Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-18

Senate petition was presented signed
by seven thousand citizens of the State,
asking for the enactment of a law giving
the right of action against Iiquor-deal-
ers for injuries and damage resulting
from such traffic.
The following new bills were pre-
sented:
BY Mr.. James: A bill to fund coupons
due and past due on the State indebted
ness.
By Mr.. Coulter: A bill to insure ac-
currate reports of the collection of the
public revenue.
BY Mr.. Coulter: a bill to fix tax on
peddlers.
A resolution to prevent lobbying in
the Senate Chamber was tabled.
The resolution providing for a specia
term of the Supreme Court for Middle
Tennessee, 10 be held by Judge Nichol-
son and two others learned in the law,
to be appointed by the Governor, was
adopted.
The House bill to appoint commits
sioners to settle estates in certain eases,
passed third reading.
The committee to make arrangements
for the General Assembly to visit Mrs.
Polk, reported Wednesday afternoon as
the time agreed upon for such visit.
In the House petitions were presented
from numerous citizens, asking for the
material amendment of the tipping law
so as to make dealers directly response
BILE for the damage done.
The following new bills were pre-
sented:
By Mr.. Allison: To save costs in
erecting fencing.
BY Mr.. Cummins: For the benefit of
the State School.
By Mr.. Bland: Appropriating --
dollars annually for use of the school on
the grounds recently donated by Judge
John Mecca.
By Mr. Haynes: To establish a Six
teenth Judicial Circuit out of Haywood, |
Crockett, Madison, Henderson and
Gibson counties.
By Mr.. Houk: For the benefit of the
East Tennessee Agricultural and Me-
chanical Association.
By Mr.. Latin: To define the liabili- |
ties of defendants and their sureties in
criminal cases.
By Mr. salisbury: To authorize
County Courts to sell railroad interests
of their counties in order to pay the
county Indebtedness.
BY Mr.. Young: To apportion the Con-
gressiOnal representation in the State.
This is the fourth bill of similar
kind, and goes to the Redistricting
Committee.
BY Mr.. Hughes: To make it crime
punishable with death to place Obstruc-
tions on railroads.
BY Mr.. Hughes: To protect depOsitOrs
of banks, requiring a monthly report of
the banks to be published.
BY Mr.. Williamson: To amend the
charter OF the Odd Fellows Mutual Aid
Association.
BY Mr.. Brown: To amend the crimi-
nal laws of the State relative to the plea
of insanity.
By Mr.. Brown: To fix the salaries of
clerks of courts, Sheriffs and Attorney
Generals, limiting them to six thousand
dollars per annum.
BY Mr.. Brown: To repeal all laws
providing for the appointment of col
lectors of privileges or railroad taxes.
By Mr.. Lindsey: To provide for the
sale of lands that have been sold to mu-
nicipal corporations for taxes due.
BY Mr.. Lindsey: Inrelation to ware
house men and warehouse receipts.
By Mr.. @. w. Martin: To improve
the present system of common schools
similar to Senator MOody's bill.
BY Mr.. Mscadoo: A bill to amend
Section 3539 of the Code.
BY Mr.. M1acadOO: A bill to require
Sheriffs TOT reside within.three miles of
their county sites.
By Mr. Macadoo: A bill for the bene-
fit Of widows of deceased Chancellors
and Judges.
BY Mr. Macadoo: A bill for the pro-
lection of hotel-keepers.
BY Mr.. Macadoo: A bill making lar
ceny the sum of forty dollars, and less,
petit larceny.
By Mr.. Mcfarland: A bill to amend
the law of descent Of distribution.
IlBy Mr.. Williamson: To provide for a
lien on personal property by judgment
or execution.
Mr.. Brown offered a resolution that
when the House adJourns next Saturday
il adjourn to meet the following Mon
day week, that the members may learn
the views of their constituents on certain
important matters.
Adjourned Till half-past two o'clock in
the afternoon.
The Senate bill authorizing county
surveyors to appoint deputies, passed
after the third reading.
In the House the Senate joint resOlu-
ton directing the committee on the
rorbett issue to report by the twenty
second, was rejected. The hearing in
the Supreme Court of the Torbett issue
was set for to-day, but if not called, will
hardly be reached the present week.
At seven O'Clock this evening, the
towboat Gilmore, while trying TO pass
the railroad bridge at Clarksville,
knocked down the draw and did other
damage.
The Nashville City Council refused to
ask the Legislature to make municipal
elections every two instead of every
year. The proposition will probably be
submitted to a vote of the people.