Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-12
NASHVILLE.
Proceedings of the Legislature Yester-
day-NeW Bills in the Senate.

Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, February ia resolu-
ton by Mr.. Hodges to equaliZe the tax
assessments and appointing committee
to draft bill on that subject. Adopted.
New bills. By Mr.. Marchbank: To
authorize the printing Of ten thousand
copies of the abridged work Of the Re-
sources of Tennessee. The resolution
ordering the printing of the report of
the commissioner of insurance was
adopted. House bills providing that the
superintendent Of the capitol shall be
also superintendent of weights and
measures, and keeper Of public arms
without additional salary, was recon-
mitted on the ground of being uncon-
stitutional. To regulate the sittings of
the supreme court and provide for a
court of arbitration at Jackson to meet
the third Monday in March next. On
motion Of Mr.. Overton it was again re-
ferred to the judiary committee and be
made special order for tomorrow. To
extend the Jurisdiction of justices of the
peace to one thousand dollars, passed
first reading. Senate bill to provide for
the publishing Of reports and laws in one
newspaper in each division of the State,
was discussed. Mr.. Logan said it was
the duty of the attorney general
to publish the annual report of the
decisions of the supreme court. But the
fact is, our attorney-general's report
was published three years ago,
although the comptroller has been
paying him aregular salary. Mr.. Marye
indOrsed all Mr.. Logan said about de-
reelection of duty on the part Of the
attorney-general,a and he was in favor
of recovering, by process of law, if
necessary, the money paid to the attor-
ney-general for services he has not per-
formed. Mr.. Hodges called attention
to the fact that the law forbids the
comptroller paying the attorney-gen-
eral his salary if he fails to publish his
reports, and then read from the comp
trOller's report where full salary had
been paid, and also cited facts that
fifteen thousand dollars had been paid
during two years as attorneys fees in
wanted the matter fully investigated in
regard to shirking of duty by the attor-
ney-general, and favored the passage of
the bill, which was finally rejected.
The house bill to regulate trial by jury
of civil cases being the special order,
was passed on its third reading.
by Mr.. Gober favOring nine o'clock in
the morning as the hour of meeting of
the house hereafter. The following new
bills were presented: By Mr.. Odell-To
establish law court at Bristol. By Mr..
Gibson-To provide for the assessment
of railroads. By Mr.. Burnett-To reduce
the salaries of the judiciary and other Of
ficers, givir g supreme judges $4,000, chan
cellors $4,000, circuit judges $500, comp
troller $1,000, treasurer $1,000, superin-
tendent OF public instruction $500, at
torney-general, S25OO, superintendent Of
the capitol $1,000, superintendent Of the
insane asylum $500. superintendent of
the penitentiary $500, governors secre-
tary $1,000, governor $4,000. By Mr.. Bow
ers-To fix the license of retail whisky
dealers.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, Mr.. M'Millan in the chair,
on the assessment bill.