Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-17

at 10 a. NJ, Speaker Richardson In the
| chair and sixty-seven members present.
/ Mr.. Allison, of Williamson, was granted
| leave Of absence, on account of sickness in
his family.
| By Mr.. Leach: To provide for the COM
! pilatiOn, publication and distribution of a
| Revised Code of Tennessee, the same to be
| revised by three commissioners learned in
the law, and to be printed by the public
printers. Passed.
| By Mr.. Chambers To relieve the dock
cts of the Supreme Court by increasing the
/ rate Of interest on judgments and DEGREES,
and to prevent delay in appeal cases.
| Passed.
By Mr.. Lumpkin: To amend the Code
| so as TO exempt Common School visitors
| and commissioners from liability to service
as jurors. Passed.
By Mr.. Cliff: To require the printing Of
transcripts in cases appealed to the Su-
| preme Court, if more than three hundred
pages in length. Passed.
By AIr. Trousdale, Chairman of the
| Committee on Section 8: To amend the
! act passed at the last session for the ap-
! pOrtionment of the State into Senatorial
! and Representative districts, by designing
! the places at which the vote in the respec-
tive Senatorial districts shall be compared.
! Passed.
REVISED STATUTES.
| By Mr.. Eckel Resolution instructing
! the appropriate committees to report as
| early as possible as to the necessity for pub
! fishing and distributing a revision of the
statutes. Adopted.
! POINTS OF ORDER on THE GOVERNORS
PROCLAMATION.
| Mr.. Enloe, from the special committee
| appointed for that purpose, reported rule
! of order, limiting speeches on objections or
points of orders raised under the subject
matter of the Governors proclamation, to
five minutes, and providing that all such
questions shall be settled by the Sote Of the
House. Adopted.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To change the time of holding the
Chancery Court of Lake county. Passed.
To secure the collection of State and
county taxes.
Mr.. Martin, author Of the bill, explained
that it was intended to supply the defects of
the act for similar purpose passed at the
last session, as pointed out by the Governor
in his proclamation. The difference between
the bill and the defective act was, that the
latter recognized, by implication, the Validi-
ty of the titles heretofore made to lands
sold by the State for non-payment of taxes,
though the Supreme Court had repeatedly
decided against such titles, whereas in the
the measure now proposed the State avoid
ed this difficulty by proceeding upon the
idea that all tax sales heretofore made are
irregular and void, as held by the Supreme
Court; and, resting upon the State continu-
ing'lien for the taxes, it provides for the FL
ing of bill in Chancery 10 inforce the
same.
Mr.. Chester moved to amend by reducing
the penalty from fifteen to ten per cent.
Mr.. Rosson moved to make the penalty
twelve and one-half per cenc.
On motion of Mr.. McGhee, both amend
ments we're tabled.
Mr.. Dick offered an amendment to The
effect that the Commissioners shall be
elected by the various County Courts, in
stead Of being appointed by the Governor.
Mr.. Harris moved to amend the amend
ment by providing that no person who is
member of the County Court, or who has
been q member of the court for twelve
months previous, shall be eligible to the Of
fee of Commissioner.
Mr.. Cliff said that 1fthey gave the County
Courts power TO appoint the Commission
ers, they would destroy the efficiency and
purpose of the bill. They had tried the
agents of the respective counties, and these
agents had failed to collect the taxes
hence the necessity for this bill now. The
appointing power should be placed in the
hands of the Governor to insure the selec-
ton of efficient Commissioners.
Mr.. Snipes-If the County Court APP
pointed John Smith, and the Governor ap-
pointed John Smith, would not the John
Smith appointed by the County Court col
lect the tax as well as if he had been ap-
pointed by the Governor?
Mr.. Clift-Yes; but the County Court
might appoint the wrong John Smith.
They had tested the County Courts U .,on
another important question--the ed. cation