Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-08
NASHVILLE.
Proceedings OF the Senate aad House
Yesterday-NO Business or Import
ance Transacted.
Bill 70 Take Bank OF Tennessee Cases
Up to the Supreme Court OF the
United States.

The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Robertson: To facilitate the
collection of debts due the State.
By Mr.. Mcconnell: To reduce the
costs Of State prosecutions.
By Mr.. james: Granting additional
powers to life insurance companies.
By8Tr. James: Granting amnesty and
pardon TO all soldiers of the late war for
Offenses committed during the war, ex-
cept the crime of rape.
The following Senate bills were taken
up on third reading:
Subiecting the property Of debtor in
the hands of an agent to garnishee.
Passed.
To secure the wages of laborers.
Passed.
To amend the exemption laws.
Passed, after being amended so as not
70 apply 10 professional persons and not
conflict the homestead law.
Mr. Patton's resolution relating to the
ineligibility of Mr.. Richardson was then
taken up.
Mr.. Mcconnell offered q resolu-
ton in lieu, declaring it was not the
sense Of the Senate that members were
bound by oath to depart from all prece-
dent 10 appoint a committee, clothed
with inquisitorial powers, 10 hunt evil
dence against a member to establish the
truth Of q mere rumOr that he is not of
q constitutional age. The resol ution in
lieu further declares the readiness of the
Senate to enter upon an investigation of
whatever responsible parties may COM
plain, in regular form, Of the alleged
ineligibility. Speeches were made in
support Of the resolution in lieu by Nc
ConnelI T., Mccall, Hamilton, Rich
ards, White, Hughes and Allison. Nc.
ConnelI B. and Jones spoke against the
resolution in lieu, which was adopted by
the following vote: For-Allison, Bran
don, Coulter, Hamilton, Hughes,
Leake, Mccall, Mcconnell T., Moody,
Richards, snipes White and Laeey-13;
against-James, Jones, McKenna, Me-
Connell B., Morgan, Patten, Smithson
and Warren-S. The resolution in lieu
was finally adopted by a vote of IA TO Z.
Senate bills on third reading: Protec-
ton sureties; rejected. Increase of school
fund by taxing female dogs; passed.
Relating TO warehouse and warehouse
receipts: made a special order for Tues
day. Make uniform rules Of evidence
in state and Federal Courts; rejected.
Appointment Of special administrators;
rejected. Increase of Constable fees;
rejected.
In the House the following petitions
were presented: By Mr.. Haynes, from
citizens Of Shelby, Tor an improved
fence law. By Mr.. Overton, from law
yers at Memphis, asking the Legisla-
ture not to abolish any Of the courts.
a resolution was offered by Mr. Houk
requesting the Governor to appoint a
committee to attend the convention at
Washington in behalf OF Western
rivers. Adopted, as also the resolution OF
AIr. Kerr, declaring it inexpedient to
fund the State Indebtedness in less time
than six months; also resolution by
Mr.. Ferguson, directing the Comptroller
to issue warrants for the payment OF
coupons Of the bonds held by religious
and charitable institutions.
Bills referred: By Mr.. Lindsey: To
provide for funding the past-due cou-
pon bonds Of the State into six per cent.
bonds, and fixing the day on which the
State will resume payment on the inter
est Of her interest-besring debt. By Mr..
Tate: To regulate the collection Of taxes
enormously assessed; alsos resolution by
Mr.. Williamson to provide thorough
system Of assessing and collecting the
revenues Of the State; also a resolution
by Mr.. 3. N. Tillman giving County
Courts jurisdiction to change county
lines: also a resolution by Mr.. Snyder
to provide for the refUnding of the
States Indebtedness; also a resolution by
Mr.. Jamison to regulate the reports o
Clerks Of Courts; also resolution by Mr.
Carnes to regulate the manner Of pro
curing testimony; also a resolution By
Mr.. J. r. Bond tosubstitute lifetime i'm
prisonment for punishment by death
NEWS.
Sixty thousand dollars Of the new is
sue Of the Bank Of Tennessee were SOLD
to-day, ten thousand atforty-seven cent
and fifty thousand at fifty cents.
IBY zIkIIl
From an Occasional CorresPoBdent.l
NASHVILLE, February 5.-Your city
was before the Senate to-day, and
thanks to the untiring efforts Of Mr.
Speaker Lacey, together with the justice
OF Der cause, came or victorious. The
LiiI deciding her in fee simple the Hos
pital Grounds, passed its third reading
in that body. The case OF the Senator
fror Rutherford, Mr. Richardson, Il
made the special order for Friday
There is nothing touching the Senators
qualifications before tne body Of whicf
he is a member-nO contestant for hi
seat-no evidence of any kind o.
description in support of the Tumol
WHICH Allt lNaAlGdA BdAlSA A-N-S Ice NA-I
seminated. And yet a committee 1
asked for. and the indications look as /
the Senate would raise one, TO CRAFTY
this maliciously-cir rumor. i
seems to your correspondent that Sena'
tors owe it as a duty TO their individua
honors. as well as to the purse of th,
DeOple. 10 set no such precedent. ]
they do, the usefulness of any membe
can be destroyed at any time by Sian
der. The revenue bill reported by Eena
tor Hughes has not yet been printed
vet your correspondent has been able L
learn some Of It's main points. il radi
cally changes present laws, so far as tE'
Collector il cOnceTned; abOlishes th'
office and provides that County Trus
tees shall collect; makes one Assessor
for each county, except the more popu
Ious Ones-Shelby, for instance, is 4
have four. The counties are to pay
the expenses OF assessing and collect
ing, and the County Courts I,
say what per centage shall b'
paid. Ii contains no privilege
taxation whatever, simply provides fol
q uniform tax on values personally to b.
returned upon the affidavit of the owne
and realty 10 be valued by the assessor
The Insurance bill, establishing a Blu
reau of Insurance, comes up tomorrow
1t hss strong advocates in both houses
and as Reinsurance people are divides
aud have conflicting interests, 1t vii
doubtless pass in an amended form. III
Shelby county delegation held a meet
ing TO confer about the several bills af
fecting the courts of their county. MI
OvertOn's bill TO make real estate avail
able as q security for loaned money, wa
favorably reported upon by the Judieiar.
Committee Of the House, and passed
second reading to-day. 1t win doubtes
become a law. Mr. Overton is an EN-