Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-02
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

FRIDAY, Dec. 1.-The Senate met al III
O'Clock, Speaker Vaughn IN the chair.
NEW RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Merritt: Directory to the Comp
troller, for the benefit of j. A. McAllister q
Co., for supplies furnished by them to the
penitentiary in 1863. Referred to the Com
mittee on Penitentiary.
By Mr.. Wendle To inquire into the
funds in the Bank of Tennessee, belonging
to the common school fund Of OvertOn
county, arising from the sale of school lands
within said county. Adopted, and Messrs.
Wendle and Young appointed committee
to take charge Of the matter.
By Mr.. Staley: That the Legislature ad-
iourn sine die on Wednesday, the 10Th inst.
Rejected.
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were introduced and
passed BY Mr.. Jones To incorporate and
regulate insurance companies. By Mr..
Hawes: To repeal the act changing the line
between Smith, Putnam and DeKalb coun-
ties. By Mr.. Clarke: To regulate the as
sessment and collection of taxes on stock
etc. By Mr.. Coulter: To diminish the dan
gers of travel, by making common carriers
liable for accidents to employees. By Mr.
Porter: To establish an Insurance SureaC,
Bv Mr.. Jones To provide for electing
Senators and Representatives to I'LL yacan-
cies. BY Mr.. Porter: To regulate the bust
ness of Insurance Companies.
NEW COUNTY.
Mr.. Warren presented a petition from
sundry citizens, asking the establishment OF
a new county out of fractions of Madison
Henderson. McNairy and Hardeman, to be
be called Chester county. Referred to the
Committee on New Counties and County
Lines. -.-..---...
BILLS on SECOND READING.
A number of House and Senate bill
were passed on their second reading.
CONVENTIONAL INTEREST.
Senate bill on third reading to repeal the
act providing for a conventional rate of in
terest, was taken up. The Speaker held lt'
consideration to be void, as the question
affected the Constitution. An appeal wa:
taken from the ruling, but the Senate sus
tained the Speaker.
The Senate took a recess until $50 P. VI.
when it reassembled.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD HEADING.
To better secure the rights of partie
claimant against railroads. Passed.
Bill in relation to the sale OF the Tennes
see and Pacific Railroad.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND HEADING.
To repeal an act authorizing the Cover
nor to appoint a Superintendent OF the
Capitol and the Capitol grounds. The
Committee on the Capitol offered in lieu Z
bill making the Secretary of State ex-OtficiC
Superintendent at a salary of $500, which
was adopted and the bill passed.
Anunlber of Senate bills were then passed
on second reading, and the following re-
iected: To regulate the pay OF assessors
and to fix and regulate the fees of publish
ers of newspapers.
VETOED.
The bill in relation to turnpike companie;
was returned by the. Governor, who gave
in a special message to the Senate the rea-
son for not approving it-that the bill con
tanned no clause requiring the Commission
ers to execute bonds for the faithful dis
charge of their duties and the safe return oI
money that may come in their hands.
TENNESSEE AND PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The bill in relation to the Tennessee and
Pacific Railroad was taken up on its third
reading, and pending its consideration, the
Senate adjourned to 8 A. NJ, tomorrow.
HOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
FRIDAY, Dee 1.-The House met al
1920 A. NJ, Speaker Richardson in the
chair.
THE SCHOOL FUND.
Mr.. Colduett, from the Special Commit,
tee on School Funds, reported that there
were in the hands of the trustee of the
Bank of Tennessee the following amounts ot
school land NOES and the proceeds Of land
notes collected: UncOllected S3,6l1.S5
collected S672.3I. These amounts, not be-
ing assets of the Bank of Tennessee, the
trustee was prepared to turn them over Oh
demand to the different counties entitled tC
the same. Prior to the war, S4O5,OS5.lC
were deposited in the Bank of Tennessee
to the credit of the school land districts, and
is therefore a debt which will have to he
paid, pro rata with the other debts
out of the assets of the bank
The bank is unable to pay
the interest or made good the principal OF
this school fund. The committee would,
therefore, like to have an expression OF
opinion from the Legislature as to whether
the State is bound 10 make good any deli
cheney in this fund arising out ofthe liability
of the bank TO meet it owing to the casual.
ties of war. There is also a State school
fund fixed by the code at Sl,5OO,O0O. The
interest on this fund was paid up to, and
including 1861, but not since. In addition
to this there was an academy fund winch
the State bound itself to pay up to lS66
amounting to $4,000 year. None OF TINS
had been paid since 1861 and there was
therefore, 100000 due on this account by
the State.
A resolution directing the Trustee OF the
Bank of Tennessee to pay over the school
funds in his hands to the various counties
entitled to the same, accompanied the re-
port and was adopted under a suspension OF
the rules.
Mr.. Enloe submitted a report from the
special committee appointed to investigate
the charges preferred against W. Z. Wade,
former clerk in the COmptrOller's office,
stating that the committee had examined
the books and bonds and coupons in the
Comptroller's office, and found the books
correct. and all the bonds and coupons on
file shat belong to the office, which exami-
nation had consumed so much of the time
of the committee that the investigation
could not be completed fully and satisfac-
tOrily before the adjournment of the preseLt
General Assembly. The committee asked
to be discharged on the grounds that Mr..
Wade was under an Indictment in the
courts for the alleged offense, where the in
vestigation could be made more thorough
than the committee could possibly make it
in the short space intervening before the
adjournment of the Assembly.
The committee expressed no opinion as
to the guilt or innocence of the accused.
On motion, the report was received and
the committee discharged.
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were introduced and
passed: By Mr.. McCampbell: Directory
10 the Circuit and Criminal Court Clerks
respecting fees of Attornies General. BY
Mr.. Leach: To change the line between
the counties of Cheatham and Dickson. By
Mr.. Cliff: To amend section 3775 OF the
Code. By Mr.. McGhee: To regulate the
practice of dentistry in the State Of Ten