Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-11-29
OUR NASHVILLE LETTER.
The War between the Houses-The Tax
Bili-Registers' Fees IncreRsed-Atter-
ney-General for Knox County-The New
Constitution EnpOpnlAr.
NASHVILLE, Nov. %, l

ney-GenerRl for Knox COunty-The New
Constitution Unpopular.
NASHVILLE, Nov. %, 1871.
EDITORS CHRONICLE i kThe war be-
tween the two Houses of the Legislature
seems still to continue, judging from the
manner in which each slaughters the bills
of the other. The session is now drawing
to a close, and for once in the history of
Tennessee the people will not be called
on to complain of too many statutes.
THE TAX BILL
has not yet been considered in the Senate,
but will come up next week. The mer-
chants still continue to pour in their pc
titions asking for reduction of taxes upon
them. The dd Vdlorenl tax will certainly
not exceed forty cents. | understand that
the friends of free schools in the Senate
will oppose forty cents, unless ten out of
the forty be devoted to schools. The Sem
ate is much more liberal towards schools
than the house.
REGISTERS FEES INCREASED.
A bill passed the Legislature to-day in
creasing Registers fees rs follows: For
each deed, bond, &C., not exceeding five
hundred words, Sl.00; for each additional
tract in same deed p cents; for every
hundred words over five hundred, 10 cents;
for every other instrument, IS cents for the
first three hundred words and 10 cents for
every additional hundred; for each GER
tificate, % cents; for certified copies,
same fees as for registering. This act will
90 into effect as soon as the Governor signs
it. ..... ,, .....
ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR KNOX COUNTY.
The bill to make Knox county n Crim-
inal District and to create the office of Dis
trict Attorney, is now in the Senate on its
last reading and will soon become law.
The first section of this bill makes Knox
county a criminal district. The second
craotaa tho pffian of district A +
torney for said district, and authorizes the
Governor to appoint the District Attorney
until the August 1872 election, when such
Attorney shall be elected. The third Sec
ton gives said District Attorney 81 200 per
annum to be paid out of the Treasury of
Knox county, which compensation shall
be in lieu of fees, and all his fees shall go
into the County Treasury. But the Quar-
terly Court of Knox may refuse to pay
said salary and give said Attorney his fees
of Office in lieu. The fourth section repeats
all laws in conflict with this act, and re-
quires the District Attorney for the third
circuit to deliver to the District Attorney
of Knox county all papers, &c, belonging
to the Criminal Court of Knox; and re-
atfirms the powers and jurisdiction of said
Criminal Court. Section fifth puts the
act into effect from its passage.
| | am satisfied this bill will be a law in a
| few days. -.r. - ...H
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
Dissatisfaction with the new Constitu-
ton continues to increase. And amend
ment to it, to elect Clerks and Masters by
the people, passed the Senate this morn
ing, and a resolution also passed to appoint
joint select committee tOpropose amend
ments to the Constitution. West Tonnes
see is bitter towards the new Constitution,
and the other sections of the State are fall
ing into line. Some members advocate
new convention, but the condition of the
States finances forbids the experiment.
Speaking of the new Constitution reminds
me of a typographical error in a former
letter. Your types make me say that the
Republican delegates in the constitutional
Convention "pr0Uided" the merchants
tax law. This is exactly the reverse OF the
fact. The Republican delegates prevented
the passage of the merchants tax lava
law which takes the tax off the merchants
and puts it on the farmers. My attention
was called to this by Representative Park
| err, who was one of said delegates.
YOURS.