Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-02-12
Legislative Summary.

Legislative summary.
In the Senate yesterday, resolution was
adopted providing for joint committee
to wait upon and inform Mrs. James X
Polk that if it met with her approval, the
General Assembly will visit the tomb of
her illustrious husband, and also visit her
on such day as will be convenient to
herself. Among the new bills introduced
was one for the benefit of agricultural fairs
and associations, granting them power to
issue notes or bonds. House bill repeating
the act authorizing agricultural societies
to distribute prizes passed second reading,
by n vote of Is to !. The vote by which
the bill in relation to the proceedings for
the sale of land which had been bought in
by the State for taxes was passed, was re-
considered, and amendments providing
against land being sold for taxes more
than once, and fixing the fee of the COM
missioner at not more than SO for each
tract of land sold, were agreed to, and the
| BILL as amended, passed. Senate bill for
the benefit of married women, providing
| that their property shall be exempt from
sale for the personal Indebtedness of the
husband, after being amended, passed third
reading. \ few Senate bills passed second
reading.
In the House, Mr.. Overton offered two
! bills, each looking directly to the protec-
| ton of the mechanic, and providing a first
! lien for work done. oils were offered by
Mr.. Denny, declaratory of the jurisdiction
of County Courts, giving the same concur
rent jurisdiction with Chancery and Cir
cult Courts, to sell real estate of decedents,
and for distribution or partition. BY Mr..
| Snyder, to regulate the powers of Chance
nv Courts in granting charters to munich
pal corporations. Mr.. Cummings offered
a joint resolution asking our national
| representatives to oppose Il national sys-
tenn of biography. Mr.. Trousdale offered
one directing the committee on current
expenses of the State, to make also II COM
parative report for last year and the lasl
seven years, also directory to the special
committee on the sale of railroads, to re
port infinitely all the circumstances of the
loan of bonds to delinquent roads, if any.
Mr.. McCollum offered n resolution in
structing the Committee on Public
Grounds to report whether the work could
not be suspended with advantage to the
State. The centennial question is deferred
again till February %. Several minor bills
pasted third reading. -Bdnncr, an.
In theSenatc yesterday, Mr.. Mcconnell
of Blount, presented n petition from thirty
citizens of McMinn county, praying the
removal of constitutional prohibitions
against the co-education and intermarriag,
of the white and colored races. The peti
ton was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee. Mr.. Warren introduced Il resolution
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: Committee to enquire whether the bushes
of changing county lines cannot be dom
I by County Courts. Mr.. Coulter introduced
a resolution, which lies over, appointing
a joint committee to investigate and re
port what amount of State bonds had beel
, loaned to each of the railroads in the State
and under what circumstances, authorit,
and restrictions sold at what prices ant
under what circumstances through wha
influences was the issuance of these bond
obtained at what dates were they author
lied to be issued, and what were the date
= of their actual issuance; which of tn
: roads were completed at date of sale by til
: Railroad Commissioners the ability {
the companies to complete such of til
1 roads as We're unfinished, and what III
o annual profit or loss to the State by tn
u, running of these roads by the Stat
through the agency of Receivers. Anon
: the new bills introduced were the follow
n ing: BY Mr.. Patton--To provide agains
{ the evils arising from the sale of intox
eating liquors, by giving such persons 1
= are injured by such sale the right to su
a the person selling the liquor, and tn
e owner of the building in which it is sole
e the bill to take effect on and after the At
q day of July, 1873. BY Mr.. White-Direc
4 ing the County Courts TO take pOssessio
l. of the jails of the State, and to elect Jai
$ ers in April next. a few unimportar
SENATE OILS passed tlllTu TeauluS.
: In the House, several bills were Intro
y duced relating to important matters,
u follows: By Mr.. Brooks-To equalize til
u testimony where the State is u party, an
e amendatory of certain sections of the Cod
$ BY Mr.. Brownie more perfectly preveI
S fraudulent cotton packing. BY Mr.. ORR
!, To amend section of an act TO amend I'll
}, usury laws, so as to make the same appl
o only to promissory notes. By Mr.. Beck
!. Directing sherifls, justices and constable
" to require persons exercising privilege
IL requiring license, under suspicion, to sho
by what authority they exercise the sam
House bill on third reading, to compel Sc
/ Elements with County superintendent
c Public Instruction, under an act passe
: March ., 1867, and to provide for the pa!
Is ment of school teachers who rendered Sc
vices under said act, passed by vote of
e oil. Mr.. Lindsley's resolution requestin
g the Committee on Finance, Ways an
Means to present funding bill as soon
possible; also requesting the Committee Q
Education and Common Schools to prepa
L bill as soon as possible, lies over, as do
~ that Of Mr.. Scott, asking special provisio
,e against crime alorg the Kentucky borde
~ Senate joint resolution of thanks to la
= Comptroller Pennebaker and late Secretal
"A of State Butler, was unanimously adopte
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