Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-07
GENERAL NEWS.
Proceedings Of the legislatures OF Ten
nessee. Mississippi and Arkansas.
A Scheme to UnnaturaIIzs Prussian
Citizens Of the United States
Murders, Fires, Etc.
TENNESSEE.


LEGl5LAIiNE..
speeisl TO the Appeal
j NASHVILLE, March 6.-The foIlowin,
new bills were presented in the House
By Mr.. Snyder: To provide for paying
expense Of agents and representative
ofthe State. By Mr.. Patton: To defenc
titles to land in this State. BY Mr.
Lindsay: To amend sections 541O, 54l;
and 54l5 of the code. By Mr. Jameson
To amend law governing lands sold
for taxes. By Mr.. Haynesf To expedite
disposition of criminal cases.
House bills on third reading: 10 pro-
vide for carrying out section 80,
article l of the constitution, passed.
To sell the States interest in turnpikes
and plankroads, and carry into effect the
act of March l., 1860, to increase the rev.
enue of the State; passed.
Eleven o'clock having arrived, and
the special order being the public school
| bill, il was taken up. Some time was
consumed in discussing whether the
question should be deferred till next
| Monday, but motion 10 postpone was
| finally lost, and the bill taken up on its
third reading.
The following resolutions were offered
in the senate:
BY Mr.. White: To report R resolution
empowering the governor to appoint
turnpike commissioners.
BY Mr.. Smithson: That the general
assembly adjourn sine die at noon Sat
urday, March o, 1878.
The following new bills were offered:
BY Mr.. Jones: To establish State
normal school.
BY Mr.. Coulter: Providing for the
publication of Cooper's reports.
BY Mr.. Allison: To attach the county
of Williamson to the eighth judicial cir
cult.
BY Mr.. Coulter: To loan arms to the
Rock City guards.
The senate proceeded to further
amend the revenue bill, going over the
entire bill and making additional alter
ations in all the sections which had
been previously adopted. After con-
siderable debate, Mcconnell (Trousdale)
moved to refer the bill to a special COM
mittee of five, with instructions to care
fully consider the bill and report at
eleven O'Clock tomorrow. Agreed to,
and Mcconnell (Trousdsle), James,
Mcconnell (Blount), Jones and Coulter,
were appointed said committee.
Senate bills passed second reading:
To define the liabilities of railroad COM
psnies; to restore the corporation limits
Of the city of Memphis; to secure a resi-
dence for the governor Of the State; to
change the time of holding the circuit
court in Crockett county, and the chan
Gerry court in Gibson county; for the re-
lief of Albert @. PEBBLES, tax-collectOr in
Fsyette county; to provide for the
calling of a constitutional convention;
to regulate the publication of legal ad-
vertisements; senate bill to tax the costs
of criminal prosecutions to the counties
where occurriDg-rejected on the third
reading, after a protracted discussion,
by IS to s.
Senate bills on third reading: To
strike from the rolls lawyers convicted
in January. Rejected. To provide q
hospital for criminals acquitted on the
plea of insanity, was amended so as not
to apply to defendents at the date of
their trial. Passed. Granting increased
power to chartered life insurance COM
panies. Passed.
Mr. Jameson offered a bill to be enti-
tied an act for the ascertainment of the
just and legal bonded Indebtedness of
the State, the first section Of which pro- |
vIdes that the Secretary Of State, comp |
troller and treasurer shall be and are
hereby appointed and constituted a |
board of commissioners to ascertain and |
report the just and legal bonded indebt- |
edness of the State.
Senate bill to establish and maintain |
4 uniform system of public schools was
further considered. Amendments We're !
offered to various sections, but were all |
In turn voted down, and the bill finally |
passed third reading by vote of IS to |
is.
CITY NEWS.
Senator Leake, at twelve O'Clock to-
night, thought by physicians to be in a
lying condition.
Mrs. M. L. Cartwright, lady distin-
yuished for her selfsacrifieing devotion |
% sick and wounded Confederate SOL |
Tiers brought to Nashville as prisoners
Turing the war, died to-day after brief
Illness. In hundreds Of southern homes
ler name and good deeds will ever be
gratefully remembered.