Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-13
NASHVILLE.
Legislative Proceedings Of Yesterday
TOrbett RedistrietiRg Bill
Centennial.
Public Printing Commissioners Appoint
ed-The Mechanics Lien LaW-Gen-
eral Funding Law.


NASHVILLE, February 12.-In the
Senate report was received from the
Comptroller, stating the expenses Of the
Ca, oil from October l, 1871, to January
l, 1873.
The resolution of Mr.. Jenes, request.
ing the Committee on the Torbett Issue
10 report on or before the twenty-second
instant, was adopted.
The following new bills were intro
duced:
BY Mr.. Coulter: Forming the next
Congressional Districts.
BY Mr.. Coulter: To amend the laws
respecting corporations.
BY Mr.. Richardson: Regulating the
pay of special Chancery Judges in GER
tain cases.
BY AIr. Lacey: Authorizing railroad
companies to issue bonds.
The Senate bill on common schools
was made the special order for Tuesday.
The Senate bill in reference to legal
advertising was amended and passed
third reading.
The Senate bill to let the public print
int to the lowest bidder was amended so
as to make the Secretary, Comptroller
and Treasurer, Public Printing Commits
sioners, and was then passed on third
reading.
The bill in lieu of the Senate bill to
amend the mechanics lien law passed
third reading; as did also the bill for the
benefit Of agricultural associations,
after striking out the clause exempt
ing from taxation
The Senate bills to furnish guardians
to pay over their trust funds, authoriz-
ing attorneys to appeal when stricken
from the rolls, and authorizing the re-
lat0r to appeal from the decision on a
writ Of ha6eds corpus, passed third read
ing.
In the House the following new bills
We're introduced:
BY AEr. Bond: To force the obligation
o. contracts, and to amend the criminal
laws of the state.
By Mr.. McCallum: To amend section
SIX hundred and twelve of the Code.
BY Mr.. Mcfarland: To amend section
one hundred and ninety Of the code.
BY Mr.. Preston: To amend the tip
pling laws.
BY Mr.. Cummings: To provide for
funding the entire bonded debt Of the
state into four and a half per cent.
bonds, running forty years to maturity
from July l, 1874, repeating all other
Vember ., 1865, and September 5, 1865,
repudiating the bonds issued to the Mil
itary Board in June and July, 1861.
amounting 10 four million three hundred
thousand dollars.
House bills on third reading:
To prevent the Attorney-Generalf from
collecting fees in certain cases.
After a good deal OF desult0ry discus
sion, the bill failed to pass, for want of
a constitutional majority, and was re-
referred
To regulate the assignment Of home
stead and dover to land Passed.
To regulate the exemption law. This
hill excited some discussion, during
which q motion was made TO adjourn,
which prevailed.
In the Senate and House invitations
were received from Hon. James Whit 1
worth, President Of the Tennessee Man |
ufgcturing Company, asking the men, |
bers Of the General Assembly TO visit |
the Nashville Cotton Factory, in order
10 inspect the facilities os fabrics, persons /
employed, etc. The card of invitation I
saws: "The Board of Directors OF the 4
Tennessee Manufacturing Company, Of 1
whom / am the humble representa- 4
tive, entertaining the opinion that /
YOU, in common with all good .
citizens, desire that the State shall 4
prosper in all her industrial /
interests, which can only be done by s .
proper appreciation Of our resources and |
capacity, instruct me in their name, /
and for the company, to invite you,
when they may find it convenient to |
make a visit TO the factory, that each /
may see for himself what has, is, and |
can be done by the combination OF /
little capital and energy. We are not |
asking any legislation, and cOnse- |
quently We do not desire the visit |
from any selfish motive. We have |
faith that if our people could be fully /
aroused to the importance Of our manu- !
featuring interests, that wealth and
prosperity would soon take the place Of
poverty and want. We believe further,
that it is as much the duty Of the repre-
sentative men of the State to encourage
industrial enterprises as it is to go to the
Legislature and make laws; and We
hope, therefore, YOU will come out and
see, and by your presence and approval
stimulate US, and others, to still greater
exertiOns in the development of our re-
sources.