The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-03-14
THE LEGISLATURE.
SYNOPSIS OF PROCEEDINGS Las


final reading. House joint resolution
endorsing a tariff for revenue only, wa
called for but the Senate refused to de
vote attention TO it. On motion of Mr.
Sherwood, the Senate adjourned out o
respect to the memory Of Alex. III. Ste
phens. tt.C- t .a.esf
In the House, Senate bin to bette
protect the funds of tie State treasury
passed its final reading. Itprovides tina
three certificates Of desposits shall b
required, one for the Treasurer, one fol
the Comptroller and one for the Cover
nor The consent of the Governor i:
required when deposits are to be chang
ed from one bank to another. The bill
on Its third reading to donate to the city
of Knoxville tract Of land known as
the Fair Grounds property, was tabled &.
Resolutions OF respect to the late Alex.
II. Stephens were adopted, and as fur
Their respect, the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the resGlu-
tiOn censuring Marshal Gosling for the
arrest and return of NJ. T. Polk to the
authorities in this State, was, after pro-
tracted debate, indefinitely postponed
The bill making it . misdemeanor and
q forfeiture of Office fer any officer of
the State or county TO accept free rail-
road psss, failed to pass its third read
ing for the want Of n constitutional ma
jerity, ayes Is, nays, IA. The bill to ex-
tend the lease of the penitentiary six
months from August 1, 1888, to Jan. 1 ,
1884, passed its final reading. yeas 81,
nays9. House bill to change the time
of holding the courts in the Third di-
vision, passed third reading, yeas "A,
Lsys2.
In the House, Mr.. Gregg introduced
bill to enable Sullivan county 10 issue
| bonds for tire construction of Macad
am road, also a bill to repeal an act to
remove and mark the line between Sui
lIVan and Hawkins counties. The bill
to settle the State debt, as perfected and
adopted in Democratic caucus, passed
its third and last reading, yeas GO, nays,
"a, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Anderson of McNairy,
Bsllentine, BSgwell, Berry, Blackburn,
Bullock, BuntIn, Burrus, Caldwell,
Daniel, Darden, Darnell, Dow, Duncan,
Erwin, Fiel er, Fowlkes, Fulkerson,
Glass, Gregg, Hale, Haynes, Head, Hicks,
HOus on, Ivie, Jones, Kelley. Kirbey,
Larkin, Legg, Looney, Mallory, Man
son, McCann, Mcdowell, McHaney,
Miller. Milliken, Morris, Northcut,
Overall, Psrdue, Patterson, Pillow;
| Porter, Roscoe, Sanders, Sharp of Meigs,
/ Sharp of Davidson, Smith, SmitheAl,
| Sowell, Stephens, Swope, Taylor, Thorn
as, Thonassn of Weakley, Tillman,
Vaughn, Wallace, WEIGH, Wendell,
White, Whorley aud Mr.. speaker Ledg-
erwOOd-66.
Nays-Messrs. Anderson of Hender-
sen, Atkins, Bachman, Bible, Bolton,
| Boyd, Burnett, Butler, Case, Chapman,
Ellis, Fisk, Galbreath, Hawkins. Hem
bTee. Howard, jackson, Jarvis, Martin,
McElwee, Nixor, NOrthup, p mbertun,
Rivers, Rogers, SamSell, Wade-27.
Absent or not voting-Messrs. Beard
ca, Parks, ParkcTson, Ramsey, Thorn
ason of Henry, West-6.
In the Senate, on the 7th, House bill
to authorize the sale of church property
by the proper officials, passed Its third
and last reading.
In the House, Senate bills to change
the line between Claiborne and UnIen
counties and to compensate Miss Julia
A Doak for services as Superintendent
of Public instruction during the inter-
i'm between her fathers death and the
appointment Of q successor, passed their
final reading.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, House bills
to change the line between Hawkins
aud Hancock counties; to change the
line between Jefferson aud Sewer; to
make certain enclosures lawful fences,
severally passed their last reading. Tho
last bill makes not less than 1--WE strands
of barbsd wire stretched upon posts, or
two strips of planks nailed to posts,
with strands of barbed wire between,
one of the plsnks to be at or near the
bottom and the ether to be at or near
the top, the planks to be not less than
six inches wide, a lawful fence.
In the House, nothing or Importance
TRANSFERRED.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, Senate res
Olution that the State tax for 1888 and
1884 should net exceed 40 cents, was
laid on the table
In the House, Mr.. FulkersOn intro
duced bill to amend an act of March
80, 1875, CHI. 1. The House refused ito
concur in Senate amendment: to the bill
declaring wire fences lawful fence
Senate bill to repeal an act allowing
Receivers appointed by courts of other
States to bring or become parties to
suits in courts Of this State passed its
third and last reading.
In the Senate, on the 10th, Senate bill
to change the line between Ham5Ien
and Hawkins county passed it's third
reading.
In the House, Mr.. FulkeTson intro
duced bill to fix the compensation of
County Trustees The bill providing
for the establishment of an intermediate
court was taken up, considered section
| by section, ana aIter DelnS &menaehJ
was rejected-ayes 80, nays 80. A nc
tien was made to reconsider The reese
luton to authorize the Governor to en-
ploy counsel TO assist in the prosecu-
| ton of Polk was adopted.
|
VIC call the attention of our readers
to the new advertisement Ia to.day's pa
per of Oscar Hammond. dealer in and
manufactnrer of Italian and American
marble and granite monuments, head
stones, etc. He has a very fine stock Of
superior material on hand aud employ
skilled and competent workmen. Those
who desire work In, his line win find il
to their advantage to give him call az