Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-23
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.



MONDAY, March 22.-The Speaker
called the Senate to order at 10 o'clock
4, NJ, all the members present.
TOKBETT ISSUE.
House amendments to Senate joint resO-
luton in regard 70 the Torbett issue Of the
Bank Of Tennessee were, on motion Of Mr..
Logan, postponed indefinitely.
THE ASSESSMENT BILL.
House amendment to the Senate assess
ment bill striking out all after the enacting
clause and substituting House bill on that
subject, was cOnCuTred in.
TREASURY WARRANTS.
House amendment to the Alden treasury
warrant bill, which limits the amount Of
warrants outstanding at any time to $780,
900, was cODcuTed images Il, noes >.
PLEADTNGs IN CHANCERY.
House amendment to Senate bill to
amend the Pleadings in chanceTy was nom
concUrred in.
ILLUMINATING OILS.
House amendment to Senate bill for the
appointment Of inspectors If Illuminating
oils was nOn-cOncuTred in.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
For the relief Of Thos. J. Littleton and
his sureties. Adopted.
RAILROAD TAXATION.
E5Ihe Senate uOn-cOncurred in the following
House amendment to Senate bill for the
| taxation Of railroads:
Any railroad company that accepts, as Z
| special amendment TO its charter, for a
| period of ten years, from the first day o.
| January, 1915, and that pays annually &
| the Treasurer Of the Stale one and one
/ half per cent. one the gross receipts, from
all sources, Of such company, shall be eX
! empt from the provisions of the bill, anC
/ the payment Of the said one and One-hal
! per cent. upon all gross earnings Of sucl
| road shall be in full Of all taxation, the re
turn Of such gross receipts by said cOmpa
nv to be under oath by the President, Su
! perintCndeut and Treasurer, 70 the State
| Treasurer, on the 10th day Of January il
! each year for the calendar year preceding
/ the first return and payment to be made OF
| the 10Th Of January, 1876. Such railroad
! as DO not accept the provisions Of this sec
/ ton shall be taxed as provided in the bill
| provided, that the charters Of all railroad
/ companies accepting the provisions Of th
! section, shall be so amended that, after tn
expiration Of ten years, any exemption Q
| any property Of such railroad shall be pu
| upon the same footing as the property
| other corporations or individuals.
HOUSE BILLS on SECOND READING.
The following were passed:
To extend the time for the collection {
taxes fer the year 1874, and for the relief {
the people; to authorize the Quarterl
! Courts to appoint a back-tax collector;
amend the common law in regard to inT
keepers aud Others; providing for the regis
1 tratiOn Of copies Of conveyance in certai
cases; 70 define what property IS by th
| Constitution exempt from taxation, VIII
| the Legislature has exempted, and what
taxable; 90 amend the common laws so &
to reduce the privilege tax to be paid /
claim agents hereafter IN this State, with a
amendment retaining only that section
the bill relating TO sleeping cars.
sHOUsE BILLS on THIRD READING.
To enlarge the remedy Of motion in &c
T tain cases. Passed.
To dispose Of the land purchased for
Iunatic Asylum in East Tennessee, al
! for the settlement with all contractor
| Amended and passed.
Relative 20 tax collectors. Passed.
T To repeal part Of section ? Of an z
] passed March 10, 1873, giving COun
{ Courts authority 10 elect Jail physician
2 ! Rejected.
. To prevent fence-breaking stock fro
3 | running at large. Passed.
To regulate the contracts between el
e ploveI and employee. Amended al
T passed.
e ! Passed.