Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-09
BATES MESSAGE.
The Burden of the First Message Of
Our New Governor is the Set
Element Of
The State Debt at Fifty Cents ON the
Dollar Of the Face Value OF
the Bonds
And Coupons and Three Per Cent. In.
terest, in Accordance With the
Peoples Instructions.
The Reasons for This Course, as 1t Is
Found in the Financial History
OF the state.
An Equitable System Of Taxation, a
Railroad Commission and Relief
for the Saprcme Court
RecOmmended-The Congressional Ap.
pertionmeDt to be OverhauIed-The
Bogus Land Titles.
The Reasons for This Course, as 1t Il
FOund in the Financial History
OF the state.
An Equitable System Of Taxation, q
Railroad Commission and Relief
for the Supreme Court
Recommended-The Congressional Ap.
pertionmept to be OyerhauIed-The
Bogus Land Titles.
Important Measures Introduced in the
Senate-Settlement Of the Polk De-
acknowledgements Caucus.

Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, February S-Senote-New
bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Smallman: To amend the four
mile law so as 10 make it apply to cities of
more than 5000 inhabitants.
By Mr.. Edmundson: To repeal section
4707 OF the Code, and to remove from public
officials a temptation to embezzle public
funds.
By Mr.. Edmundson: To provide for the
regulation OF railroad companies and persons
operating railroads in this State, and to
prevent the discrimination of railroads in
this State, and to appoint railroad COM
mission.
By Mr.. Steele: To authorize the payment
of deposits Of judgment creditors in the
Bank OF Tennessee and branches.
By Mr.. Porter: Bills to amend chapter 92
of the acts OF The Forty-frst General Assem-
bly,, passed March Is, 1879, with reference
to the collection of back taxes by extinct
municipalities; 70 give 10 purchasers at tax
sales good title 10 property 80 bought; to
more efectually collect State, county and
city taxes aud taxes levied for the use of
taxing districts of this State.
By Mr.. Dawson: To establish three boards
of medical examiners and regulate the prac.
tics OF medicine in Tennessee.
BY Mr.. Swofford: To protect owners OF
mill dams across water courses and 10 allow
the floating Of lumber and saw logs in all
the streams and rivers Of the State.
BY Mr.. Wilson: To change the line be-
tween the counties of Benton and Denton.
By Mr.. Galloway: To require the owners
of live stock 10 pen their stock, and author
izipg the cultivation of land without fences
By Mr.. Galloway: To repeal section - OF
the act to establish taxing districts, and pro.
vides means for local government of the
same. Tabled.
The House joint resolution urging and
| requesting our senators and representa-
tives in Congress 10 vote and use their in
Auencefor the passage of bill to give fnan.
cial aid :to States for educational purposes
| was laid on the table,
1 THE POLK DEF1ClENCT.
Mr.. Daniel introduced joint resolution
providing for the appointment of commit
tee to confer with the attorney-general, and
also with the attorneys of NJ. 7. Polk, in re.
| gard TO any proposed settlement Of the deficit
| OF the late treasurer, said committee to be
authorized to receive any sums of money
that Polk or his sureties may desire 10 return
on account OF said deficit. Mr.. Daniel also
read the following letter:
NASHVILLE, TENN, February 7. 1888.
/ Hon. VIM. N. Daniel:
| DEAR SIR have received letter from
the attorneys Of NJ. 7. Polk asking if l wal
| authorized to confer with them as to a set
Element OF Col. Folks liability to the State
and If not to whom refer them. l answered
them that | had no such authority, ant
| could refer them to no one who had. Will vol
suggest that the Legislature, by resolution
appoint committee, say OF three, who shsl
be authorized TO confer with said attorney
in reference TO the matter, and TO receive ant
turn into the treasury any payment which
it is desired TO bs made Respectfully,
| B. J. LEA, Attorney General.
The resolution was then adopted.
THE STATE DEBT.
The Senate joint resolution to appoint
committee to ascertain the amount of tn,
State debt proper and railroad debts an
other matters was then taken up, and tn
amendments proposed by the State Del
Committee being agreed on, it was adopted
The Senate joint resolution declaring this
no proposition looking to a higher rate z
principal ard interest than that proposed i
the June platform will be entertained b
the people through their representatives ii
the Legislature was taken, and after sem
discussion it was adopted by vote {
twenty to eight.
Several senator's who voted for The resolu
lion explained their votes, saying that the
did not concur in that part which says, San
NJ higher rate of settlement should ever b
entertained by the people or their repr,
sentativee," because it was beyond th
domain or the power CT that body, an
dictatorial in sentiment, from an agent I
his superior.
HOUSE.
| The resolution instructing our senator
and requesting our representatives, to vol
to abolish the system OF regie contracts o
/ tobacco was taken up and ELECTED consii
cradle discussion. The resolution WI
) adopted unanimously.
The Senate bill to repeal section 40
/ the appropriation bill of the second ext
/ session of 1882, appropriating money to ps
interest on bonds funded under the si1t,
and-six act, passed its third and final rea
| | ing by vote of sixty-eight to twenly-one.I
, The Senate bill 10 levy and collect tax
E for the Taxing District of Shelby coun
r passed it's frat reading,
: Most of the afternoon session of the Hou
. was occupied by the clerk reading the 60
8 erncr's message, $1,000 copies of which we
: ordered printed. The message is as follow
e THE MESSAGE.
/. Gentlemen of the Senate and House OF Represer
atives:
u The auspices under which you have ms
Il as legislators, are hopeful, yet gravely Ell
barrassing, because, among other things,
/. the State debt question with which you a
to grapple. This embarr asament has bes
. increased, since your assembling, by the {
r fetal defalcation of Treasurer NJ. t. Pol
'e 10 the extent, according to the report Of
. investigating committee, of 1886, 600, whic
together with the payment Of $4,000,
interest on the bonds 80 recently fund
?, under the law known as the Sixty-and-S
It Ac., has left us with comparatively emp
!. treasury. The funding of our States bond
:, Jude b.eduess has frequently been the subj
of legislation, namely: 1866, lSt
1878, 1881 aud 1882. Under no one OF thu
q acts has a majority Of the outstanding Dor
of the State been funded. Neither has
" entire indebt edness, under all Of them tax
Il together, been funded. A large nnml
l. Of those bonds, Notwithstanding
4 repeated efforts to fund and refund the