Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-25
THE LECIsLATURE YESTERDAY.
SENATE.

bENAAEs
The Senate concurred in the House res
Olution refusing to ratify the fifteenth
amendment to the constitution of the
United States, ayes 20, noes 4, as follows;
Ayes - Messrs. Bryant Clementson,
Cooper of Bedford, Cooper Of Davidson,
Cubbins, Eason. Etheridge, Faulkner, Hall,
Hart, Haws, Luttrell, Martin, Millsaps,
Morris, McFall, Peyton, Self, Slaughter
and Speaker Thomas-20.
Noes-Messrs. Cason, Green, Nelson and
Pearson,
Absent Mr.. Palmer.
House resolution instructing our Con-
gressmen to look after our mail interests
was rejected, and House resolution asking
n modification Of the claim laws of the
United States was concurred in.
House bills for the following purposes
were passed on their third reading: To
charter the Louisville and Chattanooga
Railroad; empowering colored children to
inherit the property Of their parents: to
amend the rules of evidence in certain
cases; to exempt property of the widows
of ex-Presidents of the United States from
taxation.
Senate bills for the relief of turnpike
companies and to secure the payment of
county IGhtnut anu prevent Alduuo. MClS
passed on the third reading.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. James, Of Hamilton, offered a reso-
luton directing the School Fund Commit.
tee to investigate the Agricultural School
Fund, and the Committee on Delinquent
Railroads to make investigations as to the
condition of turnpikes.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. McBath
making it a felony for a partner in an,
firm to abscond with the funds of the firm
by Mr.. Steele, that no law previously
passed shall prevent revenue officers from
paying to the Treasurer, upon the Comp
trollers warrant, the revenue collected b,
them, providing they comply with the Law
directing payments to be made into desig
mated repositories.
Mr.. Neil offered a resolution providing
for the appointment of a committee to in
vestigate the charges against A. j. Fletcher
Secretary of State, of violations Of the law
in demanding and recovering fees illegally
Of defrauding the State in the sale c
United States Treasury scrip issued 70
the purpose of establishing agriculture
colleges, and Of appropriating to his ow,
use and Incorporating State property
The resolution was adopted, and Messrs
Neil, Fleming and Warren were appointe
the committee on the part OF the House.
House bills for the following purpose
were passed third reading: For the pro
lection and elu,aGon Of apprentices; 70
the sale of unclaimed property in the hand
of common carriers; to regulate publ
contracts, by imposing penalties on publ
officers who may be interested in such con
tracts, and providing for their dismissa
from Office, and being rendered ineligibl
to hold Office for ten years.
Senate bill TO fund the floating debt o
the State was passed on its third reading
House bill for the relief of tax-collector
who received Confederate money after 1Su
December, 1861, was amended by Mr.
Fleming SO that revenue collectors shall b.
entitled to fees Of Office as provided in tn
Code THIS amendment neUtralizes bill
already passed limiting the fees of collect
ors to 5000 annually. The bill as amend
Cd passed third reading.
i conference committee recommended
the repeal Of the section Of the charter o
the Tennessee aud Pacific Railroad, whicl
locates the terminus at Knoxville, whicl
was concurred in 10y the House, and leav
ing il optional with the stockholders to fl
the terminus at Knoxville or any other con.
venient point.