Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-23
THE CALLED SESSION.
TENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS OF THE
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, March 22.

Special TO the Appeal
NASHVILLE, March q.
IN THE SENATE.
After the routine business, the re-
port of the special committee on the
question of the boundary between
| tennessee and Virginia was taken VI
and read.
Mr.. Tolley objected to the wording
of one of the resolutions accompany
ing the report as being discourteous tc
/ Virginia.
Messrs. Earnest and Gibson advO-
Gated the adoption Of the resolutions
without change, contendlng that the
occasion was one which called foI
plain and unequivocal language.
Mr.. TOlley moved to strike Uut the
words "mischievous and wanton"
in the following phrase, which occurs
in one OF the resolutions: "It is the
deliberate Judgment OF this general
assembly that any move on our part
tending to unsettle or disestablish said
boundary, or even awaken doubt
as to its perfect validity and inViola-
BILE unalterability Is mtschlev Gus and
Wanton, and not only wholly uncalled
for, but to be utterly discountenanced
and condemned"
After a sharp discussion, In which
Messrs. Gibson and TOlley were the
principal speakers and some of the
most eloquent speeches OF the session
were delivered, Mr.. Talley's motion
was lost and the report accompanying
the resolution was adopted unani'
mously.
Mr.. Hughes introduced a bill to pro-
vide for holding elections in school
districts for the purpose Of voting on
the question of levying a school tax
In counties where no such tax is col
lected.
Two house bills to amend the act to
revise the rules Of chaneery practice
we've rejected.
Two senate bills on the same SUBJ
jeet were referred to the judiciary
committee.
A bill presented by Senator Clark
to repeal section seven Of rule two
and sections of rules eight and thir-
teen Of the same act passed third
reading after protracted debate. 1t
is probable that 1t is the only one Of
the whole batch on the subject which
will succeed in running the gauntlet
of both houses. During the debate the
APPEAL was quoted to show how the
public regarded the waste OF time In
discussing measures not properly en-
brsced in the governors proclamation.
Several bills we're advanced a stage.
when the senate adjourned.
In the house the following bills were
introduced and passed frst reading:
By Mr.. Ohester-IO facilitate busi-
ness in the supreme court, and for
other purposes.
By Mr.. Dick-To legalixe the acts Of
the governor in regard to archives,
standard weights, etc.
By Mr.. Lumpkin-TO facilitate the
sale of lands, and protect purchasers
thereof, by registration OF judgments.
The bill 10 redistrict the State was
taken up Onits third reading, and sew
eral amendments were offered and laid
on the table.
Messrs. CoIguitt and freeman ex.
pressed their wrath at the nOn-suc-
cess of the dodges to defeat the bill.
After short but ediiying WTangle
among the eastern representatives,
Mr.. Gift said he had long believed
that the best way TO avoid such COM
plicatiOns as had arisen under this
bill was to elect all congressman from
the State at large, and he therefore
moved that the districts be stricken
out, and that the nine representatives
be elected upon a general ticket.
Mr.. ROssOn said it might be OBJ
jectiOnable as bill, but things had
got into such a shape that unless it
was passed they would have to go
home and confess their utter incapaci.
ty to re-district the Strife. No MEM
Der, much as he might dislike the
style in which his own district had
been shaped, would like to do this.
The bill was certainly preferable to
Gifts proposition.
Mr.. NOwlan moved to postpone fur
ther consideration of the bill until TO
morrow, and to refer It to q committee
of two members each from the first,
second, and third districts for adjust.
ment Of the differences as to those dis
tricts.
After some further skirmlshing
among the East Tennessee members
Messrs. Chambers, Giilman and
Snipes advocated the passage of the
bill without the amendment and with
out delay.
Mr.. Lumpkin explained that In
voting against taOling the motions In
the early part OF the discussion, he
wished it distinctly understood, he
was not opposed to the original bill,
on the contrary he indOrsed it, for he
believed 1t to be the only bill that
could pass. He desired, however. to
protect the minority in their parlia-
mentAry rights, and was opposed to
that prOscriptive policy In which one
party was numerically stronger than
the other. The motion of Mr.. NoWlan
was lest; ayes 81, noes 85. The amend
ment offered by MIR. Gilt was tabled.
The bill then passed third reading
and was Immediately transmitted to
the house.
Several members explained that,
although the bill did not meet the
views OF their constituents, they voted
for it as being the only measure likely
to pass the house.
The house held an afternoon session
at which good deal Of business of
unimportant nature was transact
ed.
The house joint resolution, author
iElng the comptroller to borrow $40, 600
to take up the warrants hypothecated
for the benefit Of the penitentiary,
was taken up and adopted.
A special committee was appointed
10 arrange with Judge Baxter the
time when he would address the as
sembly on the subjects to be consld-
cred by the convention Of judges.
Adjourned.