Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-13

to violate the law and infringe upon The
constitutional rights of the whole people
without distinction of color or former con
,iitiOn Of servitude, all reports to the con
trary notwithstanding.
Your committee said it before, and they
say 1t again, peace reigneth undisturbed and
profound throughout the land. The war is
over, and the quiet of a summer evening il
5entleness rests upon all our hills aud in al
our valleys Walk lightly, my friend, ant
stay that ruthless hand that would disturb
cur slumbers. Let Us haze peace.
NEW BILL.
By Mr.. Wester: To change the line be-
tween the counties of 2oane and Loudon
Passed.
NEW RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Cliff: Directing the COmptrollel
to issue his warrant for certain sums due
Messrs. Hill and DibbIel. Laid over.
By Mr.. Leech: Directing the Secretary o.
State to furnish civil officers with the Code
Laid over.
By Mr.. Harris: Providing for furnishing
@ Cldwel's reports to those civil officers q
the State who are entitled 10 them. Lait
over.
CONQUERED IN.
Senate amendment to House bill esiab
fishing Criminal Court for the counties o.
Williamson, MauTy, Giles, Marshall and
Bedford was eOncurred in.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To authorize certain corpOrators to turn
over the funds in their possession 10 the
GTeeneyille and Paint Rock Train-road
Company. Passed.
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son county, an additional Justice of the
Peace. An amendment offered By Mr.
Cheatham, providing for allowing the town
OF COoperstown, in Robertson county, a
Justice OF the Peace, was adopted. As
amended, the bill passed.
Providing for the cancellation ofbonds by
State officers. Passed.
THE REVISED STATUTES.
Mr.. EnlOe, from the Committee on Fl
nance, Wars and Means, submitted a mi
nority report signed by eight members OF
Committee, dissenting from the report OF
the majority of the Committee, submitted
by Mr.. Spears, which recommends the pas
sage Of the bill to provide for the purchase
Of the Revised Statutes of Tennessee. COM
piled by Messrs. Thompson and Steger.
The minority objected to the passage of the
bill, because, as they allege, The State could
purchase the Revised Statutes passed since
the adoption of the Code, compiled by Mr..
Shankland, at saving to the State of about
$4,000.
In connection with the reports, Mr..
Spears called up House bill to provide civil
officers with the Revised Statutes of Thomp-
son and Steger.
Considerable discussion ensued, but be-
fore any action was had, the House took
a recess until 2:30 P. NJ, when it reassem-
bled.
The discussion was continued at cOnsid-
cradle length, and, after being slightly
amended, the bill was put on its passage
and lost for want of cOnstitional majority,
ayes 80, noes SO.
A motion was entered to reconsider the
vote, which carried, and the bill was again
discussed. Various amendments were
proposed and rejected. The bill finally
passed-ayes 80, noes %.
CONCURRED IN.
Senate anne .dment to House bill to pro-
vide for filling judicial vacancies, was con-
CURED in.
THE REVENUE BILL.
Mr.. McGhee, from the Conference Com
mittee appointed to harmonic differences
on the revenue bill, submitted a report on
the two undecided sections, which was
adopted.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To amend the act for the relief of school
teachers. 1t provides that the trustees OF
each county shall receive all the outstand-
ing duly authenticated accounts for the ser
vices of teachers of common schools taught
prior to Jan. 20, 1871; and shall, from time
to time, forward to the Comptroller enough
of the school warrants issued to him by the
State to cover said teachers accounts, and
the Comptroller shall issue to the teachers
warrants for the amounts due them.
Passed.
To establish the Sixteenth Judicial Cir
cult, etc. Amended and rejected.
To punish guardians of lunatics, etc.
Passed.
To regulate the practice of signing bills.
Passed.
To allow an additional Justice of the
Peace in District No. 8, Gibson county.
Passed.
To allow incorporated towns to issue
bonds. Rejected.
To allow the trustees of Rankin Academy
to use the Academy funds for common
school purposes. Passed.
To regulate the height Of fences. Passed.
To change the line between the counties
Of Putnam and White. Passed.
To regulate the salary Of jail physicians.
An amendment providingt that counties shall
pay the expenses of said physicians, the sal
airy to be $1,000, was adopted. After dis
cussion the bill was informally passed over.
To provide for the collection of taxes in
cases of irregular assessment. Rejected.
To fix the time of holding Circuit and
Chancery Court in Roane county. Tabled
To change the line between Hickman ant
Lewis. Amended and passed.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
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