Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-09

NASHVILLE, Jnne SIN the Sen
ate a communicates from the Board
Of Trustees Of the Asylum for the In
sane was presented, asking that the
old Lunatic Asylum property, or sew
en- of the nine acres thereof, be sold,
and the profits of such applied to the
needed enlargement and improve
ment of the new asylum, was re-
eeived and transmitted to the House.
The House bill to establish the
county of Lake, in West Tennessee,
passed third reading.
The following House bills passed
their first reading, and referred to the
Judiciaay COMMITTEES.
g % regulate the franchise law, so as
~ comply with the provisions of the
amended constitution. making pro-
visions for the election of Judges and
Clerks of the Supreme Court.
To transfer causes from one court to
another for certain reasons.
To regulate the poll tax, making the
same one dollar for common school
purposes.
TO provide for the election Of q
Governor and members Of the Gene
raj Assembly on the ID Tuesday In
November, 1870.
The following Senate bills passed
their third reading:
To declare null and void one hum
dred bonds for $1,000 each, issued in
1869, to the Mineral Home Railroad
Company. Passed; and at the re-
quest of Mr.. CIementson, Mr.. Nelson
entered a motion to reconsider the
vote passing the bill.
To prevent the Comptroller and
Treasurer paying bonds issued in 1869
to the Tennessee and Pacific Railroad
Company. By request the bill was
passed over until tomorrow.
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House resolution directing
the Comptroller to make settlement
with the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad Company was rejected.
A resolution directing the Comp
trOller to issue his warrant to trustees
of respective counties for the remain
der of the school money collected for
the years 1866, '67, '68 and '69, and
not heretofore apportioned, was laid
over.
Bills passed first reading:
Bill to establish the county of
Nashoba.
Bill repeating the Office Of County
JudgO of Lauderdale county.
Bill amending laws relating to rules
of evidence.
Resolution requesting joint rail
road committee to report bills for the
management or disposal of roads they
have already reported upon, and to
report as soon as possible upon the re-
manning roads. Laid over.
Bill preventing the spread of small
pox.
Resolution defining the duties of the
LUnatic Asylum Committee by ex-
tending their supervision over other
charitable Institutions, laid over.
Bill making eight hours a legal
days work, and twenty-fOur days
legal month S work, passed.
Bill to amend usury laws by de-
claring imperative until 1st January,
1872.
A bill establishing conventional
rate of interest.
A House bill reducing the tax on
licenses to 80 cents in lieu Of
the Senate bill on the same subject,
was lost on the third reading.
A motion to reconsider was carried
and after amending by leaving the
tax one dollar, it passed the last read
ing.
Senate bill on third reading, allow
ing sheriffs to employ additional dep
uties. Passed.
To amend the revenue laws Of the
State. Passed.
House bills on third reading:
To regulate the fees Of magistrates.
Passed.
Defining the duties, rights and liza
bilities of commission merchants. |
A motion was entered to reconsider. |
To provide for the dismissal of in
for acts committed by sol
djers in the Federal and Confederate
armies. After various amendments
were proposed, and some adopted, the
bill was defeated.
To enable poor persons the more
to secure their rights in
court. Passed.
a joint resolution was adopted di-
recting the Comptroller to audit the
bills OF public printers for printing
and binding the journal of the
late Constitutional Convention. Ad-
journed.