Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-23
Appointments Confirmed by the Senate,
Among Them Mcwhirter for Com.
missioner OF Agriculture,
And Payne for Superintendent OF Public
IBstructieR-The Legislature to Take
Recess-Eew Bills.


A. J. McWhirier, OF Davidson, commits.
siOner of agriculture, statistics and miner.
Felix W. Washington; H. B. Buckper, of !
Davidson, and John L. T. sneed, Of Shelby,
trustees Of the hospital for the insane Tor |
the next elk years.
New bills were introduced as followst
BY Mr.. Sherwood: To prohibit the public
execution Of criminals.
By Mr.. Dodd [by request) To provide for |
the increase and diminutiou of the powers of |
municipal corporations having not less than
10000 or more than 10000 population.
By Mr.. Keith (by request). To amend
the act creating the Office Of oil inspector.
Ey Mr.. Champion: Requiring railroad
companies TO fence their tracks or be liable
for all damages to property resulting from
accidents.
By Mr.. Mccullough, TO amend the road
law.
By Mr.. Galloway: To repeal the act re-
ducing the compensation of Supreme Court |
judges, and fixing their salaries as they were
prior 10 1879.
The House joint resolution authorizing the |
special committee appointed to settle with
the comptroller aud treasurer to sit during
the recess was concurred in.
The House bill to prevent any collector |
OF Stale, county or municipal revenue from |
becoming surety on any officials bonds |
passed 6rst reading.
Mr.. Dodd offered an amendment to in |
cluie prosecuting attorneys, which was voted |
down.
The HOUSE bill to pay the rev ird for the |
capture of NJ. T. Polk passed a second read |
ing and was referred to the Finance Com
mittee. This committee held a meeting |
after the Senate adj burned, and decided to
recommend the bill for passage on third |
and fiusl reading.
Speaker Ledgerwood, who has been sick,
occupied his seat, and called the House TO |
order at Ii o'clock am.
Mr.. Hawkins's resolution to purchase a
new carpet for the hall OF the House OF Rep |
resentatives was adopted by majority of
one vote.
Mr.. Pemberton offered resolution 10 al |
low N. I. Folks sureties TO pay the amount
OF his deficit in State debt proper bonds, the
bonds TO be taken at par value. Lies over.
New bills we're introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Hicks: To authorizs shsrifs ard /
deputies TO wait upon courts and grand
juries by themselves.
I-RzlMr. Case: To amend section 1886 OF i
Thompson c-ss>saszs Coue; a-I-r Apeal sec- |
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lien law.
By Mr.. Case: To protect artisans and me-
chauics furnishing labor in constructing and |
repairing wagons and other implements.
By Mr.. Taylor: To regulate and FIX the
fees Of sherifs and other officers.
By Mr.. Morris: To amend an act passed
March 10, 1875 10 more efectually secure
the revenue received by clerks and justices;
also to more cheaply collect the State |
revenue.
By Mr.. Fulkerson: To prohibit railroads |
and other transportation com panies to issue |
free passes to public officers.
By Mr.. Erwin: To repeal az &C. passed |
March 80, 1881, and approved April 5, 1881, |
to provide for the registration of births and |
marrisges.
By Mr.. Erwin: To compensate County |
Court clerks for making out textbooks.
By Mr.. Haines: To provide for furnish
ing Supreme Court reports for Chester county. |
By Mr.. Smithea: To repeal the road law. |
By Mr.. Smitheal: To detect and ferret |
out poison in the stomach in trials for MUIR
| der.
By Mr.. Fisk: To prevent the sale and
manufacture of distilled liquors in the State
OF Tennessee. For the violating Of its Sec
tons the bill provides that the penalty shall
not be less than five ner more than ten years
in the penitentisry.
By Mr.. Head: To amend ch aptsr II Of the
session of 1870, and section 2O3ss., of
Thompson and Steger's Code.
By Mr.. Head: To submit to the people
the question as to whether convention shall
be called to review or abolish the present
constitution of the State.
By Mr.. Head: To provide for constitu-
tional convention in the event the people OF
t. nnessee vote for ii.
| By Mr. Bearden: To provide for the cree
ton of an insane asylum in East Tennessee.
By Mr.. Miller: To repeal an act passed
April 4, 1881, and approved April 5, 1881, in
regard 10 judges of elections.
By Mr.. Manson: To amend the bill for
redstrictiug the Sale into congressional
districts.
By Mr.. Jones: To repeal the road law.
By Mr.. Swope: To prescribe the duties of
physicians aad druggists in regard to pre-
scriptions for spirituous and intoxicating
liquors.
By Mr.. McEiwee: To amend an act to
provide for the organization Of corporations
passed March 10, 1875, and approved March
%, 1875.
By Mr.. Case: To provide for the estab-
lishment of hospitals in cities and towns
By Mr.. Case: To establish charitable and
public institutions.
By Mr.. Martin: To remunerate persons
who paid tax under the dog law.
The House joint resolutson to direct the
present treasurer to deposit no moneys in
the Mechanics Bank, OF Knoxville; tbs
Merchsnts' National Bank, of Nashville;
| the Savings BANK, OF NASHVILLE, and the
Firt National Bank, of Columbia, was re-
ferred to special committee.
Mr.. Dsrden offered resolution anthoriz-
ing the State Debt and Railroad Committees
to sit during the recess. Laid over.
BY Mr.. PISTON; That the Committee on
Elections be instructed 10 appoint a sub
committee, authorized TO sit during the re-
cess and such times as.may be necessary, to
consider the contested election cases. LAID
over.
Both houses adopted resolution to take
a recess from 2 o'clock pm. tomorrow till
o'clock pm. February 4th.
Folks Bond.
Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, January 22.-M. T. Folks
bond was fixed at 500, 900 by Judge Qusrles