Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-02
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
Saturday, Feb. I,

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In the Senate, resolutions with reference
to certain school funds, and returning
thanks TO the Secretary of State and Comp
troller, were presented. The following bills
were introduced: by Mr. Moody, TO repeal
an act for the more efficient management OF
the State prison; by Mr.. Snipes, to enforce
the revenue law; by Mr.. Patton, to raise
additional revenue in the State; by Mr.. Mc-
Connell, of Trousdale, to amend
chapter G of the Code, by mr.
Hughes, for the protection and
relief of sureties TO administrators and eX-
ecutors; by Mr.. White, to protect and pro-
mote wool growing, and for other purposes;
by Mr., James, in relation to warehouse
men and warehouse receipts; by Mr.. Leake,
to increase the school fund by taxing f9
male dogs s. per head; by Mr. Hughes,
making the rules of evidence in Circuit and
Federal Courts uniform. The House Joint
resolution rendering sympathy TO Chief
Justice Nicholson was concurred IN;
appointing commissioners to Vienna Ex-
position adopted; appointing a joint COM
mittee to examine into certain items OF the
State expenses; adopted; relative to the
election of public printer, providing for
convention of both houses to elect a public
printer, next Friday. Referred to Commit
tee on Printing. The Senate resolution 10
appoint a committee to investigate Mr..
Richardson's light to d seat in the Senate
was made special order for next Friday.
The consideration of the Insurance bill
was msds the special order for next Thurs
dsy. The fol owing House bills passed first
reading: To change the line between the
counties of Campbell and Scott, Loudon
and Bloupt. Polk and McMinn, Union and
Granger, Knox and Union, Grundy and
Coffee: to repeal the act for the benefit Of
Agricultural and mechanical societies; to
amend sections As, 49 and 50 Of the Code,
relative to Justices fees; 20 change the time
of holding courts in the first judicial dis
trict; to secure boarding house keepers,
giving them lien upon the baggage OF
Suests: to fix the times and places of hold
ing courts in the ninth Chancery
division. The following Senate
nils came I'D on third reading:
to punish persons willfully or wrongfuily
killing or manning the beast Of another;
amendeds1 as not to include dogs; passed;
regulating the proceedings in sale OF
land bought in by the State fol
uupai1 taxes; passed; to punish
civil officers for levyirg urol property ex-
emps from attachment or execution, passed.
In the House Mr.. Keebie presented q
petition from citizens Of Davidson county
asking that the law providing for the cleo
ton of Jailer by the people be lafG an StdtO
quo. The following new bills were intro
duced: By Mr.. Allison-To. better provide
for burying the dead. By Mr.. Preston
To chsuge The line between tie counties Of
Wilson and Trousdlle. By Mr.. Reddy--
To repeal section l, chapter Il, Of an act tC
amend the exemption laws and TO con-
prise them all in one act, passed Jan. 81,
1871; by Mr.. Mcleod, to allow County
Court Clerks ct ais, fees in certain cases
by Mr.. McCollum, to regulate attorneys
fees in certain cases; by MIR. McAdoo, Z
render railroad companies liable for killing
stock; by Mr.. Kerr, to abolish the stay laws
by Mr. Houk, to authorize the organization
of incorporated companies, and the grant
ing aud issuing charters therefor; by Mr.
Bond, of Haywood, to better secure tht
payment of costs in certain cases
Mr.. II. r, Moore offered a resolution o
sympathy to Ar. Perkins for his loss b!
the Jackson fire; the Senate Joint Rasoia
ton, requesting the Governor to remit tn
penalties incurred by certain persons 10
violating the law to prevent lotteries, wa
concurred in; the resolution inquiring whs
amount of School fund, with interest,
due from the State to the several counties
was adopted; the House bill repeating th
act to change the mode of electing th
Jailor for Davidson, Montgomery and Can
ter, was amended by striking out the pro
vision as regards Davidson, and passed
the following special committees were aT
pointed: On County School Fund-H.
Moore, Snyder, HeAdOo, Cummius an
Houk; on Railroad Tax-master-G. "
= /McAdoo and Houk; 10 ascertain whs
amount is due Common SchCols-Magil
Steeer and Brown; to draft bill remedy
ing delinquent tax c9liectlons-Noolet
Denney, Rutledge, Lindsey, OFer'on an
Williamson.