Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-12
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


SENATE. a,.ts.-
SATURDAY., June 11.-The Senate met
at 10 o'clock, Speaker Thomas presiding.
NEW BUSINESS. ia+
Mr.. Luttrell offered res olutioa, which
lies over under the rule, appointing as
additional Trustees for the East Tennes-
see University at Knoxville, Charles M.
McGhee, Thos. III. Galloway, e. j. San
ford, and VIM. A. Henderson.
Mr.. Cubbins introduced bill to enable
Notaries Public, appointed prior to the
adoption of the New Constitution, to hold
their offices for the time prescribed by
law, at the time of their appointment.
Passed first reading. r.
REPRESENTATION IL THE LEGISLATURE.
House bill regulating the number OF
Representatives in the General Assembly
of the State passed first reading. Ispro-
vides that until the next enumeration and
apportionment of the voters of Tennes-
see no election shall be held in any county
or district for any greater number OF
members of the General Assembly than
IL. t prescribed for each county or district,
by sections SO, 81, 98, and 90 of the Code,
and that no different representation than
that fixed in said sections shall be allowed
to any county or district, after the expira-
ton of the present session of the General
Assembly. ss s5a
sRNATR BILLS OK SECOND READING.
Senate bills exempting from execution
for debt the property of municipal cor
porations, and to authorize Commissioners
to take charge of delinquent railroads,
passed second reading.
MOTION TO RECONSIDER.
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, entered mo-
ton to reconsider the vote rejecting House
bill requiring better security from consta
bles and other collecting officers.
Adjourned until IL o'clock Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENFATIvES
SATURDAY, June 1.-THE House was
called to order at 9: 30 o'clock, Mr.. Speaker
Perkins in the chair.
NEW BUSINESS.
BY MIR. Hornberger, bill abolishing
the Criminal Court in Rutherford county
giving the Judges of the County Courts
of Davidson and Montgomery Jurisdiction
of misdemeanor and petit larceny offenses,
and establishing Criminal Courts for the
counties of Montgomery, Robertson, Da-
wilson and Stinner-the said counties to
elect Judge and Attorney for the
State the first Thursday in August, 1870.
By Mr.. Hornberger, a bill authorizing the
sale of land condemned for taxes. By
Mr.. Dillin, bill to eondense and repub-
fish the Tennessee reports. By Mr..
Slimp, a bill directory to the Trustee of
the county of Johnson. By Mr.. Walker,
bill defining it as a misdemeanor in
Office for Justices of the Peace to issue to
private persons any criminal process I'M
less, upon diligent inquiry, an officer of
the law cannot be found.
THE POLL TAX.
The House refused to concur in the
Senate amendment to House bill reducing
the poll tax to fifty cents.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To regulate marriage. Passed. For
the benefit of John A. Capps. Passed.
To change the county seat of Dickson
county. Passed. Relative4o the Chan
Gerry Court of Cumberland and other
counties. Passed To change the line
between Hardin and Decatur counties.
Rejected. To change the line between
the counties of Giles and Marshall. Passed.
To protect the hirers of labor. Passed.
To regulate the salaries of the Execu-
tive and Judicial officers of the State.
Rejec.ed. Increasing the salary of the
Governor. Rejected. To legalize engin-
eering in this State. Passed. For the
benefit of ]. Lebetter. Rejected. To
tax the owners of dogs. Passed. Di-
rectory to Tax Assessors. Passed.
For the relief of Druggists. Passed.
To prevent officers of railroads from
Specializing. Passed. To require JUS
tees of the Peace to give bond. Passed.
For the relief of Jonathan Bills.
Passed. To facilitate the business of
courts. Passed. In regard to collection
of revenue before the war. Passed. For
the relief of P L Nichol. Rejected. To
equalize the rights of creditors. Passed.
For the benefit of D II King. Passed.
To repeal section ten of an act passed
March Is, 1868. Passed. To tax law
suits for county purposes. Rejected.
To consolidate the offices of
Entry Taker and Surveyor. Passed.
For the benefit of John
Lewis. Rejected. Decreasing the sala-
ries of Judges. Rejected To provide
records and blanks for the courts. Passed.
To relieve the Chancellor of the Second
Chancery Division. Passed. To author
ize the sale of the interest of the State
in the branch road between Huntingdon
and McLemoresville. Passed. Fixing
the time for holding the Circuit Courts.
Passed. To regulate the poll tax. Passed.
To change the line between Campbell and
Scott. Passed.
THE BAXTER CHARGES.
In the discussion yesterday on the
charges of John Baxter against the Rail
road Investigating Committee, Mr.. Spears,
while repelling the charges of said Baxter,
was still of the opinion that the proper
course to pursue was to leave the assail
ant without an excuse by requiring hin
| to prove his allegations or be branded as
slanderer and liar. He was not prepared
to say, without further proof, that Bax
ter was guilty of corruption in connection
| with the Mineral Home Railroad.
RECONSTRUCTED.
The vote rejecting House bill allowin!
the Comptroller to employ clerk wa
reconsidered, and the bill passed secon'
reading.
Adjourned until II O'Clock Monday.
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