Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-16
NASHVILLE.
Legislative Proceedings Yesterday-The
Question Of COlored Prayers-Tip-
pllng and Tippling-HOuses.
The Nashville Papers Of no Earthly Ae.
cOunt-An 0utspOken, Healthy Or
gan Of Public Opinion Wanted.
The TOrbett Issue-A Thorough InVesti.
CATION Of Our Bond Issues to be Had
The Anti-Duelling Bill.

The TOrbett Issue-A Thorough Investi'
! CATION Of Our Bond Issues to be Had
The Anti-Duelling Bill.
Special 10 the Appeal
NASHVILLE, February 15.-There hav-
| ing been in the Senate some discussion
as to who invited colored ministers to
open the morning sessions of the Gen.
eral Assembly with prayer, Mr.. Jones
| (DavidsOn) rose to a question Of priv
| ilege, and read two notes from colOred
preachers, embracing such invitations.
The notes were signed by A. S. Tate, of
| the House, Chairman of the committee,
etc.
Mr.. Mcconnell offered q aresolution au-
! thOrizing the Governor to appoint two
| persons to act with Chief Justice NichOl-
son in hearing cases, and providing for
a special term of the Supreme Court for
Middle Tennessee.
BY Mr.. Robertson: To give Chancery
Courts original concurrent Jurisdiction
with Circuit Courts, in certain cases.
By Mr.. Richardson: To amend sec
| ton one thousand eight hundred OF the
State Code.
BY Mr.. Coulter: To equalize taxation
of insurance companies.
Mr.. Patten offered an amendment to
the rules to prevent lobbying within the
| Senate Chamber.
The House passed the Senate bill to
allow railroads to issue mortgage gold
bonds. The bill was passed on first
reading.
A bill reported in the House on Fri
day, from the Committee on Tippling,
provides that person desiring to sell
spirituous or vinous liquors, in any civil
district or ward in any county in the
State, shall file his petition with the
Clerk of the County Court of the county
in which he derires to spen tippling-
house, and praying that the County
Court order an election to be held in
such district or ward by the qualified
voters thereof, for the purpose
of determining whether it is
the will or desire of The people
of said district or ward, that he be al.
lowed to open tippling-house therein,
that before filing said petition, the ap-
plicaut shall execute bond with securi-
! ty for payment of all cost incidental to
| the filing of said petition, and holding
OF said election, and Clerks and Sheriffs
shall be entitled TO demand and receive
| the same fees as now allowed by the
law in similar cases.
LBT NAIL
Special Correspondence Of the Appeal
NASHVILLE, February 14.-Except a
short Legislative summary in the morn
| ing papers here, stranger would hardly
| know from reading them that the Legis-
lsture of the State was in session at all.
| No manly, Outspoken discussion of any
Of the important measures now before
the Legislature, and to which those who
pretend to think at all are addressing
the best energies of their natures, day
aud night, is to be found in single
paper of this city. The Bulletin, a
weekly (Republican) sheet, published
here, is worth both of the other papers
together, at least in having and openly
expressing some ideas and policy of its
own. Sometimes it is right, and again
wrong, but then it has a status upon all
the important measures. The "fund-
ing" "revenue," " "school," "jury," and
other important questions in which
every citizen of the State is interested
profoundly, is passed over with a simple
reference of a dozen words, or entirely
ignored, instead of being discussed with
ability and vigor. 1t is of no avail to
look into Nashville paper for anything
but dry stories and facts and
fun,n adapted to school girls. For
Gods sake, and the sake Of
the manhood of the State,
send a representative to the capital and
shake up these dry bones, and make
these miserable fellows wake up TO some
sert of sense OF their obligations to the
| people of the State, who look to the
newspapers of their Capital City to keep
them in some little degree, at least,
posted in what is going on in the assem-
bly, ofmen here, representing their most
| vital interests and welfare.
! 1t is absolutely sickening, and in the
/ last degree discreditable to the parties
| concerned. Your Nashville correspond
/ ent sometimes seems entirely clOuded
| by personal interests or preferences,
| without regard to what is actually trans
piring. What we want here is q bold,
| independent thinker. don't care what
party, or set, or interest he runs with.
| 1t is not somebody who holds views in
common with me, but somebody with
views and opinions of some sort who
viii launch them upon the popular
mind. If newspapers don't discuss pub
] lie themes, who will? Certainly, stump
/ orators are at a discount No set
/ speeches are made in our House, and
hardly any speaking is done at ali.
! a committee has been raised to sift the
| ''Torbett issue.n 1t has had one meet
! ing, and find work which will tax
| its best energies for many weeks, and
while at it, will be compelled
Incidentally to give other issues of
/ the States credit an overhauling.
Much false paper, d old and new issue,
I is abroad, and hence the resolutions the
other day adopted by the House, that it
would be unwise and iniudicious legisla-
/ ton 10 provide for funding any of the
/ States obligations until a complete
copy, in every particular, of every
species Of debt obligation held against
/ the State should be filed in the Office of
the Secretary of State for inspection and
thorough examination; and that six
months time be given In which to do
| this, and no longer.
The dueling bill has passed a first
reading, and is recommended unani-
mously by the Judiciary Committee,
with the compliment that it is the most
thorough thing Of the sort they had ever
seen.
First-It provides that the act of
| fighting a duel be made felony, and
punishable by imprisonment IN the
penitentiary from three to five years.
! Second-It exempts mere bystdRders
and surgeons from all penal or criminal
liability, so as TO make witnesses of
them; and allows no excuse, of any
sort, to shield them from being wit
4 nesses.
Third-It requires every public officer,
State, county and municipal, executive
judicial lorlegislative, to take the odueling
oath " in addition to the "oatb of officen
before entering upon the discharge of his
Office; and it Is malfeasance in the
''swearing-in" officer to fail or neglect
to administer the dueling oath.
Fourth-Judges are required to give
the act in special charge to grand juries;
and the Attorney-G General, knowing OF
the facts through any source, to prefer
an indictment, and no prosecutor Il
necessary.
Fifth-NOt retrospective.