Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-26
LAW PFFORN

On motion of Mr.. Harris the House took
a recess to hear an address from Judge BaX-
ter on the reforms in the administration of
Justice in the civil and criminal courts of
the State, as recommended by the recent
convention of Judges.
MOTION TO RECONSIDER.
Mr.. Harris entered motion to reconsid-
er the vote by which the House, on last
Saturday adopted Senate joint resolution
concerning the disputed boundary liRe be-
tween Virginia and Tennessee.
THANKS TO THE GOVERNOR.
By Mr.. Carr; Joint resolution rendering
the thanks of the General Assembly to Gov.
Brown for kindness, afability and dignity,
personal and official, in all his intercourse
with either or both houses thereof. Laid
over.
HOUSE BILL ON SECOND READING.
To provide for compiling and publishing
a revised edition Of the statutes Of the State.
Rejected.
To authorize the Governor to appoint an
agent or agents to settle claims between the
State and the United States. The Com
mittee on section reported an amendment
providing that such claims shall be settled
by the Governor, which was adopted and
the bill passed.
To change the time of holding the courts
in the Second Chancery Division. Reject
ed, on the ground that the bill was not
authorized by the Governors proclamation.
To facilitate business in the Supreme
Court and for other purposes. Rejected.
To legalize the action of the Governor in
the preservation and care Of the State ar
chives, and authorizing the sale Of such
property about the Capitol as is not needed
by the State. Passed.
To facilitate the sale of lands. Rejected.
To diminish the public debt Of the Safe.
Passed.
To change the location of the office of
the Mountain Land District from Sparty to
McMinnville. Rejected.
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
To repeal certain rules and sections Of
practice. Passed.
sioners to adjust the claims between the
State and the United States. Passed.
HOUSEHOLDS ON THIRD READING.
To establish commission to dispose of
arrears of business on the dockets of the
Supreme curt. A bill in lieu was report
ed by the Committee on Section 8.
laid on the table.
The House then took recess until three
O'Clock, when it reassembled.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
House bill to create the office of State
Superintendent of Public instruction, and
to establish a State Board of Education,
was taken up. A bill in lieu, not differing
very materially from the original bill, was
reported from the Committee on Section
u, and recommended by minority of that
committee for adoption.
Mr.. Freeman moved to amend by making
the salary of the State Superintendent of
Public Instruction 81 800 instead of 8, 500.
Adopted.
The bill in lieu, as amended, was then
adopted, ayes "a, noes "a, after which it
was rejected, ayes 26, noes So. A motion
to reconsider the vote rejecting the bill was
laid on the table.
TENNESSEE AND PACIFIC RAILROAD.
A message from the Governor, relative
to the sale of the States interest in the
Tennessee and Pacific railroad, was read.
House bill for the sale of the States in
terest in the Tennessee and Pacific railroad
was then taken up on third reading, and
after having been amended so as to conform
| to the recommendations made in the Gov
ernor's message, was passed on third read
! ing-ayes 81, noes 81.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To defray the current expenses Of the
| General Assembly. Passed.
To enable the State Railroad Commits
sioners to perfect the title to the McMin-
| vile and Manchester Railroad-with amend
ments reported by the Committee on Sec
| ton 4. The amendments were adopted,
and the bill passed as amended.
Mr.. Harris moved that the various bills
providing for reforms in the jury system be
referred to a special committee of five, with
instructions to report tomorrow morning.
Agreed to, and the Speaker appointed the
! following as the committee: Messrs. Harris,
Chambers, Richardson, of Dyer and Lauder
| dale, Martin and Rice.
Mr.. Lumpkin was granted indefinite
| leave of absence on account of sickness.
House bill to enable the State Road Com
missiOners to settle with the Louisville
| and Nashville Railroad Company, on ac-
count Of the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Lou
! isville Railroad, was made the special order
for tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock, on
third reading.