Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-06-22
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
NASHVILLE.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

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The Senate spent the morning discussing
the motion to reconsider the vote on the
bill annulling bonds issued to the Mineral
Home iiailrOad.
In the afternoon, the Senate passed the
BILL on third reading annulling 100000
in bonds issued to the Mineral Home Rail
road, by vote of l6 to 6, it being amended
so as to give holders the right to sue in.
court.
The consideration Of bonds issued to the
. Tennessee and Pacific Railroad was made
the special order for tomorrow.
Bill to fix the pay of members at 81 per
day, and 81 mileage for twenty-five miles,
passed on second reading.
Bill to enforce the New Constitution IL
regard to taxable property, passed.
The other business transacted was un-
important
Gen. T. j. Harrison, appointed L. :.
Marshal for the Middle District of TenncS-
sec, vice Blackburn, removed, took pos
session of the office yesterday.
NASHVILLE, June 15.-The House bill
redistricting the Judicial Circuits was dis
cussed and amended.
e A bill appropriating $4,000 per annum,
for two years, for the blind asylum, passed
The discussion of the bill annulling the
bonds issued to the Tennessee and Pacific
Railroad, was resumed.
Mr. Cooper, of Bedford, moved an
amendment to except the liquidation of
the principal and interest of the Compa-
ny's indebtedness to the State.
Mr.. Cooper, of Davidson, opposed the
amendment.
In the afternoon the bill was passed as
amended, by a vote Of 13 to 8.
1t is presumed that the Governor will
veto both the repudiation bills, as passed,
annulling the Mineral Home and Tennes-
see and Pacific Railroad bonds.
The Senate bin authorizing the sale of
delinquent railroads, was read once.
A bill to authorize Notary Public's to
take acknowledgements OF Instruments re-
Quired to be stamped, passed.
A bill was introduced to suppress drunk
enness
Mr.. Rhea offered an amendment to in
clude members of the General Assembly.
1t was adopted, reconsdercd and with
drawn, after which the bill passed.
bill providing for county workhOuses,
rejected.
revenue laws of the State, passed 10y
vote of IS to l. The tax is 500.
NASHVILLE, June 1G.-New bills were
introduced directing the transfer of certain
bonds to the Rogersvillc and Jefferson
Railroad, and to reorganize the Supreme
Court. The amendments not changing
the latter bill were cOncurred in.
A resolution directing Tennessee dele
gates in Congress to establish free trade,
abolish National banks and military gov
ernments and restore the States to their
rights, &C., was introduced and referred to
the Committee on Federal Relations.
The bill to divide the State into judicial
Circuits was taken up and passed, district
by district.
A motion to lay the Mineral Home Rail-
road reputation bill on the table was lost
by vote of 23 to II.
The bill was amended so as to permit the
Mineral Home Railroad to pay their in
debtedness to the State in bonds.
A letter was read from John Baxter, say
ing that Tibbs q Hardicastle can give in
formation to the School Fund Committee.
On suspension Of the rules, Cooper, of
Bedford, introduced the following resolu-
tion
WHEREAS, Since the special Committee
to investigate the School Fund. frauds have
made their report and been discharged,
important evidence has been brought to
light, which the members OF said Commit
tee believe may be of public benefit; there
fore
RcsOlccd, That said Joint Committee be
revived, with the same powers as We're
heretofore conferred upon it, of sending
for persons and papers, and administering
Oaths.
The resolution was adopted.
Bill making insanity ground for di-
vorce was discussed. Cooper argued for
and Clementson against the bill. 1t was
finally postponed until tomorrow
NASHVILLE, June 17.-Bill authorizing
the Comptroller to settle with Collectors
who have received notes of the Bank of
Tennessee, passed.
The Insanity-Divorce bill was then ta-
ken up.
Cooper, of Davidson, spoke against and
Etheridge in favor of the bill, but the lat
ter being too sick to finish, the subject was
postponed until tomorrow.
\ motion was made to reconsider the
vote rejecting the bill giving voters the
right To determine whether licenses for
tippling should be granted, and the subject
was entered for tomorrow.
Bill providing for the appointment of a
Commissioners of Immigration, which
was rejected last week, was taken from the
table, and after much discussion was
amended so IA to make the salary $1,000,
and passed.
The bill prevents the Commissioner from
specializing in lands
The bill to remove the county seat of
Hamilton county to Chattanooga was
passed.
The senate amendment ,o the pOll-taX
bin was asreed TO, and the tax dXed at
fifty cents