Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-30

Tennessee WAS amended, on motion of NJ
Miller, by the substitution Of the name
John ]. Vertrees for that Of Thomas D. Ma
lons and adopted.
senate BILE or THIRD READING.
To amend the law for the organization @
corporation, 90 az 10 allow the organization
Of comp1nies. Passed.
10 furnish abstracts Of real estate TITLES
I rasssd,
To ehsnge the line between Benton an
Decatur counties. Passed.
To amend an act regulating the duty an
salary of county Jail physicians. Passed.
To amend an act stoendihg "a act chang
ing the time Of holding the Chsncery Court
in the Sixth Chsnc.ry division. Passed.
The Senate compromise bill regarding tn
municipality Of Chattsuoog. passed thirs
and last reading-yess, 20; nays, 4.
10 repeal the charter Of Lynayille, Gle
county. Passed.
Ts authorize the inspectors of the Stat
prison to have certain buildings constructed
and Improvements made. Passed. Tn,
main feature OF this bill 10 its provision fol
a building for female convicts.
BANK OF TENNESSEE BILLS.
The Senate bill to provide for the redemp
! tiOu VI Tue uOies Oi tue bAnk OF 1en0ee5et
and TO project the STAB therein, was theI
taken up, and Mr.. Hawkins moved to amend
by providing that there shall be 20 discrim
inatioo against genuine post notes OF tn.
Bank of Tennessee. He said tn al this none,
WAS no more used in aid of the rebellion
than any other money Of the Bank of Ten.
| neseee.
Mr.. Head said that to adopt the amend
ment Of the gentleman from Carroll would
be to defeat the m,in object of the bill. He
exhibited notes Issued in 1861, and, as he
said, clearly in aid Of the rebellion.
The amendment was tabled.
| Mr.. Fisk said that this matter was net ir
the Bate platform. He had gotten off the
platform and had been of for some time
| but 1t had come round his way and he I'D
gotten on again. The State was no more
| bound for this I orbett issue than for Conied.
crate money.
| Mr.. MiliIken moved to amend by provid
| ing that the notes shall not be good for
county or municipal taxes. Carried.
Mr.. Fisk moved to table the BILL Lost.
The bill then passed third and last re ad-
inz-yeas, So; nays, 81.
A motion to reconsider was tabled.
THE ASSESSMENT BILL OF 1881.
Mr.. Patterson said that he wss informed
| that the assessment Law OF 1881 was uucon.
stitutisnal on account of an error in its cap.
| ton. He asked the House to take up and
psss bill declaring all taxes collected uu.
| der this law valid and legal This was done,
the bill passing unanimously.
vEToEs SUSTAINED.
The House bill eppoW eting J. c. Freeze
to convey and sell certain lands properly be-
| longing to the Agricultural Association of
| Putnam county, was returned by the sey-
ernor unapproved. His excellency thought
| the Chancery Courts and not the Legislature
had the right to effect such convey snces.
| The veto was sustained.
House bill No. III, to take from the
County Court OF Davidson county the right
to regulate The com pensation OF her financial
sgent, the county judge, was also returned
disappreved. The veto was sustained.
ASKED TO RESIGN.
Mr.. Pillow said that few days ago q
| resolution was introduced by Mr.. Wendell,
asking the assistant clerk OF the House, Mr.
Alexander, TO resign. The resolution ID
been referred TO the COMMITTEES en- Elections,
| OF which he was chairman. He had never
bsen able to obtain quorum Of the com.
mittee. He had been informed by the intro
ducer OF the resolution that he was willing
| th at it should be Withdrawn. He himself
was of the opinion tkat Mr.. Alexander was
| guilty of nothing more than indiscretion,
| and that mem bers aud officers misAt part
With pleasant recollections of each other, he
moved that the RESOLUTION be Withdrawn and
its record expunged from the journal. Car.
ried unanimously.
To enable tsxing-districts 10 appropriate
back taxes to build warehouses;. Passed.
Bill TO abolish charter Of Pennington
Passed.
To provide for surrender of and issusnc.
| of certificate for bond No. 9742, belonging
to the Widows and Orphans Fund of the
| Odd Fellows lodge at G arksvilie. Passed.
To authorize lodges of Free and Accepted
| Masons who own real estate to The value Of
| $1,000 to issue coupon bonds for building
purposes. Pissed.
To amend the law for the organization Of
| corporations so % TO provide for the organi
zsiion Of electric light companies, electric
| light power companies, telephone comp mics
| and to declare all such organizations ss arr
| 10 accordance with the provisions Of this &C
legal. Passed.
To exempt the veterans of the Mexican
| war from peddlers' license. Passed by
vote of sixty-six TO four.
To require counties sendiug prisoners t.
| other counties before final conviction, fo
safe keeping, TO pay each convict's way
Passed.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION BILL.
| The Edmuudsou Railroad Commission bill, sub
stituted for the csusus bill, was read as an amend
| meRt to the bill passed by the House.
| Mr.. Ivis moved concurrence in the Senst
| amendment. BE said while it was not all b
| could wish, there were many wise provisions II
this amendment, and 1t might be it was superio
to the bill which he greatly preferred. That bill
was very different from the one offered as asubsti
tute in this House. The opinion of the commission
srs would be good evidence of any discrimination
that might exist. II these commissioners teste
their power and found it insufficient, the mex
Legislature might enlarge their power. The prC
vision that new roads shall be excepted hoI
| the provisions of this act did not meet the al
| prevail of all members. 1t would assure those pre-
posing to build new roads that the charge tbs
Tennessee was inimical to such interests wa
untrue.
The previous question on concurrence in th
| Senate amendment of this bill was called for an
carried. vote on the bill resulted as follows, IL
| quorum voting: