Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-27

| lew tax not exceeding fifty cents on ever.
one hundred dollars worth Of property 10
| that purpose.
Mr.. Richardson, Of Dyer and Lauder
| dale, offered an amendment providing tina
a poll tax of one dollar be levied upon eve
nv inhabitant liable to such tax for the sup
port Of the schools; that every person whC
is over twenty-one years Of age, and (
property holder, shall be deemed a lega
voter in elections held to levy the tax, anC
that all property not exempt under the
Constitution Of the State shall be Liable
TO seizure and sale for non payment Of tbs
tax.
The amendment was accepted by the au
thor of the bin, Mr.. Snipes.
Mr.. Carr moved to amend the amend
ment by striking out the poll-tax, on the
ground that it was unconstitutional, anC
subsequently moved to lay both amend
ments on the table. Agreed to-ayes 81
noes -.
Mr.. Tillman moved TO amend by striking
out "iifty cents" and inserting ''not ex.
ceeding the poll tax levied for State pur
p0ses.p
mr.. Harris moved to lay the bill and
amendment on the table. Lost-ayes 10
noes 81.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Tillmar
was then adopted.
After long discussion which took very
wide range, the bin was passed as amended
ayes 81, noes 10.
BORROWING MONEY.
douse Joint resolution authorizing the
Comptroller to borrow money for the sup
Al. i
Blind Asylums, for the current expenses of
the General Assembly and to pay the Pub
lie Printers, was taken up, amended by
striking out the provision as to the Public
Printers and adopted as amended.
ADJOURNMENT.
House Joint resolution providing that the
General Assembly adjourn sine die at Y NJ.
next Saturday was amended so as to fix the
time of adjournment at II NJ. next Monday,
and adopted as amended.
The House took a recess until 8 P. NJ,
when it reassembled.'
TO RECONSIDER.
Mr.. Carr entered motion to reconsider
the vote by which the House rejected, yes
terday, the bill to facilitate business in the
Supreme Court.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To afford relief to litigants, by removing
causes from old to new counties. Passed.
Authorizing the Governor to appoint an
agent or agents to adjust claims between
the State and the United States. A bill in
lieu, reported fiom the Committee On Sec
ton 4, and providing that the Governor
shall adjust such claims, was adopted and
passed.
To expedite business in the various
courts Of the State. Rejected.
To expedite settlements with the pur-
chasers of delinquent railroads. Rejected.
To afford relief to the country by provid-
ing proper remedies for the trial of criminal
causes.
Mr.. Gordon raised the objection that the
bill was not authorized by the Governors
which objection was sustained
by the House.
To afford relief to litigants and the coun-
try, by providing proper remedies for the
speedy hearing of causes on the crowded
dOckets of the courts. Rejected.
To diminish the public debt OF the State
by providing that, in cases where the States
interest in delinquent railroads has been or
shall be hereafter sold, the purchasers, after
paying twenty-five per cent Of the purchase
money, shall not be compelled to pay the
balance before 1885, until which time the
State shall receive eight per cent on the
State in the meantime to re-
tain its lien upon the road, with power to
sell such interest, in case the interest or
should not be paid.
The Committee on Section { reperted an
tsKt any railroad company de-
string to avail itselfof these provisions shall
file with the Comptroller its acceptance
thereof, within sixty days after the passage
ofthe bill.
Mr.. Cliff moved to amend by requiring
hat bond in double the amount of such de-
terred payments be given, with good and
security. He urged the passage of
he measure as calculated to assist materi-
Ally in reducing the debt Of the State, as
eight per cent. would be realized upon the
deferred payments, thus establishing sink
ng fund which would clear away nearly
4 million Of dollars within the thirteen
years.
Mr.. Frierson said he regarded the bill as
he most dangerous that had been intro
iuced this session, and earnestly protested
against its passage, as reopening a question
which had already cost the State millions.
If the House passed the bill it would go
back on the policy ofhonesty and economy,
10 which it had so consistently adhered
since 1t first took hold of these railroad
and which had received the
unanimous and emphatic Endorsement of
their constituents. Besides, in case the
provisions of the bill should not be COM
Piled with, the General Assembly would
have all the vexatiOus and expensive work
Of selling out the delinquent railroads to do
over again.
Mr.. Lewis reviewed the liberal policy ofthe
State toward the railroads since the passage
Of the internal Improvement act, and remind
ed the House. of the time, labor and money
which had been expended at the last session
in getting the State out of the complications
with which it had been almost overwhelm-
ed. To pass this bill would be to undo all
they had done and to deprive the State Of
The means upon which it had counted for
its obligations. The purchasers
Of these delinquent roads had taken them
with their eyes open and with full knowl-
edge of the terms fixed by the Chancery
Court.
Mr.. Chambers insisted that the arrange
nent proposed in the bill would be as ad-
to the State as to the railroads,
and argued that the pslicy Of the State
should be as favorable to these lines of
as its interests would per-
NIT. While the bonds of the State bore
interest at only 6 per cent, s per cent. was
offered on these deferred payments.
Mr.. Padgett thought the bill extremely
dangerous to the best interests of the State.
As the railroads had failed in their Obliga-
ions before, there was no guarantee that
hey would not do so again.
Mr.. BUfOrd commended that such action
AZ that proposed would greatly injure the
States credit, the bonds to be paid by the
purchasers of delinquent railroads being de-
pended upon to meet emergencies.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the bill and
on the table. Lost.
Mr.. Gordon made objection that the bill
was not authorized by the Governors pro-
clamation, pending which,
Mr.. Gin moved to postpone the further
of the bill until 1920 A. NJ.
tomorrow.
House bill to legalize the action of the
Governor, in the preservation and care of
he State archives, and providing for the
sale Of such public property about the Cap
hOl as is not needed by the State,was taken
up and passed on third reading.
Adjourned till 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.