Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-29
HOUaE

Mr.. greva presented a petition from
citizens OF Benton county for the repeal
al the privilege tax on merchants.
Among new bills are the following:
Nv Mr.. Enipes-Tn tx 3 tax on town
halls and theaEers in towns Of less than
4fteen Thousand Inhabitants.
By Mr.. FriersOn-To amend sections
ak and twenty-five of the code In regard
20 the tax on sales.
Nv Mr.. Ssmsell-To amend an act 10
regalsts the sctive franchise.
BV Mr.. Vsughan-TO levy tax OF one
hundred dollars on brokers.
Bv ar. Lewis: To spportion the sens-
torisl and representative districts OF the
state It gives Shelby six representa-
fivss. two senators and an interest in g
doatsr. The bill is voluminoGs and has
beeu ordered printed.
Nv Mr.. Crewe-TO establish q buresu of
Imfuigration and for other purposes.
Mr Chester introduced sres0lution de-
Glazing that, whereas, for more than q
wears past there have been persistent ana
stunious efforts on the part Of certain par
fizsu leaders and newspapers to miErep-
resent the feelings and conduct OF 9 large
majority Of the people Of Tennessee, evil
IDENTIFY with the OBJ ct OF olsplscing the
State oraanizsti0n and erecting military
rule. therefore be It resolved, that i ts the
opinion Of the general assembly that
while personal difficulties occasionally oc-
e,ur in Tennessee. As In other States OF
ahe Union, there does not exist in the
State any organic alton known as the ku-
klux khan or otherwise whose oblecs Is q
violation Of the law or inteTiereboe with
the privileges OF citizsns, and that all
charges 70 the contrary are unjust and
true, and designed 70 iniure the people OF
fhe State. The resolution lies over.
Mr.. FriereOn's bill TO protect the citl-
zsns OF the State from loss, snd require
thu trustees Of the Bank of Tennessee to
repay to its debtors the money wrong
fully collected from thems was rejected
sfter some discussion.
The following House bills passed third
a biii authorizing the issuing Of sum-
mons in attachment cases.
A bill 70 rztify the payment during
fhs war OF certsin debts due the Bank Of
Tennes see.
cosss on suits brought by poor people.
After recess Mr.. Lumpkins' bill 70 pro-
mote industrial partnership was taken up
pB its third residing.
The Judiciary COMMITTEES reported II for
Mr. Lumpkins said that his object in
introducing the measure was TO reconclle
an sntagonism between labor and capital,
and be would like TO hear some reason
why tbe bill should DO rejected.
Mr. Martin ss chairman OF the judiciary
coumistss. explained that IL would create
partnerships ia which one portion would
not be responsible for the debts Of the
drm.
Mr. Lumpkin said tbst tbs principles
Incorporated In the bill hsd been adopted
in Naw York, Massachusetts,, and most OF
tbs iesding states IA the east ana west
and had done much to promote industrial
aatCrprise and foster good feeling between
capitalists and their employees. Is was
Ai2h time thzt some such law should bs
enected in TENNESSEE ioF tns benefit Of the
working cleEses. He therefore moved {
non -concurrenoe in the report Of the com
znittes. Lost.
TIE report Of the committee was adopt
I'd, aud tie bill rejected,