Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-04
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TENNESSEE , LEGISLATURE.


t-f SENATE.
FRIDAY, Nov. 3.-The Senate met at 10
"A. NJ, Speaker Vaughn in the chair. l-s1
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The Committee on Education reported
.riagorably respecting ]. D. O'Briens analy-
i--tical system Of teaching practical mathe-
MATES, and recommended its consideration
TO teachers generally. ---1
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were introduced and
passea a first reading; -,.,.--------.-..
BY MFR. Gibson: To enable old counties
to collect debts due them from fractions
taken off. ~ - -A-"l1- F.EEE
By Mr.. Tolley; To amend the act to re-
organize and regulate common schools
NEW RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. DuBose Directory to the Gov
ernor. Secretary Of State and Comptroller
TO enfore and execute an act providing for
the sale Of State stock in all turnpikes,"
passed March II, 1860. Lies over.
a BY Mr.. Clarke: To appoint a joint com
mittee 70 receive from all candidates for the
public printing sealed proposals, accom-
panied by SAMPLES of printing and a dis
tinct statement 0fspfices they propose to
charge for all kinds of State printing work.
Referred, under suspension Of the rules,
TO the Committee on Printing. ev~-rE
RESOLUTIONS TAKEN Up.
Senate resolution directory to the Comp
troller and Treasurer TO suspend payment
,Eof Warrants or claims against the State un-
til all borrowed monies are paid back, and
that thereafter they be prohibited from
effecting loans for any purpose whatever.
Mr. Du Bese explained that under a res
olution adopted by the last Legislature the
Treasurer and Comptroller had been au-
thorized to borrow 100000 by hypotheca-
ton Of State bonds. Under that authority
~ loan had been effected, and the bonds
Of the State were -hypOthecated as
security. The time for the repay
ment of this loan was fast approach
ina aud unless some steps were
taken By which to accumulate greenbacks
enough 10 meet the debt, the bonds would
certainly be sacrificed. He believed it was
against The policy OF this State to borrow
ga money from any source whatever. If the
3 treasury was empty, it was the duty of the
-7 Legislature to levya tax sufficient TO defray
5- tke expenses Of the government He
besved the State did not want credit,
IN and did not want TO borrow money
by selling her bonds in the market.
As shown by the financial statement re-
rF Gently submitted to the Legislature, it
g. would have been better for Tennessee that
she should have had no credit, better that
her bonds had not been worth i've
cents in the market and not sold at all,
rather than the State debt should have been
increased to S40,000,000, as was the case at
one time.
After some further discussion the resOlu
ton was amended by striking out the latter
part of it, providing that no loans should be
effected in the future, and then adopted.
HOUSE BILLS on SECOND HEADING. .
Respecting revenue in the hands of col
lectors Of revenue. Passed.
To give courts power TO tax prosecutors
with costs. Passed.
To authorize the election of an additional
Justice Of Peace for Fayette county.
Passed.
To change the time of holding the Grim
inal Court of Rutherford county. Passed.
To provide for an additional Notary Pub
lie for the fourteenth civil district Of Ham
ilton county. Passed.
To amend the act to establish Criminal
Court in the county of Montgomery
Passed.
SENATE BILLS on THIRD READING.
Requiring the official bonds of collector:
to be registered in their respective counties
Laid on the table. -..
Repeating the law allowing payment fol
wolf scalps, etc, out of the State revenue
Rejected.
... TO allow coroners to appoint one deputy
Passed.
Adjourned till 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.