Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-14

SENATE.
THURSDAY, March 13.-Tbe Senate
met at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, Speaker Lacey III
the chair.
NEW BILLS.
By MIR. Jones authorizing cities having
population of 10000 and upwards, to issue
bonds to the am 1unt of 81, 100000 to erect
gas works.
By Mr.. McKenns Regulating the COM
pensation Of county clerks and other Of
fcers. -@a aosE
BY Mr.. James-To regulate the powers
of municipal corporations.
By Mr.. Tillman-To protect colleges
and universities by prohibiting the sale Of
intoxicating liquors within four miles Of
said institutions.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION.
Authorizing the Governor to settle with
the Mineral Home Railroad Company.
Adopted.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To erect in East Tennessee an additional
Hospital for the Insane. providing for an
appropriation of $50, 900 for that purpose.
The bill provides for the appointment by
the Governor of three commissioners to Sc
lect site for said hospital and purchase the
same.
Mr.. Snipes moved to amend by providing
for the erection Of hospital for the insane
in West Tennessee also at cost OF SIS, 600.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Warren moved to amend by provid-
ing that said commissioners shall submit to
the next General Assembly the most eligi-
BILE sites for the location of these institu-
tions, with such plans, specifications and
estimates as will show the chara cter Of the
buildings and the necessary expenditures
for their completion, and no appropriation
shall be made until this has been done.
Rejected.
Mr.. Allison moved to amend by provid-
ing that the commissioners to select the
sites of the new buildings shall reside in
Middle Tennessee. Agreed to.
The bill was then passed by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Hamilton, James, Jones,
Mcconnell of Blount, Mcconnell of Trous-
dale, Melton, Morgan, Patton, Richards,
Richardson, Snipes, White, and Speaker
Laeey-13.
Nays Messrs. Allison, Brandon, Coulter,
Mccall, McKenna, Moody, Smithson, Till
man and Warren-9.
PRIVILEGE TAX.
Senate bill levying privilege tax, being
tie special order, was taken up.
Mr.. Smithson moved to amend by ex-
empting merchants from paying privilege
tax. ..f-.-.l
Pending the discussion Of Mr.. Smithson's
amendment, the Senate adjourned Cat 2:20)
till $50 p. m.
Afternoon Session.
The Senate met at $3.50 P. NJ.
SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
Senate Dill to create and establish the
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of the counties
of Anderson, Cambell, Scott, Morgan, Fen
tress, Overton and Cumberland, passed
third reading.
RESOLUTION.
By Mr.. Coulter-Authorizing the employ
ment of an assistant Expressing Clerk.
Rules suspended and resolution adopted.
THE PRIVILEGE TAX.
The consideration of the privilege tax bill
was resumed, the question being on the
amendment offered by Mr. Smithson to ex-
empt merchants from paying privilege tax.
Mr.. Snipes offered an amendment in lieu
providing that the tax on merchants be re-
duced on half of the advalorem tax, which
was agreed to.
The first section of the bill was then
adopted without amendment.
The section relating to the taxation Of
dogs was so amended as to tax all dogs one
dollar each, and the section as amended,
adopted, the vote being as follows: I'D
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Coulter, Hamil-
ton, Jones, Mccall, McKenna, Mcdonnell
of Trousdale, Morgan, Richards, Richard
son, Robertson, Snipes, White and Speaker
Lacey-14. ..-
Nays-Messrs. Hughes, James, Melton,
Moody, Patton, Smithson, Tilman and
Warren-S.
The bill was then considered item by
item, there beng los different items emu
merated in the bill, pending the consider
alton of which, the Senate adjourned Cat
o'clock till 10 o'clock A. NJ. tomorrow.
CoRRECTIoN-In yesterdays report
resolution explanatory and amendatory of
Senate joint resolution to provide for the
trial of causes on the Supreme Court dock
ct, for the middle district of the State"
was credite1 to Mr.. Warren, when it should
have been credited to Mr.. Hamilton.