Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-02-01
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.

MONDAY, Jan. 27.-The House was
called to order at 10 o'clock A. M.
Speaker McGaugbey in the chair.
The roll being called, but forty-one
members answered to their names.
The Speaker announced that there not
being a quorum present, the House
stood adjourned until 10 o'clock A. NJ.
tomorrow
TUESDAY, Jan. 28.-In the Senate.
the following new bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Warren, to secure the revenue
of the State; by Mr. Mccall, to protect
private fisheries; by Mr.. Mcconnell. of
BlouDt, to amend an act providing for
the sale of land for taxes. The house
joint resolution instructing the Super
intendent of the Capitol building to
have the furnaces in the Capitol build
ing removed and new ones substituted,
was referred to the Committee on Can
itol and Capitol grounds. A number
of bills passed second reading.
In the House petition, asking that
the States interest in the GAINESVILLE
and Russellville Turnpike be trans
ferred to the company, was presented
by Mr.. Ferguson; number of petit
tions praying for a more complete sys-
tenn of free schools were read. Mr..
Leech presented petition from certain
citizens asking that part of Hickman
be attached to Dixon county. Mr..
Cummings introduced resolution ap-
pointing joint committee to investi-
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Messrs. Overton. Mulverhill and HI.
X. Moore, were appointed special COM
mlttee to report tomorrow with refer
ence to the postponemento of the sale of
the McMinnyille and Manchester rail-
road. Mr.. Snyder introduced joint
resolution providing for the appoint
ment by the Governor of commission
ers TO represent the State at the Vienna
Exposition. New bills were introduced
as follows: By Mr.. Haynes, to amend
section 1880 of the Code; by Mr.. Cum
mings, for the Improvement of public
roads; by Mr.. Wood, to repeal the tax
on dogs; by Mr. Hughes, requiring
circus companies to pay tax of So 900
for each performance; by Mr.. Houk,
to amend an act providing for the sale
of lands sold for taxes and bought in
by revenue collectors, and to maintain
the sanctity of the Sabbath; By Mr..
Lindsey, to legalize the acts of w. A.
Glenn as Judge of the County Court of
Davidson county, from Aug. II, 1871,
to Feb. IA, 1872, and to amend the me-.
chanics' lien law; by Mr.. Elder, to
change the line between Upton and
Lauderdale; by Mr.. Patton, relative to
the mode of assessing taxes; by Mr..
Bond of Williamson, to amend section
2675 of the Code; by Mr.. Hughes. to
prevent the marriage of minors; by Mr..
Lindsey, to exempt from execution
two hundred dollars worth of books
in the hands of physicians and attor
neys; by Mr.. Martin, of Weakly. to
prevent unjust determinations and ex-
tortions in rates charged by railroads
in the transportation of freights; by
Mr.. Wilson, to keep up public roads;
by Mr.. Duncan, to change the lines be-
tween Campbell and Scott counties
and the line between the counties of
Anderson and Scott; by Mr. Trousdale,
to regulate partnerships; by Mr.. Rus
sell, to repeal an act passed taxing
marriage licences; by Mr.. Patton. to
give the county of Hamilton jurisdic-
ton in certain cases. The following
House bills passed on third reading, 20
repeal an act for the benefit of agricnl-
tural societies; to change the lines be
tween the following counties Camp
bell and Scott, Union and Granger,
Blount and Loudon, Knox and Union;
to amend sections 1913 and 4, $50 of
the Code; to secure boarding house
keepers. The following Senate bills
passed third reading To provide
Thompson & Stegers statutes for
Justices of the Peace; to repeal an act
to allow parties to sever in certain
cases; to amend the law in regard to
reports Estate officers; to regulate the
assignment of homestead and dover
in lands. The House bill fixing the
time and place of holding Chancery
Court in the ninth Chancery Division,
passed second and third reading.