Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-19

a suspension Oh the rules.
RESOLUTIONS TAKEN UP.
Senate resolution to appoint a joint COM
mittee on interpretations. Adopted, and
MessFs. Merritt and Gibson were appointed
on the part of the Senate.
Senate resolution declaring the obligation
of the State to pay her Indebtedness, IRE
noes 9.
House resolution authorizing the printing
Of $50 copies of the acts of the present
session of the General Assembly, $50
of which shall be in pamphlet form as re-
quired by law. Adopted.
Senate resolution to appoint committee
10 cancel State bonds and coupons in the
Office of the State Comptroller.
Mr.. DuBOSe moved in amendment that
the bonds and coupons be burned after can
collation.. Lost. ..-.
The resolution was then adopted.
HOUSE BILL on SECOND READING.
To amend the act to defray the current
expenses of last session of the Legislature.
Passed. .-...'-..t
HOUSE BILLS on FIRST READING.
To establish Circuit and Chancery Court
for the county of James. Passed.
u SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To amend the revenue laws reported for
rejectiOn.)
Mr.. Porter moved non-concuTTence in the
report of the committee. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Green, the bill was
then laid on the table.
To repeal the act to provide for the APP
pointment of special judges in certain cases,
Passed--ayes Il, noes Z.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To repeal the ast providing for conyen-
tional rate of interest. reported for re-
jection)-Teport non-concurTed in, ayes IL,
noes 10, and bill passed. On motion of
Mr.. Porter, she third reading was fixed for
the second Monday in November.
To provide for a mode of calculating in
terest on notes and other instruments of
writing. Rejected.
To abolish the office of Tax Collector
and provide 4 mode for collecting taxes.
Rejected. --.- ...--sr-
To amend the Revenue laws. Rejected.
To authorize semi-annual sales of
lands for taxes. Rejected. -
To encourage the payment Of taxes on
lands by making such payment amuniment
Of title. Passed.
Gel THE STATES OBLIGATIONS.
Mr.. Coulter offered the following resOlu-
tons, adopted by the last General Assembly,
for re-adoption:
"Whereas, previous legislation on the
part of those who had heretofore controlled
the State Government in pledging the public
faith By the issuance of State bonds has
tended greatly to impair the public credit
and mpart distrust to the minds of many
as 20 the ultimate payment of our public
debt; and, whereas, people who in their
history have shown scrupulous fidelity,
commercially and otherwise, to private
obligations, must consider justice to all
public creditors as essential to the honor
and dignity of the State; therefore,
''Resolyed by the General Assembly of
the State of Tennessee, That the people of
Tennessee win never signalize their restor
alton to the control Of public affairs by
sanctiOning in any manner, Indifference to
public obligations.
stResolyed, That inexpediency, together
with the honor and good faith of the State,
demand that the interest ON the public debt
be paid at the earliest practicable moment,
and its principal securely provided for at
maturity; and to these ends, under careful
retrenchment and rigid economy in all other
respects the entire available revenue and re-
sources of the State should be faithfully APP
piled, as they are in honorpledged; provided
always, that this resolution shall not be
construed as pledge or promise
on the part of the State government TO pay
any Of said debts unless there exists legal
or equitable obligation so to do"
On motion of Mr.. Young the resolutions
were laid on the table.
Adjourned till 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.