Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-01-15

Houk, reorgniZiug the common school /
system. This bill is voluminous, and pro
Vides forState and county superintendents |
district boards and imposes the tax two
mills, besides the tax on saloons, Sc, all
the funds to be disbursed 10y the State
Treasurer.
Kerr gave notice Of bill! calling con-
vention for n new Constitution.
The Comptroller submitted lengthy
report. Five hundred copies We're ordered
printed.
The resolution for furnishing three dali
~ papers TO members was lost 10y vote of
SO to 81.
The Governor sent his message in at
o'clock and after partial reading, was
laid on the table and Il thousand copies or
dered printed. The message was seven
columns long. The Governor fixes the
amount of the State debt at less than sd,
25O,OO0 and n steady increase by the non
payment OF interest; declares tn It pay
ment of interest cannot longer be postpon-
ed !; suggests the funding of the extra State
debt, including the past due coupons in
new bonds running forty years at per
cent; gives ms reason for this new issue
detection of bonds fraudulently issued
upon which interest might not be paid
and an opportunity offering for a system
of registration further recommends that
the interest be paid only on the funded
NCDt 'tilO IIONlSOu De lluue LOT SuCn pay
ment to commence on the lst of July, 1874;
recommends the Legislature to declare
whether the interest shall be paid on
the bonds after maturity or till
funded estimates the taxable property of
the State at S500,000,O00 expresses opinion
that without increasing the rate of taxa
ton, by the adoption of measures iusuring
proper assessments and prompt collec-
tions, revenues sufficient can bc raised to
defray the expenses of the state govern
ment and pay the interest on tie public
debt; makes II recommendation with q
view to improve the system of assessments
and taxation, and points out additional
sources of revenue; declares the problem
whether the state can support public
schools without hankrupting the people
has been solved, approves of the county
system adopted two years ago, if the Leg
islature fosters this system recommends
the appointment of q State superintendent,
and If necessary n State educational board
after providing for the State debt the Leg
islature can determine how great n levy
for public schools be added recommends
that Congress be memorialiZed for n pro-
portionate part in the public domain, as
fund for education; submits the matter of
| a proper system TO Legislative discretion;
recommends appropriations for n system
of charitable institutions for the State,
amendments to the criminal laws, prOviS.
ions for better public roads, and various
other matters of interest to the State.
Hughes offered Il resolution for Il con-
vcntion of the two Houses next Tuesday,
To elect State officers
Frierson offered a resolution for a Joint
committee to settle upon the officers before
the election, Both resolutions lie over
under the rules.
Leach, Williamson, Mcfarland, Pear
son and Kerr are the committee on rules.
\ AtliOIlpnaI N ~
NASHVILLE, Jan. l0-T, y. VI.
SENATE.
The committees were announced to-day.
The chairmen are as follows;
Finance-Hughes, (Ind.)
Claims-Robertson, ,Ind.J
SchOols-Jones, (RepD
udiciary-SmithsOn Ind.)
Internal prOvements-Tiilman Dem.
Military-Patton, LRep.)
New Counties-Morgan, Rep.)
Penitentiary-W (Dem)
Banks-Richardson (Dcm)
Federal Relatious-Leakc, lInd.)
ROads-MeltOn, Rep
Enrolled Bills-COulter, (Dem.)
Public Grounds-White, Imp
Charitable Moody, dem
Agricuture-Allson, (Dem.)
Printing-Brandon. lDem.)
Commerce-James, Dem
igratiOn-NIcCOnnell Rep, of
Blount.
Redistricting the State-Snipes, (Dem.)
Jones, Rep Morgan, ORep.); Richards
(Rep.); White, (Dem.) Roberts, (DemD !
The Senate Committees are largely i'm
the hands of the Independents and Re
publicans.
Bills were introduced To provide civil |
officers with copies of the statutes and dis |
pense with iuries when neither party de-
mands IT,
HOUSE.
BY Houk, Rep.)-A bill to settle with |
school teachers and uperinteudcuts under |
the law of 1867.
by Snyder, Rep. A petition from
Chattanooga for schools.
Bills We're introduced to prevent magis-
trateS from holding offices Of trust, created
by them while members of the County
Court.
a bill 10 protect cemeteries.
4 bill making mortgages and deeds of
trust, circulating medlIm the same rs in.
land bills OF exchange.
\ bill to pay Attorney Generals @ fixed
salary, and 10 regulate bills of cost.
4 resolution passed to include n Hebrew
among The clergymen to Oiliciate
in the House.
Allen Mc'reer, of Blount, va, appointed
assistant porter.
n bill To regulate the per centagc OF rev.
enue collectors at per cent. on SlO,O OOl and
per cent. on all over that. The poll tax
Dill uaSSea second reading With0ur uuIo- /