Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-20
Afternoon Session
Senate met at $50 P. NJ.


HOUSE BILL ON SECOND READING.
Directory to the Comptroller of the State
authorizing him to pay the costs incurred
in the trial Of Calvin LogstOn, convicted of
the murder of the Galloway family in Fem
tress county. Passed.
SENATE BILLS WITH HOUSE AMENDMENTS.
provide for the public printing to be let
out to the lowest bidder. Amended by
striking out the provision which requires
that bidders shall reside in the State.
Amendment concurred in.
Relative to the furnishing of copies of
Thompson & Steger's reports to Justices of
the Peace. Amended so as to exclude all
Justices who have copies of the Code of
1858 and the subsequent statutes /;
also providing that the Secretary of
State shall purchase copies of said reports
only as they are needed, at price not to
exceed ten dollars per copy. Several other
amendments, of an unimportaat char
acter, were reported. The amendments
were all concurred in.
THE NORMAL SCHOOL BILL.
The bill providing for the establishment
and maintenance of State Normal School
was taken up on motion to reconsider the
vote by which it was rejected. The motion
to reconsider was agreed 10.
Mr.. Jones then moved to amend by strik-
ing out the provision making an appropria-
ton of $4,000 and substituting $4,000; al
so to amend the section relative to spplica--
tions for admission to said school so that,
all things being equal, pupils of the public
schools shall have the preference.
The amendments were agreed to.
Mr.. James moved to amend by provid-
ing that the $4,000 shall be taken from
money arising from the collection Of polls.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Warren moved to amend by requir-
ing teachers educated in the normal school
to bind themselves to teach in the public
schools four years, instead Of two, as pro-
vided in the bill. Not agreed to.
The bill was then passed on its third
reading by the following vote:
Yeas = Messrs. Coulter, Hamilton,
Hu hes, James, Jones, Mcconnell, of
Trousdale, Richards, Richardson, Robert
son, Smithson, Snipes, Tillman, Warren,
and Speaker Lacey-14.
Nays-Messrs. Allison, Brandon, Mccall,
McKenna, Melton, Moody, Morgan and
Patton-S.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
On motion of Mr.. Patton, the vote by
which the bill relative TO the publication of
the Supreme Court decisions was passed,
was reconsidered.
Mr.. Patton then moved to amend by sub
125 for 450, and $500 for $500.
Mr.. Brandon moved to strike out $500
and insert $500. Agreed to.
The amendment substituting 125 copies
for 450 copies was agreed to.
Mr.. Moody moved to amend by giving
one copy to each Circuit Court Clerk and
1ne to each division of the Supreme Court.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Coulter, on behalf Of the pub |
ishers of the reports, asked leave 10 with |
iraw the bill, as the publishers stated they |
,annot comply with their part of the con-
ract. Leave granted and bill withdrawn. |
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Making it misdemeanor to follow the |
BUSINESS of barber on Sunday. Passed.
To authorize the citizens of Nashville to |
ssue bonds for the laying of another line of |
as pipes and establishment of additional |
as works in the city of Nashville, provid-
d a tWo-thirds majority Of the citizens
ball vote in favor of such measure.
'assed.i
To protect policy holders in fire insurance
Ompanies doing business in this State, by
squiring such companies TO make depos-
of $4,000 instead Of $4,000 as at pres
ut. Rejected.
SOCIAL REUNION.
Speaker Lacey announced that His Ex-
cheney, Governor Brown, has invited the
lembers of the General Assembly to meet
i'm at social reunion on any evening
lat may be convenient to the members OF
ne Senate and House. The invitation
as accepted, and Mondays night selected