Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-10

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SENATE.
The following bills were offered:
A bill to compel Judges in criminal
cases TO deliver written charges.
A petition from Cooke to allow vote as
to County site.
Apetition for Hamilton county for tax
on dogs.
4 bill postponing poll-tax law two
years.
The Senate adopted rules for the session
and appointed committee on immigra-
ton and one on commerce.
HOUSE.
The House completed an organization
to-day. Landon H. Charles, of Hawkins,
was elected Doorkeeper, and Garter, OF
Williamson, Assistant Doorkeeper.
McCollum, Ward and Kerr were ap-
pointed committee to notify the Govern
or of the organization of the House.
The following new bills were offered:
BY Williamson, suspending the law re-
quirng poll tax receipt from voters for
two years; by Cummings, repeating the
act allowing the public printer to charge
for the discount Oh State warrants; by
Houk, reorganizing the common school
system. This bill is voiuminous, and pro
vides forS Stale and county superintendent
district boards and imposes the tax two
mills, besides the tax Oh saloons, &c, all
the funds to be disburscd by the State
Treasurer e. "a O.
Kerr gave notice of bill calling a con-
vention for new Constitution.
The Comptroller submitted lengthy
report. Five hundred copies were ordered
printed.
The resolution for furnishing three dali
ly papers to members was lost by vote of
80 to 81.
The Governor sent his message in at
o'clock and after partial reading, was
laid on the table and q thousand copies or
dered printed. The message was seven
columns long. The Governor fixes the
amount of the State debt at less than S2l,-
250,0O0, and steady increase by the non
payment of interest; declares thit pay
ment of interest cannot longer be postpon-
cd; suggests the funding of the extra State
debt, including the past due coupons in
new bonds running forty years at 6 per
cent; gives as reason for this new issue
detection of bonds fraudulently issued
upon which interest might not be paid,
and an opportunity offering for system
of registration further recommends that
the interest be paid only on the funded
debt, and provision be made for such pay
ment to commence on the 1st of July 1874; ;
recommends the Legislature to declare
whether the interest shall be paid on
the bonds after maturity or till
funded; estimates the taxable property of
the State at $500, ,0OO0 900: expresses opinion
that without increasing the rate of taxa
tion, by the adoption of measures insuring
proper assessments and prompt collec-
tions, revenues sufficient can be raised to
defray the expenses of the State govern
ment and pay the interest on the public
debt; makes recommendation with O
view to improve the system of assessments
and taxation, and points out additional
sources of revenue; declares the problem
whether the State can support public
schools without bankrupting the people
has been solved, approves of the county
system adopted two years ago, if the Leg
islature fosters this system recommends
the appointment of State superintendent,
and if necessary State educational board
after providing for the State debt the Leg
islature can determine how great 4 levy
for public schools be added recommends
that Congress be memorialized for pro-
portionate part in the public domain, as a
1und for education; submits the matter of
proper system to legislative discretion
recommends appropriations for system
of charitable institutions for the State,
amendments to the criminal laws, provis-
ions for better public roads, and various
other matters of interest to the State.
Hughes offered a resolution for a con.
vention of the two Houses next Tuesday.
10 elect State officers.
Frierson offered resolution fof a joint
committee to settle upon the officers before
the election. Both resolutions lie over
under the rules.
Leach, Williamson, Mcfarland, Pear.
son and Kerr are the committee on rules.
Adjourned to II o'clock to-m9rroY.