The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-01-16
The Legislature.

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The standing committees in the
Senate were appointed by Speaker
Neal on Thursday. Mr.. Ewing is
chairman of the committee on char
liable institutions and is a member
of the committees on education and
common schools. Judiciary, military
and Federal relations.
Mr.. Ewing introduced 4 bill to
give Justices of the Peace final
Jurisdiction over all misdemeanors.
Passed first reading.
Mr.. Bryan has introduced bill
in the House of Representatives
making il unlawful for insolvent
debtors to give preference to any
creditor, and providing that all
creditors shall share ratably and
alike IN the assets of the debtor.
Senator Roberts two bills, one fix
ing the Governors salary at $4,000,
and the other fixing the salary Of
the Supreme judges at $4,000 have
passed three readings in the::Senale.
Senator LaIdis offers a bill to
settle the State debt at so cents on
the dollar, after excluding such
bonds as may be illegal, oy the is
suance Of Lon interest bearing State
warrants in denominations as small
as s., $40, ETC., stopping all inter
est after 1st Feb, prox., and barring
all bonds not exchanged for these
warrants by the lst of Jan. 1880,
except those received by schools
and charitable institutions, etc.
The Senate passed on final read
ing the bills fixing the salary of the
incoming Governor and supreme
court judges at three thousand dol
lars, and judges and chancellors at
two thousand dollars per annum;
also, a bill repeating the act allow
ing the secretary of State to employ
clerk.
The standing committees in the
House were also appointed on
Thursday. DR.. Harwell is chair
man of the committee on Agricul-
ture and Manufactures, and a mem
her of the committees on education
and common Schools, and of Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds. Mr..
Lester is a member Of the Judicial
~, Military, Penitentiary and Pub
lie Roads committee. We see but
one mistake. and that is, DR.. Har-
well ought to be chairman Of the
committee on roads. A resolution
was offered bv Mr.. Andrews to in
vestigate the funding business and
the "HUbbs" affair. DIR. Harwell
offered resolution urging our Rep
resentatives in Congress to use
every means TO procure the repeal,
at the earliest day, of so much of
the national banking act as impos-
es restrictions upon free banking.
Mr.. Lester offered bill to change
the county line between the coun-
ties OF Giles and Marshall so as to
embrace in Giles the premises of
James Perry.
Mr. Burnet one to prevent the
sale of pistols in the State, and DR..
Harwell one to increase the revenue
! by taxing money, notes or other as
sets in the hands of clerks. The
resolution to submit the settlement
OF the State debt to the people for
ratification or rejection was adopted
by u vote of 81 to 81, after consid-
cradle warm discussion.
The bill reducing the salary of
the Governor from $4,000 to $4,000
per annum, has passed both houses
and is in the hands of Gov. Porter.
1t is thought the Gov. will refuse to
sign the bill, and his term of Office
having expired in less than five
days from the time of its engross-
ment, it will thus fail to become q
law, and Gov. Marks salary will re
main unchanged.
In Senate Monday, Mr.. Ewing
introduced a bill to amend the laws
regulating fire insurance and one to
amend the revenue laws, both badly
needed. Mr.. Hanson to reduce the
fees of Justices of the Peace, and
one to regulate the salaries of Dis
Lrict Attorneys. Mr.. Roberts to
empower county courts to grant di
vOrces. In the House DR.. Harwell
offered a bill to amend the road
laws. Mr.. Holman a bill to settle
the State debt at 334 cents in the
dollar by issuing new 4 per cent.
ten year bonds, with coupons at
tached, but not receivable for taxes.
The question to be submitted to the
people on the 4th of July for ratifi-
cation or rejection.