The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-18
NASHvILLE LATTER.

county, who is to 90 over the whole
cuunty to assess real estate, and for
two citizens to be selected in each dis
trict for their fitness to assist the as.
SCISSOR in valuing the raj properties OF
i,he district in which they reside. The
bill also provides that such assessment
Of real estate is to he made only ono
in every four years. The personal
property of the cOunty the year thi,
real estate ASSESSOR is elected, to he a,
sessed by such assessor. This assessor
to be elected by the County Court.
The years there is an assessment of real
estate, the CoInty Court to appoint
district assessors for personal property
1t is possible however, that this bill
my vet be modified or defeated,
though tits thought not. Assessment
is one of the biggest points of legi,la
lion, and of great interest To the PEG
pie.
The House and Senate have passed
jury biz, providing that litiglut'
elect whether jury shall be called.
It cannot be questioned but that 4;
reform could obtain in calling jurie'
IA every little salt, it woul result il
large swing to the people. The aci
.loes not tax losing parties with the
.,ost, but there is another lill before
he Legislature proposing 10 do s..
Some members-espccitlly is it so in
ne Senate-are very delicate of the
Inherited rights of the people to have
jury. Really the Law does not t IKE
way the right. And should the above
referred to, to tax the losing party
With cost, be enqcted, even then it will
,5e allowed to take the oItl of poor
persons and have jury without pay
zig.
To-day the House spent the most Of
ne morning and evening sessions on
Lii providing for the collection Of
,sxes. Some members were for riv.
ng'the whole collection over into the
,nds Of the district constables, Others
rg..in to the County Trustee. The re-
ut, it is thought, will lie a comprom,
Use. For instance, first plAce the
+ ,0oksin the hands of III, County THUS.
tee, the same to be k,pt ioI three
months, at the end OF which time the
trustee to make out Il list of all l,ers n.
whose taxes are not paid, and amounts
80 due, and to plac. the same III the
hands of the several constables for col
lection. According to time the tax
cook will reach the hands Of collector,
the unpaid list will reach the cunsta'
'iles soon enough for them = grab tbs
,axts of those who may leave at the
end of the year. The way the conf
pensation has been fixed, grea: saw,
~ will be effected and the taxes col
.1cted cleaner.
The House has extended jurisdic
ION Of Justices in civil cases, and will
| h. 50, it is believed, over misdepesn,
RS. \ workhouSc system will be
h.ctcd, SO us to punish by labor III
ne respective counties.
What say your readers to a consti
tutional convention? That que ton
has been raised here, and COMMITTEES
Of ten appointed toreport on the mat.
! ter. But it has leaked out that the
majority of said committee will report
adversely. If from any reasons your
people want this question referred to
them to vote on it. through Y pur ell
umns they ought to be heard from.
there is one necessity acknowledged.
i is circulating currency. The pres
mt constitution prohibits the State en-
.aging in banking. The theory Of
some is, thatgovernmentsca cannot safe
ly engage in banking. The authority
On this point in this country and Eng
and is against snch theory. One OF
the great troubles in our case is the
assets to start with. Our bonds would
probably sell too low, it is thought.
But other nea = could lie adopted,
Say. fOr instance, that a sinking fund
for ranking purposes were set of; We
Md on get under Roadway. When
ever We had one millien OF assets, un-
der the old rule of banking three dol
lars could be issued for every one. Add
to this the profits and other additions
from taxes, if need be letting all or a
portion of the interest on the public
debt for short while 90, as will he
probable any way, aud the people
could very soon enjny home currency,
aud from the profits Of banking pay in
terest sn the public debt. Besides this
tine treasury note plan might he adop-
ted. One thipgis known everywhere,
the people need relief. 1t is not now
seen how all win pull through this win
terand ensuing spring gith tbeirstock.
1t is a subject Of thanksgiving that all
have reached the middle of February
~ well. Forbearance is the word for
the people toward each other.
CApFHCI.