The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-01-11
THE LEGISLATURE.


The legislature was fully organ
lied and ready for work last Wei
nesday. It's failure to organize
Tuesday threw the election of U. s.
senator off until next Tuesday.
On Wednesday, a resolution
passed the senate by a to in
structing the treasurer not to pay
interest on 60-6 bonds. A similar
resolution passed the house by 81
to 81. Our representatives voted
for it.
Capt. Ballentine nominated S. L.
Williford for ass slant sergeant-at-
arms. Griffith of Washington was
elected.
A bill was introduced in the sen
ate Thursday to compel citizens to
vote in elections, under u penalty of
$25 fine.
A bill to repeal the law taxing
live stock dealers.
DIR. Edmundson was placed on
the committee on rules.
A bill making the penalty death
for obstructing a railroad with
criminal intent.
A bill to allow the attorney for
the accused in q criminal proceed
ing to open and close argument.
The house committees were an
nounced Friday. Capt. Ballentine
is on the Finance, Ways and Means,
and the committee on Banks =
Capt. Blackburn is on Public Roads
and Agriculture and Manufactures.
Capt. Ballentine was placed on
the Polk Investigating committee.
DIR. Eimundson is on the COM
mitteess on Public Roads, Chart
able Institutions, Agriculture,
Manufa eturiug, Mining and Immi-
grafton, Tipping and Tipping
Houses, Sanitary.
a senate resolution instructs our
congressman to secure an act pen
sioning Mexican and Florida war
soldiers.
! In the senate Monday, a bill to
make the bond Of the treasurer
$500, GOO; to prohibit the sale of toy
pistols, to prevent public officers
from travelling on trains without
paying the usual rates.
In the house, a resolution TO send
two members of 5he legislature to
Texas after Col Polk. Passed and
then reconsidered.
The two houses counted the vote
for governor.
Both houses were very prompt to
act in the matter Of Folks steal,
bat they didn't seem to know what
to do. They are undecided when
to elect q treasurer for fear the cleo
ton may release or affect The liabiii-
ty of Folks bondsmen.
To authorize county courts to
submit to the qualified voters of
their several counties a proposition
to alter the fence laws. The bill
provides that upon application of
seventy voters in any district
an eletion may be held as to substi
tuting the fencing Of stock Tor the
fencing of CROPS; that upon applica-
ton of seventy five voters in each
district the county court may order
stll ClSCllOil III luS COuHbf- anu ILLS
law shall be in force in every dis
trict where it receives Il majority;
owners of any animals found at
large are held responsible for dam
ages done to crops; a district adopt
ing this law shall be protected from
incurSion from an adjoining dis
trict by public fences, the county
having right to put gates across
public or private roads; persons
driving stock along the roads must
herd them so as to prevent their in
curslons.
In the senate Tuesday, bill to
reduce the state tax to 10 cents; to
repeal the act requiring The registra-
ton of births and marriages; to
compel each county to pay its
criminal costs.
Gen. Bate will be inaugurated
next Monday.
The comptroller and treasurer
will be elected to-day.