Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-04

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administrators in certain cases.
By Mr.. Smithson: To authorize ad-
ministrators de bogis non to sue former
administrators.
By Mr.. Coulter: To prevent non-resi-
dents from being appointed administra-
tors or executors to estates.
By Mr.. Coulter: To fund the public
debt into six per cent. bonds. 1t pros
vides that all legal outstanding State
bonds, and all other acknowledged lia-
bilities of the State, may be funded in
six per cent. coupon bonds, TO be styled
new series of funding bonds, and to be
due on the first day of July, 1914; the
interest to be payable on the first days of
January and July Of each year from and
after the first day of July, 1874. 1t shall
be the duty of the State Treasurer to set
apart a sufficient amount Of the States
revenue to pay the interest accruing on
the bonds. All coupon bonds held by
educational institutions shall be paid,
and not funded.
By Mr.. Coulter: To amend the act
giving Justices jurisdiction over misde-
meanor cases.
BY Mr.. Coulter: To equalize the pay
of Tax-Assessors, and making it COM
mensurate with their services.
By Mr.. Coulter: To increase and re-
gulate Sheriffy and Constables' fees.
By Mr.. Coulter: To do justice to mar
ried women.
The Senate bill to grant to Memphis
the hospital grounds came up for the
third reading.
Mr.. Warren thought the State should
retain its right to the property in ques-
ton. and that the blind school should
be transferred from Nashville to Mem
phis.
Mr.. Smithson said that the city of
Memphis had been granted the property
in question three different times by the
State Legislature, on condition that the
ground he sold and re-invest the money
in a house.
The Speaker said the gentleman had
properly stated the matter, but that the
city of Memphis now desired to keep
the ground and erect thereon suitable
buildings for hospitable purposes.
Mr.. Swipes did not see where the
State would gain anything by the Sen
ate refusing to pass the bill, as the city
of Memphis has right to sell the prop
erty, and if the authorities found they
were likely to lose it, they can sell 1t at
once.
Speaker Lacey spoke strongly in ia
vor of the bill.
Mr.. Smithson offered an amendment,
providing that the hospital shall be open
and free to any destitute citizen of the
State in need of hospital services.
Amendment agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Smithson, the fur
1 ther consideration Of the bill was post.
poned until Wednesday.
To authorize Davidson county to issue
new bonds in lieu of bonds outstanding.
| Withdrawn for amendment.
Authorizing County Surveyors to APP
point permanent deputies. A bill in
lieu was offered and passed on third
reading.
The Governors message, accompanied
by the ninth annual report of the Su-
| perintendentOfthe State Hospital for the
Insane, was read, and joint resolution
providing for printing five hundred
copies of the report was adopted.
The following Senate bills were on
second reading: To prevent unjust dis
elimination by railroad companies in
carrying freight; to modify the eXemp-
ton laws; to let out public printing
/ to the lowest bidder; to limit and de-
| fine the lien upon land and other prop
erty; to regulate the sale of land de-
creed to be sold by the Probate Court.
| To regulate the practice of dentistry in
| the State; to abolish the courts of
Shelby county and creating other courts ;
q bill authorizing District Attorney
Generals to bring suits in District Chan
cery Courts against defaulting Revenue
| Collectors; to amend section 3059 of
| the Code; to amend the exemption
! laws; to amend the mechanics lien
law; to regulate the tax ON merchants;
to repeal an act for the more efficient
management of the State prison; to en-
| force the revenue laws; to raise addi-
/ tiOnal revenue for the State-this is
| the bill introduced by Mr.. Patton, pro-
viding for taxing railroad companies
on their business; to amend the Code in
relation to a change of revenue; to levy
roads and improve the public roads;
to secure the rights of stock breeders for
the protection Of sureties; to protect and
promote wool growing, relative to ware
! hOusemen and warehouse rec aipbs; to
increase the school fund; to a.uend an
act to make the rules of evidences in the
State and Federal Courts uniform.
IN THE HOUSE.
In the House, Mr.. McCollum offered
bill to redistriet Congressional Dis