Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-01-21
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.


NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. Luttrell-A bill for the relief
of Federal and Confederate soldiers in the
late war, who have been arrested for acts
committed during the war, etc.
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS.
House resolution, authorizing the State
Librarian to sell copies of the proceed
ings of the Constitutional Convention was
coneurred in.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
For the relief of the Secretary of State,
allowing him certain fees, etc. Passed.
To amend section 1882 of the Code.
Passed.
For the relief of school teachers, au-
thorIzing county trustees to forward their
warrants to the State Treasurer, etc.
Passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To provide for the appointment of
Notaries Public. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
For the protection of clerks and their
securities, where records, tax papers, etc,
have been destroyed during the war.
Passed.
To regulate the payment into the State
Treasury of State Revenue. Passed.
To amend the criminal laws. Passed.
To amend the land registration laws of
the State. Passed.
To create an additional civil district in
Union county. Passed.
To change the line between Campbell
and Scott counties. Passed,
To attach the county of Trousdale to
the 7th Judicial Circuit, and to fix the
time for holding the Circuit Court therein.
Passed.
To authorize the city of Chattanooga
to issue bonds. Passed.
To prevent abuses under the attach
ment laws. Passed,
To abolish the Chancery Court at Madi-
sonville. Passed
To amend an act entitled an act to pre-
serve game in Rutherford and Fayette
counties. Passed.
To repeal sections 1882 and s, 953 of
the Code Passed.
To increase the common school fund
by taxing dogs. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To authorize Chancery Courts to grant
letters of incorporation and to authorize
County Courts to incorporate towns and
villages. Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, Of
fered an amendment in relation to rail-
roads, and Mr.. Etheridge an amendment
in reference to Boards of Trade and
Chambers of Commerce, both of which
were adopted and the bill
was then passed.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To establish the 18th Judicial Circuit,
and to change the Sd, 18th and 10th cir
cults of this State. Passed. Mr.. Peyton
moved to reconsider the vote and to lay
the motion on the table. Carried.
THE REVENUE BILL.
Mr.. Etheridge moved to take up Senate
bill, with House amendments, to provide
revenue for the State. The motion was
carried, and Mr.. Etheridge moved to
print the House amendments, stating that
the bill, as it came from the House, was
no more like the original Senate bill than
a gorilla would be like Gen. Scott dressed
up in uniform. He thought, owing to
the importance of the question, that the
should be printed.
Mr.. Cooper of Bedford stated that if
Mr.. Etheridge insisted on the motion to
print, he Cooper should call the ayes
and noes.
The motion TO print was put and lost
by the following vote: II ayes and IS
noes.
On motion of Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford,
the Senate took up the House amendments
to the original bill, section by section.
The first section was read, which pro-
Vides that the State tax should be sixty
cents on every hundred dollars.
Mr.. Etheridge moved to amend, by
that one-third of all monies
thus collected be set apart for the support
CT common schools.
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, moved to lay
Mr.. Etheridge's amendment on the table,
and the motion to lay on the table pre-
vailed, ayes IA, noes 10.
The first section was then concurred in,
ayes 16, noes 8.
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, moved to re-
consider the vote of concurrence and to
lay the motion to reconsider on the table.
Carried.
The second section, providing for a Ii
cense tax to be paid by merchants equal
to their ad valorem tax, was concurred in,
after which Mr.. Cooper made the same
motion in reference to reconsideration as
before.
Sec. 3, repeating the act fixing the tax
at 40 cents on the hundred dollars, was
concurred in, Mr.. Cooper making the
same motion as before.
Sec. 4, providing that every travelling
or local agent of any Insurance Company
in tae State or out of it, shall pay an an
nual privilege tax of twenty-five dollars
to the State, and ten dollars to each
county, was cOncurred in.
Sec. 8, providing that Railroad Com
panies shall pay tax of six mills on the
dollar on the net receipts, was amended
so as to insert ''net earnings" instead of
''net receipts" and the section was then
concurred in.
Sec. 6, taxing commercial drummers
representing parties out of the State fifty
dollars per annum to the State, and five
dollars to each county, was concurred in.
The last section, providing that this
law shall take effect from and after its
passage was also concurred in, and the
entire bill ordered transmitted to the
House.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
For the improvement and extension of
the State Penitentiary. The bill was
amended so as to grant 100000 in old is
sue of the Bank of Tennessee as collat-
eral security, the same to be returned
within two years, and to legallze the
stocksdes at Tracey City and Battle Greek
coal mines as branches of the Peniten-
tiary, and the bill was then referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
To confer criminal jurisdiction on the
County Court of Hamilton county and
for other purposes. Passed.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To change the terminus of the Muir
free.boro and Woodbury. turnpike road.
Passed.
Adjourned till tomorrow morning at IL
O'Clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIV Es
FRIDAY, Jan. 20.-The House was
called to order at II o'clock by Speaker
Perkins, and quorum present.