Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-05
MISSISSIPPI.
NASHVILLE.
Senate Prooeedings-Sharp Debate on the
Bill to ReSuiate Charges Of
Public Printer.
Special to the Appeal

Special 10 the Appeal
NAsByIILE, November 4.-In the Sen
ste, to-day, after routine business AttoI-
ney-Genersl Heiskell's report respecting
the Memphis city hospital was read. He
recommends the sale Of the property by
the State as soon as possible after the
question Of title is settled. He estimates
the value Of the property at forty-fve
Thousand dollars. Referred 20 Judiciary
committee.
The county court OF Gibson county,
through Mr.. Coulter, asked for revised
edition of the code, and 70 have copies sup
piled justices Of the State. II half the
smendments &c the code are passed such
REVISION will be absolutely necessary.
Stsley, undeterred by the fate Of former
bills on the same subject, introduced an
act TO mske rules of evidence in State and
Federal courts uniform.
Coulter submitted bill graduating and
reducing the license OF retail liquor deal
srs.
Talley reported from the committee on
public printing bill to regulate public
printing, and recommended the rejection
of some half dozen measures on the same
subject.
In an evil hour, Warren moved a recon-
aiderstion OF the bill to protect owners OF
stock kept for breeding purposes. The
motion was carried, and immedistely the
Senators renewed the wrsngle which had
bsen cut short on . former Occssion by
consigning the bin to the.limbo Of stran.
slsd bsntlings.
The greater part of the morning was
spent in discussing photographed amend
ments.
Ridley snd Tslley took q practical view
OF the measure regarding 1t as all impor-
eant TO the stOck-rsising interests of the
State. Ridley, disgusted with the
bill es amended, finally moved
that Il be laid on the table, and the
wearied house said aye"
On Mr.. TAlley's bill, In lieu of ali the
bills and resolutions on public printing,
there was long dsbste. All the members
Of the COMMITTEES, Radicals a. well ss
Democrats, agreed that II any change was
made IN the prices, it should be 10 increase
she rstea.
Rr. Gibson, of course, hsd rap a. the
public printers. He offered an amend
naent, which would reduce the rates from
50 70 25 per cent. above the rates pre-
soribed by the code.
Mr.. DuBose charged him with being
biassd by party preiudics, and said that
the whole opposition arose from hostility
70 Jones, Purvis q Co., snd the Demo
cratic papers they controlled.
The debate was warm and prOtrscted.
Amendments we're offered and Withdrawn
IN such numbers that. the Speaker, sens-
tors and clerk became confused. At
length, the previous question was called,
AIR. Gibson withdrew his. amendment, and
the bail passed q second reading.
The House bill TO enable railroad COM
Inissionsrs for the State TO perfect their
sales, and place Purchasers in possession,
passed second resding.
Adjourned.
Among new bills and resolutions in the
house, were those Of Linn, Of Lauder
dale. regulating the tax on merchants,
1t provides that merchants shall be re-
quired to pay an od vatorem tax upon
their capital invested, equal 70 the tax
levied upon other taxable property, and
a merchants shAn psy no other tax.
By Mr.. woston-On fixing the State
aax on lawsuits in courts Of record.
By Mr.. Clift-To provide for phono-
graphic reporters In the circuit and Grim
1nsl courts.
Tbs House bill to enable the rail-
rosd commissioners Of the State TO perfect
their sales, and plaSs purchasers In
possession, passed on third reading.
Several houss and senate bills advanced
REtage.
Adjourned.