Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

FRIDAY, March 19.-The House met at
9 A. NJ, Speaker Pond in the chair and
sixty members present.
NEW BILLS.
BY Air. Misunderstanding certain priyi-
leges to tie MurfreSsbOTO and Liberty
Turnpike.
ADJOURNMENT NEXT WEDNESDAY.
Senate joint resolution to adjourn sine
die on the oath inst. was Concurred in.
HOUSE BILLS on THIRD READING.
The following were passed:
To provide letters of guardianship; to
protect the people from fraudulent banks;
TO make the carrying away Of fruit, grain
and vegetables larceny; to reIeal the law
declaring TellicO river navigable; to provide
for the sale of common school lands in
Hardin county; 20 give magistrates eXclu-
sive original jurisdiction in the trial Of
misdemeanOT Ohenses; to secure UncOllect-
ed revenue for 1872 and for the relief Of
certain tax collectors; to amend the act to
preserve the peace and prevent homicide;
to amend section 1859 Of the Code, in re-
gard TO liens on real estate; to extend the
time for the commencement and completion
Of the Tennessee, North Carolina and
Kentucky Railroad; to contract and extend
the corporate limits Of towns; to regulate
the fees Of clerks and justices in pension
cases; TO reduce the salaries Of the Judges
Of the Supreme and inferior courts.
The following were rejected:
To provide for a more speedy admins
tTatiOn in misdemeanOr cases; to repeal all
taxes on photographers; to exempt law and
medical books from taxation.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To amend section 464S of the Code.
Passed.
To regulate the act passed for the relief
of clerks Ofthe courts. Passed.
SENATE BILLS On SECOND HEADING.
To vest the Superintendent Of the Capt.
tOl with police powers. Passed.
To repeal the act for the benefit Of AgTi-
cultural and Mechanical societies. Passed.
For the benefit Of a. c. NoTvell.
Passed.
TREASURY WARRANTS.
Senate bill to authorize and regulate the
issuance Of treasury warrants was taken up
on its third reading.
Mr.. Fiulay moved TO amend by prOvid-
ing that no issue shall be made except to
pay the current expenses Of the State, which
was laid on the table. The bill was then
rejected-yeas 81, nays 50.
TAX COUPONS.
The consideration Of bIr. GibsOn's Tax
Coupon bill was resumed.
Mr.. MCClain moved to strike out twenty
years and insert thirty, which prevailed.
Mr.. Mcmillan moved 10 amend by pro-
viding that the GOyenO-, Secretary Of
State, Treasurer and Comptroller be ap-
pointed an Examining Board to determine
the validity Of the bonds proposed to be
submitted for tax coupons. Adopted.
The bill was then rejected-yeas p, nays
a.
The House took a recess until 2:30 P. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
Mr.. Taylor introduced a bill fixing the
rate Of interest at seven per cent.
TAXING Dogs.
Senate amendment to House bill to en-
courage wool growing by taxing dogs was
in.
SENATE RESOLUTIONS.
Directing the Comptroller to issue war
rants in payment Of interest on bonds !
owned by counties, cities and literary in
stitutiOnS.
Mr.. Mathes moved to amend by Proyid- |
inc that the resolution should not apply to !
bOuds bought after its adoption, and that
evidence should be filed showing that the
bonds were actually held and owned by
said cities, counties and institutions at the
time o. the adoption Of the resolution.
and the resolution, as amended,
was Concuued in.
Relative 10 the "TOrbett issue of notes
of the Bank Of Tennessee, Mr.. Head
moved to amend by providing that nothing
in the resolution should be so construed as |
tax collectors to receive such
notes in payment Of taxes and other dues
10 the State, or acknowledging the States
liability for the same.
After a lengthy discussion between
AIessrs. Cummins, Lea, Gardenhire, Cole
and East, the amendment was adopted.
Mr. Gibson offered an amendment to
strike out the last resolution and insert a
section directing the Attorney General to
appeal to the United States Supreme Court
any case which may be decided in the