Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-06

1 By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the issu-
ance Of writs of repleyin upon taking the
| proper oath.
| BY Mr.. Smithson-To authorize County
Courts to order executions against guardi-
| ans. or surities on account Of money due
| their wards. 500
By Mr.. White--Directing the County
| Courts to take possession of the jails of The
State, and to elect jaiIors in April next.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To increase magistrates fees. Rejected.
To secure boarding house keepers by CIV
ing them lien upon the baggage of guests.
Rejected.
TEE MEMPHIS HOSPITAL.
Senate bill to grant to the city of Mem
phis the Memphis hospital grounds, made
special order for ii O'Clock to-day, was
taken up upon its third reading.
Mr.. Jones offered an amendment pro-
viding for the granting of certain grounds
belonging to the State, known as the Luna
tic Asylum grounds and a portion of the
Hermitage grounds, to the city of Nash
vile, for public hospital purposes.
The chairman pro tenn ruled the amend
msnt out of order.
The decision Of the chair was appealed
from. The appeal was sustained, and the
amendment was then rejected.
I Mr.. Mcdonnell of BIount offered an
amendment providing that the ground in
question shall be used exclusively for pub
lie hospital purposes, otherwise the title to
revert to the State. Agreed to.
Mr.. James offered an amendment pro-
viding that the city of Memphis shall, with
in one year from the time the act goes into
effect, begin the erection of a building, or
buildings, suitable for public hospital, to
be completed within three years from the
22d day of February, 1878.
An amendment to the amendment was
offered striking out he Limitation as to the
time within which the buildings were 70
be completed, which was agreed to.
MIR. Hughes moved to postpone all fur
ther consideration of the bill to the lst day
OF March, 1873, at IL o'clock.
Speaker Lacey hoped the friends of The
bill would oppose the pos.ponement.
The motion to postpone was lost.
The amendment offered by Mr.. James,
as amended, was then adopted.
The question then recurred upon the
passage of the bill as amended, and it was
passed on third reading by the following
vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Coulter, James,
Leake, McKenna. Mcdonnell, of Trous-
dale, Melton, Richards, Richardson, Rob-
ertsoD, Smithson, Snipes, White and
Speaker Laeey-14. -a
Nays-Messrs. Brandon, Hamilton,
Hughes, Jones, Mccall, Moody, Morgan,
Patton and Warren-9. N...
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To regulate appeal bonds in unwritte,n
for debt or damages. Passed.
To change the line between the cor, mites
Of Hancock aud Hawkins. Mr.. Richard
son offered an amendment providing that
the change does not reduce TIE county
of Hawkins below the constitut' .onal limit.
and that the proposed change was desired
by twc-thirds of the people effected by the
change. Leave was grantP.d Mr.. White to
withdraw tie bill for amP ndment.
To allow the people of Grundy county to
remove their county 81 ,at. Rejected because
in the petition sections 80 and 81 of the
Code, are not comrlied with.
To limit and define liens upon property.
Rejected.
To regulate tie sale of lands decreed to
be sold by the Supreme Court.
$ Pending tie consideration of this bill, the
Senate adjourned till tomorrow morning
at 10 O'Clock. ,- t-
A CoRRECTIoN.-Through oversight we
failed to notice in our report of Tuesdays
Senate proceedings, the introduction by
Mr.. Hughes, of bill to amend sections
4, 544 and 5,5o5 of the Code, to diminish the
expenses Of State prosecutions. EFusl.