Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-15
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.

TUESDAY, Feb. lin the Senate,
a communication from Mrs. Mary j.
Erwin, of Nashville, notifying the Sen
ate of the fact that she has in her pos
session a picture of the late Henry
Clay, taken at the age of 40 years,
which it was the wish of her late hus-
band to have presented to the State of
Tennessee, which portrait is subject to
the order Of the General Assembly
Mr.. Patton offered resolution accept
ing the portrait and ordering it to be
placed in the State Library, which
was adopted. Mr.. Mcconnell, of
Blount, offered resolution requesting
the Supreme Court to withhold de-
cision in the case of the ''Torbett is
sue" now pending before that tribunal,
until the matter can be investigated
by the Legislature, which was adop-
ted. Bills were introduced by Mr..
Moody, for the establishment of a
system of free schools; by Mr.. Till
man, to enforce the constitutional pro-
vision in regard to eligibility to Office;
by Mr. White, to better organize the
County Courts; also to amend the act
regulating the sales of land for taxes.
Senate bill in regard to warehousemen
and warehouse receipts was passed on
its third reading. Senate resolution
to dispense with prayer in opening the
sessions of the Senate, was rejected,
ayes 3, noes 20.
In the House, protest against. the
adoption of the resolution in regard to
the "Torbett issue" and the Supreme
Court, was presented by Messrs. Linds-
ley, Ferguson, Jamison, Burke Bond,
Washington and b. Nj. Tillman, on
the ground that the resolution is dis
respectful to a coordinate and CO.
equal department of the government.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Couch,
to remit so much as may be due from
the colored people of Bedford county
to the State for building purchased
for educational purposes; by Mr.
Duncan, to create the Office of County
Judge for Union county; by Mr..
Kerr, TO make duelling a felony,
punishable with Imprisonment in the
penitentiary for not less than three nor
more than ten years; the provisions of
the bill to apply also to parties who
leave the State and fight elsewhere
by Mr.. Latin, to amend the criminal
laws; by Mr.. McAdoo, making the
Judgment of the inferior court prevail
in cases of appeal where there is an
equal division of opinion in the Su-
preme Court; by Mr.. Patton, to change
the line between Marion and Sc
quatchie counties; by Mr.. Snyder,
providing Tor the codifcation of the
laws of the State; by Mr.. McCollum,
to more effectually enforce the collec-
ton and paying over of the public rev.
enues by making the bond of the rev.
enue collector lien on the real estate
of his securities for all delinquencies
by Mr.. Cummins, proposing to amend
the constitution, by making the Legis-
lative, Gubernatorial and judicial
term four years, with but one regular
session of each General Assembly; the
per diem of legislators to be six dol
lars, the term of Office of Treasurer
and Comptroller to be four years pro-
viding for Lieutenant Governor; at
torneys for the State for each county,
instead of each Judicial District, as |
now provided by law; abolishing the
poll-tax prerequisite to voting; and |
allowing the Legislature to exempt
from taxation, for term of years
any partscular class of industry. Mes
srs. Houk, g. w. Martin, Cummins,
Kerr and Blevins were appointed the
committee on the part of the House to
investigate the legality of the Tor
bett" or new issue" of the Bank of
Tennessee.