Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-03-21
Legislative Summary.

In the Senate, Mr.. James offered a reso
luton directing the Governor not to sigr
any land grant that may have been entered
in any entry-taker's office in the State
which was adopted. A bill was introduced
by Mr.. Mcconnell, of Blount; to waiv'
the right of the State under the law o
escheat to tine estate of Mrs. Ann Haire
deceased, of Knoxville. Senate resolution
censuring the Senators and Representa-
tives in Con gress from this State who vo-
ted for the increase of the pay of members
of Congress, was adopted by the following
vote: ~
Yeas-Messrs. Brandon, Coulter, James,
Mcdonnell. of Trousdale Melton, Moody,
Morgan, Richardson, Tillman, Warren,
White and Speaker Lacey-12.
Nays-Messrs. Allison, Hamilton, Jones,
Mccall, McKenna, Mcconnell, of Blount
Patton, Smithson and Snipes-9.
The Senators who voted against the res
olution believe the action of said Congress
men in taking increased pay is question
for the people and not for the Legislature.
Senate bills providing for the establish
ment of a Bureau of immigration, and
making an appropriation of $500 for inn
PURPOSES, W pIOtCCb CAL CuCIdl
and Confederate soldiers for Offenses COM
mitted during the war; to fix and define
the duty and salary of the Adjutant Gen
eral of the State; to repeal the act passed
January 2, 1870, to permit the railroads Of
the State to buy any of the legally issued
six per cent. bonds of the State and return
them to the Comptroller in liquidation of
their obligations to the State, were passed
on third reading. Senate bills to establish
State Norman School; to purchase a resi-
dence for the Governor; to amend section
1892 Of the Code; to repeal the ac t to en-
courage manufactures; to amend section
1856 of the Code; to amend the mechanics
lien law; to restore the corporate limits of
the city of Memphis, were rejected. Sen
ate bills to fix the rate of taxation on tele-
graph companies, and to close the land Of
fees of the State and to prevent the issu-
ance of land grants, were withdrawn. Mr..
Coulter. from the special committee ap-
pointed to examine into the eX-officio SER
vices of the Secretary of State, made re-
port recommending that the Secretary of
State be allowed 81 900 for said services,
and also recommended further, that Ed. r.
Pennebaker, late Comptroller of the Treas
ury, be allowed the same amount for SER
vices of like character. Senate bills to
change the line between the counties of
Clay and Jackson; to authorize incorpor-
ated towns and cities to take stock in rail-
roads and turnpikes; to repeal section 1854
of the code; to amend the charters of in
corporated town; to amend the act to au-
thorize county courts to levy a tax for coun-
ty purposes, were passed on third reading.
Senate bills to protect the citizens of this
State in suits instituted by the Bank of
Tennessee; to make petit larceny misde
meanor; to regulate the fees of sheriffs and
constables; to provide for publishing the
decisions of the Supreme Court in news
papers, were rejected.
HoUsE-House bills to amend the char
ters of the Incorporated towns and cities
in the State; to provide for changing coun-
ty lines by comforting upon County Courts
the power to do so; to establish and locate
the courthouse of Cooke county; to estab-
lish a special court at DucktowD, were
passed on third reading. House bills to
establish Bureau of Immigration; to
render medical services performed during
the last illness of decedents preferred
claim in the settlement of their estates; to
require County Judges to give bond; to re-
peal sections 1881 and 17S9 of the Code,
were rejected d.-Nashvilye Banner, 10Th.