Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-01
The legislatures DOings-A Gen.
eral Free-SchOol System Me-
mortal in the State Senate.
An Under-Age Senator to be Over
hauled-BilIs Referred, and
Bills Passed Final
Reading.
The TOrbett Issue Decided to be
Valid = Brief Synopsis of
Chancellor Fleming's
Decision.
special 10 the Appeal.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

Special to the Appeal
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
NASHVILLE, January 31.-In the SEN
ate, Mr.. Jones presented a memorial
from the State Teachers Association,
asking for the establishment of q general
free school system, and to provide for
the funding of school moneys.
/ The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Patton: 1t is alleged that Hon.
James D. Richardson, Senator from
Rutherford and Bedford, is ineligible to
a seat in that body, the reason being
that he is under the age of thirty years,
and that he has taken his seat in viola
ton of section ten, article eleven, of
the Constitution of the State of Tennes-
see: "No person shall be a Senator
unless he shall be citizen of the United
States, and of the age of thirty years."
therefore,
ResolUed By the Senate, That COM
mittee of three be appointed by the
Speaker, to investigate the allegation
aforesaid, and report the facts to this |
body, and that said committee, when |
! appointed, be invested with full power |
and authority to send for persons |
and papers and to take testimony |
touching the allegations above referred |
| to.
The resolution viii be considered to-
morrow and the committee probably |
appointed.
Mr.. Hughes's petition, from the direct
ors of the Southwestern Railroad Com
pany, requesting the Comptroller to pay
G. G. Dibbel the sum of one hundred
and lightweight thousand tive hundred
and fourteen dollars, in consideration
of his services as receiver for said road.
The following bills were referred.
by MIR. Hughes: To provide for re-
venue.
By Mr.. James: Authorizing the Dis
triet-Attorney and Attorney General to
bring suit in Chancery Courts against
defaulting Observation-Disclosures.
By Mr.. Mccall: Making personal
property of a debtor, in the hands of an
agent, subject TO attachment.
By Mr.. Richardson: To amend Sec
ton SO5 of Code, etc., to secure the la
borer in his wages.
By Mr.. Richardson: To amend the
exemption laws.
By Mr.. Hamilton: To amend the
lien law.
By Mr.. Robertson: to regulate the
tax on merchants.
The following Senate bills were taken
up on their third reading: To dispense
with juries in the trial of civil causes,
where no jury is demanded by either
party; bill, in lieu, was offered by the
Judiciary Committee, which was adopt
ell and passed on its third reading. To
amend the registration laws; recon-
mitted to the Judiciary Committee. To
repeal all laws requiring enrolment of
causes; passed. To regulate tolls of fer
ries; rejected. Authorizing Notaries
Public to take acknowledgements to
deeds, etc.; passed. To regulate pro-
ceedings in the sale of lands previously
sold for taxes, and bought in by the
State; passed.
The Senate bill authorizing the estab-
lishment of a Bureau of Insurance was
made the special order of that body to-
morrow. The bill embraces a feature
repeating that portion of the insurance
law requiring companies of other States |
to make deposits of money or bonds be-
fore doing business in Tennessee. 1t is
claimed by the advocates of the bill that
the requirement acts prejudicially to
home companies seeking business in
other States. There is very little doubt
as to the passage of this or some similar
measure. 7
The following petitions were pre-
sented: {
By Mr.. Dowden: Asking for more t
stringent liquor laws. t
By Mr.. Houk: On the same subject.
By Mr.. Hyder: Asking for the crea- i
tion of an office Of county court jndge for |
Coolies county. ]
By Mr.. Jeup; Praying to repeal an
act approved July, 1870. I
By H. r. Moore: Asking for a thor
ough system of free schools. y
New bills were introduced to authorize /
county courts or city authorities to refer y
to railroads to the people. /
The company applying for the same g
shall pay the expenses Of the election. f
By Mr.. Jamison: To provide for the i
of causes wherein sale
is ordered and confirmed by g
Supreme Court to the court from which I
the same was appealed. v
Il 4. g. 4. 4 r II l..
ton county: The bill is intended to ap- {
ply to all new counties formed since the Z
adoption of the new constitution, and a
provides for refunding certain taxes to n
be used for county purposes.
By Mr.. Mulvihill: To define the liza a
bilities Of municipal corporations in a
certain cases. Il
By Mr.. McCampbell: To repeal the v
act to amend the law in regard to p
feRlnleS cOUert owning fee simple in real a
estate, and other purposes. g
By Mr.. Nablitt: To regulate costs '
in criminal prosecutions ii provides b
that each county shall pay the costs n
of the prosecution of its own criminals, Il
and sending of same to the penitentiary. b
By Mr.. Snyder: Bill to regulate the
publication of the laws in newspapers,
and TO repeal acts in regard thereto. .
By Mr.. Elder Bill t. abolish the law y y
and ehaneeTy courts at Humboldt.
By MIR Carnes: Bill to provide for the
of coroners, and to amend Z
section 4570 of the Code.
By Mr. Beals: Bill to better protect
the people of Tennessee against aeci- S
dent. Il
By Mr.. H. r. Moore: Bill providing z
for joint committee to inquire into the Ii
amount of school fund due different
counties; lies over. 4
BY Mr.. Steger: Providing for memo Fl
rial TO our Representatives in Congress, =
asking them to advocate an unburdened n
system of crop aud weather reports, was q
made the special order for Tuesday. 2
By Mr.. Hines: To provide for the
printing of three thousand copies of the
Report for the House and q
Senate. Adopted. b
To improve the mode of collecting the 81
of the State. Referred. p
To change the mode of electing Jail
ers for Davidson and Montgomery eOun- fl