Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-21
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

hOLBE VI
The House met at $50 a. NJ, Speaker
Bond in the chair, and sixty Eight members
present.
RATE OF INTEREST.
Mr.. Taylor moved to suspend the rules
so as to take up the seven per cent. interest
bill. Lost, twO-thirds not voting in the
affirmative.
AN ADDITIONAL CLERK.
Mr.. Gibson offered a resolution prOvid-
ing for the employment Of an additional
engrOSsing clerk, which was adopted, and
the Speaker appointed JnO. NJ. Mckee, Of
this city.
COUNTY WORR-HOUsES.
The Committee of Conference on Sen
ate bill to require persons convicted of
felOnies or misdemeanOrs 10 work out the
cost Of conviction, submitted a report
recommending that the House amendment
be adopted with certain changes. The re-
port was received and adopted.
SENATE RESOLUTIONS.
Directing the Trustees Of the Hospital
for the Insane to examine into certain
claims against thai institution. Con-
CURED in.
Directing the Comptroller to settle for
work actually done on the East Tennessee
and West Tennessee Insane Asylums.
Amended and cOncurred in.
Providing for the appointment of joint
committee 10 draft bill providing for the
payment of the States indebtedness and to
report by next Thursday.
Mr.. NOblitt moved to lay the resolution
on the table. LOst-Ayes 10, noes 35.
The resolution was then indefinitely post
pOned.
In regard to the navigation Of the Ten
nessee river. COncurred III.
Relative to back-tax collectors. Con-
CURED in.
To allow agents ten per cent for selling
the reports of the Supreme Court. Con-
Cured in.
To permit the State Meilical Society to
hold their annual meeting in the Capitol.
COncurred in.
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS.
For the relief Of P. j. IittletOn, former
Tax Collector of ROane county, and his
sureties. Adopted.
To make the testimony taken before the
COMPREHENSIVE investigating Committee
part Of the House AppeI dix. Rejected.
Directing the Comptroller to settle with
John B. Wilson for the collection of back
taxes. Rejected.
Directing the Governor, Comptroller and
Treasurer TO examine certain certificates OF
Indebtedness issued while ID. B. Clitfe was
Receiver, etc, and to pay those legally Is
sued. Rejected.
Authorizing the Comptroller to settle
with I. Il. Butler and E r. Pennebaker,
former Railroad Commissioners. Rejected.
In regard to the Memphis and Little
Rock Railroad. Adopted.
Directing the Comptroller to settle with
Gideon Anderson, former Tax Collector Of
Putnam county. Rejected.
Providing for printing the public laws IN
the Tennessee Post. Adopted.
Declaring that the State is not bound to
pay any bonds or the interest on them that
were put into circulation fIaudUlently.
Mr.. Cummins moved 10 lay the resOlu-
ton on the table, which was lOst-ayes 10,
noes IS.
After some discussion between Messrs.
Gardenhire, Bond, Cummins and McMil-
Ian. the previous question was called by
Mr.. Harriss and sustained and the resOlu-
tiOn was adOpteC-ayes 81, noes 10.
Providing for a settlement with the ad-
ministratOr and sureties Of A. \. Arm
strong, former Tax Collector Of William
son county. Adopted.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Senate joint resolution proposing certain
amendments to the Constitution was taken
up.
Mr.. Carson offered an amendment to
section ,, article 6, providing that the Su-
preme Court shall cOnsis. Of only three
judges, two of whom shall be allowed
10 give decisions. Adopted.
Mr.. CumminS moved to amend by pro-
viding that all meetings of the court shall
be held at Nashville. Rejected.
The previous question was called and