Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-02-13
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
. NASHVILLE, Feb. 9, 1875.
The Speaker called the Senate to
order ct 10 o'clock, all the members
present. ~
Mr.. BOYD offered resolution to print
200 copies of the report of the Super
intendent of the Hospital of the In
sane. Adopted.
~ NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. Emmert-To amend the as
sessment laws.
By Mr.. Logan-For the benefit of
teachers of common schools, and to
compel delinquent County Superinten-
dents and County Trustees to make
settlement;
By Mr.. Boyd-.To encourage and
protect wool growing by tax on dogs,
the amount collected to be set apart for
pro rata distribution among the owners
of sheep killed by dogs.
By Mr.. Mosley-Bills to amend
sections 1897 and 1434 of the Code,
and to amend section 1, chapter 6 of
an act passed in 1873 for the benefit of
delinquent tax collectors and their Sc
curities.
By Mr.. Trotter-To prevent unjust
discrimination and extortions by rail-
road compa MES.
By Mr.. Haynes-To authorize the
people of the State to call constitu-
tional convention. 1t provides that
the people shall vote on the first Sat
urday in August, 1875, for ''Conven-
tion," or mo Convention and. if for
convention, an election shall be held
on the first Saturday in October, 1875,
for delegates TO the convention, the
number of delegates to be equal to the
number of members of the House of
Representatives. The delegates are to
convene in Nashville, on the first
Monday in January. 1876, with power
to revise or amend the present Consti-
tdtion, or abrogate it and frame new
one. h.1 ,rr.5y s.ii -
By Mr.. Ragland-Bills for the fol-
lowing purposes To prohibit the
bringing of stolen property into the
State; to re enact the first section of
an act entitled IAN act to suppress bet
ting on elections" passed the 18th
day of February, 1856; to amend the
criminal law in regard to bail to reg
ulate the pay and appointment Of
jurors; to permit jurors to dispense in
certain cases to regulate appeals to
the Supreme Court in criminal cases.
Senate bill to enable aliens to acquire
and hold property in Tennessee having
been amended in the House, the
amendment was, on motion of Mr..
Hodges, concurred In.
TRIAL BY JURY.
The following Senate bills were
passed ON third reading, by a vote of
Is ayes to Z noes:
an Act to tax the losing party jury fees in
all civil suits, and to repeal sections 1895
and 4O37 OF the Code.
Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Tennessee, that
hereafter the fees allowed by law to
juries in all civil cases shall be taxed
and collected as other costs, provided
the county shall continue to pay in the
manner now provided by law said fees
on all suits instituted IN tormo pauperis.
Section 2. Be it further enacted,
That sections 4036 and 4037. of the
Code be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That
the Judge presiding at the trial in said
civil cases shall apportion the fees of
jurors in proportion to the time con-
sumed in the trial of the same-pro-
vided that the county shall not be
taxed with any portion thereof.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To change the terms of the Supreme
Court Amended so as to change the
time of holding court at Jackson from
the second Monday to the fourth Mon
day in September, and passed.
At 2:30 P. NJ. the Senate adjourned
until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.