Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-09
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
REE ATR

SENATE.
SATURDAY, Feb. S.-Tha Senate met at
ten O'Clock, Speaker Lacey in the chair.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. Smithson-From citizens OF
Giles county, praying for the passage of the
bill regulating foreign insurance cempa-
MES.
By Mr.. James-From the Chattanooga
Board Of Trade relative TO the title to land
in the mountain regions of Tennessee.
Bg(ME Hamilton-From citizens of VIII
son county in relation to the bill with re-
ference to insurance companies.
BY Mr.. White Two petitions from citi-
zens of Hawkins county relative to the pas
sage ola practical liquor law.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Coulter-To appoint an addi-
tional standing committee on Privileges
and Elections. Lies over.
By Mr. Jones-Instrueting the door
keeper to procure a water filter, at a cost
not to exceed $40, and place It in the Sem
ate chamber. Adopted.
NEW BILLS.
BY Mr.. James-To /. establish the 10th
Judicial Circuit.
By Mr.. Moody-To secure the annual
payment TO Dickson and Humphreys coun-
ties, of interest on certain bonds held by
those counties.
By Mr.. McCall-To require the reyistra-
ton Of receipts.
By Mr.. Snipes-To repeal the act ineor-
porating the town of Bolivar.
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
Appointing joint committee to invesd-
gate the condition of the School Fund Of
the State. Concurred in and Messvs. Jones,
Coulter and White appointed the committee
on the part of the Senate.
Favoring the establishment OF q national
and international system of crop and
weather reports. Concurred in.
Providing for joint CO onvention of the
two Houses for the purpose of electiDg
Register of Lands for the Eastern Division,
at II O'Clock, Feb. 8. Amended by strik-
ing out ''SLh" and substituting the "15th"
and then referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Requesting Congresss to place upon the
pension roll the names Of th3 surviving
soldiers Of the Mexican war and the In
dian war Of 1885. Concurred In.
Appointing joint committee to find
out what sam Of money will be required to
erect suitable buildings for the school for
the blind. Amended so that it Is also made
the duty of the committee to report what
amount of building IL necessary. Con-
CURED in, and Messrs. Leske, Moody and
Patton appointed the committee on the
part of the Senate.
Directory to tle special committee on
Executive and Judicial expenses, to exam
inc and report how these expenditures COM
pare with similar expenditures for the past
seven years, Concurred in.
b. W. CASEY.
Senate re solution appointing joint COM
mittee to iuquire irto the accounts Of r.
w. Case'y, formerly revenue collector of
Coffee county, was laid upon the table.
'.NEw ISSUE" OF THE BANK OF TENNEs-
SEE.
Semitic resolution authorizing the Attor-
ney General of the State 70 prosecute GER
tain cases relative to taxes paid in money
known IS the "new issue". of the Bank Of
Tennessee, was taken up.
Mr. Mccall said that the resolution only
contemplates continuing instructions to the
Attorney General, which instructions have
Eeen given heretofore by every General As
sembly which has met since the war.
There can be no damage to any party by
the adoption Of the resolution; and it mat
ters not what may be the technical rule of
law which governed the lower courts in this
matter, for every we'll informed man knows
the fact to be that the "new," or "Torbett"
issue of Tennessee money, is as much
war debt, or currency, as Confederate
Treasury notes, and If one
should be paid, all should be
paid. In my opinion none should be paid,
and in this matter 1 would disregard all
court opinions, and would resort to open
reputation before / would consent to q
payment Of this illegal and invalid debt,
the evidences Of which are now held by
brokers and SPECTATORS almost alone,
being held in but few cases by persons who
sold their stock or produce to the State, or
Confederate Government during the late
war.
Mr.. James moved to strike out the word
resolved" and to insert "Be it en1 eted. -
for the reason that resolution u .erely in
structs, while an enactment is U ,audstory.
He desired sn act passed that will compel
the Attorney General TO fight ali suits that
are or may be brought to q ympel the State
to receive the new or ''T orbettn issue in
payment of dues to the st ate. That tissue"
was made for war purpc ses and must die
with the other Issues Of war. he was aware
that lntiuepaes are al work under the con-
troll OF Speculators W no have bought up the
Tor Oett tissue" to make "a good thing"
But we must give them and the acorld to
understand that we will not destroy our
ability to pay our bonest and legal debts by
admitting that tissue" to be legal and bind
ing. Sir, we must fight this question not
only through our Supreme Court, but ii
necessary through the Supreme Court of
the United States.
He further said that before he would vote
to pay that 'sissue," or to receive it for dues
owing the State, either as a legislator or as
a private citizen, be would be one among
that vast multitude ofour people who would
hoist the banner of Reputation, and bury
that great wrong 50 deep beneath the votes
of an outraged and indignant people that
the hand of financial resurrection could
never reach it. Let us make preparation
to pay our obligations as they now exist
under the constitution and laws Of this
State and of the United States, and when
we have done that we will have done our
duty and burdened our tax-paying people
sufficiently. 1t might be well enough for
that "isSue" to pay debts due the Bank Of
Tennessee, but for debts or taxes due the
State-neUer.
The resolution was withdrawn, and Mr..
Mccall introduced a bill embodying the
substance of the resolution, declaring the
money in question Illegal and directing the
Attorney General to carry all cases inyolv-
ing the legality of the issue up to the Su-
preme Court of the United States.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
To repeal the act fixing the time of hold
ing courts in Cooke county.
To regulate the salary of jail physicians.
For the benefit of revenue collectors.
To have the record books in the land
Office at Knoxville indexed.
To change the time of holding the Grim
inal Court in Williamson county.
To authorize Surveyors to appoint per-
manent deputies.
To repeal the act to fix the time Of hold
ing the Chancery Courts, SO far as it re-
lates to the Sixth Chsncery Division.
To compel settlements with County