Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-09
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

NASHVILLE, TKSS March s. 1877.
Leaving Memphis after eleven o'elock
last night by the Memphis aud Louisville
railroad, we arrived here this morning at
half past ten. Colonel VIM. N. Far
riugton and Mr.. Warser, the insurance
men, came through, aud l thiHk have an
interest iu some insurance bill. AessIs
Kortrecht and NJ. 7. Williamson took the
Louisville sleeper en- route to Washing
o n They seemed in fine spirits, and
no doubt expect q gracious audience
from President Hayes. II they get this
they will be more fortunate than some
other ofice-seekers who are patronizing
Washington clearinghouse. Colonel
Kortrecht, l understand, is an aspirant
3or the Memphis postot6ce. What
n crop Of original Hayesitss is
coming to the surface And when
the Offices are all filed, and the
other ninety-nine disappointed appli-
Giants start home, what frowns and NUT
tered curses will darksu the face Of
nature.
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
This afternoon / spent several hours
10 the house Of representatives and heard
some good speeches by Stokes, Love,
Peters, Simouton, Smith Of Montgomery,
and others. There is good material in
1his body, but tbs term is SO short and
the work so pressing that less viii be &C
compIishsd, perhaps, than usual. So
much time Wal taken Ep in e~lecting our
United States senators and other State
officers that the remainder Of the session
is insufficient for the business in hsnd
Mr.. Stokes bill to establish Superior
Courts, intermediate between the lower
courts and Supreme Court. was defeated
this afternoon by q vote Of rs yeas to 80
nays. The bin TO make and declare
Hstchie s ~nATigAbls river to Bolivar for
STEAMBOATS,, and above that to the Mis-
sissippi line for hsibosts, passed the
houssson its third reading this afternoon
and wi, in 81 probability, become a law.
This viii make s~raE-bridges necessary
on the Memphis ard Louisville railroad
and on the Mississippi Central railroad
81 Bolivar. The event Of the day, how
ever. to our people was the passage Of a
COMPROMISE BILL.
A bill introduced 10 the nsnate by Mr..
MADDOX Of Shelby. authorizing aud en-
poEsring all cities and towns to compro.
mise their debts al a rate not to exceed
fifty Eve cents on the dollar for judg-
ments and fifty cents for other indebted
ness has passed both houses, and will
doubtless BE- approved by the governor
and become q law 1t had the sanction
and earnest support Of Mayor Fl'ppip,
who lie here. and Judge John NJ. Lea.
The bill is general in its provisions, but
intended more particularly for Memphis,
and was voted for BY the entire Memphis
delegation.
TIE CHARTER
/ look for other legislation affecting
the affairs Of Memphis. The charter
viii most likely remain as it is for two
years more, but a bill to appoint a
receiver seems likely to pass.
LAWS PASSED.
Eight bills hui far have become laws
as follows:
l. House bill No 52.-Au act author.
izing the city Of Memphis to grant TO
the United States a site for q custom.
house and other public buildings, aud
ceding the jurisdiction to the United
States Of the grounds so granted.
2 House bill No. 224 An act for the
relief Of counties wherein the court
houses and county records have been
burned, aud especially for the relief Of
Cooke county.
3 House bill No. 2lS A bill entitled
an act to extend the time in which to
collect the taxes assessed for the year
1876 and for the relief Of the people.
4. House bill No. %, An act to
change the times Of tie sessions Of the
Supreme Court.
5. Senate bill No. So - An act to de.
fine and declare the duties Of the attol-
ney.geueral Of the State.
6 House bill No. l04 An act to III
vide for the registration Of deeds and
wills where court-housel and records
have been destroyed by FIRE.
Z. House bill No. ll4.--Au act TO be
entitled IAN act to change the time fixed
BY law tor holding the law court at Duck
Town, Polk county, Tenn"
8. House bill No. 40 "A bill TO be en-.
,itled, I'm sct to repeal an act, passed
March 10. 1875, entitled an act to ~increat
the revenue OF the State and encourage
wool growing"
All these bills except Nos 3 and 8 ver,
approved by Governor Porter, who with
held bis signature for FIVE days and re
turned the bills, which was PRACTICAL,
the same as approval.
After q day or two | can write "
pretty we'll what is likely to pass, aut
also the result Of my observations fol
the benefit Of the Memphis public.
J. H. M.
Peter Bayne is to be consulting ediioi
Of the Contemporary Review under th'