Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-16
GENERAL NEWS.
Yesterdays Developments at the
Capitals of Tennessee, Arkan-
sas and Mississippi.
Railroad and Liquor Dealers Tax
es Discussed at Length in the
Tennessee Legislature.
Political Phases at Little Rock
The Little Rock Railroad In
junction Defeated.
The Florida TrOubles-The Dis
appointment of the "Outs"
Leads to Violence,
More Outrages at Jackson, Hiss
A Sensation in Connection
with the Board of Edu-
catiOn-Summary.
TENNESSEE.

TENNESSEE.
Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, March l5.-The follow
ing new bills were introduced in the
senate:
BY Mr.. James: To establish bureau
of immigration.
By Mr.. Warren: To defray the current
expenses of the present Legislature.
The senate resolution providing for an
adjournment sine die of the general
assembly on Saturday, March D, 1878,
was made the special order OF the day
for Friday next.
The senate resolution to repeal the
authority vested in the governor to ap-
point turnpike commissioners was
adopted; as also the senate resolution
directing the encouragement Of the
first judicial circuit relative to insti-
tuting suit against James A. Galbraith,
treasurer of the Greeneville and Paint
Rock railroad company.
1 Resolutions censuring the Tennessee
members of congress for their late action
in voting to raise their salary were made
the special order for eleven o'clock
Monday.
Senate bill to authorize the payment
of interest on the school fund belonging
to Dickson and Humphreys counties,
passed.
The consideration of the privilege tax
being the unfinished business, 1t was
resumed.
Mr.. Hughes moved to amend the sec
ton relating to whisky selling, by
striking out the provision which re-
uuires retail liquor dealers to take out q
license for twelve months, so that they
might be put on an equal footing with
others. Rejected.
Mr.. SmithsOn moved to amend the
bill so as to provide that licenses for the
exercise of privileges may be taken out
for three months, excepting license to
) sell whisky, which shall be taken out
!, for six months.
/ Rejected.
The section imposing d tax upon gas
filters was stricken out.
In the house the discussion of the
senate funding bill was the principal
feature of the day.
Mr.. Mcfarland made forcible argu-
ment in favor of funding the States in
debtedness.
Mr.. Jesse Martin offered bill provid-
ing that past-due coupons might be used
, for debts due the State in the same way
that bonds are accepted.
The bill in lieu was rejected, fOrty-tive
to fifteen.
MIR. Houk, chairman of the finance
committee, next spoke in advocacy OF
the bill.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Houk's re-
marks, a call for the previous question
r was made, and the motion of Mr.. Steg-
er being sustained, the bill was put upon
its final reading, and passed by vote
of fOrty-three ayes to twenty-three noes,
! as follows:
Ayes-Allison, Beals, Blevins, Beard,
J. r. Bond, BOwden, Carnes, Cottrell,
Couch, Denny, Duncan, Eckel, Elder,
Ferguson, Frierson, Harris, HOuk, Jeup,
Keeble, Leacn, Lindsey, Magill, Moi
fet, McAdoo, McCollum, Mcfarland,
Mcleod, Orr, Patton, Peake, Pearson,
Perkins, Ragan, Ready, Russell, Rut-
ledge, Snyder, Steger, Tate, Trousdale,
! Turner, Washington, Wood, Morley,
and Speaker McGaughey-43.
f Nays-Beck, Brooks, Brown, Cum
mings, Haynes, Head, Hyde, Jamison,
Kerr, Jesse, Martin, e. W. Martin, II.
r. Moore, Mulvihill, McCampbell, No
bIitt, Overton, Riggs, B. NJ. Lillman,
West, Wester, Williamson, Wilson and
! Young-23.
! A motion to reconsider was laid upon
, the table by vote of forty-six.
The various items enumerated in the
! privilege tax bill, with tax imposed on
/ each, having been considered, the bill
as whole was taken up and discussed:
+ Mr.. Patton offered several additional
sections providing for the taxation OF
railroad companies, they being in the bill
: which he had previously introduced and
withdrawn. The amendments provide
Fl in substance, that after the thr-
! tieth of June next each railroad
company in the State of Tennessee
shall pay quarterly into the state
treasury one-fourth of one cent per mile
! for every passenger transported over
, their road; that said companies shall
+ nav quarterly three cents per net ton fol-
/ every hundred miles traversed; four
) cents per net ton, consisting of live
/ stock or farm produce, for every hum
: dred miles; and five cents per ton foI
merchandise, groceries, hardware, etc.
r Mr.. Tillman moved to amend by pro-
| viding for the taxing of depots, instead
of passengers and freight, thus avoid
| | ing the constitutional objections urged
, against the amendment of Mr.. Patton,
. The additional sections offered by Mr..
| Patton was Withdrawn for the present,
r with the understanding that they
would be introduced as an independent
4 bill.
! Mr.. Tillman's amendment wa;
withdrawn.
The bill on tippling and tipping
: houses was made the special order TO
: Monday morning.
ARKANSAS.
! Special 10 the Appeal.
LITTLE Rock, March 15.-No senate
session to-day. But little business wa
r done in the house.
: The general election bill was GALES
t up and, by sundry lodges and gerry
Wandering, went upon the table.
The Democrats and Conservative Re
3 publieans, like Warwick, Fox, Murphy
! Furbush, McGehee, and Others, wer
!. : irate at the policy and manipulation
z that ultra Republicans have adopted Z
It strangle the passage of the bill.
s The Democratic caucus last nigh
= discussed the assertion made b.
I, your correspondent that MeVeigh an,
II other Democrats would adhere to Bax
Z, ter in case of impeachment, with |
e general approval of his conduct and ad
V ministration. Nothing was done def
4 nitely. The sorehead extreme Radical
r hold eonelaves nightly in the peniten
It tiary, devising plans to impeaeh Baxter
IS Republicans enough cooperate with tn
y Democrats to prevent the governor
ir overthrow. Several of the wisest Re
d publicans, the constitution being nov
le changed, cooperate with the moderat
l. Democrats. These viii not be forgotten
= and to them Baxter owes his safety. i
> prevents a pretext for Baxters overthrow
; the Democrats at least privately approv
ID the governors conduct toward Ganse an
le Hodges, aud Gunter and Wiltshire.
er is a publication of approval which the
st don't like. The wisest and best men
q the legislature, both Republicans an
N Democrats, stand by Baxter, and NOV
le toward conservatism. There are IN tn
IS legislature wicked men, who are please
with the war on Baxter made 3