Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-01-20
ASiate Bank Proposed With Details
For Political Influence.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. IA, rs.
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Polk in
troduced resolution providing for the
appointment of a joint committee to
visit the Tennessee Asylum for the
Deaf and Dumb at Knoxville. Lies
over.
The following new bills were offer
ed:
By Mr.. Overton-To diminish jail
ors' fees.
BY Mr.. Haynes-To repeal an act of
the last Legisl lture for the benefit of
agricultural and mechanical societies.
BY Mr.. Logsn-To make it felony to
buy or sell State or county offices; also,
felony 10 offer to buy an Office, or to
offer any inducement to the incumbent
of any Office to resign.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Cooper presented petition from
Gibson county, praying for relief
against jailors fees.
| Mr.. Myers presented a petition from
the County Court of Warren county,
asking for the repeal of that Section Of
! the school law which requires County
Superintendent to visit the schools Of
their county from time to time.
NEW BILLS.
BY Mr.. Jameson-An act vesting the
appointment of Jail physicians with
SherifIs.
By Mr.. Norman-Providing that in
case of Judges and Chancellors falling
to open their Courts on the first day
of the time fixed by law for holding
their terms, the term shall be contin-
ued, all costs of such continuance ac-
cruing to the State or county, shall be
taxed TO and paid by such Judge or
Chancellor.
BY the samoa bill to increase the
jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace
in actions for debt to one thousand dol
lars.
BY Mr.. Perkins-To fix the fees of
jurors at one dollar per day and tolls.
Also bill to protect sheep, by fin
ing the owners of dogs in certain cas-
es, the fines to be used for the benefit
of the Common School fund.
By Mr.. Shackleford-To establish a
State bank, with authority to issue
circulating notes to the amount of 49,
000,0 900, the bank to be located at Nash
vile, with branches at Memphis,
Knoxville and other central points to
be selected by a Board of twelve Di-
rectors to be appointed by the Gov
ernor. The bill provides that one
third of the Directors shall be farm
ers, one-third merchants and the 9TH
ers from various pursuits, the appoint
ments to be subject to confirmation 10y
the Legislature, TO serve two years,
none to be appointed who are stock
holders or Directors in any other bank.
The bill further provides that
not less than one million of the notes
of the bank are to be used annually in
buying in or paying Off the State debt.
The notes are to be secured by the
pledged faith of the State.
BY Mr.. Rice-To locate the West
Tennessee Insane Asylum in Madison
county, at or near Jackson, the loca-
ton to be selected by three commits
sioners chosen by the Governor.
Three hundred copies of the report
of the Trustees of the East Tennessee
University were ordered to be print
ed.
Governor Porter will be inaugurateG
on Monday next.
The Committe appointed to invest
igate charges against members Of the
last Legislature, organized this after
and will begin their work at - O'Clock
tomorrow.
The Hobbs Committee were in ses-
sion up to IL O'Clock last night exam
lining Hobbs. Their report is not eX-
pected before next Monday.
Col, Hunt of Kentucky, the recent.
ly appointed Supervisor Of Internal
= Revenue, is in the city to-day. He ex'
poets to remove his Office to Licking,
ton, Kentucky.