Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-27
UNION AND AMERICAN.
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
TUESDAY, March 2G.-The. Senate met
at 10 A. NJ. Speaker Vaughn IN the Chair.
RESOLUTION Tt.REN UP.
House resolution to pay John S. Wilkes
for his services as c, srR of the committee
appointed to canccyI bonds, was cOncurred
N.
NEW BILL.
BY Mr.. Warren To regulate the COM
pensatlLJn Of the Physician of the Peniten-
tar, by repeating section 6, 449 Of the Code.
Passed.
HOUSE BILLS on THIRD READING.
To secure the payment Of State and
county taxes. Rejected for want of con-
stitutional majority.
To provide for the collection Of unpaid
State and county taxes.
The Judiciary Committee recommended
The following amendments:
To invest the County Courts with power
10 select Commissioners instead of author
izing the Governor TO make such appoint
ments. Adopted.
To make the provisions Of the bill apply
to all lands sold for taxes since 1865 inclu-
sive. Adopted.
Mr.. Merritt moved to amend by author
,cessary, an attorney whose compensation
shall be paid out of the proceeds Of the land
sold, and also providing that the defendants
whose lands are sold shall n all cases pay
all costs. Adopted.
Mr.. Hughes moved to amend by empOw-
ering the County Trustees to act as Com
missioners. Lost; ayes Z, noes II.
Mr.. Gibson moved to amend by providing
that the net taxes derived from such sales,
after paying costs, charges, ETC., be added
to the common school fund.
Mr.. Warren offered in lieu an amend
ment providing that after paying the costs
and charges out of the gross proceeds Of
said lands, the remainder shall be paid out
by order of the Chancellor TO the person or
persons entitled to the same.
After some discussion Mr.. Warren with
drew bis amendment in lieu, and offered an
amendment to Mr.. GibsOn's smendment,pro-
viding that the net taxes be paid to the trus-
tees Of the counties in which the lands are
sold, to constitute a common school fund
for said counties.
At 1:Z0 p. NJ. the Senate rose for recess.
On reassembling at O'Clock, the debate
was resumed.
Mr.. Warren offered in lieu of the pend
ing amendments the following: That after
paying the costs and charges out Of the pro-
ceeds of said sale, the amount Of taxes col
lected shall be paid into the State Treasury
and shall be distributed among all the cour-
ties in the State in proportion to their pop
ulation. Adopted in lieu; ayes II, noes
10, and adopted.
Mr.. Gibson offered an additional section
providing that any person whose lands were
to be sold, could redeem them by paying
arrears Of taxes with six per cent. interest
thereon and all costs and charges. Adopted.
Several amendments of minor impor-
lance, having been made, the bill passed its
third reading; ayes II, noes g.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To amend section 10 Of the act to amend
an act for the sale of the States interest in
delinquent railroads. Withdrawn.
To authorize the Railroad Commissioners
to receive the balance due on the purchase
of the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and Louisville
railroad. Passed.
To amend the act to fix the time for
holding the Circuit Courts. Passed.
To amend the act relative to the sale Of
the Tennessee and Pacific Railroad. Passed
over.
House bill on the same subject was taken
up and passed on first reading.
To supply the various courts Of the State
with reprinted reports of the Supreme
Court and to establish law libraries at
Knoxville, Nashville and Jackson.
Mr.. DuBose opposed the measure. He
did not approve of spending the public
money in purchasing law books for the legal
fraternity. 1t would be bad policy in
these hard times.
Mr.. Tharpe said if it were necessary to
legislate for the legal fraternity, be would
net oppose the bill, but he did not see that
it was his duty TO vote for a measure for
their exclusive benefit. If they deserved a
library, so did the doctors, so did artisans,
so did agricultmists. He wished to be
Just 20 all alike and he could not, therefore,
support the bill.
Mr.. Earnest explained that the object Of
his bill was to provide for the purchase by
the State of a sufficient number of copies
of the Supreme Court reports to make it
worth while for some enterprising publisher
e. print them. There was not a lawyer
resent but would laugh at the statement
that these reports would be useful to the
lawyers only. The Judges and litigants re-
quired them as much as the lawyers.
Mr.. Patterson opposed the bill. He pro-
tested against its passage in the present inn
pOverished condition of the treasury.
The bill was then rejected. Ayes 2, noes
10.
HOUSE BILL ON THIRD READING.
To amend the act in reference to eancell-
ing notes ofthe Bank of Tennessee. Passed.
RESOLUTIONS TAKEN UP.
House resolution to fill vacancies in the
land offices. COnCuTred in.
House amendment to Senate resolution
TO print reports of DIR. Morrow and Col. j.
b KillebreW. COncurred in.
Adjourned till $50 A. NJ. tomorrow.