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bill, establishing n bureau OF emigrauohi
aud giving $65. 900 for such purposes,
passed the third reading.
A billto furnish the Governor a resi-
dence, together with sundry humorous
amendments TO provide houses for all
the officers Of the State, aud the Speak
ers of the two Houses, was lost by vote
Of II tp6.
A bill to purchase copies Of Coopers
report for each Circuit Court, one copy
for each division Of the Supreme Court,
and one for the State library, passed the
third reading.
Senators Smithson, Patton, Hamilton,
Jones, Mccall, Mckenna, Snipes, ALI
son and Robertson. who voted against
the resolution to censure Congressman
who accepted increased pay, entered
into a personal explanation, saying they
did not mean by their votes to endorse
the action of such Congressman, but not
knowing the provisions under which
said pay was drawn, they believe this
question for the people, and not for the
Legislature.
A bill to restore the corporate limits OF
Memphis was rejected on its third read
ing, which effectually settles the question
for this session.
A bill to define and limit the jurisdic-
ton of Bartlett Court similar to the
House bill, passed last night on its third
reading.
Several new bills we're presented yes
terday in the House, with the bare pos
sible chance of the session extending
over this week long enough to get them
through, which, however, is not probable.
These are the first new bills the House
has allowed to be offered for several days.
The bill limiting the jurisdiction OF
the Bartlett Court, so as not to include
Memphis, passed on its third reading and
was Immediately transmitted to the Sem
ate, and will no doubt become law.
This removes, in large measure. the
cutlery against that rural establishment,
intended to accommodate horseback lit
igants.
From the title of bill Zone of Mr..
Kerr's) which passed its third reading in
the House, we are, it is supposed, TO have
a new bank in Memphis, to be called the
Commercial Bank of Memphis.
Messrs. Kerr and Williamson each
presented new bills, the former to amend
section Ii OF an act to incorporate the
Chattanooga and Galesburg Turnpike
Company; the latter to assess back taxes
in certain cases.
The assessment bill, as passed in the
Senate, was taken up at half-past two
o'clock, which passed with slight modi-
iications as far as the sixteenth section.
The House adjourned pending discus
sion on the privilege tax question. The
singular feature 10 this discussion is that
this appears to be the very first time the
question has been preached in the House
during the session. the Senate alone
having had the bill before them until the
past few days. That so important a
measure should have been postponed
until the last hours of the session is a
curious If not suggestive fact Messrs.
Williamson and Kerr opposed the privi-
lege tax altogether and made a decided
fight against the merchants obnoxious
license tax. They also opposed the tax
ing Of notes and solvent accounts, etc,
but failed to carry their points in every
instance. 1t would not be surprising if
the merchants tax law remains pre-
cisely as it is. Mr.. Mulvihill says that
as reform Legislature this one is a
dead failure.
The poll-tax proposition, embra ced in
the Senate assessment bill No. 1914.
caused a hot discussion between Mr..
Elder, of Gibson county, in the afiirma-
tive, and Mr.. Mslyihill in the negative.
The section makes personal and real
property privileges and polls liable to
taxation. 1t passed on the first reading
without amendment.
A special session seems almost newt
able, unless a vast amount Of work is
rushed through in the next three days.
The session of ssventy-Gve days expires
Friday, and it will barely be possible to
hold quorum together after Saturday,
except in called session. No lobbying
is going on that is apparent, although it
is asserted that much was done while
the funding bill was pending.
LATER.
The sweeping revenue bill Of the SEN
ate passed its second reading in the
House this morning at 10 o'clock and
was ordered printed and will come up at
10 o'clock tomorrow morning, when
will come the fnal tug Of war.
The Senate tipping bill which al
lows wards and districts to vote on the
subject, and is very stringent in It's pro-
visions. came up in the House on it's
third reading this morning and was the
subject Of a vigorous debate. It finally
passed and will 20 to the Governor for
bis signature. Messrs. Brown and
Haynes, Of Shelby, voted aye, and Kerr,
williamson Hulvihill and 0verton, nay.