Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-22
THE CALLED SESSION.
NINTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS OF THE
STATE LEGISLATURE.
Special to the Appeal.

DpoCAA4 " SAo ABpce-sl
8 NASHVILLE. March 2l.
In the senate to-day, after the rou-
tine, Mr.. Gibson, chairman OF the
( committee appointed TO consider the
: section Of the Governors proelama-
: ton respecting the boundary-line be-
tween Tennessee and Virginia, sub
8 mitted rspoTt. 1t is very v0lumln-
q Gus, and gives an admirable history OF
: the difficulty from the granting OF the
. original charter t. North Carolina by
Charles ii, in 1868, up to the present
i, time. It concludes by recommending
Z a long series of resolutions embodying
! the facts of the question, and res0lv-
ing that any movement on the part OF
this assembly to disestablish or unset
tie the existing boundary line would
be Wsnton, mischievOus, and uDcalled
! for, and that the Governor be instruct
ed to inform the Common wealth OF
Virginia that Tennessee declines to
enter into any negotiations looking
to a re-opening of the question, and
regards the said bOundary-line a5 fixed
aid established beyond dispute for
| ever. The report was recelveG and
the committee discharged.
House resolution TO discharge the
re -distrieting committee, after discus
sion, was adopted.
Mr.. Clarke introduced q resolution
that the assembly adjourn on the 18th
of March. Laid over.
The debate was resumed on the bill
to amend the school laws and Mr..
BrsndOn'5 amendment thereto pro-
viding that the act shall not take effect
till January 1, 1873. This amendment
was offered last Tuesday in lieu Of the
one proposed by the committee on
schools to exempt counties which had
already levied school tax frOm the
operation of the bill this year
Messrs. Green and Tslley opposed
the amendment of Brandon, and
Messrs. Clarke and Brandon spoke in
support Of it.
Mr.. DuBose offered an amendment
in lieu Of both amendments, provid- |
ing that where cities and counties |
have already levied a school tax they
shall be exempt from the operation OF
this act. Ruled out of order.
Mr.. Coulter said he would not sup
port any motion which proposed to |
postpone the appointment OF State
/ superintendent.
Mr.. Mcconnell favored the imme- |
diste operation of the act.
Mr.. DuBOse said he did not see the |
necessity for appointing State super
intendent, who would be. merely an /
expensive fgurehead of the capitol. |
The county commissioners of the Vari- /
GUS counties could manage the school /
fund. The system was therefore COM
/ plete, without the Office of superin.
tendent was to be created simply in
the interest OF some special pet about
| the capital.
The senate then took q recess.
On reassembling the consideration
of the school bill was resumed.
Mr.. BrandOn's amendment was
adopted-ayes II, noes 8.
Mr. Green moved TO lay the bill on
the table. LOst-ayes 10, noes IL.
The vote by which Mr.. BrandOn's
amendment was adopted was recon-
sidered.
Messrs. Merritt, Thorpe and Earnest
spoke in support of the bill.
Mr.. DuB0se renewed the amend
ment he had offered before the recess.
A rambling debate ensued, which
lasted till nearly six O'Clock, when Mr..
Brandon's amendment was adopted
ayes 13, noes 10.
The Dill, with the pending amend
ments, was laid on the table-syes II,
noes 10.
Mr.. Gibson introduced bill to di-
vide the State into three land-offiee
districts and provide for registrars
therein.
Adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Ferguson, from the house COM
mittee OF six, reported the redistrict-
ing bill, with two amendments.
On nation Of Hr /
port was taken up under q suspension
Of the rules after brief discussion,
principally among the East and Mid.
die Tennessee members.
The first amendment proposed by
the committee of six was to take
Union county from the first district
and attach it to the second district.
and to take Jefferson county from the
second district and attach il to the
first district. The amendment was
non -cOncurred In ayes q, noes "a
The second amendment proposed by ,
the committee of six, to take Dick
son county from the sixth dis
trict and attach it TO the seventh dis !
trict, and TO take Perry county from :
the seventh district aud attach il to !
the sixth district, was then consid- :
cred.
Mr.. Walters cOntended that as a
matter of Justice to his people the two 4
counties which he represented should !
not be separated.
Mr.. EnlOe was against the amend a,
ment. he said that 1t was under
stood that the bill as reported from I
the Joint committee would pass the !
senate, but that body might not &C.
eept it If the changes proposed were !
made. No member wanted to 90 J
home to his constituents and say that :
they could not pass the bill because of
the multiplicity of the candidates :
who wanted to go to congress.
Mr.. Buford said that God had al
ready placed Perry In the sixth dis.
trict as shown by the geography Of :
the country.
Mr.. Crews argued that the commit :
tee Of six had suggested the changes
in a spirit of compromise. Middle !
Tennessee had given away that dis =
trict that East Tennessee might be Z
properly made up, and be for one was
not disposed to conceal the fact that .
sending a Democrat to congress In !,
place Of Maynard was not an impor- :,
tant consideration. The Republicans .
had repeatedly done the same thing y
un0 WOAAA 0o ~ cSs otAA II tuCJ CUukUs | Il
Mr.. Freeman asked il the main OBJ = =
lect OF redistricting the State on the =
plan proposed by the Joint committee g
was MOTTO defeat Horace, ,MaynsRde q
Mr.. Crews answered that as he had
been q member Of that committee he .
was not authorized to make q state =
ment on the subject. = =
Mr.. Harris said that the change pro- y
posed in the sixth and seventh dis : :
tricts were merely to please Mont !
gOmery county. She had q candidate .
for congress who wanted Dickson
thrown over In the seventh district =
The bill as 1t stood, was in Harris =,
opinion, the only one which could y
pass. The amendment was non con- =
cured In.
The amendment proposed yester- ~
day by Mr.. Freeman next came up II
for consideration. Mr.. Freeman in Fl
sisted that the contortions and distor-
tions shown in the proposed forma- u
ton Of the second district were OF
vile and monstrous character. Such c'
Acknowledgement Of the minority by q
the majority was wrong and oppTes- Il
siye, The mau whom they would &
down would not down at their bid II
ding. Horace Maynard could not be
by such partisan action, but oi
would stand an ornament and honor y
to his State y