Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-08
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.
Friday, March 2.

In the Senate, petitions were presented
by Mr.. Morgan, from number of lawyers
praying the publication of Cooper's digest
of the Supreme Court Reports; and by Mr..
Moody, from citizens OF Cheatham county,
protesting against change in the lines Of
that county. Bills were introduced by Mr.
Smithson, to regulate the number of
guards allowed sheriffs in conveying con-
victs and insane persons to their places OF
confinement; also, to provide for the
publication of Supreme Court de-
cisions in newspapers. Senate bills to
provide revenue for the State; making
an appropriation for the maintenance of the
Hospital for the Ii sane; to provide buildings
for the School of the Blind; relative to the
Huntingdon Male and Female Academy; to
authorize the issuance of the writ of re-
plevin upon taking the pauper oath, and to
regulate the practice in such cases; to III
sure the more prompt and efficient collec-
ton of revenue received by Clerks and
Justices; to change the time OF holding the
courts from Mondays to Tuesdays, and to
REQUIRE the courts to be opened at nine
O'Clock in the morning; to authorize the
organization of Savings banks and banks
of deposit, were passed on third reading.
In the House. bills were introduced by
Mr.. Mulverhill, fixing the liabilities OF ad-
ministrators, etc.; also, to amend the act
authorising the County Court to appoint
public administrators and public guardians;
also, to establish probate court for Shelby
county; by Mr.. Leach, to change the line
between Dickson and Cheatham counties;
BY Mr.. Mcfarland, to regulate the number
of guards to be allowed sheriffs in conveying
copyicts to the penjtentiary and persons to
z the ASYLUM for the Insane; by Mr.. Over
ton, to limit the jurisdiction OF the
Bartlett Circuit Court OF Shelby county
-. Mr. SNYDER offered a resolution providing
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tain uniform system of public schools
5000 copies fol the House, 1000 for the
Senate, and 1000 for the State and County
Suuerintendents of Public Instruction.
House bill to lay off the State into ten Con-
gressional districts was passed on its third
reading. Under this bill the districts are
constituted as fonowsI:
First District-Johnson, Carter, Sulli-
van, Washington, Greene, Hawkins, Han
cock, Claiborne, Granger, Hamblen and
Cooke.
Second District - Jefferson, Sewer,
Blouut, Monroe, Loudon, Roane, Knox,
Anderson, Campbell, Scott, Morgan and
Union.
r Third District-Polk, McMinn, Meigs,
Rhea, Bradley, James, Hamilton, Marion,
Grundy, Sequatchie, Diedsoe, Van Buren,,
White. Warren, DeKalb Cannon and Cum
berland.
.ra Fourth District-Fentress, Ogerton, Put
nam, Jackson, Clay, Macon, Smith, Jrous-
e dale, Wilson, Sumner and Robertson.
Fifth District-Franklin, Lincoln, Mar
shall, Bedford, Coffee and Rutherford.
t Sixth District-Dayidson, Cheatham,
Dickson, Humphreys, Stewart, Houston
and Montgomery.
Seventh DstricL-Wayne, Lawrence,
Giles, Lewis, Maury, Hickman and Will
hanson.
pa Eighth District-Henry, Benton, Carroll,
Perry, Hardin, NcNsiry, Henderson and
Madison.
Ninth District-Weakley, Obion, Lake,
Dyer, Gibson, Crockett, Haywood, Upton
and Lauderdale.
Tenth District-Shelby, Fayette and
Hardeman.
Mr.. Il. r. Moore offered a resolution ex-
pressing the opinion of the House that the
pententiary in this city ought to be sold,
aud new one erected at some point con-
yenient to iron ore, coal and limestone,
where the convicts could be employed IN
the development of these resources, Mr..
McAdoo offered a resolution providing for
the revision of the criminal laws by three
lawyers from the three grand divisions Of
. the State, Mr.. Wood introduced bill to
change the time of holding the Circuit
Courts at Woodbury. and Lebanon. House
bill to repeal the acts creating the office o
County Judge for Lincoln and Hamilton
counties, was passed on third reading; and
Z ,A House bill to grant amnesty for all act'
committed during the late war, was re
iectad