Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-05
THE L~EoIsLATURE.
Proceedings In the Senate and House Of
Representatives Yesterday.
Special to the Appeal
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Special to the Appeal
HOUSE.
NASHVILLE, December 4-Mr. Martin,
from the Joint committee appointed TO
investigate and report in connection with
he fees charged by the railroad counsel,
made 3 statement of the reason why the
| report of the committee had not sooner
been acted upon by ths house. l. should,
he said, have been presented at the same
time OF the communication of the attoE-
neys, but when it reached the bouss the
communication Of attorneys was read.
The reading of the report being de.
ferred at the instance OF member OF the
committee who had not had an Opportu-
nifty to read 1t. 4H
he desired TO have the report read and
acted on now. The report which had
already been read In the senate proceed
ings was received and the committee dis.
charged.
The senate resolution requesting the
attorneys { turn over the bonds in their
possession. which was don3 sometime ago,
was CONQUERED in
The following new bills were intro
duced:
By Mr.. Psine-A bill to amend the lien
bill.
By Mr. Enloe-A bill authorizing the
governor to appoint a road commissioner
1 AOA CaOn kA1hA OANA1HOh vi Hh9 obAtcs
| Adopted under q suspension of the rules.
By Mr.. Harris-A bill providing for the
registration Of judgments and attach
ments which are q lien on real estate.
BY Mr.. Bosnia bill to modify section
2l24 of the code.
The following senste bills came up on
their third reading:
To amend the franchise law by repeal
ing hat feature which requires of voters
1 eufdanpa NhEt thnu hGUn Maid q nOl1-Nax
Rejected; ayes 3S; nays SO.
A motion vas made 20 reconsider the
vote to amend section 1859 OF the code.
Passed.
To regulate the spportionment of home
stead and dover In land. Rejected.
Requiring the county surveyor and en-
try taker 10 keep their books az the
county seat. Passed.
To establish the new county Of Moore.
The committee on new counties and
county lines recommended the rejection
of the bill on b alleged ground that
three of the counties out OF which the
new county was to be formed was slresdy
below their constitutional limits.
After considerable discussion the bill
was passed by a vote Of 80 10 q.
A motion was entered to reconsider the
vote respecting the senate bill to make
commOu-school superintendt trustees
and receivers of school funds The mo
ton was laid on the table.
The following are the house bills on
third resding:
A bill for the benefit Of agricultural and
mechanical associations. Passed.
A bill o~-aQuRllE9 the tax on telegraph
companies. Tssssd; ayes, 81; noes. non
On motion of Mr., Harris, the merchants
tax bill was made the special order for IL
O'Clock tomorrow.
SENATE.
By Mr.. Warrea-To create the county
OF Chester out Of trsotions of Men airy,
Hsrdemsn and Madison counties. Re-
ferred to Messrs. Warren, Jones and Por-
ter, constituting q special committee Of
the house.
Aresolution concerning the government
tax on cotton was adopted.
The following senste bills were called
up on third reading:
A bill in reference to the fees of the
attorney general. Passed
A bill to repeal section nine OF the act
amending the charter of the city Of
Memphis. Passed.
A bill to establish the sixteenth judicial
circuit. Passed.
A bill to provide for the collection Of
judgments and DEGREES against municipal
corporations. Passed.
To amend section 1882 of the code rels-
tive to administrators upon insolvent es-
tstes. Passed.
For the benefit of corporations and in
corporsted cities snd towns. Passed.
To amend sections 1857, 45tS, 1850, 1851
and 1852 of tbs code so as to allow clerks
twenty-five cents per one hundred words
for copying. Rejected.
To repeal sections 1883 and 2940 of the
code, snd restore the practice of common
law. Rejected.
To protect improvements made by the
United States government in any river or
wstercourss. Passed.
To provide q mode OF admission for pa
tients to the hospital for the insane.
Passed.
To establish an insurance bureau.
Passed.