The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-02-28
THE LEGLSLATURE
SYNOPSIS OF PROCEEDINGS LAST
WEEK

WEEK.
In the Senate, on the 18TH, Senate bi
on its third reading to repeal the law r,
curing the registration of births an
L deaths and marriages, was passed, aye
Q 81, noes 2.
In the House, among the new bill
n introduced were, by Mr.. Fulkerson, q
repeal sectiol 1894 of the Code; by Mr
r Rogers, to make seduction felony Il
a this State.
In the Senate, on the goth, among thu
, new bills introduced were, by Mr.. Sim
merly, TO amend an act to prohibit IA.
sale of intoxicating liquors near insti
tutions of learning SO as to apply to in
corporated towns; by Mr.. Greene, di.
recting circuit and criminal judges tc
impanel grand jury for year. House
bill 10 exempt 800 pounds of tobacco in
the hands OF the actual producer, pass
ed its third reading.
In the House, the only important bu-
siuess transacted was the resurrection
from the table of a resolution appropri-
ating five dollars worth of stamps to
each member of the legislature to send
public documents to their constituents.
After an Intellectual effort to substitute
| 81 90 instead of s., the original resolu-
tion was adopted by vote of ayes AZ,
nays 40.
In the Senate, on the 22d, the bill to
compensate Miss Julia Doak for serVi-
ces of Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion, passed its third reading.
In the House, among the new bills in
trodhced were, by Mr.. Burnett, to re-
peal subsection of section 1864 Of the
code; by Mr.. SamselI, to make it a mis-
demeanor for newspapers to advertise
lotteries; to allow the Governor to par
don a convict on the recommendation
of the penitentiary of1cials; by Mr..
Butler to amend the charter of the Bris-
toll and North Carolina railroad compa-
ny and change the name thereof; Senate
bill to amend section 31O3 of the Code
so as to read as follows: "When the sum
in controversy Is less than 1000, the
answer of the garnishee is not conclu-
sive, but the plaintiff may controvert
any of the facts contained therein.
Upon the trial, the answer of the gar
nishee is evidence" passed its third
reading.
The Senate and House met in conven-
ton at IL A. NJ. for the purpose of elect
ing Land Registers and Entry Takers
where vacancies occurred. w. p. Jones
was elected Land Register for the East
ern Division. w. S. Winbourn was
elected Land Register for the Middle
Division. John w. Gates, of jackson,
was elected Land Register for the
Western Division. Frank A Hardwick |
was elected Land Register and Entry
Taker for the Ocoee district. s. E,
Cunningham was elected Land Register
for the Mountain district.
In the Senate, on the 23d, the entire
day was spent in considering Senate bills
on third reading.
In the House, no business of interest |
was transacted.
In the Senate, on the Gath, the com
mittee to investigate the management of
the Agricultural bureau reported, ma
jority making no recommendations as to |
that department, but giving
statements made by the Commissioner
of the operations of the bureau. Mr..
Greene made a minority report as fol-
lows:
Mr. Speaker cannot endorse the |
report of the majority of the special
appointed under resolution
to investigate the bureau of agriculture,
statistics and mines for many reasons,
/ entertain for each
and esteem / consider 1t paramount
duty to "retrench and refsrm," and es-
pecially duty 20 cut of all useless and
ornamental offices. 1t is unwise 20 make
heavy appropriations of the money,
wrung from a tax-ridden and oppressed
people, to make easy places TO be nlled,
especially at this time when the State
has recently become liable for the new
is ne of the Bank of Tennessee; and also
has sustained u heavy loss by the. late
treasurer, in addition to her millions of
debt. 4 am unable TO see any good re-
suits from the bureau. Ii has now been
in existence for eight years al heavy
cost e. the people, and if any good is to
be derived therefrom, il would, no
doubt, be visible % all by this time.
But as bill TO abolish said bureau has
been rejected by this honorable body,
deem il unwise to say more in way of
objection at his time.
Respectfully submitted,
NM GREENE.
In the House, Mr. Burnett introduced
a bill to change the line between Cooke
and Hamblen counties. Senate bills on
third reading, to prevent the sale of
pistol cartridges in the State, and TO
prevent the sale of toy pistols in the
State of Tennessee, were passed.
HAYEsvILLE, ON ;, Feb. II, 1880.
am very glad to say l have tried Hop
Bitters, and never took any thing that
did me as much good. only took TIVE
bottles and / would not take 500 for
the good htv did me- / recommend |