Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-12
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

MONDAY, Dec. S.-The Senate met at 10
A. NJ, Speaker Vaughn in the chair.
HOUSE BILL ON SECOND READING.
The general appropriation bill passed a
second reading and was referred to the FL
nance committee.
RESOLUTIONS TAKEN UP.
Senate resolution appointing J. NJ. Coul-
ter Trustee of East Tennessee University
to fill the vacancy created by the death of
Mr.. Roach. Adopted.
Senate resolution with regard to the
Memphis Hospital grounds. Withdrawn.
Senate resolution requiring the Governor,
Secretary of State, Treasurer and Comp
troller to complete the cancellation of bones
in the ComptrOller's Office. Adopted.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To facilitate the collection of taxes. Re
jected.
To abolish the branches of the State Pen
itentiary established at Tracey City and
Battle Creek mines. Withdrawn.
To encourage manufacture by exempting
manufactures from Taxation for a space Of
five years. Rejected, ayes s, noes IA.
To RE-DIsTRICT THE STATE.
House bill to re-district the State, with
Mr.. Staley's amendment thereto, was taken
UP on tmrd rea0lng.
Messrs. DuBose and Ridley opposed the
amendment.
Mr.. Mcconnell moved the following in
lieu Of the amendment: s'Third District,
Cooke, Jefferson, Granger, Sewer and
Blount; Fourth District, Union, Anderson,
Knox and Roane; Fifth District, Campbell,
Morgan, Scott, Fentress, Overton, Putnam,
White and Gumberland.'
At 1P. NJ. the Senate took a recess, and
reassembled at o'clock.
TO PAY TIE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Mr.. Clarke introduced a resolution to pay
to each of the Railway Commissioners 81 900
for his services to the State. Taken up and
referred.
SENATE BILL ON TEIRD READING.
To repeal the act to exempt from taxa
ton the property of municipal corporations.
The bill was amended so as to exempt
waterworks and fire departments from taxa
ton, and passeG-ayes IA. noes 10.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Oprovide for the more effectual manage
ment Of the State Prison. Passed.
To amend sections 4549 and 1850 of the
Code, increasing the fees of Justices of the
Peace in certain cases. Passed.
CONQUERED IN.
The tax bill, as amended by the House,
was returned to the Senate, and the maiori
ty of the amendments were concurred in.
Amendments to Senate bill, granting GER
tain pow ers to existing railroad corporations,
were concuned in.
THE APPORTIOyAENT BILL.
Debate on the apportionment bill was
resumed.
Mr.. DuBOse moved to Law the amend
ment of Mr.. Staley and the amendment in
lieu on the table. Lost--ayes 9, noes 10.
After some discussion, the amendments
were rejected.
Other amendments which were offered
elected considerable discussion, and were
finally rejected.
The bill passed on a third reading, ayes
81, noes 4. Messrs. Clarke, Gibson, Staley
and Mcconnell voted in the negative.
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
A message was received from the House,
asking for Committee of Conference on
the tax bill. Messrs. Warren, DuBose and
Merritt were appointed on the part of the
Senate.
The Senate took a recess at $50 p. NJ,
till 7 O'Clock, when it re-assembled.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING
To change the place ofholding the Courts
in Cooke county. Passed.
Authorizing parties defendant in certain
actions to sever, and have the cases as TO
themselves tried in the counties in which
they reside.
Mr.. Staley moved to amend the bill so as
to make it apply to suits hereafter to be
tried, and not to those now pending. Laid
on the table.
Tho hill tban raSSad avas 10 nOas
To amend an ''act to amend an act for the
sale of the States interest in delinquent
railroads.
The report of Mr.. Geo. Nancy, President
of the Tennessee and Pacific Railroad
Company, was read. BY request the sup
plement to the report was ALSO read.
Several amendments were offered, on
which debate arose lasting till 10 O'Clock.
An amendment to permit the Tennessee
and Pacific Railroad Company to purchase
the States interest in the road at a rate
equal to the average rate paid for the
States interest in delinquent railroads of
the State already sold, was adopted.
The bill as amended failed for want of a
constitutional majority, ayes II, noes ..
Mr.. Hughes entered a motion 20 recon-
sjder the vote.
To amend sections {, 2,291 and 1902 of the
Code. Passed.
TO amend section 1,142 of the Code.
Passed, ayes 15, noes 3.
A PROTEST.
Mr.. Gibson entered a protest against
the passage of House bill respecting the
change of venue in certain cases.
Adjourned at IL o'clock 10 till A. n. to-
morrow.