Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-03-24

A resolution directing the Comptroller
to refund 90 John Ovcrton, Gen. N
B. Forrest and others eleven thousand dol
lars owing by them to Northern creditor.
at the beginning Of the late war, AMI paid
into the Stste Treasury In obedience to an
act of the Legislature, was rejected.
Senate bill to tax Railroads passed on
its third reading.
Senate resolution to adjourn sine die
next "Wednesday was adopted.
House bill appropriating $50, 600 for the
benefit Of the State School for the Blind,
passed third reading.
HOUSE.
House bill fixing rate o. taxation at ta,n
ty-tve cents ON the hundred dollars, was
rejected
Giers and Roush presented protest
against the law rbidding the sale OF wine
and beer on the Sabbath day.
The committee appointe to investigate
charges against the Shelby coun y delep,.
ton, will offor to m ,rrow n resoIu ion de-
mandatory OF the colt r If the New o =
leans Times, he having failed to respond
TO their telegram Is.
NASHVILLE, March H. 1875
Special to tbs KuoXyil Chron Gle.
SENATE
rep TT was presented relative to the
Knoxville and Charleston Railroad. t.lbe
effect ut the road had been purchased hy
the State at cost of ST. 900 and leased it
to certain parties for 81 900 a year the
'aommitte" ing informed thar it could be
leased to other parties for more money,
Senate bill to protect he citizens Of the
State against the unju.t discrimi at on on
the part of ralroars In ttn matter Of
freights, &c, passed h,rd reading
The Committee appointed to inve tigat,
charges against the last Lrpislature re-
ported that after thorough examination
they had found there was no truth IN tie
charge, but regret they were unable to Sc
cure the attendance of John +. House AS II
witness. The report wa, with 'rawn aft y
wards and another will be presented to
morrow.
House Assessment bill VS. ADOPT d in
lieu of the Senate bill, and passed on its
third reading.
House bill to repeal the eleventh Section
Of the funding Act was SO amended as t.
repeal the entire Act, and then passed on
third readirg R.
NASHVILLE, NJ rch rs, 1875.
SENATE
Senator Logan again presented the re-
port of the joint COMMITTEE t, investigate
the conduct OF certiu members of The las
Legislature, which he withdrew y,.terd V. |
A minority report was prese It d, sigr ed by |
Mr.. Peters, OF Sh by Mr. TAYLOR Of Cor
ter Judge Eat, OF DAVIDSON, AMI Mr. |
Cole, of Henry, TO the effect that he te-ti- |
mony taken by the comm tee involves Ger |
tain members of the last Le-is rure ia |
very grave suspicious. The testimony was
submitted with the report
Hou.e bill providing th,t official salaries
derived from fees al not exceed SO, 900
per annum, was rcjrc..d
House bill pr Wiling tax on dogs pus.,d
on its third reading, ami with the signature
of the Governor will become
House bin rcpra ing the Daw to ere t
Asylums for the Insane H. Easr and West
Tennessee, and suspend work ther, on At
once, where it has been comu cnced, pass d
on its second reading after a lengthy de
bate.
HOUSE.
House bin to issue 10 900 treasury war
rants, and House bin convey ng he 5 ates
interest in the Knoxville and Cha, lesion
Railroad to Knox and Blount counties
were tabled p.
NASHVILLE, March 49, 1875. ]
SENATE.
Mr.. Haynes Withdrew his ill providing !
for holding Constitutional Convention. q
Senator Ragland's Treasury Warrant /
Bill, upon which so much time has been
spent, was taken up aud rejected
Senate bill allowing the Second Chan l.
Gerry Court and the Second Circuit Court of C
Shelby county one year to close up their a
business was rejected. "
Senator Polk introduced a bill proviiing h
for the sale Of all the hermitage properly
but fifty acres and the expenditure of Ii
$4,000 in the erection of an equestrian a
statue of Andrew Jackson on Capitol Hill. !,
Rejected. Of
House bill to release the peuitentiary, A
was rejected on third reading, and mo
lion to reconsider entered
The Memphis Charter bill passed on its m
bird reading, d
HOUSE. %
House bin extending the North Carolina, r
Tennessee and Kentucky Railroad, passed in
IN its third residing. til
Senate resolution to adjourn on the oath
nst., was concurred in. b. 20
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