Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-17
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TUESDAY, March I6.-The House met
at $50 A. NJ, Speaker Bond in the chair
aud ifIy-fOur members present.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. March-FrOm citizens of Frank
lin county, urging the passage Of the Local
Option bill.
By Mr.. Jamison-From destitute citi-
zens of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth
Civil Districts of Rutherford county,
praying for assistance.
ADJOURNMENT.
By Mr.. TaylOr-PrOyidIng for adjour-
ment sine die on the 24th inst. Laid over.
NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. COOper-TO change the time Of
holding the Circuit Court in the Thirteenth
Judicial Circuit.
By Dir. McAIillan-To repeal the law re-
curing the State to pay the salary Of the
County Judge Of Nontg Omery county.
PROTEST.
Mr.. Giers presented the following pro
test, which was ordered to be spread upon
the journal:
Mr.. Speaker: We hereby enter our pro-
test against House bill No. 296, entitled
"an act to amend section 1861 Of the Code"
making it unlawful to sell or give away
spirituOus or intoxicating liquors on Sun
day, as we deem the passage Of said bill
illiberal and oppressive, and calculated TO
keep immigration away from the State.
We are at all times ready to vote for any
measures to punish drunkenness or dis
turbances on Sunday, as well as on any
other days in the week, but we do not
mean to dictate to any Of our fellOw-citi-
zens what they shall eat or drink on Sun
days or week days. We further believe
that the passage of this bill will be the
means of driving the natUralized voters in
to the opposition party.
Respectfully, CARL c. GIERs,
JOHN a. ROUsH.
WILD SKIRAusHING on THE FINANCES.
Mr.. Hurts Finance bill was taken up as
the special order.
Mr.. LEAFS sixty cent amendment was, on
motion Of Mr.. Bullen, laid on the table,
only nineteen mel Ibers voting in the mega
tive.
Mr.. Neal called the previous question on
the passage of the bill, which was sus-
tanned, and the bill was rejected by a vote
of IA to 81.
Mr.. Jamison moved to reconsider the
vote, which prevailed. He then moved TO
strike out the first section of the bill fixing
the rate Of taxation at fifty cents.
Mr.. Herring moved in lieu to insert
forty cents, One-half to be paid in Treasury
warrants and one-half in currency. Re
jected.
Mr.. Jamison's motion to strike out the
first section prevailed, and on a call of the
roll the bill was again rejected by a vote Of
% to 40.
Mr.. Head Withdrew the bill introduced
By him at the commencement Of the ses-
sion in regard to the speedy payment of the
STATE debt.
CLAIM AGENTS.
House bill to reduce the privilege tax on
Claim Agents was taken up on its third
reading.
Mr.. East moved to amend by fixing the
! tax on sleeping cars at three hundred dol
lars each. Adopted.
Mr.. East offered additional amendments
providing tba' the tax on merchants shall
/ be one-balf the ad valOrem tax on the same;
! and exempting the following occupations:
| Butchers, cattle dealers, horse and mule
! dealers, lawyers, photographers and drays;
| and that any express company the line of
which is fifty miles in length shall be taxed
! $500. The bill as amended passed.
| HOUSE BILLS On THIRD READING
The bill fixing the rate Of taxation at
| twenty-five cents was taken up on its third
reading and rejected by a tie vote, which
| stood as follows:
AYES Messrs. Barrett, Brooks, Bullen,
Burnard, Carson, Gates, Cross, DOdson, Fin
| lay, Gardenhire, Harris Head, James Jam :
son, March, Mathes, Myers, McClain, New
| bern, Norman, Odell, ParTiss, Patton, Peters,
| Rice Of Madison, ROush, Spears, Starnes,
| Taylor, Trewhitt, Walker and WynL-32.
Noes-MesSrs. Adams, Anderson, Bow
| ers, Cole, Cooper, CummiHs, East, Fowler,
| Gibson, Giers, GOber, Harwell, Herring,
Hurt, Lea, Leeper, Martin, Mcmillan,
| Neal, NOblitt, NOrtblngton, Orr, Parish, Par
ker, Perkins, Pollard, Rice Of Lauderdale,
SmallwOod, Timberlake, TOon, West and
| Speaker Bond-S2.
! Regulating the business Of all insurance
| cOmpanie5 in this State except life insur-
/ ance. Passed.
To create the Office Of County Judge for
| Roane county. Passed.
ASSESSMENT.
Senate bill to amend the assessment law
/ was taken up on its second reading.
Mr.. Gibson offered in lieu the same bill