Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-31
NASHVILLE.
Closing Session Of the LsglslatuFs-imD5r-
tsht Buslnsss-BaxteF' Charges
Rsfuted.
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NASHVILLE, January 30.-SENATE.
Cooper, Of Davidson, introduced a bill
to prevent the improper issuance OF
Comptr0Iler's warrants. Senate resO-
luton of General W. A. Quarles, to
compromise the debt held by the
State against the Evansville, Hender-
son and Nashville railroad, was
adopted. House bills on third reading:
To allow attorneys for the State COM
pensatiOn in certain cases; rejected.
To amend the exemption laws, and
comprise them all in one act /:
passed. Senate bill to further regu-
tate evidence in criminal cases, BY
allowing the assailaut, in cases grow
ing out Of personal assaults, to testify;
rejected.
HOUsE.-Mr. Cheatham offered a
resolution directing the Superintend-
ent Of the Capitol TO remove all COM
bustible material from the capitol;
adopted. Mr.. Thomas offered bill
to amend the charter Of the Nashville
and Chattanooga railroad. Mr.. Neal
offered the following resolution, which
was adopted:
ReSOJUed 6y tie General Assembly Of
the State Of Tennessee, That, whereas,
John Baxter preferred charges
against certain members Of this Gen
eral Assembly, charging that they had
been bought up by the correspondents;
and,
WHEREAS, A special committee
was appointed to investigate said
charges and said Baxter was per
mitted to appear before the said Com
mittee and conduct thesprOsecution,
and much evidence was introduced
before said Committee, which has
been reported by them, and
WHEREAS, Said Committee have
submitted their report eXOnerating
the said members against whom the
charges were preferred;
BsSOjUed, Therefore that it is the
sense Of this General Assem- bly,, that
said charges should not have been
preferred and that said Committee
stand fully acquitted and sustained.
Senate bill TO amend section 612 Of
the Code and to regulate the condem.
nation and sale of lands for taxes; re-
jected. Senate bill to establish the
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit; rejected.
House bills on third reading: To
provide for the appointment of an
agent in each county to collect the
taxes on land heretofore sold for taxes;
passed, The bill to impose a tax on
whisky imported into the State was
taken up, on a motion to reconsider
the vote rejecting the bill, and the
vote was reconsidered and the bill
again rejected. The bill to create the
Sixteenth judicial Circuit was reject
ed. Bill to amend the act to provide
for the appointment Of special judges
In certain eases; passed. To enforce
attendance Of the members Of the
General Assembly; rejected. Direc-
tory to the Comptroller and to do JUS
tice to Taxpayers by repeating so much |
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railroad companies to pay
the intere& on their debt in bonds |
Of the State; rejected. To encour-
age the retirement of the State |
debt; passed. To create the Office |
of Superintendent of Public Instruc. |
ton; passed. The bill makes the /
ex-oficio Superintendent Of |
Public Instruction, with additional |
pay of $500 per annum. To repeal
the act to increase the fees of County
passed. To authorize the
courts to do justice to tax collectors;
rejected. The bill to amend the act
10 reOrganize and maintain common
schools was taken up on the motion
10 reconsider the vote rejecting the
bill some days since, and the vote
was reeonsidered and the bill
passed. To amend the bill to
make rules Of evidence uniform; re-
ected. To make the utterance of In
5ulting words a misdemeanor; re-
ected. To authorize justices Of the
peace to fine peddlers without license;
passed. A night session was held
which was consumed In the passage
Of private bills, large number being
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