Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-20
THE CALLED SESSION.
SEVENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS OF THE
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Special to the Appeal ]

| 1ntne senate, alter routine business,
Mr.. Clarke introduced bill to amend
the act to revise the rules Of chsncery
practies.
A house bill to amend the act pre-
scribing terms and mode Of ad-
mission Into the hospital for the in-
sane was taken up on third reading.
1t was amended BY inserting section
| providing that in the prOpOrtioning Of
nOn-paying patients among the5everal
| counties, any county having q surplus
population of two. thousand or more
be entitled to an additional patient for
such surplus, and in admitting nom
paying patients, counties having no
| patient charged against them shall be
| preferred 70 other counties. This
aTnan6 NJ mt was adopted, and the bill
! ss3 &.
GA the third reading Of the senate
bill to amend the common school
laws, a prOtracted debate arose. An
amendment making the meetings of
the board semi annual was adopted.
An amendment was offered to pro-
vide that the bill should not take ef-
feet until January 1st, 1873. at noon
the debate was postponed till Thurs
day.
Mr.. Dabose from the redistricting
committee submitted bill to appOr-
ton the congressional districts OF the
Slate. The proposed western districts
are IS as follows:
Ssventh-RObertsOn Cheatham,
Dickson, Montgomery, Houston,
Stewart, Humphrey, Benton, Henry,
Carroll and Hen fersOn.
Eighth-Madison Haywood, Tip.
ton, L3uderdale, Gibson, Dyer, Lake,
Obion and Weakly.
Ninth Shelby, Fsyette, Hsrdemsn
and McNairy.
In the discussion on the motion to
refer the bill back to the redistricting
committee, it transpired that there
was g majority and minority In the
committee. No bill was submitted
by the minority, on the understand
ing that the msjOrity bill was to be
referred back TO the committee.
A motion to recOmmit the bill, with
instructions to report tomorrow, was
carried-ayes u, noes 9.
Mr.. Merritt introduced a bill to fix
the time and conditions on which
payments shall be made by the Ten
nessee and Pacific railroad Company
to the State.
Mr.. Mcconnell offered a resolution
requesting the railroad commissioners
to postpone the sale OF the Knoxville
and Charleston railroad. Adopted
under a suspension Of the rules.
Adjourned.
IN TIE HOUSE.
Thomas Z. Richardson, h0ater from
Dyer and Lauderdale, Vjce Linn, re-
signed, was sworn in and took his |
seat.
The following bills were introduced
and passed first reading:
By Mr. Discriminating the gov
ernOr to appoint agents to settle the |
claim between the State and the |
United S ates.
Mr.. Gift moved to amend By in |
chester, and the Winchester and Ala 1
bama road. Adopted.
The bill, as amended, passed.
By Mr.. Clift-To enable the State |
railroad commissioners to perfect the
title to the McMinnville and Man
chester railroad, and to credit the
road, in its purchase from the State,
with whatever amount may be rscOv-
cred by the United States in the suit
now pending in the United States cir
cult court at Nashville. Passed.
MIR. Frierson, chairman Of the house
cOmmittse on congressional appor-
reported q bill to edistrics |
the State. Mr.. FriePsOn said that he
nOtised a disposition this morning to
elements which appeared
almast isrecOncilable yesterday. lie !
suggested that the bill be passed On /
first reading and recon mitted.
Mr. Hinkle moved to reject the bill.
Mr.. Snipe5 said the bill was mani
testify unjust. While by its provisions
one hundred snd fity-Jhrae thousand
voters were crowded ia the eighth
district, there would be only one nun
dred and thirty-tWO thousand in the
ninth, and Middle Tennessee would
have a controlling influence in the
seventh.
Mr.. Harris hoped that the course
suggested by the chairman of the
committee would be followed, as pro
positions Of a very liberal nature had |
beeen made from Middle Tennessee
members this morning, which he
thought would have resalt satiSfac
tory TO the house.
MF. Suipes complained that West
Tennessee stood no chance, having
only two members in the committee
on the part Of the house while Middle
Tennessee had I've. If West Tennes-
seee could have control Of her surplus
west Of the Tennessee river il WIS all
she asked.
After some rambling discussion the
house refused to reject the bill and il
passed first reading and was recon-
mitteG.
Mr.. Tillman introduced a Joint res
olutiOn authorizing the comptroller to
borrow 500 Coo 70 meet the pressing
Ofthe State. Laid over.
On motion Of Mr.. McGhee the re-
port OF the committee on the revision
and republication OF the statutes Of
Tennessee was taken up and read.
The report concludes with a resOlu-
tiOn authorizing the governor to ap-
point commission Of three persons,
learned in law, TO examine the edition
Of Thompson and Steger and other
thoroughly as to their general
and accuracy, and to
report to the next general assembly.
Mr.. Crews said that this PROPOSE
ton had been thor1ug ally discU 3sed at
the last session. II was well known
that lawyers charged high for their
services, and the commission would |
cost the State probably twenty five
thousand dollars. He had bsen among
his constituents and had found notb-
ing to change the views heretofore
The matter should be left
to the next general assembly. He
moved to amend by providing that
the examination should be made with
cut compensation.
After g discussion, the amendment
passed, and the resolution, as amend
ed, wss adopted.
Several bills were advanced a stage.
The house bill to amend the act to
revise the rules in chsncery practice
passed third reading.
House bill to amend an act for the
more efficient management Of the
State prison, was taken up on third
reading. 1t was amended by prOVid-
inc that the superintendent should
receive $1,000 In addition TO his salary,
In lieu of his residence at the peniten-
tfary, and giving the residence to the
warden instead. The section taking
rom the governor the power Of aP-
the warden and assistant
warden and guards was stricken out
and the bill as amended passed.
The following house bills passed
third reading:
To amend an act to reOrgsnize and
regulate common schools.
To amend an act to redistfict the
State ia the senatorial and represent
alive districts.
House bin authorizing towns of not
less than 1900 nor more than q. 600 in
habitaats to issue bonds to an amount
not exceeding $4,000 for the liquida-
ton of their present liabilities, was
taken up on the senate's amendment,