Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-04
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

9ENA1Es
THURSDAY, Feb. 3.-The Senate met al
IL A. NJ, Speaker Thomas in the chair and
! quorum present.
NO MORE NEW BILLS.
Senate resolution providing that no new
bills, unless of a general character, shall be
introduced after Tuesday, Feb. 8, was
adopted.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To repeal sections 3, 222 81 So Of the
Code. Rejected.
To change the line between the counties
of Morgan and Scott and other purposes.
Mr.. Green offered an amendment that
this law shall not go into effect until the
parties deriving benefit from the bill shall
have surveyed and marked the land
Adopted
Mr. Wilson offered an amendment, that
the change made in these counties shall not
interfere with the collection of county
taxes until the change is consummated by
law. Adopted.
Mr. Palmer offered an amendment, that
all laws in conflict with this bill be repealed.
Adopted.
Mr. Cason offered an amendment chang
ing the line between the counties Of Viii
son and DeKalb. Adopted, and the bill
passed as amended.
To further amend the road laws of the
State. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To enable associations raising funds
among themselves, to purchase homesteads,
to become bodies corporate. Rejected.
For the relief of Hezekiah Mills. Passed.
To amend an act incorporating Knox
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To attach Lawrence county to the
Twelfth Judicial Circuit, etc. Passed.
To enable nonresident aliens to hold,
sell and convey real estate by contract or
devise.
The Judiciary Committee proposed an
amendment providing that this act shall
have no effect unless by existing treaty
stipulGtions the country Of which the alien
is a citizen or subject has conferred upon
the citizen of the United States by treaty
stipulations and public laws passed in pur-
suance thereof the same privileges as are
now conferred by this act on their citizens
or subjects. Adopted and the bill passed.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To amend an act establishing a system of
internal improvements in this State, passed
Feb. II, 1852, and the amendments there
to.
The Committee on Internal Improve
ments offered bill in lieu, which provides
that the Governor be authorized and in
structed to issue the six per cent coupons
bonds of this State to an amount sufficient
to pay ofrthe interest upon the bonds of
the State past due or that may fall due
during the years 1870 and 1871, provided
that the bonds to be issued shall be used
only at par in funding the past due interest
upon the bonds Of the State or that may
fall due between this time and the first day
of January, 1872, and if used otherwise
they shall not be binding on the State in
any way whatever.
The bill was made the special order for
next Monday.
To amend the laws of the State for the
government of the Hospital for the Insane.
Mr. Nelson moved to strike out 80, 900,
for Superintendents salary, and insert
81, 900.
After some discussion, on motion of Mr..
McFall, the amendment was laid on the
table.
The bill passed-ayes, %; noes; 2.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the
table.
To incorporate the Fayetteville Steam
Wood Works Company. Passed
The Senate then adjourned until tO-mOr-
row at IL o'clock.