The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
proccedings of the Legislature.

special Dispatch 10 lhc Appeal.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. l9.--Mr. Me
Dowell introduced bill in the Senate to-
day TO amend the law providing for the
organization OF corporations so rs TO pro-
vide for the organization Of construction
companies.
Mr.. Craig introduced bill TO provide
for the establishment and TO prescribe
rules for the government OF State Normal
College in connection with the public
school system thereof for the benefit Of
colored teachers The bill provides for
the organization and location OF the school
at an early day, aud TO be opened Septem.
Der l3, 1889. All the teachers are TO be
colored.
The House joint resolution inviting
Fred II. Wines, OF Illinois, to address the
Legislature on the question OF prison re-.
form was amended 80 as 10 compensate
him ii lac did not expect pay.
Mai. Sparks was in favor Of the resolu.
ton at first but turned against IL, saying
that the people oi tennessee could take
care Of themselves and did not need the
aid OF any one from Illinois. The rcsolu-
ton WIS non-concurrcd in, only two votes
being cast for It's concurrence.
MIR. Moorc's House bill TO repeal the
charter OF the town Of Randolph, Upton
County. passed third reading.
Mr.. Scnsing's bill TO protect the chastity
OF unmarried girls under sixteen ycars Of
age was taken up. The bill provides for
| the Imprisonment from one 10 three ycars
/ Of any man who shall scducc an unmar.
| ried woman under sixteen years old. The
/ bill passed, only Mr.. Burns voting against
| it,
Gov. mylor transmitted TO the Senate
/ the names B. NJ. Hood. Commissioner ol
! Agriculture, Statistics aud Mines; Frank
| NJ. smith, Superintendent OF Public
/ Schools. and Robert Burrows, Suporin
tcndent OF Prisons, whom lac nominated
Tor their respective positions for the en-.
suing two years. The nominations JIG
over under the rules.
Mr. Mcpowcll's bill 10 change the name
Of the Safe Deposit Company OF Memphis
To the Safe Deposit aud Investment Com
pany Of Memphis passed third reading.
Mr. McDowclls hill to exempt from
privilege taxation the business agents %
| agricultural organizations WIS set for II
o'clock Thursday morning.
Mr.. Crcwss bill making II misdc-
melnur for q cotton buyer 10 scale cotton
ms is now custom, passed third reading.
Quito number Ut bills failed To pass OF
third reading. Ia accordance with th
recommendation oi committee 10 whom
they were referred. Several local bill
passed. only few new bills were Intro
ducCd.
Ati2 o'clock the calendar had bee
completed and an adjournment was tnkcl
until . o'clock tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Crews submitted q petition signc
by farmers oi Shelby County asking tha
"A bill 10 allow ntic jurors the same mile
age and per diem ~ witnesses. Referred
~ ruE uuusE
this morning Mr. Polk, ~ chairman q
the pcnItcutnFy Committee, submitted
the report Of the investigating committee
Mr.. Odlum gave notice that a minority n
mort would be- submitted. A synopsis Z
the majority report H.
Main Prison Five bundled and ninety
one confined, clothing warm aud suiicion
food good aud well prepared. There wcl
no complaints heard, The cells are smnl
badly ventilated and oycrcrowdcd. lhoi
are twenty-five IN hospital
Coal Creek One hundred and tiicc
men confined, four In hospital; plenty
, food, but poorly prepared, the stockad
needs rcmoloIing, the bedding and blanl
kpis insufficient
lnmnn Two humid. d and nincty-cigl
confined. bedding insufficient; clothir
A and shoes thin aud not warm enough; Zoo
rather poor In quality and badly prepare.
some complaints US 10 tasks imposed, BIT
no foundation Tor such complaints.
Tracy City-Thrcc hundrcdand iify-tv
confined: quarters the best IN the Stat
we'll ventilated and aired; clothes and be-
ding are insufficient. the meals at u
mines. except breakfast, were cold. Whc
4 insuniciency OF clothing aud food cXi,