Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-11
COMMON SCHOOLS.

COMMON SCHOOLS.
The report Of the Superintendent oi Pubs
lie Instruction furnishes satisfactory evi~
dence that our school system is accomplish
ing the best results. The Common School
system is permanently established in Ten
nessee, and with the primary branches OF
education for it's boundary it will be per-
petual blessing to the State, and should be
unfalteringy encouraged.
BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE, IMMIGEATIoN, /
STATISTICS AND MINES.
The interesting facts disclosed by the |
Commissioner in his report commend them
selves to the attention Of the General AS
sembly. The amount appropriated Tor TINS
Bureau has been inconslderable, but the
impression made by its laborS has teen
surpassed by no similar Bureau in the Union.
| Its publications have become standard au-
thority, and through them the advantages
of Tennessee are thoroughly advertised
The Bureau, by its enterprise, has conferred
lasting benefits upon the State, ard if con-
Quoted in the future as in the past it can
not fail to place Tennessee to the front IN
development.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
the Stale board OF health are exhibited In
it's report. | am satisf ed that it has teen
of great service to the State, and that the
protection OF The public health demands its
continuance. The attention of the general
assembly is called TO the suggestions con-
taioed in the report OF the beard
FISH CULTURE.
Tho report Of the fish commissioner sug-
gests to the general assembly ifg!sla-
ton necessary to carry 1.-THE design OF the
commission, and its attention Is called to
the recommendations of the report.
TAXING DISTRICT.
The charter of the city of Memphis was
, revoked By the general assembly the at its
last regular Sc sion, aad a government pro
, vided for the inhabitants of Memphis.
That government, admirable in form and
} wise in administration should be preserved
without material modification. The report,
} REQUIRE ed by law, of its government SUBJ
mitted to the general assembly. As the
| government OF The taxing dlssrlct IS with
out the power CT taxation, the whole SUBJ
iect of its taxes is within the control Of the
general assembly.
NEW ISSUE" OF THE 3 ANK OF TEN
, NESSEE.
In obedience to the direction CT thegen-
: eral assembly, 1 employed counsel to con-
? test in the courts the liability of the State
: for issue of the Bank of Tennessee after the
9th of May, 1861. The attorneys enc ploy ed
, have performed their agency ligently
: and faithfully, ard have developed the
l evidence tend ng to show that the bank
= issued that currency 10 maintain the late
f war against the United States. a copy OF
the opinion of the supreme court Of Zen
ressee, when the que stlon was last before
opinion it will be seen that the liability Of
the State turns upon whether the money
. was Issued to support the war.
= STATE DEBT.
f A bill was adopted by the general as,
l. sembly at its last regular session providing
+ for a settlement of the State debt. Iha
IA bill was the result of mutual coLcessionE
r on the part of the bondholders, railroad
companies and the State, and was adopted
t by the general assembly in a spirit of com
n promise. gave that bill my approval
s NV convictions upon the subject have I'M
- dergone no change l still believe that s
;, settlement to be.fair, satisfactory and per
e manent, should embody the comprCmlSe'
u and principles of that bill, and any settle
u ment more burthens0me upon the people
If than the one proposed by it will fail Il
command popular approval which Is tn
b only sure rock upon which public credl
= can be built. A concession of the extraor
binary demands OF the self constituted
> bondholders committee would in my opln
n ion, involve the State in irretrievable en-
st bsrrass ments. The State has no income
e except precarious and inconsi 1erable sun
n derived from the State prison. w hateve
!. is paid upon the State debt, aside from tn
amount contributed by the railroad com
panies, must be raised by taxation. In th
- adjustment of the debt, practical statesman
= ship will recognize the fact that settle
a ment of the debt, upon the basis of the bill
e adopted at the last session, will require tn
n psvme nt of larger annual sum IN proper
;. ton to the value of the taxable property Q
:, the State than is paid, by taxation. by an.
&C other State in the Union upon public debt
u nor will the fact be ignored that there Is
j. possibility to say tn Q least of 1t, that I'd
1t outstanding issue of the Bank OF Iennesse
NAV become an en- barrassiDg charge upo
the treasury.
/ DELAY OF JUSTICE.
u PROMPT steps should be taken to relley
IL the dockets of the supreme court. Wltn
IS ont the fault of that court it is hopelessl
s. behind with the business upon Its dockets
Is There il no appellate court IN the 7 Mo
dispatching so much business as ours. In
effect of our statute, enlarglng the Jurlsdlc
tion of our courts of chancery, has been I
tie drift the bulk of litigation into those courts
20 Upon appeal, under existing laws, the fac'
l. in all equity causes must De examined I1l an
IF decided By the supreme court This is tn
:, real occasion of the Inability OF that coul
% to hear and determine the causes upon II
III dockets Experiment has shown that cour
lie ofa bitration can afford d adequate remed
t. for the evil, Those courts performed the
" duties ably and faithfully, but as the
D. jurisdiction depended upon consent, and 9
. the cases were comparatively few, Wher
both parties were in quest of speedy jus
VI tice. thew were without the power to AZ
complish the design for which they wer
created. Our bill of rights declares, This
l.. all courts shall be opened; and every ma
te for an injury done him in his lands, good
r person or reputation. shall have remedy D.
If, due course of law, and right and justice
rs administered without sale, denial or delay.
D. 1t appears, therefore. that the obilgatlo
no upon the general assembly to provide
Ie adequate remedy is imperative. Its powe
~ to do so is complete. :,
ct I recommend that the general assem- oil
&c create a court Of appea's for each OF tn
ut three grand divisions OF the STATE, eaG
e. court 10 be composed OF two JUDGES, 10
'ul ele ted ty the people OF the respective
visions. All appeals from courts OF equi'
in each division 10 be heard by the court
appeals for that division, and lis decisioi
.es | upon all questions of fact to De maj, VII
IA, the right of appeal to the supreme cou
~. upon questions of law, and IN all cas-
p where the judges disagree as to the law
or facts of q case, the case 20 stand Tor hearln
ur bv the supreme court. If such courts a.
ro- crested it should be provided that they a
JUS to hear equity causes now on the ooc6e
nd of the supreme court, unless dissent
L. writing is filed with the clerk. Two Judg
no will answer for each court as we'll as tnre
lty If there were three judges the agreems