Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-14
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE

SENATE
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13.-The Senate met
at 10 A. NJ, Speaker Vaughn in the chair.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To amend the act to make the rules OF
evidence uniform in the State and Federal
Courts. Laid on the table.
To amend the assessment laws 50 as TO
make them conform to the new Constitu-
ton. Passed.
To change the line between the counties
Of Haywood and Dyer. Rejected.
To define the duties and fix the salary of
the Attorney General and Reporter for the
State and secure the copyright of the re-
ported decisions Of the Supreme Court to
the State, and to provide for the printing,
distribution and sale of the same. Passed.
To ratify the payment during the war of
debts due the Bank of Tennessee. Passed.
To further enable railroad companies to
pay their Indebtedness to the State and COM
plete the construction on their roads.
Passed.
To create the Office of County Judge fOr
the counties of Carroll and DeKalb. Passed,
To authorize the issuance Of summons
in attachment cases. Passed.
For the relief of Nourse Academy, at
Sparta. Passed.
To amend the laws in relation TO costs in
suits brought by poor persons. Passed.
To provide for more equal tax on tele-
graph companies. Mr.. Ridley offered an
amendment, to repeal all taxation on tele-
graph companies, excepting the tax provided
for in the eighth clause of the revenue act
passed during the present session. The
amendment was adopted and the bill passed
ayes 20.
To change the line between the eountie:
Of Rutherford and Williamson. Passed.
To change the line between the counties
of Scott and Campbell. Passed.
To amend the act 10 change the time OF
holding the Circuit Courts for Dyer county.
Passed.
To provide new counties with the reports
of the Supreme Court. Passed.
To amend the revenue laws respecting
varieties, theatres. Passed.
To amend the general incorporation laws.
Passed.
To change the time Of holding the Chanc-
cry Court in Jefferson county. Passed.
To preserve the peace and prevent homi-
eide. Passed.
To change the line between the counties
Of Williamson and Rutherford. Passed.
To prevent the hunting and killing Of
game and discharging Of firearms on the en-
closed land Of other persons. Laid on the
table.
To provide support for the Tennesses
Hospital for the Insane. Passed.
The Senate took recess till 2:30 p. NJ,
! when it reassembled.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
A number of House bills passed on first
| and second readings.
COECURRED IN.
Several House amendments to Senate
| bills were concurred in.
THE TAX ON MERCHANTS.
House bill to amend the revenue laws 80
as to reduce the tax on merchants, was ia
ken up ON its third reading.
Mr.. Porter offered an amendment to re-
peal the privilege tax on merchants alto
gether.
Mr.. Brandon offered in lieu an amend
ment to levy tax of forty cents on the
hundred dollars on the invoice price at the
place where goods have been purchased
unless taxes have been paid once before to
the State, in which case no tax shall be
paid; and to strike out sections two, three
and four Of the bill. He explained that the
object in this amendment was to levy tax
on the invoice price of goods where pur-
! chased, except as in the case of a country
merchant who buys from a wholesale mer-
chant goods already taxed. After some
discussion the amendment in lieu was
adopted, and the bill as amended passed on
third reading.
Mr.. DuBose entered a motion 10 recon-
slider.
Adjourned till 10 a. NJ. tomorrow.