Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-20
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TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

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| SENATE.
TUESDAY, March 19.-The Senate met
at III A. NJ, Speaker Vaughn in the chair.
PETITION.
By Mr.. Clarke: From IS citizens of Wilson
county praying to be attached to DeKalt
county. Referred to the Committee on New
Counties and County Lines.
NEW RESOLUTIONS.
Inviting ministers of the CITY to omen the
proceedings Of the Senate with PRAYER
Adopted under suspension of the rules.
| By Mr.. Mcconnell: REQUESTING the Rail.
road Commissioners 10 POSTPONE the sale OF
the Knoxville and Charleston Railroad
| Adopted under a suspension of the rules.
NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. Clarke: To repeal section Z, rule
2, and sections of rules s and IL of the act
to revise the rules of Chancery practice.
| Passed.
By MIR. DuBose, from the Redistricting
COMMITTEES To apportion the Congressional
districts OF the State. Passed. A motion
70 recommit was carried-ayes, u; noes, 8.
BY Mr.. Hughes: To enable the Railroad
Commissioners to perfect title to the Nc
Minnville and Manchester Railroad, and to
credit the said railroad company on its pur-
chase from the State with whatever amount
may be recovered by the United States in a
suit against said company, now pending in
the United States Circuit Court at Nash
vile. Passed.
BY Mr.. Merritt: To provide the time and
conditions on which payment shall be made
to the State by the Tennessee and Pacific
Railroad Company. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To amend the act prescribing the terms
and mode of admission into the Tennessee
Hospital for the Insane.
Mr.. Gibson offered the following amend
ment Provided that in proportioning the
non-paying patients among the several
counties, any county having a surplus pop
ulatiOn of two thousand or more shall be
entitled to an additional patient for such
surplus; and provided further, that in ad-
hitting Gon-paying patients, counties hav-
ing no patient charged against them shall
be preferred to other counties. Adopted.
The bill as amended passed.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To amend the Common School laws of
the State.
The Committee to which the bill had
been referred reported it for passage, with
certain amendments, among which were
the following:
That the Board shall hold semi-annual
instead Of quarterly meetings. Adopted.
That the section relative to taxation
shall not go into effect until Jan. l, 1873.
After some discussion, Mr.. Brandon
offered in lieu an amendment to provide
that the act shall not take effect until
Jan. l, 1873. He explained that his rea-
son for offering this amendment was
to give the people an opportunity to con-
slider the measure thoroughly before it could
take effect. If they approved of it, they
could express their approval in electing
members for the next General Assembly; if
they were opposed to it, the act could be re-
pealed before next January.
Mr.. DuBose said he believed the school
fund should be managed by the county su-
perintendents in the counties where col
lected. He was opposed to creating a
State Superintendent and Board of EdUca-
ton. 1t would be expensive and unneces-
sary.
Mr.. Ridley argued that a Central Beard
and especially State Superintendent was
absolutely necessary if the State desired to
receive any of the benefits of the proposed /.
distribution of public lands for school pur- |
poses among the States.
Mr.. Coulter spoke in support of the bill. |
There were but three States in the Union /
without State Superintendent of Educa- |
ton such as was proposed i'll this bill, and |
was the only State without a
Board of Education.
Further consideration Of the bill was
till Thurday next.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
a message from the Governor in relation
10 vacancies in the offices of Land Registers
IN Tennessee was read and referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
To change the time of holding the Chan
,ery Courts Of Lake county. Passed.
To secure the payment Of State and
County taxes. Passed.
To repeal certain sections Of the act in
reference to the destruction of notes of the
Bank of Tennessee. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To provide for the collection of unpaid
State and County taxes. Passed and refer
ed, with the Senate bill on the same sub
eCt, to the Committee on Finance, WAYS
md Means.
To amend the act to create the office of
Jounty Judge for Carroll and DeKalb
ounties. Passed.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To amend the act to fix the time for hold
lg Chancery Courts. Passed.
To relieve liquor dealers from taking oath
nd giving bond not TO adulterate liquors.
'assed.
To authorize the Railroad Commission
rs to receive the balance due the State
'om the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louis
lie Railroad. Passed.
Adjourned till 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.