Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-03-07
Reduction Of the EmOluments OF Tax.
Collectors and AssessOrs-A Good
and Much Needed Measure.
More Civil RIghts-RailrOad Charges
10 be Regulated - The Funding
Bill by Edwards, of Warren.
From oupspeelal oorespondent.l

any state O1ncer, or any OIlceF OF the
militia, or any editor or reporter OF a
newspaper, TO accept free ride on any
steamboat, stsge-coach, omnibus, hack,
carriage, or other vehicle, or to accept
a free drink of vinOus, spIrituous, or
malt liquors, or q drink Of any kind at
3 reduced price, or at the expense Of any
other person, and any such officer,
editor or reporter so offending shall, in
addition to the penalties imposed by the
first section of this act, be forever dis
qualified for and prohibited from taking
a ride or a drink" The amendment was
so very funny and the senators in such
good humor, and had so much time on
their hands, that it had to be read two or
three times over, and was then adopted.
hir. Sullivan then offered an amend
ment to the amendment: "NOT shall it
be lawful for any such officers to ride in
any other car than the caboose on
freight-trains, or the tender on gravel
trains,n which was also adopted. After
this pithy and puBgent display OF wit
worthy Douglas JerrOld, or Charles
Lamb. the facetiOus senators were pro-
ceeding to further indulge, when the
president mildly suggested that there
were a considerable number of bills
awaiting action. They then resumed
their usual grave and reverend aspect,
tabled the bill, and proceeded to work.
Yesterday the county s1perintendents Of
education were made quite unhappy by
the senate's passing the house bill re-
ducing their salaries about One-fourth.
To-day the sheTiffs are
WEARING LONG FACES.
Their emolUments as tsX-collectors have
been considerably reduced; at least a
bill - that effect passed the senate, and
viii doubtless pass the house. 1t fixes
the cOmpensatiOns of taX-cOllectOrs at
five Uer cent. upon the first fifty thou
sand dollars collected by them, to be de-
Quoted proportiOnately, according to the
amounts collected from State, county
or other levies, and one per cent. upon
any amount in excess Of fifty thousand
dollars. The bill also fixes the compen-
sation Of county treasurers at three per
cent OF the first fifty thousand dollars
received by them frOnl the collecting
officers, and two per cent. upon
any amount in excess of fifty
thousand dollars. The compensation
Of assessors is fixed al three per cent. on
the aggregate assessment made by
them, and TWO per cent. upon all other
Ievie5 predicated on taxes assessed by
them. OF the first bill, reducing the
salaries of county supenntendents of
education, it is said Governor Ames
does not approve, but having advocated
retrenchment both in mis- inaugural and
his message, he cannot consistently veto
it. The clerks have TO keep their eyes
well open 10 keep the bill from being
stolen. The requests ''just to look at it''
are numerous, but so faT it = all safe. To
see the dOleful looks and OminOus shakes
Of the head of the poor uperintendents,
one would think the very foundation OF
the government had been undermined.
MORE CIVIL RIGHTS.
Senator Gray, Of Bolivar, is not quite
satisfied yet with the rights bestowed
upon his race by the sweet little civil
rights bill. Some how or another, he
couldn't get his hyperion locks or his
downy moustache trimmed in the first
class barber shop, so he appeared to-day
with bill entitled "An act TO license
tonsoriaJ saloons,n which cOmpels the
"tonsoriaJ" artists TO pay a small privi-
lege tax and take out a license, which
little action compels them to shave,
elm and shampoo regardless of ''race,
color or previous condition" The bill
passed the senate.
IN THE HOUSE.
The bin to establish a maximum rate
Of charges for the transportation of
passengers on railroads was referred to
a special committee, with instructions
TO report what are tie present rates Of
fare; what profits the roads are making;
what power the Legislature has to fix
rates; and what effect a reduction of
passenger-fares viii have on freight
charges. A large number Of bills, en-
tirely local in interest, were disposed Of.
Both houses now hold two daily. sessions.
A noisier body than the house could
scarcely be named. To-day l counted
twelve men OF their feet, all of whom
had arisen to a pint of order" The
speaker has already worn out one desk
with his gavel, and the second is going
FAST The weather is warm, and the
members are already suffering with
spring fever" l wrote you a day or
two ago briefly Of
A FUNDING SCHEME,
by introduced Mr.. Edwards, of Warren.
/ give YOU below fuller abstract of its
pr0yisions. The bill is now in the hands
of the judiciary committee: Section one
provides that any warrant or warrants
drawn on the State treasury or issued ac-
ssording TO law, may be bonded in sums
of fifty dollars, or any multiple thereof,
hearing eight per cent. interest from
January lst, 1872, and the interest to be
navable on the first of January OF each
wear. Section two provides that these
bands shall be issued in series
of one hundred thousand dollars,
the first of these series payable
on the first day Of .Ianuaay, 1873, and
a series on the first day OF January,
of each wear thereafter, until all the
bonds provided for, not to exceed Two
million of dollars, shall have been paid,
and further, that u taxes uqe PT'oT 70
January l, 1872, maI De palu as low
allowed by law. Sectioh Tour ihsti ucls
the auditor to estimate the an0uht nI |
annually required foI interest on theSe
bonds. Section hVe' oIdeis ma. al al
taxes and other dues 10 tne oIate all'al sliali
be paid in lawful United states nl9ney,
or in warrants drawn by the auuit,l,
ou and after March |, 1914 anu siseS 5
priority Of payment 10 Ordinary "a
penses of the State government ttl"
H. H. snnnort of education and chaTita-
ole institutions, and prescrlbeS Ihe ianl
,ynoge and stvle of the bond provided
for. Section nine aTranges Tor a TAX oi
one mill op the dollar of realty and per-
sonalty, to be paid only In Uhlted Stase9 Ste
funds, which shall be set apart solely Ioi
the redemption of the bonds provided
for. Section ten provides for the assess
foeut of a tax Of siX-teDths OF one per
cent. for general purposes, but does not
rzpeal the tax provided for pay
ing interest on bonds now out
standing. Section eleven restricts
f.a boards of supervisors from
Eevying tax, which, added TO the State
tax, snail exceed twenty-five dollars on
The one thousand of valuation of prop
erty, not to be construed to limit the
taxing power granted TO counties IN sec
lion twelve, article fourteen OF the state
constitution, except that power is grant
ed to counties TO levy tax of not more
than six mills over and above the iml-
t.tion herein prescribed for school pur-
poses. Section twelve Tepeals all acts Ill
conflict with this act.
OLIN VICTOR.