Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-11
of Important Stand
ing Committees by Speaker
Lacey, of the Senate.
Andy's Influence----The Speaker Of
the HOuse---The Public Debt
and Public Schools.
Private CaucuSeS----POlitical Sig
niflcance in the Organization
---COuTinced Against
his Will.
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| cpcN-hA 70 the Appeal.
NASHVILLE, January To-
IN THE SENATE
In the Senate the Treasurer's report
was submitted, and five hundred copies
ordered printed.
Mr.. Swipes's lMadison) resolution,
providing for the appointment Of joint
committee for the re-districting Of the
State was adopted, as also was the reso-
luton authorizing the purchasing of FIVE
dollars worth Of pOstage-stsmps for each
member.
The following bills were passed Oh the
first reading, and appropriately referred: ::
BY Mr.. Warren, bill to regulate and
increase the salaries of Distriet-Attor-
nies.
BY Mr.. Snithson, a bill to repeal the
double tax on merchants.
By Mr.. Mccall, bill to protect sber-
ifs and constables in issuing warrants
upon insolvent parties.
BY Mr.. Allison, bill TO suppress lot
teries and prevent the sale Of lottery
tickets.
BY Mr.. Tillman, bill declaring the
time within which a redemption from
sale for taxes must he made.
By Mr.. Mcconnell, bill to permit
disabled soldiers from either army to
peddle without license.
Speaker Lacey announced standing
committees as follows:
Finance Ways and MeanS-Hughes.
Coulter, Patton, Richardson, Richards,
Leake and Robertson.
ClGims-RobertsOn, Allison, Smith
son, Mckenna, Jones and Hamilton.
Educdtio1l-JOnes, Coulter, McCon-
nell (TrOuSdale), Morgan, Leake, Fell
man and Mcconnell (Blountl.
J.tdieid5y-Smithson Fellman, Bran
don, Richardson, Swipes, Warren, Nor
gan, Mcconnell (Trousdale) and
Mccall.
Internal iOrOUeHteats-James, Fell /
man, Hughes, Richards, Mccall, Hamil- /
ton and McKenna.
Military Affairs - Patton, James, I
Richardson, Moody, Mccall and Ham
Netg Counties Morgan, Hughes. I
Smithson, Moody, Leake, White and .
Hamilton.
Bdnks-RichardsOn, Snipes, Robert
son, Jones, Allison and Richards.
Federal ReldtiOns-Leake, Warren.
Morgan, White, Moody and Mcconnell
Of BlOunt.
Charitable astitIltionS-MOody, Rich
ardsOn, Mcconnell (Trousdale), Nor
gan, Jones and Leake.
agriculture and NHiHg-Allison, Nc
Connel (Trousdale) Patton and Hughes.
OHlDlerce-James, Tillman, Snipes,
Richards, Mellon and Robertson.
Immigration - Mcconnell (Blount),
Snipes, Brandon, Locke, Jones, White
and Mellon.
The Speaker announced Snipes,
White, Morgan. Jones, Richardson
and Robertson Senate COmmitte for Re-
the State.
Bills to dispense with juries in cases
where parties do not desire them, and
10 provide the civil officers of the State
with statutes, passed first reading, and
we're referred.
IN THE HOUSE.
The following bills were passed on the
inst reading:
For the better protection against per
iOn8l violence.
To compel settlement with County Su-
of Education.
To repeal the law Of conventional rate
# interest.
To make mortgages and deeds of trust
With real estate basis negotiable the
anne as bills of exchange.
To make magistrates ineligible 70 Off
Is elective by County Courts.
To dispense with juries in certain
.ases.
To pay Tsx-COllectors four dollars on !
very one hundred dollars collected. !
To protect cemeteries.
To pay the Attorney-General of the
itate salary.
To prevent Insurance companies from :
transferring suits in counties to Federal !
)ourts. I
A resolution to elect State officers on l
be seventeenth instant was adopted;
lso, resolution appointing a commit I
ee to settle with the State officers before Q
heir successors were elected.