Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-09
Special TO the AppeaI.l

bridges where dirt roads cross the same. To
provide for the collection and disposition OF
taxes in municipal corporations whose char
tiers have been repealed. To prevent the vio-
lation of the Sabbath by running freight
trains on Sunday; to secure to the people OF
the State right and justice without sale, de.
NAL or delay, and to expedite the business OF
the supreme court.
B bill to provides that two associate JUS
tees, together with the chief justice, may
hear cases, two in the morning and two In
the evening.
An amendment proposed by the Judiciary
committee provides that no two Judges shall
sit together for two weeks consecuhvely.
This bill and other bills on the subject of
expediting business In the supreme court
was made the special order for Tuesday.
HOuse.-The following house bills passed
third reading. To prevent arson and Incen-
diarism. To secure the right to persons to
redeem real estate sold under legal process
To repair the supreme court room at jackson:
To exempt the property of universities and
colleges from execution, and to prevent the
trustees from placing membranes upon
such property. To allow receivers appointed
by courts in other States to become parties to
suits In this State. To declare the selling OF
personal property upon which a lien is held,
without the knowledge Of the creditor, a
misdemeancr. To define warehousemen,
regulate their duties and fix penalties for the
infection thereof, and relating to their re-
ceipts. To protect sheep husbandry. To re-
peal an act making the dealing iii horses,
mules and cattle privilege. To protect local
travel on railroads. To repeal the charter OF
Gardner To refund the dog-tax; it refers
alone to refundlng to tax-collectOrs the
amounts paid to the comptroller in advance
of collection.
On the bill to amend the law prohibiting
the sale of liquors near educational instltu
tons so as to apply its provisions to towns
having a population not exceeding five hun
dred. Mr.. Hall moved to amend by striking
out FIVE hundred and inserting two hundred
Pending discussion the house adjourned.
THE TAXING-DIsTRICT.
The Shelby delegation and Commissioner
Overton and Burke have agreed to the bil
to be submitted to the legislature amenda
tory of the laws establishing the Taxing
District.
LETTER FROM GOVERNOR PORTER.
An open letter will appear in the America1
| tomorrow, from x-Governor Porter, making
| a comparison Of the rates of taxation levieC
in various States.
MASONIC MOVEMENT.
A mass meeting of Masons was held to
night with view to Installing more lie AM
promoting more interest in that order. Tire
| hundred Masons were present. A suppe
! followed.
| Orr Letter.
| Special CorresF OLdencs OF the appeal
NASHVILLE, March THE Legislature
will come to a close i'll a few days and ID
important part Of their business IS un
touched. In fact, they have done but llttI
thus far in the shape of practical legislation
! The house repealed your charter and passed
the bill creating the Taxing-District. This
it is hoped here, will benefit your people am
enable them to arrange their matters salts
| factorily, though grave fears are entertained
| The clerks salary bill will amount to nothing
as it now stands. Some law may be needed
but this will not answer the purpose 70
! which it was designed. The postponemen
of the collection of taxes will not benefit, bu
will in lure the people and give great dissatls
| faction. They will not pass the bill reds
tricting the State judicially. The State deb
question is in bad condition. The report G
the committee last Saturday has done muc
! harm, which, fear, will not be counteracte
even by Mr.. Clapp's minority report, whicl
is regarded by all as very able. The repoT
| of the majority of the committee makes a
| unjust attack upon all the governors and publ
men in this State since 1885, except
| few. Thus committee after committee hav
gone about hunting up testimony In regar
| to matters that had nothing to do with tn
question they had to investigate. Who's
character is safe against such insidious at
| tacks as are made by this committee? The
| find witnesses to assail the character OF me
who had no opportunity to cross-examlne
and some of whom were dead. Are sue
| proceedings as these to be tolerated by tn
| people of Tennessee? Have mems charaC
tiers to be traduced at the public expense
who had not and never can have a fair OF
portuuity to defend themselves? Have Their
| never been any honest men in Tennessee
| until this committee was organized? Sue
ignorance of law and of the plainest prlnc
pies of justice was perhaps never before ex
hibited. 1t is hoped here by Governo
| Marks's friends that he does not indorse tn
ranort and that he will NOT hesitate to sa
g. in Justice to himself, since some think
expresses his views. His best friends den
this. No man can stand up in Tennessee
and defend that report. 1t assalls some c
the most distinguished citizens In your par
of the State, among others Hon. Mllto
Brown, of Jackson, who was president {
the Mobile and Ohio road, and who &C
bonds which this committee say wer
issued in violation of law. Ill
attack upon Governor Brownlow an
his wife has nothing to do wit
the validity or invalidity of the State deb
and why it was introduced [ cannot imagine
These revelations should have been mad
while Brownlow lived, and not upon dea
man who has no opportunity Of defendin
|
ing on to get some settlement of the Stat
debt question which will be satisfactor!
Memphis is very much interested in a settle
ment, because restoration of the State
credit will help Memphis to get out Of b.
difficulties. Your members are among IL
soundest here. and are gaining reputation
The people all over the country are cryIn
for a settlement that will be satisfactory
the people and acceptable to the States ere;
ltors. Postponement is death. 1t Is hope
here that the influence of the governor wi
be used in favor OF a speedy and satisfaction
settlement. Democrats and republicans, on
side of the legislature, desire settlement
Bo,h parties have risen above mere partyisn
on this question, and If the Legislature do
not respond to the public feeling they will r
gret it. Referring the question to the con
mittee of finance in the senate was an uni
vorable symptom, but perhaps it may q
work out well. OCCASIONAL.