Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-19
THE CALLED SESSION.
SIXTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS OF THE
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Special to the Appsal.l

Special to the Appssl.l
NASHVILLE, March IS.
In the senate to-day the foIIowins
bills were introduced aud passed |
first reading.
By Mr. GibsOn-TO repeal an act Il
amend the criminal laws Of the State
approved January 26th, 1871. Also {
bill to relieve the liquor dealers from
tsking an oath and giving bond not tC
adulterate liquors.
The house bill authorizing the
mayor, etc, of incorporated towns
and cities, with a population Of not
less than one thousand and not more
than twenty thousand, 10 issue bonds
to the amount of fifteen thousand dol
lars, was taken up on the third read
ing. 1t was amended by inserting q
clause enabling any corporation tax
ing advantage of the act to expend
one-third OF the bOods in purchasing
a corporate cemetery. Bill as amend.
ed passed.
Senate bill to insure a more prompt
and efficient collection OF the revenue
by clerks and justices passed on third
reading.
Mr.. Merritt introduced a bill to au-
thOrize the railroad commissioners to
receive the balance due on the pUr-
chase of the Memphis, ClarksvilIe and
Louisville railroad; also a bill to facil-
itate the payment Of purchase money
due upon sales Of delinquent railroads.
Senate bill TO amend the act for the
sale Of delinquent railroads, 80 as to
enable Knox and BlOunt counties to
redeem the Knoxville and Charleston
railroad, was taken up on third read
ing, and finally recOmmitted.
The other business was unimport-
ant. The senate took a recess at noon
to witness the st. Patrick's procession
pass by the capitol.
In the house, Cross introduced a
resolution instructIng the special COM
mittee to enquire into the prOpriety Of
purchasing Thompson and Steger's
Revised Statutes Of Tennessee and re-
port how many copies needed and
what they Will cost. Laid over.
Dicks resolution endorsing the ac
ton Of the governor in the preserva-
ton and care of archives, etc, and
authorizing the sale Of such public
property about the capital as may be
Of no use to the State, was laid over.
Mr.. Gilt presented a petition rom
the directors OF the MCMinnville and
Manchester railroad, praying that the
State either assume the lien of the
United States upon the road, amount
ing to S67, 900 and interest since 1865,
or deduct that amount from the S225,-
600 dollars to be paid by the Memphis
and Charleston railroad company,
purchasers Of the road. Referred.
Among the bills introduced and
passed first reading were the follow
ing: Mccall TO adjust the indebted
ness of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad company to the State on &C |
count Of the purchase Of the Memphis, |
CiarksViile, and Louisville railroad.
By Mr.. Freeman-TO establish a
criminal court for Haywood county.
By Mr.. SnipeS-IO amend the char. |
tiers Of Incorporated cities and towns |
and for the encouragement OfcOmmon |
schools.
Both houses took recess of twenty /
minutes to view the procession in /
honor of st. Patrick's day.
In accordance with an invitation sc-
eepted by the general assembly last
week, Mr.. Tiliman offered a resolu-
ton to print I've thousand copies OF
the report Of the State treasurer and
the eX-othcio superintendent of public
and accompanying the COM
OF mis- assistant, j. B.
on the condition Of public
sducatiOn IN the State.
After some discussion on the school
question, the resolution offered as
providing that the cost of
printing the report should not exceed
wo hundred dollars.
The amendment as adopted and
resolution was posed.
The house then adjourned.