The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-30
TT GETS THROUGH.
Passage Of the Penitentiary Bill.
Both Houses Now Have Approved
the Prison Lease.
Protests of the Reformers Prove
Temporarily in Vain.
The Crows County Court Railroad
Bill Passes the Senate.
The Desire OF the Ladies' Hermitage AS
ISOLATION Granted - Tho House
Agress to the Senate Bill Cre-
ating a Soldiers Homo,

Special Dispatch to The Appeal
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 2O.-Thc Senate,
by unanimous consent passed over the
usual routine morning work, The Marshall
bill, providing for a release Of the pcniten-
tialy, which bill had already passed the
House, came up for action, IL being the spc-
cial order. Mr.. Moody moved to amend by
taking away from the guards the power OF
corporal punishment but after some discus
sion the amendment failed. Mr. Pyott
moved to amend by adding the following
proviso: provided, That nothing in this
act shall be construed as giving the lessee
authority to hire out conyiots 10 work ON
farms or To work in any manufacturing es-
tablishmcnt whatever in the State Mr..
pyott aud Mr.. Myers favored the amend
ment, as II would prevent the conyicts from
coming into competition aud contact with
honest labor. MIR. Barnhue suggested that
the only thing the State could put the CON
yicts at work upon. at which they would not
come In contact with free and honest labor
would be TO put them at manufacturing
wildcat whisky.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Crews, com.
hitting the Legislature 10 the removal Of the
penitentinry at an early day, was ruled out
Of order. Mr.. Crews spoke, saying action ON
this bill should be postponed until some
| thing had been done toward building new
| prison.
A number OF amendments were offered by
| Republican members, all OF which were
| tabled. MIR. Mynntt made u vigorous attack
| upon the lease system, using the minority
report In support Of his argument The
final vote upon the bill rcsulted-ycas ~,
nays 10. Those voting no were seven Re
publicang Mcssrs Cypcrt Fouts, Hodges,
1aryisMynatt, Pcnland and Pyou, and three
Democrats Ice, Crews and Mcdowell.
In the afternoon the Crews bill giving
Jnckson's residence aud tomb and twcaty
five acrcs 10 the Ladies' Hermitage Associa
tion passed, ns did also Mr.. Crcwss bill q
better define the rights Of County Court'
when IL comes TO allowing railroads 10 run
along public highways
The bill providing for the publication OF
the muster roll Of Tennessee volunteers "
the Mexican war passed, and the Senate ad
iourncd.
TrE HOUSE.
In the House Mr. Odfhm called up tho bill
allowing Memphis 10 issue bonds ~ the es
tent Of slOOOyO for school buildings and
The Crews bill which passed the Senate
few DAYS ago aud which provides HON
for disabled aud INDECENT cNConIcdcrai
soldiers Of Tennessee, was taken up III
bin turns over to trustees all Of the Hermit
age property except twenty-five ncrcs upol
which are situated the tomb aud Residence
Of Gen. Jackson. Mr. Williams moved q
amend by admitting all Mexican war Ncic
rams IN like circumstances, also white UnioI
soldiers not pcnsioncd by the United state.
aud in indigcnt circumstances The amend
mcnt was adopted aud the bill passed.
The assessment bill was the special ordc
, Of this afternoon Ia the House, but after
lengthy discussion was sent back to th
committee for the reason that by it, grcn
length assessors would be inconvonicpced I
making comparisons to the original act, thi
bill being wholly amcndaiory.
AZ the night session each member va
allowed 10 call up local bill. Tho Davl
bill giving Probate Courts power 10 invad
the corpus of a wards estate, was passed.
Two bills adding thickly populated POI
tions of suburbs Of Nashville to the cit
we're passed. Tho districts contain abou
, 30,UO people.
| Adiuufucd