Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-05
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.


SENATE.
} TUESDAY, March 4.-The Senate m
!, at 10 O'Clock AM, Speaker Lacey in Il
chair.
BY Mr.. James-To repeal chapter Al
the acts of 1869.
SENATE RESOLUTION
Instruc.ing the joint committee on puI
lie grounds and improvements to visit th
property of NJ. Mccormack, offered By hir
for Governors mansion. Adopted.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Regulating the practice of dentistry L
Tennessee. The committee to whom tn
bill had been referred reported an amend
ment by which doctors and LAWYERS, as wei
as dentists, shall be required to be gradu
ates in their profession. In discussing tai
amendment, Mr.. Moody gave bis expert
ence in the legal profession, saving that h,
had consumed the midnight oil for thret
or four nights in the study Of Blackstone
made application FIR a license
obtained it and practiced In some of the
leading courts of the State, all In ten day,
from the time he first began his lega
studies. The amendment was not agreed
TO, and the bill was rejected.
Providing for change of venue In certain
cases. Passed.
To give justices of the peace origina
exclusive Jurisdiction In misdemeanol
cases. Passed. -....-...
Mr.. Smithson entered a motion to recon
slider the vote just had.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Hawkins on The
same subject was then read and rejected.
Mr.. Smithson moved to reconsider. Car
ried, and the bill was Withdrawn BY Mr..
| White.
| THE FUNDING QUESTION.
The various funding bills having been
made the special order for IL o. clock, the
o introduced by Mr.. James was read, it
having been recommended for adoption By
the committee, together With an amend
ment offered by the COMMITTEES. The rec
ommendation of the committee was con-
CURED in.
A bill in lieu CT all funding bills before
the Senate, was offered by Mr.. Smithson.
Rejected.
The following amendment to the bill of
Mr.. James, was offered by Mr.. Warren:
That no bond 0r coupon issued to any
railroad corporation, or other parties, in
violation Of the general improvement laws
OF this State, or amendments thereto, or
which has been sold or otherwise disposed
OF In violation of any Of the laws of this
State shall be fundable under this act.
Mr.. Mcconnell, of Blount, offered the
following in lieu of the amendment recon-
mended by the Finance Committed:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly
OF the State Of Tennessee, That all the
bonds, and coupons thereto attached, issued
~ authority of the General Assembly of
the State, under any act or law passed pre-
Vious to the 9th day Of May, 1851; and all
bonds and coupons thereto attached, issued
by authority OF the General Assembly, sub
sequent to the reorganization of the State
goVernmenton the Sd day of April, 1855,
bearing the signature of tire several officers
as prescribed by the statute authorizing the
issue and sale thereof. and bearing the great
seal Of the State formally affixed thereto,
shall be and are hereby declared to be legal
and valid TO all intents and purposes, and the
faith aud credit of the State Is hereby
pledged to the payment thereof; provided, |
that all bonds and coupons thereto attached,
issued by the authority, or pretended au-
thority, of the General Assembly, or by the |
authority, or pretended authority of any
body, or assemblsge of men pretending, or |
claiming to be the General Assembly of the |
State of Tennessee, from and after the 9th |
day OF May, 1861, up to the Sd day of Apri, |
1865, when the Government of the State of |
Tennessee was reorganized under the Con- !
stltution and schedule thereto, ratified and |
adopted on the 22d day Of Feb. 1866, shall /
be and are hereby expressly excepted from
the provisions Of this act, as hereinbefore |
defined, and shall be and are expressly de-
ciared to be null and void, not binding on
The State nor the people thereof. And, pro-
vided further, that the provisions OF this act
shall not embrace, but expressly exclude
any and all bonds known to have been stolen
Or purioined from the State, and that all
bonds issued to the "Mineral Home Rail-
Dad Company and to the Insurance Com
'any Of the Valley Of Virginia" are also
'xemps from the provisions of this act.
Adjourned till $3.50 P. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
Senate met at $780, P. N. The consider
Ition of the pending bill was resumed.
Mr.. Mcdonnell of Blount, withdrew bis
fer the amendment of the FL
lance Committee.
The motion being upon the adoption of
Or. Warren's amendment, it was rejected
y vote of Is to5.
Mr.. Coulter offered the following amend
neDt: Provided, that no bond or coupon
ball be funded which was not issued in |
trict compliance with an act of the General
Assembly IN force at the date of its issuance,
no II any bond or coupon is presented to |
e funded, that was not 80 issued in strict
onformity with an existing act of the Gen
raj Assembly, it shall be retained by the
who shall give memoran- ,
UNI OF the same to the holder, and report
1ch bond or coupon to the General As
emily thereafter. Adopted.
Mr.. Mcconnell, of Blount, offered the
institute previously Withdrawn by him, ,
18th the exception that the words sand !
hall be and are expressly declared null and |
Did, not binding on the State nor the pep I
leraof" were stricken out, alS0 the closing :
ause, "aid that all bonds issued to the ]
Iineral Home Railroad Company and to 8
re Insurance Company of the Valley Of ,
irginia, are also exempt from the provis-
ms Of this aci," and adding the following: {
Or bonds which were iraudulently issued
r Obtaiued.'
Mr. Tiilman moved to amend by adding, | /,
ter the words "SEate government on the +
| day of April, 1865" the words "may be .
Inded under this act,' Agreed to.
Mr. Mcconnell, of TIousdsle, moved to +
mend Mr.. Tillmsn's amendment BY add !,
e, after The word funded" the words 4
Or registered" Agreed to. a
The substitute offered by Mr.. McCon- {
I'll, OF B.ount, as amended, was agreed 10 I
7 vote of Is to 8. .,
Mr.. Mcconnell, Of Blount, offered the y
flowing as a substitute for section 6 Of a
e bill: =
Be it further enacted, That the per- i,
anent school fund of the State, name r.
the sum of $2,5i2,5O0, heretofore dedi, II
ted to the purposes of common schools ir
I'd free education by the State Constitu- N
IN, together with the unpaid interest
ereon to the first day of July, 1873, snail nj
funded into one interest bearing boud, r
certificate, bearing interest from the first m
y of January, 1873, at the rate of six per o.
mt per annum, payable semi-annualIy by +
Q Treasurer Of State, upon the warrant ST
the Comptroller, drawn as may be pre- N
ribed by law, for the payment of the is
hool money OF the State. The Governor in
all cause certificate, or bond to be is m
ed, and signed and authenticated as su
nscrihpd nv This oct FIR tbo siorino and