The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-02-20
Legislative.

In the Senate last week Mr.. Rob
erts introduced bill to arrest and
punish tramps. Good. Mr. Byrd
one to protect blooded stock against
"scrubs"-prpvides for the killing
or emasculation of scrub bulls or
boars running at large. Better.
Mr.. CIapp, to prohibit the sale with
IN certain houses of cotton seed,
seed cotton, cotton ginned but not
baled, etc. Best Mr. Morris a
resolution that each member denote
one dollar of his constitutional per
diem to the State. lie said the
Senate must pass il TO be consistent
and just. Mr.. Clapp proposed a
substitute that any man who felt he
was not earning his 81 per day
might go home. Referred. After
much discussion Mr. Testers House
! bill regulating insurance in Tennes
see passed third reading. The bill
goes into immediate effect and is as
follows: Be it enacted by the Gen
eraI Assembly of the State of Ten
nessee, that any insurance company,
! doing business in the State OF Ten
nessee, whether organized in this
State or elsewhere, which shall take
risks and issue policies of insurance
against fire on real property, and
said property shall be wholly con-
sumed by fire, without the criminal
fault of said insured, or any act
vitiating the policy, the amount
written upon the policy, as the value
of said property, shall be taken con-
clusively as the value when insured,
and the measure of damages when
destroyed.
Be it further enacted, that in case
any property insured against fire is
partially destroyed by fire without
the criminal fault, or any other act
violating the policy of said inslred,
so that tie said policy or a portion
of the same becomes due by reason
of said loss, then also shall the
amount written on the face of SAID
policy as the value of the same, be
taken as the value of said property
in determining the amount of said
loss or damage.
The following senate bills passed
third reading Friday: To make
silver a legal-tender in Tennessee
for all debts, public and private.
To authorize clerks of courts to put |
purchaser of real estate sold by de- |
cree of court and under deed of |
trust in possession. To amend sec
ton one of act to prevent discrimi-
nation by railroad companies in the
transportation of local and way
freights, as between short and long
distance shipment. To amend sec
ton eight hundred and forty-four
of the code, to re- u. ate the qualifi-
cations of judges of election. To
amend the code so as to allow exc
cutions after the settlement of guar
dams for the amount due wards.
On Saturday Mr.. Savage said he
was instructed by the committee TO
report, and he read the following:
Il am instructed by the committee
on finance and ways and means to
return the proposition of GER
tain bondholders represented by
Roger A. Pryor, and presented to
the senate through the senator from
Roane county, and to report that
the same has been respectfully
considered, and it is recommended
that the said proposition be reject
ed and not further considered by
this general assembly.
Mr.. Morris made a minority re-
port inviting other propositions,
but the majority report was adopted
under n call of the previous ques-
ton, which cuts off all further con
sideration of the subject by the
present Legislature.
The roll was called on the adop-
ton of the majority report of the
committee with the following result:
IeaS-Messrs. Anderson, Bibb,
Bledsoe, Grove, Lands, Moss, Rob
erts, Savage, Shearon, Smith (of
DavidsOn), Tolley, and Speaker
Neal-12.
NayS-Messrs. Beckerdite, Bran
don, Byrd, Clapp, Driskill, Hanson,
Morris, Patton, and Sam sel-9.
absent and not Voting-Messrs.
Ewing, Miller, Smith (of Meigs), |,
and Wilson,.
In the House nearly every men,
Der presented from one to three pc
Jitions asking for the passage of a
local option law. New bills by Mr..
Harwell: To regulate the infiiction
of the death penalty by restricting
executions to within the walls of
the county jails. By the same-To
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pixies which have been relinquished
to parties who refuse to give bond.
The bus ness of the house was
confined to the introduction of new ,
bills on Friday and the passage of :
bills on second reading.
Mr.. Ewing was at home ate nd T
ing to important professional du +
upon the majority report :
On bondholders proposition. On :
Monday Messrs. Clapp, Byrd, Sam
sci, Brandon, Hansen and Patten 7
protested again st the hasty action u
n rejecting the proposition. Mr.. =
Foley said he did not object, and f
,he protest was admitted. Mr.. Ew-
ng desired the journal of the Sen q
tie should show that if he had :,
,een present on Saturday, he =
would have voted with the mi +,
lority on the motion to adopt the =,
Finance Committees report, recon- :
nending the rejection of the bond "
FOLDERS proposition, through Hon. -
Roger A. Pryor. =
Mr.. FOLLY objected. and the re- 7
Iuest of Mr.. Ewing was-granted =
New bill by Mr.. Smith: To pro =
ect barns, families, fields and /
locks, from danger, disturbance and |,
darn. by prohibiting tresspassers y
N private premises, with dog and n
run and tray and net. Mr.. folly :,
Iidn't say whether he objected or .,
lot, and it is unknown what the -
ate of the bill will be, but as Saw
.ge is down on stray dogs it is Prob
bile Tolly will be too. E,
Mr.. Samsel submitted the fol- o
owing; I.
Mr. Sneaker. One of the upgpo, =,