Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-06-21
HOUSE OF REPREsENrATIvEs


MONDAY, June 20.-The House met at
II o'clock, Mr.. Speaker Perkins in the
chair
NEW BUINRsS.
By Mr.. Smith, q bill amending an
act changing the line between the coun-
ties of Washington and Sullivan. By
Mr.. Harrison, bill providing for the
election of county officers in the new
county of christiana. By Mr.. Bright, a
bill increasing the salaries of Judges of
the Supreme Court of $4,000, and the
salaries of Chancery and Circuit Judges
to 81, 600 each. By MIR. Warren, bill
to fix the time of holding courts in the
various Chancery districts. BY Mr..
Bryant, bill to protect game in Upton
county. By Mr.. Rhea, q bill to do
equal justice to taxpayers, by providing
for the refunding of State taxes to parties
who paid the same for any or all of the
years of 1S62-3-4. By Mr.. Rhea, bill
directing the Inspectors of the peniten-
tiary to discontinue any burial ground
used for the interment of convicts. By
Mr.. Brown, a bill for the benefit of per-
sons who have lost their grants or deeds
of conveyance in the Occee district,
SENATE Bills on FIRST READING.
To establish Powell county. Passed.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To authorize the sale of delinquent
railroads, Passed and made the special
order for Friday at o'clock. To pro-
hibit the Comptroller and Treasurer from
paying $50 bonds of the State issued for
the Tennessee and Pacific railroad.
Passed, and made the special order for
next Thursday at II o'clock.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To prohibit the Comptroller and Treas
urer from paying twenty honds of the
State illegally issued and deposited with
the Comptroller by the Insurance Com
pany of the Valley of Virginia. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To regulate the business of life insur-
ance. Passed.
Adjourned till 2:30 P. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
MOTION TO RECONSIDER.
Mr.. Neil's motion, made on Saturday,
to reconsider the vote sustaining the de-
cision of the chair that it does not require
majority of a full House to concur in a
Senate amendment, was taken up. At
ter a good deal of discussion, motion to
lay the motion to reconsider on the table
was carried; ayes 34 noes 23.
THE SCHOOL BILLS.
Two House bills providing for the re-
organization of the school system of the
State passed second reading, and, with
another bill on the subject, were made
the special order for Wednesday at 8
o'clock.
SENATE RESOLUTIONS.
To deposit with the State Treasurer
certain receipts of Samuel Watson, in
connection with the burning of notes of
the Bank of Tennessee. Concurred in.
SENATE BILLS on FIRST READING.
The following Senate bills passed first
reading: To amend an act passed Dec.
5, 1869. To enable interpretations to
collect poll tax. To enforce section 81,
article II of the Constitution. To en-
force section 33, article ii of the Consti-
tuition. To provide for the government
of incorporated towns and cities. Fol-
the relief of James Holloway. To es-
tablish Powell county. For the benefit
of certain voters in Shelby county.
SENATE BILLS on SECOND READING.
The following Senate bills passed sec
ond reading: To change the line be-
tween Putnam and Overton counties. To
change the line between Jackson and
Overton counties. To prohibit Comp
trollcr from paying certain bonds issued