Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-27
THE LEGISLATURE.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL AssEE.
BLY, YESTERDAY.


NASHVILLE, October 26-After tn.
usual morning business. the following
House bills were taken up and rejected:
An act TO amend an act to establish the
county of Houston.
An act to amend section 2s99 Of the code
so as 70 give dover to widows in lands
held in retsindsr.
An act to repeal an act for the protection
Of sheriffs and constsbles.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
An set to change the line between the
counties of Scott and Fentress; passed.
An act to amend sn act authorizing
chsncery courts TO grant letters OF incor-
porstion; rejected.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Counties, towns and cities were sutho-
rized to sell stock in railroads.
The bill to repeal section Of the act
exempting $50 OF wages from execution;
rejected.
The general railroad law was amended,
and the bill to secure the public revenue
Ut has no reference to Tom Scott) was re-
jscted.
The bill to relieve certain lands in Shell
BIZ county from taxes was rejected.
sFERoH FROM SENATOR DUBosE.
Mr.. DuBose made an able speech In be-
half of General Besuregsrd, who had been
ruthlessly robbed by the Freedman's
Bureau, who hsd made Potter's field of
bis beautiful tract In South Memphis.
General Besuregard only asked that 1t be
relieved of taxes while In possession OF
the Federal authorities. Mr.. DuBose
earnestly and eloquently urged the re-
mission Of the taxes for the time specified. |
Jour telegrsphic correspondent does no' |
say whether Tom Scott's ring objected or |
not Mr.. DuBose was listened to with |
earnest attention. The committee had |
reported against the remission Of |
these taxes, and Its chairman,
Mr.. Merritt, said shst he reported |
for its rejection, because it would hsve
operated as general law of exemption
for certain kinds Of property rather than
as a relief for this special case. He dis
approved of special legislation. Mr.. Tai
ley asked II the Senator would sanction
an act of injustice perpetrated by the
modern Nero of Tennessee remote al
lusion to Brownlow. This usurper he'd
deprived a citizen Of his property and
simple justice demanded his restoration
of rights. 1t was simple act of repars-
ton. Mcconnell said If the Federal gov
ernment had the right to seizs and hold the
of Besureguard he had no right
to ask relief at the hands of Tennessee; If
the United States had no right then
could apply to Grants con-
yress for repsration of wrong. BE in
listed that 1t wss q calumny to say that
.he Federal government would wrong any
nan because of the stand he had taken in
he late war. Mr.. DuBose said If the hon.
,rsble senator wished to test that he {
would give him ohsncs. He (DuBose)
lad suffered the loss of propsrty by the
Federal government and had a good claim !
'gsinst the government. II the honorable
from Blount could collect a por- z
lon OF that claim he (DuBose) would let
i'm keep half of it.
On the vote, the motion for non-concur- b
encs was lost. On the vote for concur i
'ence in the report, DuBose called for the
yes and nays.
Mr.. Warren explained that ne opposed
he bill because 1t was unconstitutional.
t proposed to suspend the general law =
n regard to texstion for the benefit of q 3
rivate individual. i
Messrs. Tslley, DuBose, Ridley and =
lark argued that it was not unconstitu- v
Ional to remit these taxes. There
Tss no lack of precedents for 1t, but if
here we're not, this was an exceptional q
sse. d
Mr.. Gibson, In q speech of considers- a a
le length, declared be would not vote to d
xtend higher privileges to a man who Al
red on Fort Sumter, and done more "a
IAN any other man to bring sbou. high u
Ixation and trouble In this country. "a
IT. Beauregsrd had come before the Sem 81
70 with petition, asking the remission N
taxes for the time his property had N
sen held by the Federal authorities. Il
here might be some good reason for I'll
-anting his request, but this bill pro- Of
1ses to remit taxes accrued since 1855 to =
10 present day, and Ihe, therefore, op- al
)sed It.
After further discussion there was a
cess. 20
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READIEG, 20
The bill to establish the county of Nash =
"a. Passed. HIdHl
The bill to secure grester accuracy in Ba
rveying. Passed. IN
number of House and Senate bills Pc
ere advanced a stage. ri
Adjourned. 9n