Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-01-18

and Dir. Jesse Martin, to regulate
freight charges by railroads; by Mr..
Mcfarland, to repeal the acts making
the rules of evidence uniform in the
State and Federal Courts; By Mr..
Couch, to regulate the issuance of IL
cense to sell liquors, by requiring the
assent of a majority of the voters of
the civil district; by Mr.. Mulyerhill,
to secure boarding house keepers; Mr..
Tate. to provide for paying coroner's
juries; by Mr.. McAdoo, to regulate
the liability of railroads for damages
to persons and property; by Mr.. Burke
Bond, for the benefit Of the poor; by
MIR. Brown, to better secure the purity
and freedom of elections, by punish
ing the promise of emoluments or
money by candidates; by Mr.. Allison
to better protect the interest of the
farmer and land-holder, by providing
better security against fires; by Mr..
Russell, to encourage the raising of
fine horses by abolishing the tax on
quarter race tracks; by Mr.. Kerr, to
abolish the usury laws. A resolution
was adopted requiring the State Ii
brary to be kept open from nine in the
morning to half past five in the after
noon.
WEDNESDAY, January 15.--In the
Senate. message was received from
the Governor stating that upon the
death of Gen. Battle he had appointed
DR.. w. M. Wright, of Carroll county,
Superintendent of the Penitentiary.
The appointmentwas subsequently con-
frmed by the Senate. Bills were in
troduced by Mr.. White, to make the
rules of evidence uniform in State and
Federal Courts by Mr.. Hughes, to
authorize the Comptroller to settle
with Messrs. Dibrell, Hill and Cliff,
railroad receivers by Mr. Hamilton,
to levy a tax of ten cents on every 500
of taxable property for educational
purposes by Mr.. Tillman, to amend
the attachment laws respecting pub
lication to be made; by Mr.. Coulter,
to forbid the sale of Intoxicating liquors
to inebriates, and making the seller
liable for the injury or damage result
ing from such sale; by Mr.. Smithson,
to better secure the holders of promis-
sorry notes. Mr.. Jones offered reso-
luton instrueting our Senators and
Representatives in Congress to propose,
advocate, and sustain such appropria-
ton by Congress for the Centennial Elk
hibition as may be necessary to make
said proposed celebration thoroughly
national and international, and worthy
alike Of the government and people of
| the United States.
In the House, the Speaker announced
the following gentlemen as the COM
mittee On the part of the House to re-
district the State: State at large, Mr..
Jeup; First District, Mr.. BIevins !;
Second District, Mr.. Houk; Third
District, Mr.. Mofit; Fourth District,
Mr.. Couch; Fifth District, Mr.. Head;
Sixth District, Mr.. Hughes; Seventh
District, Mr.. McCampbell Eighth
District, Mr.. Rutledge; Ninth District,
Mr.. Ward. Bills were introduced by
Mr.. Harris, to repeal the act author
izing societies to distribute prizes; by
Mr.. Tillman, of Bedford, to amend the
criminal laws of the State; by Mr..
Overton, to regulate the granting off in
functions to stay the sale ofreal estate;
by Mr.. Noblitt, to expedite business
in the Chancery Courts; by Mr.. Pear
son, to amend the franchise laws by
Mr.a Preston, to amend the act to re-
organize common schools; by Mr..
Head, to repeal the act fixing the time
for holding the Criminal Court of the
first judicial circuit; by Mr.. Blevins,
to amend the act for Keeping up the
public roads; by Mr.. Tate, for the
benefit of revenue collectors by Mr..
McCollum, to more effectually prevent
the sale of spirituous liquors on Sun
day. Mr. Young. of Lauderdale, pre-
scented his credentials and was sworn
in. House resolution rendering sym
pathy to Chief Justice Nicholson was
adopted. The resolution to elect a
public printer on the Oath inst, was
ON motion of Mr.. Houk, indefinitely
postponed. Senate resolution express
ing admiration for for the character of
Horace Greeley, was adopted unani-
mously. Both houses adjourned i'm
mediately after the Inauguration of
Gov Brown.