Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-04-03

of each county elect a commissioner to
make the sales and execute the law gener-
ally. The proceeds of the sales of these
lands are to be distributed equally between
the counties in proportion to their scholas-
tic populations for common school pur-
poses. The commissioners make their sales
through proceedings in Chancery. The
commissioners receive the same fees allow
ed Revenue Collectors, and in some coun-
ties the office will be worth having. 1t is
estimated that the sale of these lands will
net nearly million of dollars. The pur-
chasers at the commissioners sales get a
good title.
TENNESSEE MONEY. ..-...
The laws requiring Tennessee Bank
money to be burned were repealed and
the bills of said bank required to be cam
celled in the same manner State bonds are
now required to be cancelled.
INSANE HOSPITAL.
Three hundred non-paying patients were
authorized to be admitted into the State
Hospital, being Zone to every four thou
sand of the population of each county"
The hospital pays their expenses after adj
mission.
CONGRESSIONAL INSTRUMENTATION
The act on this subject has already been
fully published SO far as the various dis
tricts are concerned but there are two
other important provisions in the act one
infiicting severe penalties, civil and crimi-
nal, upon sheriffs falling or refusing for
twenty days to transmit the election re-
turns to the Governor the other provides
thatif Tennessee shall hereafter become
entitled to an additional Representative in
Congress, he "shall be elected by the State
at large" ....s..
PORTRAIT OF ANDREW JACKSON.
The House accepted from Mrs. Matilda
CatrOn a full length portrait of General
Jackson, heretofore willed to the State by
her husband, Judge John Catron; and the
House requests that the portrait be per-
petually suspended in the Representative
Hail." Jackson is represented as stand
| ing beside his tent and dressed in the uni
| form he wore at New Orleans.
BORROWING MONEY.
| The Comptroller was authorized to Dor
row $4,000 for the Insane Asylum, SIS, 600
| for the Blind Asylum, SIS, 900 for the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum, $4,000 to "defray the
expenses of this General Assembly," and
| $4,000 to meet Penitentiary liabilities
| heretofore accrued.
LAND OFFICES.
| Vacancies in all the Land Offices were
| filled. James H. Armstrong was elected
Register for Knoxville, NJ +. Johnson fol
Athens, and J. w. Hicks for Cleveland.
MOB LAW.
Resolutions were passed, denouncin2
lynch law under all circumstances, and
especially the late Nashville mob.
EX-Gov. TRoUsDALE.
The death of Gen. VIM. Trousdale was
appropriately noticed in each House, COM
mittees appointed to attend his funeral
and memorial of his life and public SER
vices entered on the Journals.
REVIVAL OF STATUTES.
The Governor was authorized to ap-
| point three persons learned in the law, tC
! examine all compilations of the laws OF
| Tennessee, and to make report thereof tc
the next Legislature such examination
and report to be made +" without cost OF
charge to the State"
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
The action of the Governor in having
the standard of weights and measures re-
paired was legalized, and provision made
for their future safe keeping.
"- ELECTIONS.
The old law in reference to comparing
the polls in tioterial and Senatorial dis
tricts is wholly changed. The new law re
quires the sheriffs within ten days aftel
each election for Representatives and Sen
atOrs to forward to the Secretary of STATE
a copy of the poll books, and it is made
the duty of the Governor and Secretary tC
compare the polls and issue certificates o
election. But in counties singly electins
one or more Representatives, the poll
shall be compared and certificates of cleo
ton issued, as now, by the sheriff
COMPLIMENTARY RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions complimentary to the Gov
ernOr, and to the Speakers, and other Off
GERS of the two Houses were passed accord
ing to custom. -. -.-.., .... ..........
| THE END.
Precisely at l. NJ. both Houses were ad
jOurned sine die by their respective speak
ers then followed the leave-taking AM
in less than half an hour scarcely mem
Der was to be seen in the Capitol. Man,
of the present members aspire to re-eleC
ton, believing, no donbt, that they coul,
be of more service to their constituent
after having had the experience of SEES
sion. The political cauldron will now be
gin TO bubble all over the State.
Yours.
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