The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-02-25
THE LEGISLATURE.


On the 18th in the Senate. Mr.. Logan
introduced a bill defining the rights.
privileges and restrictions of gas-light
companies. Mr.. Ragland offered a bill
comforting concurrent jurisdiction on
County Courts TO correct erroneous as
sessments OF property, real or personal.
House bill regulating the appointment
OF justices Of the Peace in incorporated
towns passed. Senate bills providing
that suits instituted by counties shall be
IN the name of the State, and for the
benefit of persons who have lost their
grants or deeds, passed on third read
ing. The bill imposing a tax on dogs
provoked discussion, during which Col.
ktllebrew was read from as authority
that "our dogs" cost about eight and a
half millions annually. The bill was
recommitted TO the judiciary Commit
tee. Senate bill giving grand juries in
quisitolial powers in certain. cases,
passed on its third reading.
On the 18th in the Senate, Mr.. Logan
offered resolution looking to a fitting
observance of Washington's birthday,
which, after discussion, was with
drawn. Mr.. Marchbanks offered a bill
to create Bureau of Agriculture, Sta
tistics and Mines. Mr.. Quarles, from
the Judiciary Committee, made a report
recommending the passage of the bill
providing for County Warehouses, with
certain amendments.
The House rejected the resolution
looking TO the establishment of Commits
siOners on Fisheries. Mr.. Herring of
fered a resolution looking to the early
determination of the tax question. DR.
Harwell offered a bill making drunken
ness indictable. Mr.. Peters offered a
bill allowing guardians to loan surplus
funds of wards on real estate security.
By Mr.. Greer, TO establish Normal
Schools. The assessment bill, as report
ed from the committee of the whole, was
taken up, slightly amended further and
passed.
On the 10Th Mr.. Haynes offered a res
olution in the Senate, favOring the Eads
plan of the improvement of the Misisip-
pi. The Senate Committee on Com
merce reports unfavorably on a repeal
of the present law regulating rate of in
terest. Mr.. QuarlesiOffered a bill to dis
pose of the Hermitage property, and es-
tablish the "Jackson State Hospital. -
The bill on County Work-house was
considered at some length in the Senate,
but not completed. Bills were intro
duced In the Senate by Mr.. Haynes, and
in the House by Mr.. Peters, abolishing
one OF the Chancery and one of the Cir
cult Courts of Shelby. Mr.. Giers' reso-
luton looking to a proper representa-
ton of our State in the many products
to be exhibited at the philadelphia Cen
tennial passed the House under suspen-
sion of the rules. The local option bill
was argued at length by Judge Garden
hire and passed on its second reading.
The House advanced far into its largely
encountered docket. The House has
perfected the bill to abolish the office OF
tax collector and devOlve his duties upon
the county trustee, who will also be re-
quired to perform the duties now inn
posed upon him by law. The bill does
not go into effect until the first day OF
August, 1876, thus retaining all existing
tax collectors in office until the expira-
ton of their term of office. The policy
of the bill is to have but one collection
for all purposes, State, county or NUM-
cipal, just as the assessment bill pro-
vides for, but one assessment for all pur-
poses.
On the goth in the Senate bills were
introduced: By Mr.. OveTton, to amend
all laws for the assessment and collec.
ton of revenue. The bill is something
similar to the House bill which recently
passed third reading, although differing
in some minor particulars. By Mr.
Hodges, to repeal the act comforting OF
County Courts power to change county
lines. By Mr.. Logan, to prohibit the
sale and traffic in cotton and other farm
produces in the night time, and to regu.
late the sale of seed and unpacked lin
cotton in the day time. BY Dir. Blizzard
to perfect the laws relative to mort.
cages. BY Mr.. Alden, repeating the law
which allows railroad companies to pay
their Indebtedness to the State in the
! bonds of the State. Senate joint reso.
luton instructing our congressman K
support, by their votes, the Eads jetty
| plan for the improvement of the mouth
of the Mississippi, was adopted. Hous,
joint resolution in reference to the Stat,
| being represented at the Centennial Elk.
hibition was adopted. A number o
| bills passed second reading, including
that for the establishment of county
wOrk-houses.
In the House Mr.. Mathes offered a res
olution looking to the suspension of sal
airy of the Trustee of the Bank of Ten
nessee and futher Investigation of the
affairs of the bank.
House bill on third reading directory
to all the Judges of the Circuit Court.
and special law Judges in civil cases t
tax costs at discretion, passed. TX
amend the rules of pleading in the Chan.
Gerry Court, passed. More etfectually t
secure the revenue received by clerk
| and justices passed.