Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-20
ESTABLISHED MARCH 80. 1886
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
Wednesday. March 10.

In the Senate, Mr.. Coulter from the
special committee TO whom the matter was
referred, reported resolution instructing
tho Comptroller to psy the late Secretary of
State and the late Comptroller 81 900 each
for ex-oficio services. The resolution was
amended so as to make the pay $500 each,
and then rejected. Resolution were also
offered by Mr.. Mcconnell of Trousdale, in
strueting our Senators and Representatives
in Congress to propose and advocate such
measures as will give the public lands to
the several States for educational purposes;
and by Mr.. Jones, requesting the members
of the House to remain with the Senators
until Monday, the oath inst, that the Leg
islature may have time to pass upon impoT-
tanL measures now pending. 1dr. Rich
son introduced bill for the pro-
lection of contracting parties. Sem
ate bills to establish an Insurance Bureau;
to dettach Island No. "a from Upton and
attach it to Lauderdale county; to establish
and maintain State Normal School; max
ing it misdemeanor to follow the business
of barber on Sunday; to authorize the
citizens of Nashville to Issue binds to es-
tsblish additional gas works, were passed on
third reading. Senate bill to tax the
freight and passenger business of railroads
failed to pass for want of a constitutional
majority. Senate bill requiring fire insur-
ance companies doing business in this State
to deposit $4,000 instead OF $4,000, was
rejected. House bill repeating the act fix
ing the pay of county Jail physicians, and
authorizing the sherifs to provide proper
medical attendance for prisoners, was pass
ed on third reading. Mr.. James protested
ouo;rocf ho lyor nf ha cio
the tipping bill, on the ground
on three different days in the House of
Representatives as required by the Consti-
ution, the Senate bill having been adopted
by the House in lieu of House bill and
then passed on its third reading, notwith-
standing the Senate bill had been read in
the House but once. Senate bills to resu-
late the power of municipal corporations:
to regulate the fees of Attorneys General;
granting further time TO turnpike compa-
MES to complete their roads; to repeal the
law of chsmperty; TO authorize County
Courts 10 reassess property; to regulate the
pay of clerks of courts, were passed on
third reading. Senate bills to restrict the
sale of liquors; to amend the act providing
for the sale of land for taxes, were re-
jected.
In the House, the House bill to amend
the tippling laws, which had passed two
readings, was taken up, and Senate bill on
the same subject was adopted in lieu, and
then passed on its third reading by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Beals, Blevins, Board, j.
r. Bond, Brown, Carnes, Couch, Denny,
Eckel, Ferguson, Harris, Haynes, Houk,
Hyter, Jamison, Keeble, Magill, Jesse
Martin, G. w. Martin, Moffit, II. R Moore,
Scott Moore, McAdoo, Mcfarland, III cLeod,
Noblitt, Orr, Patton, Peake, Pearson, Per-
kins, Preston, Regan, Russell, Rutledge,
Snyder, Tate, B. NJ. Tillman, Trousdale,
Washington, West, Wester, Wood, Young
aud Speaker McGaughey-45.
Noes-Messrs. ALISON, Cottrell, Duncan,
Elder, Frierson, Head, Hughes, Jeup, Kerr,
Latin, Lindsey, Mulvihill, OVerton, Steger,
Turner, Williamson, Wilson and Worley-
Is.
The vote rejecting House bill to regulate
municipal corporations was reconsidered,
and the bill again rejected. Senate bills
appropriating $4,000 for the bsneit of the
blind school; and to supply Justices of the
Peace with Thompson and Steger's Code,
were passed on thIrd reading. The Senate
assessment bill was discussed by sections
and was under consideration when the
House adjourned.