Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-07
A BHl by Judge John u. Lea Prohibit
ing Counties and Corporations
from Lending or Giving their
credit TO Anything.
Senatorial Gossip - Radical Tactics -
What 6ibsOn Meantime Person
mel Of the LPgIsl.ture-The
Work before II.
Annual BepOrt Of the State Superintend'
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SENATE.

SENATE.
spscisl to The Appeal
= NASHVILLE, Tenn, January 6.-The
seuate met st eleven o'clock, Speaker
Paine presiding.
The following resolutions were offered
By Senator Emmett: Allowing the
principal clerk five dollars, the door
keeper, engrossing and assisting clerks
,ur dollars, and pages two dollars pei
day.
By Senator Logan: To meet with the
house to count the vote for governor, and
appointing a joint committee to prepare
rules for the two bodies.
By Senator Smith: A joint resolution
denouncing the action of President Grant
10 interfering with the Louisiana legis-
lature.
BY Senator Jones: A joint resolution
providing for joint committee to in
vestigste the rumors OF corruption in
connection with the Office Of the comp
roller. Adopted and transmitted to the
house.
Senator Haynes opposed the resolu-
ton, and said it was not improba ole that
the senate would have to sit as 8 court
of impeachment in the case.
Senator Polk was in favor Of the
resolution providing for a joint
committee to investigate the rumors #
corruption in connection with the office
of comptroller. Adopted and transmit
ted to the house.
Senator Haynes opposed the resolu-
ton. He ssid that it was impracticable.
The senate would be required to sit as a
C urt Of impeachment in the case.
Senator Polk favored the settlement
of the matter by the courts, into which
it had gone, rs legislative bodies rarely
got the truth of such charges.
Senator Boyd offered resolution to
repeat the act of1S7O authorizing con-
ventional rate of interest. Passed first
reading.
Senators Hodges, Wilson and Over
ton were appointed special committee
oD rules.
Senator Qusrles offered the following:
Whereas, For the first time IN the
history of our Federal government, that
an offic of the regular army, by the
use of an armed force, has dispersed the
legislature of one of the States of the
Union, regularly organized under the
forms IF the law and their constitution
OF said State; therefore be ii
Resolved, That committee Of seven
from the senate, and - from the
house be appointed to consider and re-
port to their respective houses, what
action and emergency so grave de-
mands.
The resolution lays over under the
rules. Adjourned to ten o'clock to-
morrow.
The house met at eleven o'clock,
Speaker Bond presiding.
The following bills were introduced
and passed first reading:
By Mr. Gibson: To abolish the salary
of toe superintendent of weights and
measures.
Mr. Gibson: To repeal an act to in
crease jsiiers' fees, and reducing the
same TO forty cents per day.
By same: To authorize State bonds
and coupons to be received in payment
for state taxes.
Mr.. Bowers: To regulate the rate Of
interest.
Mr.. Head. For the speedy payment
Of the public debt of the State.
Mr.. Taylor: To repeal the assessment
law.
Mr.. Orr: To amend the usury law of
the State.
Mr.. Lea: To prevent counties and
corporations from lending or
giving credit to or in aid Of any person,
company, association or corporation.
By same: Authorizing the recovery
and limiting the amount of damages to
De recovered when one person suffers
injury at hands Of another.
Mr. East: To allow ju iges Of circuit
, ,crts and special law judges to tax costs
It their discretion.
Mr. Lea: To provide for the orgsniza- |
ion Of corporations.
BY Mr.. Gibson: To provide for the |
payment Of the State debt.
BY Mr.. Giers: To amend the registra-
Ion aud lien laws
By Mr. Giers: To compel public ofh
,ers to turn over money and property to
heir successors.
By Mr.. Giers: To amend section 3471 |
If the code.
By Mr.. Giers: To amend section 21SO
IF the code.
By Mr.. Peters: To tax the losing par.
y with jury fees IL civil cases.
By Mr.. Finlsy; To regulate trials by
ury.
By Mr.. Anderson: To repeal section
'450 of the c. de.
By Mr. Anderson: To repeal the Sec
ions fixing the salary of the superin-
endents of weights aud measures.
By Mr.. East: To change the time OF
he session Of the supreme court.
BY Mr.. East: To amend the rules OF
pleading in the ehancery courts.
BY Mr.. Anderson: To extend the ju.
licatiOn Of Justice Of the peace.
By Eir. M'GIothlin: To amend the
unding act.
By Mr.. Furlsy: To relieve delinquent
ax-Iayers.
BY Mr.. Jamison: To examine into
he comptrollers accounts.
BY Mr.. Jamison: To appoint 3 COM
nittee on joint rules.
The senate Joint resolution in relation
o the e0mptTollership was returned, be-
suse of informality In transmission,
No th2t the senate should not appoint
ny Of its mephers Oh an investigating
ommittee, s. It wO1Id hs the tribunal
efore which the charges would be pre-
erred, in case the rumors Of corruption
hould be proved true.
The house resolution providing for the
of an investigating COM
1ittee aroused q debate between Messrs.
Gsrdenhire and East.
Mr.. Flnlsy thought ths house had no
to investigate ths matter un'
80 the parties accused Of the bargain