Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-04-03
THE WORK OF THE EXTRA SESSION.
An Exposition of Every Law and ResoIn'
ton of Public Interest.
NASHVILLE, a

NASHVILLE, April l, 49,.
EDITORS CHRONICLE The Legislature
adjourned to-day, after a laboriOus session
of twenty days. Sixteen Acts were paSseu
and twenty-eight Resolutions adopted
Notwithstanding the heated political as
cussions growing out OF the ApportIon-
ment bill, much more cordial feeling eA-
listed among the members than at the Iast
session.
I have carefully prepared the following
enitome of what was done, giving the
Substance of every Act and Resolution, eX-
cept one or two local measures affecting
Middle and West Tennessee exclusively.
In making this abstract have avoided ex-
pressing any opinion as TO the merits or
dement's of the new legislation.
a RAILROADS.
The Railroad Commissioners were au-
thoriZed to sell the Tennessee and Pacific
Railroad to the stockholders for 100000
in State bonds. This law was the result
of a compromise between the State and
the railroad, and was recommended by the
Governor and the Railroad Commission
ers. This is the only railroad now unsold
wherein the State has an interest.
An act was passed to indemnify the pur-
chasers of the McAIinnville and ManChes-
ter Railroad against q claim for SCI, 900,
claimed to be due the United States, for
which suit has been brought by the L. ).
government.
The Governor was authorized and en-
powered to settle and adjust all claims by
the U. s. government against the various
railroads in the State, and also all counter
claims the State has against the United
States on account of railroads.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company was authorized to depOStthe
balance due by it to the State, (S650,0OG in
State bonds,) in some depository selected
by the Railroad Commissioners, and there
upon the State releases her lien upon the
Memphis, Louisville and GAINESVILLE Rail-
road, and in lieu the State is given q lien
on said bonds The bill is designed to
enable the Louisville and Nashville road
to raise money on the Memphis Louisville
and GAINESVILLE road, against which the
United States has an unsettled claim.
The Railroad Commissioners were au
thorized to settle with the Receivers of de-
linquent railroads" and report thereon to
the next Legislature.
House bill to give purchasers of State
railroads until 1886 to pay the principal of
their Indebtedness to the State was defeat
ed for want of a Constitutional major
ity.
REMOVAL OF SUITS.
An act was passed providing for the re-
moval of suits from old counties to new
in cases where both parties reside in the
new county.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
The Comptroller, Secretary of State and
Treasurer were constituted Board "tO let
out the publication, including printing
binding and stereotyping, of the Supreme
Court Reports to the lowest responsible
competent bidder" 1t is believed that
this will reduce the price nearly One-half
The House refused to the last moment to
concur with the Senate in this change +;
and itwas only after the appointment of a
Committee of Conference, whereof Sena-
tor Gibson was Chairman, that the change
was made.
COURTS OF SECOND CHANCERY DIVISION.
The times for holding the courts in the
I'd Chancery Division were changed as fol-
lows:
Knox, Sd Mondays in March and Sep
TENDER.
Sewer, 2d Mondays in April and Octo-
Der.
Union, Sd Mondays in April and Octo-
Der.
Morgan, 4th Mondays in April and De-
tober
Fentress, LIST Thursdays after the 18th
Mondays in April and October.
Scott, 1st Mondays after the 4th Mon
days in April and October.
Roane, I'd Mondays in May and Novem-
Der.
Loudon, Sd Mondays in May and No
vembeT.
Anderson, Ist Mondays in June and
December.
Blount, I'd Mondays in June and Deem
Der.
Campbell, Sd Mondays in June and De-
Cember.
The act takes effect from and after the
first day of June next.
CHANCERY PRACTICE.
Section of Rule ,, and Section l of
Rule s. of the act of last session to revise
the Rules of Chancery Practice were re-
pealed. This leaves the law upon the sub
ject of taking deposition on interrogato-
ries, and upon the subject of continuances
as it stood before the last session. The
law requiring dispositions to be enrolled
was also repealed.
EDUCATION.
Six thousand copies of the Report of the
State superintendent of Public Instruction
were ordered to be printed for general cir
CulatiOn throughout the State.
The Superintendent of Public InStruc-
ton was empowered to take all steps nee
essary to secure to Tennessee her proper
ton of the proceeds of any lands apprO-
prlated by Congress to educational purpo-
SEES.
Incorporated towns were authorized to
submit school tax to the people, and if
two-thirds of those voting vote for the tax
then the tax is to be levied but no corpo-
ration tax shall be levied unless the county
wherein such town is situated fail to lew
a county tax on or before the April court.
Corporation schools are to be under the
exclusive management of the corporation.
BOUNDARY LINE.
\ series of resolutions We're adopted
wherein the Legislature on behalf Of the
State declines to do any act or to enter
into any negotiation looking to the re-
opening of the question of boundary be-
tween the Statesn of Tennessee and Vir-
ginia. The report of the Joint Select Com
mittee Oh this subject, by Senator Gibson,
its chairman, was spread in full upon the
Journal as containing an exhaustive his