Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-20

State Supreme Court holding the State o.
Tennessee liable for the Torbett issue.
Mr.. Adams moved to lay the amendment
on the table, which was lost-ayes %,
noes A.
After further discussion, the resolution
was concurred in, as amended.
/ SENATE BILLS on SECOND READING.
To limit the time in which to bring suits
to recover uSuriOus interest. Passed.
To repeal part Of section 2 Of chapter
| 1O2, acts of 1873. Passed.
To make uniform the fees Of land Of
fcsrs. Passed.
To prevent hunting and shooting on en-
closed lands. Passed,
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To provide for the inspection of steam
boilers. Passed.
To provide for registering marriages,
births and deaths. Passed.
To amend the law with regard to the
licenses of retail dealers. Passed.
To protect virtue and punish vice.
Passed.
RAILROAD TAXATION.
Senate bill declaring the manner and
mode Of valuing railroad property for taxa
ton was taken up on third reading.
MIR. Gardenhire, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported an amendment changing
the charters Of all the railroad companies
through the Intervention OF the chancery
court, and providing the tax upon railroads
shall be one per cent Of their gross earn
ings.
Mr.. Gibson presented a minority report,
the main point of which was that the
amendment proposed to establish method
of taxing railroads entirely different from
the method Of taxing any other property in
the State. Such an amendment would
prevent counties and cities that had sub
scribed stock in railroads from levying any
tax upon them, and would give the State a
decided preference.
Speaker Bond appointed Messrs. Gibson,
Lea, Hurt, McGlothlin and Harris as
committee Of conference on House amend
ment to House county wofk-house bill,
nonconcuTed in by the Senate.
Pending the consideration Of the railroad
assessment bill, the House took a recess
until 7:30 P. NJ.
Night Session.
The House resumed the consideration of
the railroad assessment bill, and, after Mr..
Spears had delivered quite a lengthy speech
in opposition to the bill, Mr.. Odell called
the previous question, which vas sustained
and the hill passed its third reading in the
shape in which it came from the Senate
ayes 81, noes 10.
Mr.. Cole, in explaining his vote, said he
believed the bill would fall far short of
reaching the ends desired, but, having
pledged himself to his constituents to do
all he could to make these corporations
bear their portion of the public burdens,
and, as this was the only bill pending on
this subject, he felt impelled to vote for it.
SENATE BILLS on FIRST HEADING.
A large number of Senate bills were
passed on their first reading.
JURY FEES.
House bill to provide for the payment Of
jurors in criminal and civil cases, and to
tax the losing party with the costs, was
taken up on its third reading. The word
criminal" was stricken out, aud the bill
passed as amended by a vote Of so to y.
RATE OF TAXATION.
Mr.. Heads bill fixing the rate of taxa
tion at twenty-five cents was taken up on
a motion to reconsider the vote by which it
was rejected.
Mr.. Gardenhire moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table. LOst-ayes p,
noes 81.
The motion to reconsider prevailed-ayes
So, noes 80.
The bill was rejected-ayes 81, noes. 80. |
SENATE BILLS on THIRD READING.
Designating the Bank of Cleveland and |
the Bank of Brownsville as the States de- |
DOsitOries. Amended by inserting the |
Commerce Bank OF Memphis and Bank Of |
COyingtOn, aud passed.
To change the time of holding the cleo
ion for Mayor and Aldermen of Clarks-
lille. Passed.
AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION.
Senate joint resolution proposing amend
nents to the Constitution passed first read
ing.
The House adjourned until 9 A. n. to-
morrow.