The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-14
The Legislatures.

.W Nashville, Mar. 9th 1850.
.9 EDITORS COMET The Legislature
is dragging itself on towards a close
with very little done so far johnson
City is Incorporated. .Taylotsyille, is
no longer to- be known as such, but
henceforth is to answer to the modern
Improvement, Of "M0untain City"this
is la Butler. z"
A hill,t0peNsion confederate soldiers
who lost both arms, or bothlegs in the
war, passed 3rd reading TO day, after
eliceting II hot discussion III which the
warof the rebellion was fougth over.
The bloody shirt waved high and long.
The bitter epithets, treason and rebel
lion were banded like n football 1t
came up on TIE 4th, and the war was
SO hot, that it was feared it might pre-
vent Cleyeland's inauguration, and it
wits deferred till to day. But itpassed
by a vote of 50 to 80. And the inaugu-
ton went on all 1.-the same. ,1 si~
An important bill is pending, pro-
posing to rcdiStrict the counties, SO as
to have only 6 civil districts to tho
couaty. except II county with an IN
icorporated town, shall haye7. don't
know how it will effect elections but II
will cut down the number Of magis
tartes over hall fit becomes d law e
i A bill is also pending to reiistric
the judicial districts, making IS suel
fdistricts in the, State and requirin!
lone Judge to hold both the CHANGER,
and Circuit courts, the same week
closipg the chancery FIRST. The bill
proposed makes the LIST district thus
CartertJohson, Sullivan, Washington
Unicof, Greene and Hawkins.
2nd,' Hancock, Claiborne, Union
Granger, HEi;;tiiibiiif, Jciiersuns.aG'oci
and Campbell. i +.
g Bird. Sever, sBlount, KNOX and Al
dcrson &c &c 4 lsaif i.
1t also proposes to abolish the com
4at. Bristol. =" y.
,,lE A bill passed the Senate authorizin
counties or corporations to estabhs
reformatbry Schools, when they thin
lpropT, for abandoned Or bad ehildrei
\ 1t is before the house, and will receiy
, II careful consideration. Il.
The,bill, known as the Randall co
!. relr6matory school bill, passed son
4 days ago. 1t proposed to establish
school near Nashville for young CO.
. victs and refractory youths, withol
money Col Cole, having donat,
: property worth $4,000 for tlmt pu
: pose. qte RI. ..is II .tfR trr eH
! B,lt.since the plan is fixed we he
; OF a demand for All appropriation
:, $4,000 to put it in running order,
!. The committee on Charities visit,
n Che State institutions at Knoxvil
4 lost week. ''. "
4 They have not yet reported ohiqiall
/ but we gather IN the air,,zthat tn
q were met with earrings ut the dept
4. ana Carried around il. grand Sly
"a .feasted and toasted, (or us oneof the
/ says more property toted) inamam
j.. becoming the representatives Of 7
y great State OF Tennessee at the han
: fef anobleiand generous people
"a The committee we're we'll pleas
=, with their reception, but | win /
q d mako theis repertiorth them, as they
- oi age and catl speak for themselves
40 ASenale biff passed the house
10 day to pay two attorneys over $3t
~ for services inscollecting. $40 900 bi
~ taxes from railroads, 1t was oppo.
~ on ,tlc ground that they oply ciisas
~ to collect the tax, and set about.
-, work, but in the meantime the roi
paid into,the treasury But il pas
n over the vote OF every East Tennes
Democrat. Eai4s s.'' aprlH .l tA
'' ~ ra t..0 ais'..- Z Pluribt,,
hf 9EsH - - 7.r--a .tst
! g The Tennessee delegationat Wa
lingtdn have recommended j. G. '
.Hl Jams. Of Knoxville. for District At
NJ 1ncY, Joe lyens, Of Athens, for Maj
mn. AN, and Col. Nathan Gregg, Of 81