Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-24
NASHVILLE
Proceedings Of the Legislature Yesterday
"-.lmportaRt Bills Passed aad
Iatrs5UCed.
Special TO the APPEAL.7
SENATE.

SENATE.
NASHVILLE, January 23.-Mr. Cub
bins presented a petition from citizent
of Shelby county, praying that a suit
able law be enacted to prevent tht
adulteration of manufactured ma
nures, similar to the law in force il
Maine. Referred.
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, offered a re
solution authorizing the appointment
Of Thomas R. Smith as attorney fol
the State, in regard to the school fund
deposited with the Tennessee National
Bank of Memphis, and that he be
instructed to commence suit for the
recovery Of said fund, etc, Adopted
The following bills were intro,
dU1si:
By Mr.. Cooper, of Davidson, to pro.
vide for the purchase of railroads by
the State under certain circumstances.
By Mr.. Cooper, Of Davidson: To fix
the amount Of appeal bonds in GER
tain cases.
By Mr.. Cooper, Of Bedford: Toquiet
tax titles and enforce the cOllec-
ton Of the delinquent revenue.
House bills on third reading: To
provide for the erection and govern
m-nt Of county workhOuses. Re
jeCted.
To amend land registration laws.
Rejected.
To regulate the payment into the
State treasury of State revenue.
Passed.
For The protection Of clerks and
their securities, where records, books,
papers, etc, were destroyed during
the war. Rejected.
To amend the criminal laws. This
bill authorizes the District Attorney
to call upon the clerks Of the various
courts to secure the attendance Of
witnesses, etc. Passed.
To prevent abuses under attachment
laws. Passed.
10 repeal so much Of sections 1852
aud 1888 Of the code as authorized the
publication Of the decisions Of the Su-
preme Court in newspapers in each
grand division Of the State. Passed.
To amend the act TO preserve game
10 Rutherford and Fayette Counties.
Passed.
To increase the common school fund
by taxing dogs not less than fifty cents
each or more than two dollars.
To exempt from tax one dog for
s8ch family. Passed.
FF5snate bills on third reading:
To require the County Courts to APP
point commissioners. Rejected.
To amend the law in regard to
druggists. Rejected.
For the relief of Federal and Con-
federate soldiers in the late war. The
bill provides that all soldiers, in both
armies, who were arrested for Offen-
ses commi tied during the war and
tried by court martial are released
from all preseutments and indict-
ment=; and also that all soldiers who
committed any CHense, except muir
der in the first degree during the war,
shall have the benefit Of this act. |
Passed.
To increase the revenue Of the
State 10y requiring the unsuccessful !
party in every suit before any Justice |
Of the Peace to pay a certain tax.
Laid on the table.
To repeal chapter 95, Of act 50 and
90, in reference to providing medical
for parties who are sick,
and providing Tor the election Of a |
County Physician. Passed.
HOUSE.
In the House, the following bills |
were introduced
By Mr.. Jones To quiet tax titles |
By Mir. Rhea To amend the act /
for the benefit Of the blind school.
By IIr. James, Of Hamilton To /
encourage agriculture and home in
1ustry.
By Mr. DlIIiu: To amend section 6 |
Of an act recently passed imposing a
tax Of fifty dollars on persons selling /
goods by representation.
By Speaker Perkins, authorizing
the trustees Of the Bank Of Tennessee
to receive in payment Of debts due,
bank notes Of the bank and its branch
Is legally issued since the 9th Of May,
1851, known as the new issue, pro-
vided said notes were issued before
the removal Of the bank from the
state.
The House bilps third reading to /
prohibit thesale Of lottery tickets and /
and advertising lotteries was rejected;
and motion entered TO reconsider.
T0amend the act TO fund the public
debt Rejected.
Directing the Attorney General to
bring suit against the East Tennessee
and Virginia and East tennessee and
Georgia railroad companies for the
amount Of the Illegally Issued bonds
they have paid the Comptroller in
liquidation Of their Indebtedness to
the State. Rejected.
To establish the county Of James /
out Of portions Of Hamilton and Brad
ley. Passed.