Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-28
Union AND AMERICAN.
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.


FRIDAY, Oct. 27.-The Senate met at 10
A. NJ, Speaker Vaughn in the chair.
PETITIONS.
By-Mr. Coulter: From the citizens Of the
town of Rutherford. Gibson county, asking
for a special Magistrate.
By Mr.. Merritt From David c. Love
of Davidson county, praying for relief.
The petitioner sets forth that prior to the
late war he was acting Clerk of the David
son Circuit Court, and under the law was
Obliged to deposit the public monies under
his charge in the Bank Of Tennessee. Since
the war he had been forced by decision of
the courts to make good these monies,
amounting to S6,662.76.
BY Mr.. Coulter-From j. d. O'Brien, of
Nashville, asking for an examination of his
system Of analysis. 81.
81 RESIGNATION. -r
Mr.. Warren presented the following,
which was read by the Clerk:
'Please accept my resignation as Assistant
Clerk ofthe Senate, which position resign,
feeling as | do, that the business of the
Senate can be successfully conducted by the
Principal and Engrossing Clerks, and the
expenses of the State diminished by dis
pensing with the Assistant Clerk.
So "E. w. CARLooR."
The resignation was accepted.
Speaker Vaughn explained that when he
made the appointment of the Assistant
Clerk he knew no more of his qualifications
for the office than any other member of the
Senate, except that he bore the character of
an honest, upright man in the county
of McMinn, from whence he came.
ANY other member of this
Senate would have acted in similar man
ner under the circumstances. A good deal
had been said of the appointment in edito-
rails in the Knoxville papers, and in letters
by newspaper correspondents, and many of
these insinuationS were false as they could
be- Mr.. Canock had resigned with his
Speaker Vaughn'S) approval,and if the bu-
sineSs could not be done by the present
clerks of the Senate, and they still wished
at any future time to appoint an Assistant
Clerk, he thought We could make an ap-
pointment. with the help of one or two
Senators, that would be satisfactory to the
Senate; or he would call on his friend from
Rutherford CDR. Ridley to select some
progressing young lady, or intelligent
young widow, for the position, and appoint
her.
NEW BILLS. H-
The following bills were introduced and
passed first reading:
BY Mr.. Merritt: For the relief Of David
c. Love, former Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Davidson county.
By Mr.. Coulter: To establish the county
of Crockett.
By Mr.. Windle: To amend 'An act to
provide revenue for the State;" and repeal
sec. L. chap. - of ''An act to fix the State
tax on property"
By Mr.. Young: Relative to the distribu-
ton of the proceeds of insOlvent estates,
and to repeal sections 235l-2-3-4 of the
Code.
RESOLU MONS.
By Mr.. Staley: That it is the sense Of this
General Assembly that for the support Of
common schools, there should be levied
upon the taxable property Of the State ali
annual tax Of ten cents on each one hun
bred dollars worth of taxable property, to
L.. collected as other State taxes, and dis
tributed among the several counties in pro
portion to the scholastic population of each.
Lies over.
BY MIR. Gibson: That special commit
lee Of three be elected by the Senate to
ascertain whether the representation of the
speaker as to the falsity of letters respecting
Nh. Carlock are correct Rejected under
suspension of the rules. - -
HOUSE BILL on THIRD READING.
To change the lines between the counties
OF Scott and Fentress. Passed. .-a
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To prohibit Judges and Chancellors from
plactcing in Courts Of Law. Laid on the
table.
To secure greater accuracy in surveying
Passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
To amend section 1928 of the Code.
Passed.
To prohibit debtors of county academies
from holding the office of trustee in such
academy. Passed.
To protect the revenue in the hands OF
collectors of revenue. ....
To give courts power to tax prosecutors
with costs. Passed.
SENATE BILL on SECOND HEADING.
To change the line between the counties
Of Wilson and DeKalb. Passed.
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS.
Appointing Joint committee to.revlse
the laws for the assessment and collection
of taxes. Adopted. -.
Respecting the purchasing OF portrait OF
eX-tiov. Senier for the Library. Adopted.
Adjourned till Monday at 10 A. NJ.