Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-22

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concluding as follows:
Resolved by the General Assembly of the
State of Tennessee, That the boundary
line between the States Of Tennessee and
Virginia as run and marked by their re-
spective commissioners in 1902 and solemn
ly aratified, established and confirmed" by
the Legislatures of both States in 1903, is
"the true, certain and real boundary be-
tween said States" and as such is hereby
recognised and affirmed.
Resolved further, that said boundary line
having been so long settled and established,
it is the deliberate judgment Of this Gene
raj Assembly that any move on our part
tending to unsettle or disestablish said
boundary, or even to awaken a doubt as to
its perfect validity and inviolable unaltera-
bility, is mischievous and wanton, and not
only wholly uncalled for, but to be utterly
discountenanced and condemned.
Resolved further, that the Governor of
this State be instructed to inform the Com
mOnwealth of Virginia that Tennessee de-
clines to do any act or to enter into any ne
gOtiatiOn looking to a re-Opening of the
question of the boundary between the two
States, but regards said boundary as fixed
and established beyond dispute and for
ever.
The report was received and the commit
tee discharged.
RESOLUTION.
By Mr.. Clarke: That the Assembly ad-
journ the 29th March at the hour of noon.
| Laid over.
RESOLUTIONS TAKEN UP.
House joint resolution to discharge the
Redistricting Committee.
Mr.. Greene moved to lay the resolution
| on the table. Lost-ayes, 6; noes, 10.
After some discussion the resolution was
adopted.
NEW BILLS
By Mr.. Windle: To change the lines be-
| tween the counties Of Putnam and OvertOR.
| Passed.
By Mr.. Clarke: In lieu of House bill to
amend the act to create the Office of county
| judge of Carroll and DeKalb counties.
The original bill was taken up and
amended by striking out all after the enact
| ing clause and inserting in lieu the bill in
! troduced by Mr.. Clarke as an amendment.
The bill as amended passed on third
reading.
! SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
| To amend the common school laws Of
| the State.
! The debate was resumed on Mr.. Bran
| dOn's amendment to provide that the act
shall not take effect until Jan. ], 1873. This
amendment was offered last Tuesday in
! lieu of one offered by the Com
mittee on Schools to exempt counties which
/ levy a school tax already from the opera
! tiOns of the bill for this year.
Mr.. Greene favored the adoption Of the
bill with the amendment proposed by the
committee.
Mr.. Brandon repeated his argument of
Tuesday last in support of the amendment.
| His object was to give the people an OPP
! portunity to express their approval or dis
! approval of the act before it should go
| into effect.
Mr.. Tolley urged the necessity of ap-
! pointing State Superintendent at as early
a moment as practicable, and expressed his
opposition to the amendment Of Mr.. Bran
don.
Mr.. Clarke said he did not see any emer-
gency that required the immediate operation
of the act. He did not see the urgent ne
| Cessity for bringinghIp this bill during the
called session. He approved Of submitting
such an important measure to the people
before passing it, and he would therefore
vote for the amendment of Mr.. Brandon.
Mr.. DuBOse offered in lieu Of both amend
ments the following: Provided that this act
shall not apply to cities and counties that
have already, or may before this law shall
60 into effect, levy tax sufficient for the
support Of the common schools in their re-
spective districts or said cities or cOun-
ties. Ruled out of order.
Mr.. Coulter said he would accept any
amendment but that proposed by Mr.. Bran
don. He would not support any motion
that proposed to postpone the appointment
Of a State Superintendent.
Mr.. Mcconnell favored the immediate
operation of the bill. He hoped the amend
ment of Mr.. Brandon would be voted down.
Mr.. DuBOse said be did not see the ne
cessity Of creating the Office Of State Super
intendent. The county authorities were
quite competent to manage the common
schools in the various municipalities of the
State. A State Superintendent would
be merely an expensive figure head, and the
Office was to be created in the interest Of
some pet about the capital of the State.
The Senate rose at 1870 p. NJ. for recess,
and reassembled at o'clock.
The consideration of the school bill was
resumed, when the amendment of Mr..
Brandon was adopted. Ayes II, noes 8. 4
Mr.. Greene moved to lay the bill on the
table. Lost-ayes 10, noes IL.
Messrs. Tharpe and Earnest, who were
absent when Mr.. BrandOn's amendment
was adopted, entered the Senate in time
to vote on Mr.. Greene's motion.
Mr.. Patterson moved a reconsideration
of the vote adopting Mr.. Brandon's amend
ment. Carried.
Mr.. Merritt said it was true that certain
influential gentlemen in Davidson county
had taken a deep interest in this bill, but
it was hardly fair TO insiDuate, as the Sena-
tor from Shelby (Mr. DUBOse) had done,
that they advocated the passage of the bill
through interested motives. He (Mr. Mer-
ritz had no candidate for the office Of State
Superintendent, nor had he ever suggested |
any name to the Governor.
Mr.. Warren asked if it would not be
better to have three Superintendent, one
for each grand division Of the State.
Mr.. Merritt thought not. 1t would be
more expensive. 1t would be thee times |
$500 instead of s., 800.
Mr.. Warren said it would rather be three !
times $500.
Mr.. Merritt-Yes, if you want scrubs, bat |
a man Of ability could not be had for less |
than $500.
Mr.. ThaTpe said be was in favor Of ap-
pointing a State Superintendent. What
was the sum Of $1,000 to the great Stste !
OF Tennessee compared with the dissemina-
ton of information on such an important
question among the people. He for one
would spurn the constituency that would |
condemn him for voting to have that
amount expended in such a noble cause.
The reports Of the State Treasurer and |
Col. Killebrew were alone worth $500. !
BE would mention the fact that not one of
the thirty-eight States in the Union had ever
succeeded in establishing a satisfactory sys-
tenn of education until State Superintend- !
ents were appointed. He appealed to the
Senate to adopt the bill.
Mr.. Earnest said he was decidedly in
favor of the bill, but he would vote to have
it laid on the table if any Of the amend |
ments proposed were adopted.
MIR. DuBose offered the amendment he
had proposed in the morning, to exempt