The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-01-22
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peal the law taxing state banks, with
the recunlmendation that it be adopted.
! Mr. Samsell submitted minority report,
MhiellzHas .read.aaaIn-the House, the fell
lowing new bills were introduced !;
BY Mr.. Butler-To change the time
of holding the Circuit Court for Unicoi
county. BY Mr. Cain-To change the
line between Jefferson and Hamblen
counties. By Mr.. Alahoney--To amend
sections 691 and 692 of the Code. By
Mr.. McGaughey-To change the line be-
| tween the counties of Greene and Wash
ington. Mr.. Mahoney a joint resolution
authorizing the Comptroller to pay bills
of costs for criminal prosecution now
on file in his office. Under suspension
| of the rules the resolution was taken up
and adopted. The Senate then appear
ed at the bar of the House for the pur-
pose of having a joint convention to
compare the vote cast for Governor last
November. President Neal called the
| Convention to order and opened the re-
turns and publicly proclaimed the result
of the election in the various counties.
The tellers reported through Mr.. Will
son that ALBERT s. Marks had received
SO, 1858 r. M. Edwards, 10, 153 e. NJ.
Wight, AZ, 1884 Lewis r. Tillman, ST.,
| Is; c. P. Marshall, 1 E. NJ. Wright,
%; Jas. d. Porter, !; Wheeler, 1 /;
Joseph Grigsby, 1. President Neal an
nounced that Albert s. Marks having
| received majority of the votes cast was
legally and cOnstitutionally elected
Governor for the 4.ensuins two years.
During the afternoon session of the SEN
| ate the resolution to appoint commit
tee tOinVestigate the charges of fraud
in connection with the penitentiary and
other rings, the passage of the railroad
tax and funding bill, and 'TOrbett issue,
was adopted. Speaker Neal appointed
| Roberts, Moss and DrIskell on the part
of the Senate.
In the Senate, on the 14th, amongst
the new bills introduced, passed first
reading and referred were the following:
BY Mr. r. II. Smith-To declare the
sale Of intoxicating liquors in less guam
titles than one gallon misdemeanor.
By Mr.. Driskell-TO print certain dOcu-
ments. By Mr.. Driskell-To relieve
road oVerseers from paying poll tax.
By Mr.. Roberts-Fs amend the crimi-
nal law by making it a misdemeanor to
ride fast through the streets.
In the House, on the 18th, amongst
the new bills passed first reading and re-
ferred we've the following By Mr..
Hawkins-To increase and fix the com
pensatiOn of County Trustee. By Mr..
Poston-To amend the Code for the pro-
lection of temperance societies. By Mr.
Duggan-To require clerks of courts to
keep public cash book. By Mr.. Hall
70 reduce the rate of interest to three
per cent. per annum, and to provide that
greater rate may be contracted for, but
not to exceed six per cent. By Mr.. Dug
gan-To repeal chapter 90 of the acts of
1875. By Mr.. Cain-TO amend the Grim
inal laws in regard to carrying conceal
ed weapons. III
In the Senate, on the 10Th, the follow
ing resolutions were introduced !: By
Mr. Smith, of Meigs-To relieve the
sureties of defaultiDg tax collectors from
the payment of dog tax charged against
them. By Mr.. Beckerdite-That the
people representatives will not vote a
tax of one cent toward the payment Of
the bonds of the State until Congress by
just legislation adopt measures for the
needed relief or the people. House res
OlutiOn for joint committee to investi-
gate the outstanding warrant account
on the ComptrOlleT's books for $50, 600,
supposed to be an error, was adopted.
House resolution requesting members OF
Congress from Tennessee to use all hon
Orable means to secure the passage OF
the bill in behalf of pensioners of the
late war, was amended by striking out
''use all honorable MEANS" and insert
ing use their influence" and striking
out the word, rebellion" and inserting
the words, "war between the States"
Resolution, as amended, was adopted.
Senate joint resolution requesting Rep
resentatives aud instracting Senators in
Congress to make all legal and proper
exertious to have repealed the ten per
cent. restrictions on banking, came up
in its regular order. A majority report
from the Committee on Banks and Bank
ing recommended its adoption. A mi
nority report from Mr.. Samsell, of the
same committee, recommended its rejec
ton, on the ground that it would de-
stroY one of the material sources of rev.
enue, to the extent of some thirty-eight
millions of dollars, and revive the fOs
SLICED system of wildcat and State
banks. After pTotracted discussion, the
resolution was laid on the table, and a
motion to reconsider was also tabled.
In the House, the joint resolution to APP
point committee to investigate the
condition and management of the Ten
nessee University, was adopted. House
resolution that it is unwise and inexps
dient and impOlitic, at this time, to dis
cuss the questions relating to the State
debt, in the absence of any definite
pIopositisn concerning it was tabled.
House resolution to inquire into the
status Of new issue was adopted. The
House bill to regulate and equaliZe the
salaries of certain public officers, (redu 1
cling the compensation of all public Of
ticers) and to repeal the act lessening
the number of Magistrates at the meet |
ing of quarterly courts, passed second
reading. The bill to prohibit persons
from compromising prescriptions unless
having diploma from some medical
college or certificate showing an ex-
animation by board of physicians WAS
laid on the table.
QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
In the House, on the 10Th, Mr. Butler |
said that he arose to a question of priv
ilege He then read the following edit
torial paragraph taken from an evening |
paper published in Nashville
''As the story goes, Roberick Random |
Butler tried hard to get on the commit
tee just appointed to investigate the pen
intentiary ring and other rings. Shades
of that Congressional investigation into
the cadet business ROderick Random |
Butler after the ringsters Are you
there, Mo ri-ar-ityg'''
He said i have made it rule, sir,
through life never to permit any man 10 |
state a falsehood but what | denounce /
it, and am always responsib BILE for what |
l say. L had hoped that at my time of |
life | had shown to the people of the I
world that had been slandered and per- |
secuted, and the last election, think, |
convinced all of that fact, for l received /
nearly the whole vote OF two counties /
of both political parties without seeking |
to become a candidate. That the state I
ment is an infamous falsehood, is all |
that can say about il. / never sought
to become a member of any committee, /
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