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

Tic IesOluIlOn was passed on It's SECOND
reading as amended.
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILLS
House bill to amend the criminal law.
was taken up on Senate amendment anC
the amendment was nOn-eoneurTed in. The
| appointment Of a Committee Of Confer.
ence was asked for, and Messrs. Lea. Cum.
minis, TimbeFlake, Taylor and Neal, were
appointed on the part Of the House.
Senate amendments to House bill to pre-
vent the pulling down Of fences were con-
CURED in.
SENATE BILLS on THIRD READING.
To prohibit the issuance of executions
against judgments Of deceased debtors.
Rejected.
To amend the practice of pleading in
Chancery Courts. Passed.
To authorize and regulate the issuance
OF Treasury warrants.
The bill was taken up on a motion en-
tered TO reconsider the vote rejecting it on
third reading.
Mr.. Nc lain moved to amend by reQuir-
ing that there shall be at no time more
than $4,000 Of warrants outstanding and
unpaid, and that they shall be issued for
current expenses only. Adopted, and the
bill passed as amended.
TAXATION OF RAILROADS.
Mr.. JamisOn moved 10 take I'D the mo-
ton entered to reconsider vote by which
the House passed the Senate railroad tax
bill on its third reading.
Mr.. Taylor moved to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table. LOst-ayes %,
noes 43.
The motion to reconsider prevailed, and
the bill was again placed on its third read
ing.
afr. Galloway offered an amendment that
any railroad company that accepts, as a
special amendment to its charter, for a
period Of ten years, from the first day of
Janury, 1875, and that pays annually to the
Treasurer Of the State one and One-half per
cent on the gross receipts, from all sources,
Of such company, shall be exempt from the
provisions Of the bill, and the payment of
the said one and One-half per cent upon all
gross earnings Of such road shall be in full
Of all taxation, the return Of such gross
receipts by said company to be under oath |
BY the President, Superintendent and Treas |
Irer, to the State Treasurer, on the 10th |
lay of January in each year for the calen- |
lar year preceding, the first return and pay
nent to be made on the 10th Of January,
1876. Such railroads as do not accept the /
provisions of this section shall be taxed as
provided in the bill: provided, that the
harteIs of all railroad companies accepting
he provisions Of the section, shall be so |
.mended that, after the expiration Of ten
ears, any exemption Of any property of
UGH railroad shall be put upon the same
OOting as the property Of other corpora
ions or individuals.
Mr.. Gibson offered the following amend
aent:
And such railroad companies shall fur
her pay to the Comptroller the further sum
( one and One-half per cent on their gross
rOceedS, which sum shall be by the Comp
roller divided pro rata among the counties
trough which such railroad runs, in pro-
OrtiOn to the number Of miles Of such rail-
bad in each county.
After lengthy discussion Mr.. Gibson's
mendment was laid on the table-ayes SO,
Oes p.
Mr.. Taylor moved to lay Mr.. Galloway's
mendment on the table. LOst-ayes p,
Oes 43.
The amendment was then adOpted-ayes
5, noes p, after which the bill passed as
81, noes 2, MeSsrs. Gates
I4 OOopcA huLAAAs- III LLlc ut1-ALAfts
To lessen the number Of challenges in
iminal cases, and 10 amend section 40 IA
the Code. Passed
OF THE CRIMINAL LAWS.
Judge Lea, from the Committee Of Con-
renee on House bill to amend the crimi-
Al laws, recommended that the Senate re-
de from its amendment as to $50, and
lat the House recommend the bill to take
feet from the LIST Of July, 1875, instead of
e 1st Of July, 1876. The report was con
ured in.
The House took recess until 7:3O P. NJ.
Night Session.
The general appropriation bill was taken
p on its second reading, amended and
lssed.
SENATE BILLS on THURD READING.
To provide for redeeming lands sold for
xes. Passed.
To repeal the law allowing agricultural
,cieties TO hold lotteries. Passed.
To encourage the building Of macad-
nized roads. Passed.
To authOrizs the appointment of in
)ectOTs Of Illuminating oils and fluids.
assed.
For the benefit Of a. c. Norvel. Passed.
To make uniform the fees of Registers
Land offices. Passed.
To repeal section 1856 Of the Code rela-
We 10 private corporations for manufac-
ring, quarTying and mining. Passed.
To give grand jurors iuquisitOriai powers
certain cases. Rejected.
For the benefit Of Abel Rushing. Passed.
The House adjourned until Monday
orning al 9 o'clock.