The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-03-11
THRLEGIsLATURE.

first reading, proposing amendments 70
the State Constitution. The Governor
to hold his office for four years; Judges
of the Supreme Court II; Comptroller
and Treasurer four years; General AS
sembly convene every four years the
clause exempting one thousand dollars
worth of personal property in the hands
of each taxpayer is stricken out; the
clause prohibiting the State from own
ing a State bank is stricken out. Mr.
Ragland introduced bill to redeem the
bonded Indebtedness of the State 1t
provides for the issuance of treasury
warrants of So, SO, $40, $50 and $1OO
denominations makes them receivable
for all dues to the State, and provides
for their exchange with the new 1unu-
ing series, or registered bonds. 1t I'M
its the amount of warrants issued 10 Two
and q half millions of dollars to be out
standing at anv one time. Mr.. Overton,
from the Joint Committee OF FINANCE,
Ways and Means and judiciary Com
mittees, submitted bill, in lieu OF all
others on the subject, for the assess
ment and collection of revenue. Inc
bill is in the main the same as that IN
troduced by Mr.. OYertOn some days
since, but changed so as to require
merchants to pay privilege taxes as
now required by law, and embraces the
features of Mr.. Quarles' bill, which re-
quires a "back tax book" to be made
out on the LIST Of January. House joint
resolution reciting the fact that Az bills
have been introduced in the House and
233 in the Senate, and that as the ses-
sion is drawing to a close, authorizes
Joint committee to report those meas
ures which will most conduce to the
public good, was discussed for some
time, and finally non-concurred in.
In the House, Mr.. Mathes offered
bill repeating all acts whereby prlVl-
lege tax is collected on hotels, hacks,
Omnibuses, theaters, ETC., thus making
all such private and at liberty to regu-
late themselves. Mr.. Roush offered
bill to submit it to vote of the people,
whether the Legislature may exempt
manufactures from taxation. Mr.. Glib
sons wOrk-house bill passed on its final
reading. The House rejected Mr.. Cum
Minis bill for the assignment of Judges,
and passed on its final reading the bill
to more fully define the rights of mar
ried women over their own property !;
also to define what property is exempt
from taxation by the Constitution and
by the Legislature of Tennessee.
In the Senate on the 3rd, the Senate
conventional interest bill was taken up
on a motion TO reconsider, and it failed
again for want of a constitution MAORI
ty-ayes 10, noes 10. A message from
the Governor was received in the Senate,
vetoing the bill taxing the losing party
with jury fees in civil suits. The Senate
took up the bill and passed it over the
veto, by vote of l6 to z. The Senate
then went to work in committee of the
whole on the assessment and collection
bill
The House passed on third reading a
bill to form a new county out of pOr-
tions of Claiborne, Campbell and Union.
A bill repeating the act '73 providing
for Insane Asylums in East and West
Tennessee was taken up and passed on
its last reading in shape that leaves any
! improvements to our asylums unprOVi-
ded for. The bill was fought pretty
hard, but it passed-ayes AZ, noes II.
Mr.. LEAFS bill defining misdemeanors
passed on its third reading. Mr.. Hart
offered a bill providing for State FL
nance Board and the issuance of State
warrants to the extent of five millions.
OF the SOC tax, three-fifths is to be re-
ceiVed for taxes, tWo-fifths of the taxes
to be paid in United States currency.
On the 4th, in the Senate, the sub
| committee to whom was referred Mr..
Ragland's bill, providing for the issu-
ance of $2,500y000 Treasury notes, re-
commended its passage, and it passed,
on its second reading. The Sem
ate passed its assessment bill on second
reading, and passed the following
House bills on third reading: To a
mend CHI. 90, sec. 2, of an act passed
February 2, 1870. To amend sec. l, CHI.
6, of an act passed 1873, for the benefit
of Revenue Collectors and their securi
! ties. To authorize the printing OF Kill
| HEBREWS Abridged Resources of Tennes-
see. To make uniform the fees of the
Land Offices. To repeal so much of sec.
2, CHI. 102, of the acts of 1873, as requires
! purchasers of the States interest in
| turnpikes to give bond. To relieve
Tax Collectors and tax payers from GER
! tain penalties. To authorize admins
traitors de 6ORiS non to sue former adj
ministratOrs or executors for assets Of
| the estate.
The House passed, on a final reading,
Senate bill for bureau of agriculture,
statistics and mines.
A House bill limiting salaries of clerks
of courts and other State officers to 81,
600 was discussed at length, and passed
OH second reading by call of ayes and
messages A, noes 20.
House bill to secure solvency of in
! surance companies doing business in
Tennessee passed on third reading.
On the 9th, in the Senate, Mr.. TrOtter,
| from the committee appointed to inquire
into the proposition to dispose of the
Hermitage property, and from the pro-
ceeds to establish State Hospital, sub
mittted report recommending the sale
of said property, except about
! five acres, including the house and tomb
of Andrew Jackson, which shall remain
under the control of the State, IN trust
for the widow of the late Andrew Jack
son Donelson as long as she shall live.
The proceeds of the property disposed of
| to go into the State Treasury, leaving
no provision for hospital. Mr.. Alden
| introduced a resolution, which lies over,
| to continue the present General Assem-
| bly, until the 10Th of April, unless the
public business should be sooner dis
| posed of. Mr.. Mosely introduced q bill
to prevent railroad discrimination.
House bill to more effectually secure the
collection of public revenue, passed third
reading. Senate resolution requiring
the Acknowledgement to file the opinions
of the Supreme Court with the Comp
troller, six months after the time of de-
livery, was rejected. A message was
received from the Governor nominating
Leon Trousdale, of Shelby, to be Super
intendent of Public Instruction, and
Colonel J. B. Killebrew, commissioner
of Agriculture, Statistics and Mines.
The nominations were promptly con
firmed. The Senate went into commit
tee of the whole to consider Senate bill
on third reading, providing for the i'm
provement of the public roads. A num-
Der of sections were adopted.
In the House lot of House and Sem
ate bills passed on second reading.
On the 9Th nothing of special interest
was transacted in either House.
In the Senate Tuesday, Mr.. Mosely
introduced a bill to alter and modify
the common law, as heretofore in force
in Tennessee, in regard to inns and
public cOnveyances by land and water.
1t gives inn-keepers discretion to refuse
or receive guests as il said inns were
simply private houses. And so in re-
gard to public cOnveyances. The spe-
cial committee to whom was referred
the question of perfecting a bill look
ing to affording financial relief, sub
mitted report recommending the pass
age of Senator highlands bill, with some
slight notifications. The bill in ques-
ton provides for the issuance of $780,
600 of treasury notes, and prescTibes the
manner in which they shall be issued.
1t then passed second reading. The bill