Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-25
TENNESSEE LEGlSLATURE.
SENATE.


TUESDAY, Jan. 24.-The Senate was
called to order at ii o'clock, Speaker
Thomas in the chair.
BANK OF TENNESSEE.
Mr.. Faulkner, from the committee sp-
pointed by joint resolution to investigate
the management of the Bank of Tennes-
see, reported that the resolution had only
reached the committee on the 23d inst,
and as they had not had sufficient time to
investigate the matter, the committee
begged to be discharged. Report received
and committee discharged.
NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. Hswes-To legslize the acts of
Jesse Arnold as Clerk and Master of the
ChancerS Court at COokville.
By Mr.. Fleming-To regulate evidence
in criminal cases.
By Mr.. Fleming-To keep open the
navigation of the Big Hatchie.
By Mr.. Cooper, of BedfoFd-To pay
the Attorney General and Reporter of the
State So, 900 per annum.
HOUSE RESOLUTION.
Directory to the Comptroller. Re-
jected.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To legalize marriages where the nick
name of either party has been inserted in
the license instead of the baptismal name
of such party. Passed.
To wind up the Bank of Tennessee
Laid on the table.
To better secure the rights of tobacco
r1lonfarc in tho fnhoooO frodo Tho hill
repeats existing laws in regard to the in
spection of tobacco, and makes certain
provisions in regard to tobacco ware
houses. Passed.
To change the qualifications of jurors
in criminal cases. The bill provides that
no juror shall be incompetent by reason
of having formed an opinion from any
published statement of the offense with
which the party arraigned is charged, un-
less the writer of the article processes to
have been a witness of the fact, which
must affirmatively appear. Passed.
To authorize the city of Chattanooga
to issue bonds to build Courthouse and
Jail for Hamilton county. Passed.
To abolish the Chancery Court at Mad
isonville, and detach the county of mon
roe from the second chancery division.
Passed.
To amend an act for the formation of
Etheridge county, authorizing the COM
missioners to make such changes in the
boundary lines as they may deem neces-
sary to meet the public interests of the
people thereby affected. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
To appoint commissioners to designate
new county seat for the county OF
Cooke. Passed.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To repeal section 4, PSI of the code sc
far as it confers criminal Jurisdiction or
the Circuit Court for Rutherford county,
etc. Passed.
To suppress bigsmy. Rejected.
To suppress leWdness and immortality,
providing that the grand jury shall send
for witnesses whenever they, or either Of
them suspect violations of the laws il
reference to lewdness and immortality.
Rejected.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To change the line between the coun-
ties of Putnam and Overton. Passed.
To provide for the purchase of rail
roads under certain circumstances. Passed.
To fix the amount of appeal bonds in
certain cases. Passed.
To quiet tax titles and to enforce the
collection of delinquent revenue. Passed.
MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER.
Speaker Thomas moved to reconsider
the action of the Senate on the bill to
amend the land registration laws. The
motion prevailed and the bill was recon.
mitted.
Adjourned till tomorrow morning al
eleven o'clock.