Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-16

Judge for Roane county, and to provide fol
letters Of guardianship, passed their second
reading.
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
The following Senate bills were passed
on their first reading: To amend the char
ter Of the town of SClarksville; for the re
lief of Abel Rushing; to amend section
1855 Of the Code; to amend section 1856 Of
the Code; to authorize the location Of q
toll-gate nearer the town of Woodbury.
than one mile.
THE REVENUE BILL.
The House resumed the consideration Of
the bill offered by MIR. East in lieu Of the
one introduced by Mr.. Mathes to provide
for revenue for the State.
Mr.. Bullen moved to strike out all that
part which applied to butchers, meat shops
dealers in horses, mules, cattle and sheep,
Adopted.
Mr.. Gates moved to strike out that part
which applied to lawyers. Adopted.
Mr.. 0dell moved to exempt wholesale
and retail merchants from the payment Of
the privilege tax, which was adopted.
Mr.. Spears moved TO strike out all in
reference to hawkers and peddlers Of mer-
chandise. Adopted.
Mr.. Noblitt moved to exempt photo
graphers and artists. Adopted.
Mr.. Taylor moved to amend by inserting
twenty cents tax on the hundred dollars
worth Of taxable property.
Mr.. Cummins moved to insert forty cents.
Mr.. Mathews moved to insert thirty
cents.
A division Of the question was demand
ed, and the ayes and noes were taken on
each proposition separately,
The following vote on a motion offered
by Mr.. NOrthingtOn, to lay Mr.. TsylOr's
twenty cents amendment on the table, will
probably explain the sense Of the House
on this question:
Ayes-Messrs. Anderson, Bell, Cooper,
Cummins, East, FiDlay, Fowler, Garden
hire, Giers, Gober, Harwell, Her
ring, Hurt, James, Lea, Leeper,
Morgan, Myers, Mcmillan, Newbern,
Nortbington, Orr, Parker, Perkins, Pollard,
Rice Of Lauderdale, ROush, SmallwoOd,
Spears, Timberlake, TOon, Walker and
VESTS
Noes-Messrs. Barritt, Brooks, Bullen,
Burnett, Carson, Gates, Cross,
DOdson, Galloway, Greer, Harris, Head,
NOblitt, Odell, ParTiss, Patton, Peters,
Rice Of Madison, Starnes, Taylor, Trew-
hit and Wynn-27.
Mr.. East moved to amend by striking
out the dd UalOrem tax for State and
school purposes and insert call dd UdlOren
axes under this bill shall be the same as
upon other property, as provided by law"
Mr.. East then moved to amend by fixing
he privilege tax on insurance agents as
follows: In cities having over 1000 in
labitants, $50.
Pending the consideration Of the last
the House adjourned until
$50 P. N.
Night Session.
The House resumed the consideration of
Mr.. EasJ's revenue bill.
Mr.. Head moved to lay the bill and
on the table, which failed by
! vote Of % to 80.
Mr.. Mathes' amendment fixing the tax
It so cents was laid on the table by vote
# 40 to Is.
Mr.. Cummins' forty cents amendment
vas laid on the table by vote of A to y.
Mr.. Gardenhire offered an amendment
king the privilege tax on retail liquor
lealers, which was adopted. The amend
nent provides that in any place not in
own or city the tax shall be 500; in any
.ity or town of not more than 100 inhab-
tants SIPS; more than 1000 inhabitants
$50, and more than 5000 SI75.
MIR. Mathes moved to strike out archP
ects and civil engineers, which prevailed.
Mr.. NOuhingtOn offered an amendment
king the tax on theatres in cities Of from
ZOO to 10000 inhabitants at $50 per quar-
er and 500 per annum; in towns Of less
han 5000 so per quarter and Sl60 per
mum; in towns Of less than 1900, $40
er quarter and $50 per annum. Adopted.
The previous question on the passage Of
be bill was called and sustained, and the
ill as amended was rejected by vote Of
o ayes to IS noes, there not being a COM
titutiOnsl majority voting in the atfrma-
i've.
j motion to reconsider was entered.
TREASURY NOTES.
Mr.. Hurts bill fixing the rate Of taxa
ion at fifty cents and providing for the
ssuance Of Treasury warrants to the eX-
ent Of Sj,0O0,000, came up on its third
eading.
Mr.. Harris moved to strike out fifty and
insert twenty-five cents.
Mr.. Lea moved in lieu that the rate Of
axation be fixed at sixty cents.
The bill and amendments were discussed
t some length, pending which the House
djOuTned until $50 A. NJ, tomorrow.