Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-01
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.

THURSDAY, Jan. 23.-In the SEN
ate Mr.. Hughes offered a resolution
directing the State Railroad Commits
sioner to defer the sale of the Man
chester and McMinnville railroad un-
til the first of May next.
The following new bills were refer
red:
By Mr.. Hughes: To exempt from
taxation the property of soldiers of
the war of 1872.
By Mr.. Smithson: To amend the
registration laws; also, to regulate the
proceedings for the sale of land for
taxes.
By Mr.. Warren: To define the du-
ties of judges, clerks and grand jurors.
By Mr.. Tillman: To prevent unjust
discrimination of railroad freights.
My Mr.. Robertson: To amend the
lien laws.
Senate bills on third reading:
Allowing manufa sturers to sell their
products without license. Rejected.
Repeating the act allowing agricul-
tural societies to distribute prizes.
Passed.
Several Intellectual efforts being
made to amend the repeal act, giving
to agricultural societies permission to
have prize lotteries, the House ad-
journed till Monday, the 9th. The
proposition was strenuously opposed
by Messrs. Kerr, Hink and others,
but ultimately prevailed, despite the
strong argument on the other side.
In the House the following new bills
we're referred:
By Mr.. Hughes, bill to amend the
law for the sale of land for taxes, and
to strike out section six, chapter third.
By Mr.. Trousdale, bill to prevent
depredations by stock.
BY Mr.. Kerr, bill to authorize cor
oners to appoint deputies.
By Mr.. Lindsey, bill to secure a
Just compensation for sheriffs and con
stables,
BY Mr.. Williamson, a bill to regu-
late appeals from the Recorders Court
of Memphis.
By Mr.. Williamson, bill extend
ing the law relative to revenue col
lectors.
By Mr.. Kerr, bill to benefit musi-
cal corporations in legal proceedings.
By Mr. Latin, bill to regulate
contested elections.
BY Mr.. Mafit, a bill to prevent
frauds in elections, by providing a
punishment for those who impose on
voters that cannot read.
By Mr.. Jeup, a bill to authorize
railroad companies to change their
gauge.
BY Mr.. Cummings, a bill to rega-
late the pay of district-attorneys, so
as not to exceed one thousand dollars
a quarter for prosecuting felonies.
BY Mr.. Hughes, bill to regulate
the salaries of clerks, not allowing
over four thousand dollars.
Petitions from various counties 10
be supplied with copies of the revised
code.
By Mr., Trousdale, petition to re-
neal the Jaw requiring insurance COM
panies from other States to deposit
twenty thousand dollars.
FRIDAY, Jan. 2f-In the Senate, a
joint resolution was adopted appoint
Ing a committee to examine and re-
port what amount of money is due the
school fund from the State, and Messrs.
Robertson and James appointed said
on the part of the Senate.
Among the new bills introduced were
the following: Authorizing Clerks of
Circuit and Criminal courts to issue
writs of certiorari and s,rpesedeos
without fat therefor; authorizing par
ties jointly indicted in criminal cases
to sever, and to secure mechanics lien
on the real estate of married women.
Senate resolutionposiponing the forced
sale Of the Manchester and McMinn-
vile Railroad until after the lst day
of May, 1873, was discussed at some