomorrow at 10 o'clock. To fix the
time for holding Chancery Courts.
Passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
To allow the Comptroller clerk.
Passed. To abolish the Office of Super
intendent of the Capitol. An amend
ment was adopted authorizing the Comp
troller to supply head porter at salary
of $40 per month, whose duty it should
be to superintend the capitol and capitol
grounds. As amended, the bill passed
ayes, 46; noes, 16. Directory to County
Trustees to pay off school teachers with
the first money coming to their hands
Passed.
THE MINERAL HOME RAILROAD.
Senate bill to annul the bonds issued to
the Mineral Home Railroad being the spe-
cial order was taken up. An amendment
was adopted providing that suits brought
in connection with said bonds shall be in
the State courts. Discussion ensued, but
before any action was had the House
adjourned until $50 PM
Afternoon Session.
The consideration of the Mineral Rail-
road bill was returned. During the dis
cussion, Messrs. Neil, Sadler and Knight
advocated the passage of the bill, while
Messrs. Smith, RossOn and Scott spoke
against it.
Mr.. Caldwell offered an amendment,
which was adopted, directing the Attorney
General to institute suit against all per-
sons in any way involved in the frauds
recited, to recover from them the bonds
so fraudulently obtained. -.
Mr.. Rhea offered an amendment that
all funds recovered shall be held as trust
to await the final decision as to the legal
itY of the issue of the bonds, and if the
final decision shall be against the State,
the funds shall he applied to the payment
of the bonds; but if the, bonds be de-
cided to be null and void, then the funds
are to be refunded to those to whom they
legally belong. Adopted. -.. /
Other amendments of minor charac-
ter were adopted, but before final action
was reached the House adjourned until
$50 tomorrow. 4
FRANCE. 4
Unpleasant "Reminiscences.
PARIS, June Pin the Corps Legisla-