The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-03-25
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others, being the special order, was
taken up. 1t provides for the refund
ing to the parties mentioned some eli,
600 due by them to Northern creditors,
but paid into the State Treasury in
1861, in accordance with a law passed in
that year. After considerable discus
sion, the resolution was rejected. SEN
ate bill providing a tax on railroads
was discussed at length, and passed
third reading, after an amendment had
been rejected imposing tax of one per
cent. on gross receipts. Senate joint
resolution providing for adjournment
sine die on the 24th inst, was adopted.
Senate joint committee to draft a bill
by Thursday next providing for meet
ing the Liabilities of the state in cur
rent money was taken up and adopted.
House bill for the benefit OF the Ten
nessee School for the Blind, appropri-
ating $4,000 annually for necessary
improvements, etc.
r In the House, Mr.. Taylor offered
Joint resolution that the General As
sembly adjourn sine die on the oath of
this month. Lies over. The various
tax bills came up for consideration, and
ali were rejected or tabled. Mr.. Head
then withdrew his bill to provide for
the speedy settlement of the States in
HACDLNanE1cy cAaA4AE tAAul AC LCE4uC4 II
useless to consume further time on the
subject, as the House had determined
on the do-nOthing policy. House bill
10 regulate the business of iire insu-
rance companies passed third reading
and was ordered transmitted. 1t taxes
local companies ! - per cent. and for
eign 20 per cent. Mr.. Gardenhire's To-
cal option bill was tabled.
On the 18th, in the Senate, the Senate
assessment bill having been amended
in the House by striking out all alter
the enacting clause and substituting in
lieu the House bill on the same subject,
the amended bill, after being discussed
for some little time, was informally
passed over. Heuse bill reducing one
half the number of Justices composing
Quarterly Courts passed third reading.
House bill to equalize the salaries OF
officers was, after some discussion, in
which Mr.. Blizzard and others vigorous
ly opposed the measure, rejected-ayes,
5 nays 20. Senate bill providing for
the sale of the Hermitage property, and
the erection from the proceeds Of the
Jackson State Hospital, came up as the
special order on second reading. The
Committee on Charitable Institutions,
to whom the bill was referred, recon-
mended the sale of the grounds (outside
of fifty acres), but reported adversely
on the proposition to erect a hospital
After some discussion the bill passed.
House bill imposing a tax on dogs
passed third reading. House bill re-
peaiing the law providing the erection
of hospitals for the insane in East
and west Tennessee came up on second
reading. The Committee on Charita-
bic Institutions recommended that the
law should be simply suspended instead
of repealed. The recommendation OF
/ the committee was nOn-cOncurred in
and the bill passed.
The House INDUCED in the luxury OF
| four more new bills. Gibson's sftax
coupon" bill was discussed, and after
ward its further consideration deferred
till to-day. House passed on its third
reading bill for the protection of par
/ ties against undiscovered frauds; also
one for the benefit of administrators
/ and executors. Senate bill to provide
the manner of assessing railroad prep
erty for taxation, passed on second
reading, and was referred to the Judi
ciary Committee, to report tomorrow
House bill to prevent railroads from
discriminating, was passed, and ordered
/ transmitted. The House advanced a
large number of Senate bills on the cal
endar.
On the j 9th in the Senate the Rag
land Treasury warrant bill was rejec-
ted by vote of ayes IL, noes l3.
House bill providing for the release of
the Penitentiary after the expiration of
| the present lease, came up on third
reading. Alter number of amend
ments had been adopted the bill was re-
jected, ayes 8, noes Is. House bill
amending the act creating a Bureau of
Agriculture, was passed on its final
reading in the Senate.
In the House Senate resolution to adj
journ sine die on the oath was concur
red in. Quite a number of House bills
of minor or local Importance were
passed on third reading. Mr.. Gibson's
tax coupon bill was rejected, ayes 20,
noes A.. Senate bill to authorize and
regulate the issuance of Treasury notes
was rejected. The Senate resolution
with regard to the Torbett issue was
very materially amended, as shown by
our report, and as amended adopted.
According to the House amendments
this issue can't be taken for taxes, and
the Attorney is directed 10
carry all cases, or test case at least, to
the court Of last resort. At night the
House passed the Senate RAILROAD tax
bill without amendment, there being
fourteen votes in the negative. 1t is
believed the bill may be recOnsidered
to-day
On the 10th in the Senate a large
number Of House bills passed first
reading.
In the House the resolution relative
to publishing the report OF the Hobbs
Investigation was rejected Mr.. Gar
denhire's resolution relative to testing
the validity OF fraudulent bonds was
taken up, and the clause providing for
paying the Attorney General $3.50 for
every detection of a fraudulent bond
was stricken out, when the resolution
was adopted. Senator Logan's resolu-
ton relative to constitutional amend
ments was amended by providing that
there shall be three Judges of the SUI
preme Court was adopted, and the res
oiution passed on its second reading.
Senate bill on third reading to amend
the pleading and practice in the
Chancery and Supreme Courts passed.
Senate bill to authorize and regulate
the Issuance of Treasury warrants was
recOnsidered, and after being amended
so as to limit the issuance to $500, 900,
to be used exclusively for current ex-
penses, was passed. The railroad tax
alton bill was recOnsidered, and after
an amendment being added providing
for a 1 = per cent. tax on gross receipts,
was passed.
On the 22nd in the Senate the follow
ing House bills on the third reading
passed; To extend the time for the
collection of taxes; to repeal the act
providing for additional hospitals for
the insane; to regulate contracts be-
tween employer and employee, etc
relating to the vesting of the appoint
ment of county physicians with the
Sheritis of counties; to protect farmers
and prevent injury to crops; to prevent.
hunting within enclosed lands; to more
cheaply collect the State, county and
municipal revenue came up as the spe-
cial order. Senate bill providing for
an assistant Attorney-General and Re
porter passed on its third reading. The
Senate first eoneurred In. afterward
reconsidered and refused to Sconeur in
House amendments to the railroad tax
bill.
In the House meagre amount of
business was gone through with. After
much discussion the Senate public road
bill was rejected. Much time was de-
voted to rejecting amendments to
Senate resolution on the subject Of
constitutional amendments. House bill
to repeal the act to establish additional
insane Asylums was eoncurred in as to