Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-01
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4, the Senate Mr.. Jones presented me-
.porial from the State Teachers Associa-
Hnr relative to tie establishment of free
schools; Mr.. Hughes presented a petition
from the Southwestern railroad company,
asking that the Comptroller pay TO g. @.
Oihell the sum of 81 ,S82. IA for bis services
IS receiqer for said roSd; Mr.. Patton offered
8 resolution appointing committee to in
vesiieate the question of Senator Richard
sons eligibility 10 sct IS a member of
the Senate. New bi Is were introduced as
follows: by Mr.. Hughes, TO provide
State revenue; by Mr.. James, authorizing
district attorneys general TO sue defsplting
revenue collectors, in the Chancery Courts;
by Mr.. Mccall, making money, chooses in
action, or other personal property f debt
or in the bands of an agent subject to at
tachmeni; By Mr.. Richardson, amending
section 1869 of the Code; to amend the
exemption laws; by Mr. Hamilton, to
amend tie lien Law; by Mr.. Robertson,
regulating the tax on merchants. The
following bills passed third reading: to dis
pense with iuries In certain cases; to re-
peal all laws requiring the enrolment of
causes; to regulate the proceedings in sale
OF lands bought in for taxes by the State.
In the House the following petitions were
presented: by Mr.. Bowden, asking more
stringent liquor laws; by Mr.. Houk, on the
same subject; By Mr.. Hyter, asking the
creation of the otiice OF County Court Judge
for Carter county; by Mr.. Jeup, praying the
repesl of an sct approved July /, 1870; by
Mr.. Ii. r. Moore, asking more thorough
system Of free schools. New bills were
introduced as follows: BY Mr.. Kerr, author
izing county courts or city authorities to
refer railroad subscriptions to the people;
by Mr.. Jamisop, providing for reInanding
of causes where sale is ordered by Supreme
Court TO the court from which the same
was appealed; by Mr. Leach, to change the
lire between tha Lines of Hickman
and Dickson; Tefunding to new coun-
ties certain taxes; by MIR. Mulvehill,
to define the liabilities Of municipal corpo-
rations in certain csses; by Mr.. McCamp-
bell, to amend an act passed Oct. 8, 1924,
declaring Sandy river navigablei to repeal
an act to amend the law in regard TO- teDlmeS
couerts owning the fee in real estate, and for
other purposes; by Mr. Noblitt, to regulate
the costs in criminal prosecutions; by Mr.
SNYDER, to regulate the publication of the
laws In newspapers; by blr. Elder, to abolish
the Law and Chancery courts al Humboldt;
by Mr.. Carnes, to provide for the compen
sation Of Cofoners, and amend section
1870 of the Code; by Mr.. Beals, to better
proto ct the people of Tennessee against ac-
cident; by Mr.. Tate, TO change the line be-
tween the counties of Granger and Ham
len; by Mr.. Wester, to change the line be-
tween Che counties of Cumberland, Roane
and Morgan; by Mr.. Williamson, TO amend
section 1880 Of the Code. The following
House resolutions wers introduced; by
Mr.. Trousdae, to print three hundred cop
les of the roll of the House, showing the
place of residence of the different members,
occupation, etc. Adopted Providing for
a committee to report bill to prevent de-
lnouencies in revenue collections. Adopted.
Directory TO the committee on the sale OF the
McMinnyille and Manchester road. Adopt
ed. A resolution providing for memorial
to our representatives in Congress, request
ing them to advocate an International sys-
TEN of crop and weather reports, was made
special order for Thursday next; resolu-
ton providing for printing 1900 copies of
the agricultural report for the use of
the House, and -- copies for the Sen
ate, was adopted; 1900 copies of the report
of the Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton for the House, and - copies for
Senate, were ordered printed. Several
House bills came up on second reading; a
bill 10 change the lines between the coun-
ties of Grundy and Coffee was passed.