Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-10
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SENAkE-
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9.-The Senate was
called to order at II o'clock Speaker
Thomas in the Chair.
INVITATION.
The Speaker laid before the Senate an
invitation from the merchants Of Nashville
60 partaho of a banquet Tuesday newt,
tendered;to the members Of the Legislature,
which was accepted.
TIE VOTING LAW.
Mr. Slaughter introduced a bill to
amend the act of Dee. l, 1869, Ito amend
the criminal laws of the State, SO as to
allow the citizens of Masons, Upton coun-
ty, to vote in that town in all elections.
Mr. Slaughter stated that the line of two
civil districts passes through the centre of
the town; and the voting place Of one dis
trict is in the town and other seven miles
of Passed first reading and referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
ENCLOSING CLERK.
Mr. ELheridge offered a resolution
authorizing the Committee on Enrolled
Bills to employ an additional engrossing
clerk, whenever the services Of such clerk
may be necessary, Referred to the Com
mittee on Enrolled Bills.
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
House resolution for the relief of the
laborers employed on the Nashville and
Northwestern Railroad, and other railroads
in the hands of receivers, was taken up.
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, moved the in
definite pOstpOnement of the resolution, on
the ground that 1t constituted the Judiciary
Committees of the two houses a court of
claims to pass on the claims of the various
employees on these roads.
Mr.. Etheridge demanded the ayes and
noes, which were taken, aud resulted-syes,
II, noes s; SO the resolution was indefi-
nitely postponed.
House resolution touching the ranking
privilege and consuming the conduct of W.
J. Smith in furnishing his frank to men,
bers of this Legislature to send off docu-
ments, was, on motion of Mr. Cooper, of
Bedford, referred to The Committee on
Federal Relations.
HOUSE, BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To amend the law in regard to fenles
covert. The Judiciary Committee report
ed an amendment providing that the pro
visions of the bill shall apply only to such
married women as have abandoned their
husbands, or whose husbands are nOncOm-
posmentis, or whose husbands have aban-
doned them. The amendment was adopt
cd, and the bill passed.
To extend the jurisdiction Of the Law
Court of Chattanooga. An amendment
reported by the Judiciary Committee was
adopted, and the bill passed. 49,. @
TO authorize VIM. Foster to open and
build turnpike road over Waldens Ridge
and for other purposes.
Mr.. Nelson moved to take up his motion
to reconsider the vote rejecting sections
"a and IS, which authorize the Tennessee
! and Pacific Railroad Company to change
the terminus Of their road from Knoxville
to Bristol. The motion to reconsider was
rejected by tie vote, ayes IL; noes II,
and the bill was then passed.
KNOXVILLE AND KENTUCKY RAILROAD.
House bill to allow the Knoxville and
Kentucky Railroad Company to lease its
road or pledge its earnings to complete its
road, being the special order, was taken
up.
Mr. Hall offered amendments to insert
the names of the Governor, Secretary of
State and Comptroller, whose consent to
the proposed arrangement must be secured;
also, providing that the provisions of this
bill shall not be so construed as to inter
fere with the vested rights of the State in
said road, which were concurred in, and
then tho bill passed on its third reading,
ayes Is, noes 2.
SETTLEMENT OF ESTATES.
House bill to enlarge the powers of
County Courts was taken up.
Mr. Morris offered an amendment to
confer on County Courts concurrent juris-
diction with Chancery and Circuit Courts
in the settlement of estates of deceased
persons.
The bill and amendment was then refer
red to the Judiciary Committee.
THE MARCH ELECTIONS.
House bill TO amend the act to bring on the
election of Judges and Attorneys General,
(postponing the county elections until the
fourth Saturday in March, was passed on
its first reading and referred to the Judici-
airy Committee.
HOUSE AMENDMENT.
House amendment to Senate bill amend
ing the act regulating forcible entry and
detainer, was concurred in.
TO PRINT.
On motion of Mr.. Cooper, of Davidson,
it was ordered that 200 copies of the report
of the special committee on the agricultural
fund and the Agricultural College at Knox.
vile, be printed
Adjourned to 10 A. 81. tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
| "WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9.-The House was