Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-27
Legislative Points.

Legislative Points.
Following is the full ballot for S4na-
tor in the joint convention at Nash
willie. Monday, being the 2lst ballot.
the first cast that day:
Senators voting for Harrison-Bar~
rett, Brown, Casor, Duggan, CASTOR,
Smith, Watson,7
For Bright-Alexander, Bibb, Car
ter, Mccullough, Rankin, SmallmaD,
smith of Fentress, and Morgan, 8.
For Bailey-Bell, Ragiand and
Daniel 3.
For r. l.. Taylor-Coleman, ].
For S1lon e. Rose-Matthews, l.
For VIM. M. Smitn-Taylor, l.
For Howell E. Jackson. Of Madison
-Tillman, l.
For Maynard-Ruddlest l.
Representatives voting for Harrison
l-Agee, Austin. Baker, Boyd of Upton,
Butler, Buttram. Cassells, Dawson,
Eaton, Grisnam, Hall, Hawkins. jar
ally, McAndrew, McKenna, McLe.
more. Mcreer, Neeley, Norris, Owings,
Posto0, Rogers, Smith, Sykes.
rimblf, Warren, Wilson, Vernon and
Speaker Ramsey, SO.
For Bright Allen, Beasley, Bio oks,
Cooper, Coulter, Ezell, GAS. Haynes,
Haynie, Head, Higgins, Houston,
Manson, Martin, Means. Pillow,
Stewart, Steele, Thompson and
Woodward, 20.
For Bailey-Bagw Buquo. Coch-
ran, Cole, Jackson, Jones, Plumm er,
Rhodes, Watkins and Wilkes, 10
For r. L. Tayior-Davis, Driver
DuIaney, Hash and james. 5.
For Muse--Anderson and Reeder, z.
For s. E. Rose-Buchanan and
LISTER. 2.
Fer Maynard-Boyd, of Lauderdale
and Wiltse, 2.
Total rehabilitation 40, Bright %
Bailey Is, Taylor 6. Muse 2, Rose 8
Maynard 5. Howell E. Jackson l
Smith l, 81 votes cast.
In the senate at Nashville, Monday
there was introduced a pet ton by
Mr.. Huddleston, Of the Farm ers
ConveL ton of East Ten nessee, to im'
prove the system CT public roads. Re
ferred.
The following new bills passed frs
reading:
By Mr.. Mat hews: To enumerat'
the qualified voters of the State il
order to apportion the State to mem
bership of the general assembly.
By Mr.. CASTOR: To remit the take
of White county for the completion o
the Southwestern Railway.
In the house, Mr.. Butler, from th
, committee on finance, ways am
means, reported, recommending tn
passage of house bills to more chespl.
collect State. county and municipa
/ taxes, to repay the wharfage fund OF tn
taxing district So 600, used to pay tn
Ire and police department for service
during the epidemic of 1878; ant
recon- mended the rejection of hous
, bill to pay judges and clerks of cleo
ton.
J In Tuesdays session, the followin
petition was introduced and le'erre
In the Senate:
Mr.. Carter: Petition from Bradle
county, and sixteen ether memorial
in regard to the indiscrimineta praC
, tice Of medicine and asking the gen
:. erai assembly to enact some laws &c
: protection.
! Mr.. CASTOR: Bill to authorize jus
= tees of the peace to take acknowlede
u ments of deeds and other instrument
Passed first reading.
Among the petitions and memorial
Ia the house were the following:
y By Mr.. DuIaney: Two petition
, one from citizens of Sullivan count.
Q and another from a Good Templar
q lodge at Morristown asking the pal
s. sage OF a local option law.
. By Mr.. Grishsm: Petition frol
: the Holston conference asking for tn
7, passage of local option law, and ais
d one from a Good Templars' Lodge
- Morristown on the same subject.
By Mr.. Owings: Asking for II
passage of 8 bill authorizing the sale
the Rittenhouse Academy at Kins
q stCn.
New bills:
r By MIR. McTeer: To change til
y line between the counties of Blour
k and Sevier.
IA By Mr.. Owings: To change Il
time for the collection Of taxes.
~ BY Mr.. Dulaney: TO amend Il
charter of Bristol.
ID By Mr.. Grisham: To repeal an a
It TO amend the revenue laws.
Id By Mr.. Butler: To reduce the nur
Is Der of jurors in certain cases.
In BY the same: To provide for Il
d. taking Of the voting population OF Il
~ State.
t, Bv Mr.. Smith: For the more eft
or cipnt COLLECTION Of taxes, State, roun
ic and city.
~ By Mr.. Dawson: To change t
he place OF the office of regist4r OF n
al vase district.
D. By. NJ. Gsss: To abolish the chart
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