Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-31
Bureau Of Agriculture = School
Taxes 80 Ministers Libraries
and Attorneys Fees.
Collection Of Taxes--The USury
LaWs--Delinquent Railroads
encouragement for
Inventors.
The School Fund--PubIic Print
ing So Dentistry The Secre-
tary of State---COmmis-
siOners to Vienna.
Special to the Appeal

In the House, the motion to lay on
the table a motion to reconsider the
vote adopting Mr.. Trousdale's resolu-
ton in lieu of the JriginaI Senate reso-
luton, was lost. Ayes %, noes 3d.
The motion to reconsider entered yes
) terdsy by Mr.. McAdoo, was Withdrawn
: by him, and renewed by Mr.. Mulvihill.
Mr.. Ferguson offered a motion to
postpone further consideration of. the
subject until next Tuesday morning at
eleven o'clock. Carried.
Mr.. Snyder stated that Governor
Brown desired to send into the Legisla-
ture message on this subject.
Petitions asking for a more perfect
system of common schools were read.
Petitions asking for more stringent
liquor laws were read.
Mr.. Russell presented petition from
the directors of the Southwestern rail-
road, asking that G. G. Dibrell be paid
eleven hundred and eighty-two dollars
and eighty-two cents, which was re-
ferred.
The following bills were referred:
BY Mr.. Bond: To encourage manu-
factories.
By Mr.. Carnes: To change the juris-
diction of the Criminal Courts of Knox
and Montgomery counties, and increase
the salaries of the Judges.
ByMr. Cummings: A bill to reduce the
number of the Shelby county courts,
and to repeal certain sections of an act
passed December 4th, 1869.
BY Mr.. Haynes: A bill to amend an
act to establish the Bureau of Agrieul-
ture. In connection herewith message
from the Governor was read, and a res
olution to have five hundred copies
printed was referred to the Committee
on Printing.
BY Mr.. Jamison: A bill to exempt
from taxation the libraries of ministers
of the gospel to the amount of five hum
dred dollars.
By Mr.. Moore: A bill to authorize cit
liens of school districts to levy taxes for
school purposes.
By Mr.. Mulvhill: To secure the pay
ment of those engaged in work for the
municipalities.
By Mr.. MeAdoo: To secure the pay
ment of costs and attorneys fees in the
partition of real estate.
By Mr.. McCullum: To encourage in
vention. 1t provides against the taxa
ton of any article patented in Tennes-
see.
To facilitate the collection of public
taxes. 1t provides that constables shall
do the collecting In their respective dis
tricts.
By Mr.. Perkins: To prescribe a legal
rate of interest. 1t makes six per cent.
the legal rate, but does not interfere
with the loaning and borrowing of
money.
By Mr.. Preston: To authorize County
Surveyors to appoint deputies.
By Mr.. Tate: To repeal an act
entitled an act to enable the
Commissioners appointed to sell
delinquent railroads, to perfect
their sale of the McMinnville and Man
chester railroad. and repeating chapter
twenty-six of the extra session of 1872,
passed March 30th.
By Mr.. Snydon-House joint resolu-
ton providing for the appointment of
delegates to the Vienna Exposition, was
adopted.
Directory to the Committee on the
Manchester and MeMinnville railroad |
to inquire and report what amount, if
any, has been recovered by the United |
States against said road. Laid over.
Providing for the appointment of a |
committee to investigate the payment |
of revenue to revenue-collectors, and re-
port suitable bill to regulate the same. |
Laid over
The Senate joint resolution providing
for the appointment of a committee to
inquire what is due the school fund /
from the State was coneurred in.
In the Senate Mr.. Coulter introduced |
a petition from the Secretary of State,
calling attention to the fact that he is
required to do great deal of work of
an &c o6iciO character, for which he re-
ceives no compensation, and asking that
the matter be investigated and a reason
able compensation be allowed for such
services.
Mr.. Coulter's resolution appointing a
Joint committee to examine into the
amount of er oficio labor performed by
the Secretary of State and report.
Rules suspended and the resolution
adopted.
Messrs. Coulter, Smithson and James
were appointed q committee on the part
of the Senate.
The following new bills were referred:
By Mr.. Morgan: Modifying the ex-
laws.
BY Mr.. Smithson: To let out the pub
lie printing to the lowest bidder, and to
repeal Section l Of the Code.
By. Mr.. James: To regulate the prae-
tice of dentistry, making it unlawful
for any person to practice dentistry un-
less he has received a diploma from
some dental college. The bill does not
apply to dentists following their profess
sion previous to the passage of the act.
BY Mr.. Smithson: To regulate the !
sales of land decreed to be sold by the
Supreme Court. This bill provides that .
whenever the Supreme Court shall de-
CitS VI OINicf tue cdlC Vi any property, 1
real or personal, the cause shall be re-
manded to the court below, and the !
shall be sold by the proper Off
GER of the court below, and not by the
Clerk of the Supreme Court.
By Mr.. Mcconnell, of Blount: Abol-
shing the courts of Shelby county, and
treating in lieu thereof First and Sec
md Circuit Court, a Chancery Court
and a Criminal Court
Senate bill authorizing the city of
to issue additional bonds, !
% the amount of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
Bills on third reading:
A bill in lieu, authorizing cities con- I
aiming a population OF not less than '
light thousand ner more than twenty =
hOusand, to issue bonds under certain !
conditions.
GENERAL NEWS. a
Judge w. II. Williamson, of I.eba- 4
ION, was married to-day to Mrs. Nor n
,an, at. the residence of Honorable r
Jharles Ready, Murfreesboro. Il
The managers of the Traders Bank,
whose assets were seized TO satisfy an a
xeeution, are making arrangements to q
ettle with their dep0sitors, and think
hey VIII be able TO do so fully, contrary Il
o the opinion held by other parties. Ia