The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-03-28
THE LEGISLATIVE
SYNOPSIS OF PROCEEDINGS LAST

WEEK. - II
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr. Cham
pion offered a resolution directing the
Acknowledgement of the State TO bring |
suit against the East t nnessee, Viz
GINA fand Georgia railroad. aud the
Knoxville and Kentucky railroad, Tor
Mineral Home Raffroad bonds paid to
the State in violation of law. The Oil
to paw to the holders of Mineral Home
Railroad bonds the proceeds of these
bonds now in the Treasury, failed Tor
want of a C. institutional majority
In the House, the session was devoted
principally to the discussion OF the rail-
road bin and consideration of the Nash
vile reform bill.
In the Senate, on the 21st, House bill
to amend Section 1881 of The Code,
was taken mp, amended and passed ats
first reading. The .bject of the amend
ment as amended is to require the
quarterly court to appoint jurors at
each term next proceeding the meeting
1 of the Circuit Court. and no Juror shall
be appointed whs has served on the re-
gular jury in the preceding two years.
In the House Senate bill to repeal
the charter of Mas vIll- pass its third
and last reading, ayes 81. nays ., ana
the citizens reform bill also passed its
final reading, ayes So, nays 2. The lat
ter bill amends the charter of incorpora-
ton of the city, limits the municipal
Legislature to ten councilmen elected
from the city-at-large, and no two frem
the same ward. The city has urteen
wards 1t is believed that this will
effectually break up the old system of
} ward rings and cliques, and will result
: economically aud to the great relief OF
the tax payers. The council of ten ex-
ercises merely legislative powers, and
} creates an executive board of three to
he called the board OF public works.
In the Senate, on the 22nd, House bill
} to- make the term of office of Mayor
; anu Aldermen of all incorporated towns
two years instead of one, passed its
final reading
In the House the caucus railroad
! commission bill passed is third reading
ayes SO, nays 81.
The bill to- release the penitentiary
for six years from January 1, 1884, at I
3 minimum of 100000 a year, passed
third and last reading. 1t was amend
! ed ly providing fer the appointment o
I deputy warden for each of the branci
r prisons, at salaries of 800 for the small
err and 5000 for the larger. and chap
lain at a salary of $500 per annum, th
salaries to be paid by the State.
In the Senate on the 23d, Hous
bills TO change the time for holding tn
/. ircuIt Court for Jefferson county, ant
I to change the line Between Cooke an
jefferson counties, passed their thir
and last reading. The resolution t
4 accept Folks proposition to settle hi
{ indebtness to the Stats was adopted
e ayes %, nays 5, asfollows
IS Ayes-Bibb, Blackmore, Burns, Car
3 ter. Champion, Cooper, Colquitt, Dan
iel' Dodd, Edmundson, Galloway
Keith, Mccullough, Norment, Patts
SON. Porter, Sherrod Smailman, Steele
Swafford, Thompson, Watkins, WI
&c Hansen, Wilson and Speaker AlexaI
q der.-25.
Nays-Dawson, Greene, Num-, Shel
!, cd, Simerly.-6.
> In the House, number of Senai
bills passed third and last reading
among them the bill to change the Law
;, relating to netaries public and the a
acknowledgement of deeds. The blu pr
= vfdes that the County Court Clerk nee
not give certificates as to the seal bein
that of a notary public aud fixed IL
= notary's fee at fifty cents.
In the Senate, on the oath. the inte
: mediate court bill was rejected. I'll
lie bill 10 repeal the charter of Chattano
70 ga was discussed.
In the House, the day was given
the consideration OF House bills.