Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-03-29
legislative Summary,

In the Senate yesterday, the revenue bill
was discussed for some time. and after fix
ing'the al Vdlorcrl tax at fifty cents on
every hundred dollars worth of taxable
property, the bill passed third reading by n
vote of IA to 8. The other proceedings were
not of special Importance.
In the House, adjournment is the special
order for next Friday. The House bill on
tipping, which had been adopted in lieu
of all others, failed on final reading fer
want of constitutional majority. The
Senate bill to provide for n more thorough
and complete system of assessment was
passed on second reading, and made special
order for the afternoon session of to-day.
House bill making the placing of obstruc-
tions upon railroads an offense punishable
with imprisonment for life, passed. = The
House was in session all day and till a late
hour at night.-Bdnner, 18Th.
In the Senate Mr.. James offered q reso-
luton directing the Governor not to sign
any land grant that may have been entered
in any entry-taker's Office in the State,
which was adopted. A bill was introduced
by Mr.. Mcconnell, of Blount; to waive
the right of the State under the law of
escheat to the estate Of Mrs. Ann HARE,
deceased, of Knoxville. Senate res olution
censuring the Senators and Repr esenta-
tives in Congress fron,this State who vo-
ted for the increase of the pay of members
of Congress, was adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Brandon, Coulter, James,
Mcconnell, of Trousdale Melton, Moody,
Morgan, Richardson, Tillman, Warren,
White and Speaker Lacey-12.
Nays-Messrs. Allison, Hamilton, Jones,
Mccall, McKenna, Mcconnell, Of Blount
Patton, Smithson and Snipes-9.
The Senators who voted against the res
olution believe the action OF said Congress
In oly In I'M ie
for the people and not for the Legislature.
Senate bills providing for the establish
ment of a Bureau of Immigration, and
making an appropriation of Sc, 500 for inn
migration purposes; to protect ex-Federal
and Confederate soldiers for offenses COM
mitted during the war: 10 fix and define
the duty and salary of the Adjutaut Gen
eral of the State TO repeal the act passed
January 2, 1870, to permit the railroads Of
the State to buy any of the legally issued
six per cent. bonds of the State and return
them to the Comptroller in liquidation of
their obligations to the State, were passed
on third reading. Senate bills to establish
a State Norman School; to purchase O resi-
dence for the Governor; to amend section
1892 of the Code; to repeal the &C to en-
courage manufactures; to amend section
1856 of the Code; to amend the mechanics
lien law; to restore the corporate limits of
the city of Memphis, were rejected. Sen
ate bills to fix the rate of taxation on tele- |
graph companies, and to close the land of |
fees of the State and to prevent. the issu-
ance of land grants, were withdrawn. Mr. |
Coulter. from the special committee APP
pointed to examine into the eX-officio SER |
vices of the Secretary of State, made re-
port recommending that the Secretary of |
State be allowed 81 900 for said services, |
and also recommended further, that Ed. r. |
Pennebaker, late Comptroller ofthe Treas |
ury, be allowed the same amount for SER |
vices of like character. Senate bills to |
change the line between the counties of |
Clay and Jackson to authorize incorpOr- |
ated towns and cities to take stock in rail- |
roads and turnpikes; to repeal section 1854 |
of the Gale; to amend the charters of in
corporated town to amend the act to au-
thorize county courts tolevy tax for coun- |
ty purposes, were passed OH third reading.
Senate bills to protect the citizens of this
State in suits instituted by the Bank of
Tennessee to make petit larceny misde-
meanor; to regulate the fees of sheriffs and
constables; to provide for publishing the
decisions of the Supreme Court in news
papers, were rejected.
HoUsE-House bills to amend the char
tiers of the incorporated towns and cities
in the State to provide for changing coun-
ty lines by comforting upon County Courts
the power to do sO to establish and locate
the courthouse of Cooke county; to estab-
lish special court at Ducktown, were
passed on third reading. House bills to
establish a Bureau of Immigration; to
render medical services performed during
the last illness of decedents a preferred
claim in the settlement of their estates; TO
require County Judges to give bond; to re-
peal sections 1871 and 1883 of the Code,
were rejected.-NdshUiIIe Banner, 18Th.