Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-08
THE STATE DEBT.
First Meeting Of the Joint Legislative
COmmittee-RepOrt Of the Funding
B0ard-NeW Bills.
Mr.. PattersOn's Proposed Constitutional
Amendments-The Polk Reward
Suing the Banks.

Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, February = Senate.-The
Funding Board submitted its report showing
the number of bonds funded, and also the
number OF new compromise bonds ia ,ued, the
latter amounting to 1922, 35I Sc. The re-
port was referred to the special Conn nittee to
settle with the Funding Board.
New bills were introduced as follows:
BY Mr.. Galloway: To amend the act for
the organization of corporations; to repeal
the act to settle the Indebtedness of extinct
municipalities; for the more convenient trial
OF civil cases by juries in certain cases.
By Mr.. Blackmore: Vestiug justices of
the peace with power to enforce liens of
vendors.
By Mr.. Sherweods To exempt Mexican
war veterans from the payment of peddler's
tax.
BY Mr.. Cox: To protect the property of
persons sought to be taken for public use.
BY Speaker Alexander: To protect free
holders from theft of corn and cotton.
By Mr.. Champion: To settle the bonded
Indebtedness Of the Stale. 1t provides for
q settlement of the State debt proper in full,
with four per cent interest, and makes the
State pay the compensation of the Funding
Board, their fees not to exceed $4,000 per
annum.
HOUSE
Mr.. Manson introduced resolution ten
dering the use Of the hall of represent atives
to the Hon, Henry Wstterson on the evening
OF February 21st, to deliver an address on
the tariff question.
Mr.. Jarvis introduced resolution urging
the Tennessee members of Congress, to vote
for w. r. Moore's bill TO amend the consti-
tuition 40 IS to allow State to be sued on
table by vote of SO to IL.
New bills were introduced as follows:
| By Mr.. Case: To impose a privilege tax
on owners Of parks or other places of resort
kept for profit; to prohibit netting and trap
ping of quail; to secure manufacturers and
owners OF railroad equipments in the lease of
the same.
By Mr.. Manson: TO amend the charter of
the town of Salisbury.
BY Mr.. Fulkerson: To reincorporate rail-
roads sold BY the State in the enforcement of
liens.
BY Mr.. McElwee: To regulate and fix
the fees of sheriffs and other collecting
officers.
By Mr.. Ivie: Toregulate railroad charges
for freight and passengers; 10 settle the State
debt; and 10 establish railroad commission.
By Mr.. Patterson: To impose a fine for
neglect and cruelty 10 children; to protect
children from cruelty and neglect; TO make
foreign corpor atoms doing business in Ten
nessee liable 10 suit, and defining the manner
in which suit may be brought; TO provide for
transfers of capital stock in corporations
10 amend chapter 142 of the acts of 1879; to
increase the number OF terms of the Shelby
County Circuit Court; TO amend the law in
cooperating brokerage associations; to amend
subsection 2 of section 31S of Thompson &
Steger's Code; to require the comptroller to
| furnish all important law libraries with the
reported decisions of the Supreme Court and
the acts of the General Assembly; to amend
chapter 90 of The acts of 1879; and TO amend
the act charteriug the Board OF Education of
the Memphis City Schools.
By Mr.. Head: To prevent the use of rail-
road passes by State and county officials; to
prevent justices OF the peace filling places of
profit or trust within the gift of the County
Court; to provide for the lease and manage
meut of the psnitentiary; to amend the law
establishing the fees of Circuit Court clerks
to amend the law looking to the distribution
of costs against the State and county.