Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-25
NASHVILLE.
Proceedings OF the Legislature Yester
day-Suit Against Quartermaster.
General V. K. Stevenson.
The Public School Bill Passed-Fire
Companies and the POll-Tax-B Bank
of Tennessee New Issue.
Chancellor Fleming, the Avalanche and
the TOrbett Issue-A Very
Personal Card

NASHVILLE, February 24.-In the
Senate Mr.. Brandon offered a resolution
ratifying the action of Governor Brown
in relation to bringing suit against "
K. Stevenson and Others seeking set
tlement with said Stevenson of his ac'
counts as Quartermaster-General Of
Tennessee, which lies over.
NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. Smithson: Giving Recorders
of towns and cities original jurisdiction
in misdemeanor cases.
By Mr.. Patten: To regulate the pay
of Presidential electors.
By Mr.. Lacey: To amend charters to
incorporate towns and cities, authorizing
them to levy special assessments OF
taxes.
By Mr.. Jones: To establish an addi-
tional hospital for the insane, to be
erected in the eastern division Of the
State.
By Mr.. Smithson: To amend section
1859 of the Code. .-..--.-
By Mr.. White: To protect the citi-
zens against suits instituted by the Bank
of Tennessee or its branches.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Senate bill, by Mr.. Jones, for the
establishment of a system of public
schools, was read as amended by the
Committee of the Whole, and returned
with a recommendation that it be
passed.
Mr.. Tillman offered a bill in lieu,
saying, in support thereof, that the bill
\ Of he
Whole, was in substance the same as
the law now in force, with the addition
that it creates office of State
superintendent, and declares the
amount the school-fund provides for
by levying tax for school pur-
poses, and he thought an
amendment to the present
law was all that is required,
which object would be gained by the
adoption of the bill in lieu. The bill in
lieu was rejected after lengthy debate.
The bill reported by the Committee OF
the Whole, with amendments agreed to
by the Senate, was passed by the follow
ing vote: Yeas-Coulter, Hamilton,
Hughes, James, Jones, Mcconnell OF
TrousdaIe, Melton, Patton, Richardson,
Warren, Smithson, Snipes, White and
Speaker Lacy-17. Nays-Lake, Nc
Call, Moody and Tillman-4.
THE REVENUE BILL
having been made the special order for
to-day, it was taken up, the Senate
going into Committee of the Whole,
with Mr.. Richardson in the chair. The
committee finally rose, reported progress,
and asked leave to sit again at eleven
o'clock tomorrow.
BILLS PASSED.
The Senate passed the following
Hsuse bills: To amend the act incorpo-
rating the Marine Savings Bank OF
Memphis; to amend section thirty-twO
of the Code; to change the name of the
Bank Of Memphis to the Bank of Com
merce; TO punish any person for mali
ciously manning or killing the beast OF
another.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
The House bill to compel settlements
with County Superlntendents of Public
Instruction was rejected.
Mr.. Mcconnell, of Trousdale, entered
a motion to reconsider the vote just ad.
The bill to regulate and fix the pay of
Special Judges of the Supreme Court
was amended so that the provisions of
the bill shall apply only to those judges
appointed in place of judges who are
sick, and passed.
HOUSE Proceedings.
In the House little of interest has
been done. The House bill TO apportion
Congressional representation was made
the special order for February 2Sth.
The House disposed of number Ofbills
on the second reading. The following
were rejected: To authorize the collee-
ton of interest on interest. To repeal
an act requiring hquor-dealers to take
an oath not to adulterate their liquors.
To protect hotel-keepers, and increase
the revenue of the State. To exempt
members of fire companies from the
of the pOll-tax.
A GARD FROM D. B. COOPER.
D. B. Cooper, brother Of Chancellor
Cooper of the Third District, and SON.
in-law of Chancellor Fleming, by whom
the decision was made favorable to the
Torbett issue, publishes card refuting
the charge made by the Avalanche, that
he held Torbett issue, and belonged to a
ring to induce a decision favorable to
the new issue. He says he never held
any of the notes named, and has reason
to believe that the author Of the AUd-
ldnche article knowingly uttered felse-
hood in his intimation in reference to
this matter.
The Lord Commissioners OF the Treas.
1ry of Great Britain have officially as
sured the Commissioners of Customs
that the Treasury Department assumes
The rasrnnsihiIlfy for the Alahann