Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-26
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDISGS.
senate.

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NASHVILLE, FRIDAY, March %. "A
house bill passed the senate to reduce
the salaries OF certain officers ofpthe
State. viz: the governor to $4,000, Sn-
preme Court judges to $500, chancel-
lCrs. circuit, criminal and special judges
to $4,000 per annum.
A bill to increase the jurisdiction Of
justices Of the peace in trials OF inside
meanors failed for lack of a cons'itu-
tioDal majority-ayes, IL; nays, Z. The
author OF the bill, Mr.. James Harvey
Carson, of Jefferson, made an exhaus
tive argument in its favor.
The following house bills we're re.
jscted: To allow all justices Of the
peace to attend the Quarterly County
Court; 10 regulate suits by and between
companies not Incorporated.
At the night session the special mes
sage OF the governor, vetoing the assess
ment bill, was taken up, together with
the bill. The bill was again put upon
its third reading aud passed, over the
veto, by the following vote:
Ayes-Arlsdge. Carson, Chambers,
Davenport, Fulton, Garner, Lloyd,
Maddux, Nancy, Milliken, Reid, Rag.
land, She'd, Thompson and Trousdale
lie.
Noes-Cahill, Hawkins, Rsmine and
Smith,.
Not voting-Denny, Flanders, Mar
tin. Ross aud Speaker Adoo-5.
The finance committees amendment
to reduce appropriation to agricultural
bureau from $4,000 to $l2. 900, was dis
cussed at length, on a motion Of Nc.
Milliken to amend the amendment By
sppropriating $1,000 per Annum 10 the
commissioner of agriculture.
The motiona prevailed and the amend
ment, as amended, was adopted.
House.
A communication was received from
Robert l. Blair, Of Sewer county, asking
that an appropriation be made to recon.
peuse him for the discovery Of a remedy
for hog cholera.
Senate joint resolutions: To author
ize the sale Of certain lands in Memphis
in which the State is interested.
Adopted.
To allow the registration Of certain
bonds in which clerical errors we're
made. Rejected.
lnstructing the senators from Tennes
see to use all efforts to secure the pas
sage of the bill to pension the Mexlcau
war veterans. Ad0pted.
To allow the State Medical Society t.
hold their annual meetings in the CAPT
tOl Adopted.
For the relief OF a. j. PEBBLES, &c,
collector Of Fayette county. Adopted
Senate bills on third reading: T,
amend the public school law by reducin,
the salary Of the State superintendent t,
$1,000 per annum, and to appoint sehoo
examiners for each county. Passed.
To repeal the law imposing a privilege
tax On drummers. Passed.
/ To confer additional power upon Jus
tees Of the peace. Rejected.
To repeal the low establishing q burear
J OF immigration. Passed.
To repeal the fifty per cent. privileg
tax. Passed.
To regulate the consOl dation Of rail
roads. Passed.
To save costs TO the State in crimina
cases. Tabled.
To lessen the corporate limits q
B Brownsville, aud to amend the charte
E thereof. Passed.
To amend the act establishing a com
I mon law and %chancery court in Madiso
county. Passed.
To authorize certain school lands to
= leased for mining purposes. Passed.
: To allow personal representatives I
sue in cases Of injury to real property
Passed.
, The house concurred IN the senaI
amendment to the house bill fixing III
salaries Of the supreme judges at $3.50
S per annum