Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-12
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
TUESDAY, Jan. 1.-THE Senate met al
II A. NJ, Speaker Thomas in the chair.
REFERENCE MADE
The Chairman of the Committee on the
Penitentiary reported back the petition Of
Adam Coe, and asked that they be dis
charged from its further consideration, -and
that it be referred to the Committee on
Claims. The request was cOneurred in.
! NEW BUSINESS.
BY Mr. Cubbins-A bill to incorporate
the Memphis Water Company Passed
| first reading and referred to the Committee
on Interpretations.
By Mr.. Faulkner-A bill defining the
duties of Receivers of Railroads, and more
certainly to secure the earnings of rail
roads, and to meet the interest on the
bonds advanced for the building of said
roads and for other purposes. 1t provides
that bill shall be filed in the Chancery
Court of the district at the terminus of
each road against the Receiver, President
and Directors of the several railroads of
this State that have failed or may hereafter
fail to pay the interest on the bonds here
tefore advanced to build said roads or tc
put them in running order, and upon the
Wing of said bill, the court shall take juris-
diction, and the Receiver, President and
Directors, with the officers of said road
shall be subject to the orders and DEGREES
of said court Passed first reading and re-
ferred to the Committee on Internal In
provements.
RECONSIDERATION.
Mr. Hart moved to reconsider the vote
laying the resolution authorizing the Con-
vention to employ stenographic reporter
on the table.
MIR. Hall moved to lay the motion on
the table. Carried.
MERCHANTS TAX
House bill to amend the revenue laws of
the State by reducing the merchants tax
which was made the special order for to-
day, was taken up on its third and last
reading.
Mr.. Cooper of Bedford, spoke in oppo-
sition to the bill, arguing that accordingto
the memorial of the Chamber of Com
>aerce of Memphis, who were the friends
to the bill, the amount of revenue annual
ly receivedby the Statefrom the merchants
would be decreased $18O, 900, if the tax on
merchants was reduced. HIS own opinion
was that it would reduce the amount five
sixths or $28O,OO0. The House of Repre-
sentatives had rejected the proposition to
reducs the tax on real estate and
personal property, but had passed another
proposition to reduce the tax on merchants.
In order to ascertain what would be the ac-
ton of the House of Representatives on
the proposition, he would move a post
ponernent of the further consideration of
the bill until Tuesday, the 25th inst.
Speaker Thomas and Mr.. Hall opposed
the postponement on the ground that the
two questions we're separate and distinct,
and should be so considered.
The motion to postpone was lOst-ayes
Q, noes II.
Mr.. Etheridge offered the following
amendment
Be it further enacted, That the following
shall be the rates of taxation hereafter to
be assessed and collectedupon all real estate
and personal property for State purposes
and no more On every hundred dollars
worth Of real estate and personal property
liable to taxation, the sum of twenty-five
cents. And the provisions of this section
shall apply to the year 1870.
The amendment was lost by the follow
ing vote Ayes II, noes u.
Mr.. Etheridge then moved TO lay the bill
on the table, which motion was lost. Ayes
s, noes IS
After some discussion by Messrs. Cooper,
Of Bedford, Speaker Thomas and Hall, MIR.
Clementson moved to reconsider the vote
rejecting the amendment offered by Mr..
Etheridge, which motion prevailed. Ayes
Is, noes s.
Alr Cooper, Of Davidson, moved to
postpone the further consideration of the
bill and amendment until next Tuesday.
Mr.. Hall moved to lay the motion on the
table. Lost.
The motion to postpone was then car
ried, ayes u, noes 10.
Several unimportant House amendments
to Senate bills were concurred in or refer
red.
THE PALE FACES.
House resolution granting the use of the
basement of the Capitol to the Pale Faces
to set supper, was concurred in.
The Senate then adjourned till to-mor-
row morning at II o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE |
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