Mr. Butler introdued Senate Bill, No. 10, To be entitled, An Act to repeal an Act passed 20th of March, 1873, entitled an Act to facilitate the collection of revenues. Passed first reading. Mr. Haynes introduced Senate Bill, No. 11, To be entitled, An Act to regulate trials by jury in civil cases. Passed first reading. Mr. Jordan introduced Senate Bill, No. 12, To be entitled, An Act to amend the Act passed March 6, 1973. Passed first reading. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Logan introduced Senate Joint Resolution, No. 8, Relative to the election of a Comptroller and State Treasurer. The Resolution lies over under the rules. Mr. Haynes offered Senate Joint Resolution, No. 9, Relative to election of Comptroller and Treasurer, as follows: Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That the Senate meet the House of Representatives in the hall of the House of Representatives, on Monday, the 11th of January, 1875, for the pupose of electing, for the ensuing term, a Comptroller and a Treasurer. On motion, the rules were suspended, and the resolution was adopted, and ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the Senate. Mr. Ragland offered Senate Joint Resolution, No. 10, Relative to reform in criminal laws, as follows: WHEREAS, The execution of the criminal laws of the State is attended by a heavy and increasing burthen of taxation upon the Treasury of the State, which makes a reform in the laws themselves, of their imperfect administration, an urgent necessity of the times, demanding the attention of this General Assembly; therefore, be it Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That a Joint Select Committee of three on the part of the Senate, and five on the part of the House, be appointed by the respective Speakers thereof, which shall be known as the Committee for the Reform of the Criminal Laws, to whom shall be referred all propositions on that subject, and whose duty it shall be to consider the same, and report such measures as may, in its opinion, be best calculated to lessen the expenses attendant upon the enforcement of the criminal law, and that will insure a more speedy, economical, and less cumbrous system of criminal procedure. Be it further resolved, That said Committee be also charged with the duty of inquiring into the expediency of lessening the expenses of our judicial system, by reducing the number of judicial officers, by changes in our jury system, or other modes of lessening the ex penses of the judiciary department, and report, by bill or otherwise, to this General Assembly at their earliest convenience. The resolution lies over under the rules. NEW BILLS. Mr. Marye introduced Senate Bill, No. 13, To be entitled, An Act to enable aliens to acquire and dispose of property, real or personal, as native citizens. Passed first reading. Mr. Overton introduced Senate Bill, No. 14, To be entitled, An Act to tax the losing party with jury fees in all civil suits, and to repeal Sections 4036 and 4037 of the Code. Passed first reading. TO PRINT THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. Mr. Wade offered a resolution that the Public Printers be instructed to furnish 3,500 copies of the Governor's Message for the use of the Senate and Executive Departments. Mr. Marye moved to amend the resolution by substituting 1,500 copies instead of 3,500. The amendment was agreed to, and the resolution as amended was adopted. Mr. Wilson moved to reconsider the vote adopting the resolution. On motion, the motion to reconsider was laid upon the table. SENATE RESOLUTIONS. Senate Resolution, No. 3, Relative to the per diem of officers of the Senate, was taken up, and after discussion, was, on motion of Mr. Aden, indefinitely postponed. Senate Resolution, No. 2, Relative to opening the Senate with prayer, was adopted, and Mr. Speaker Paine appointed Messrs. Wade, Trotter, and Ragland a committee to carry out the intent of the resolution. NEW BILLS. Mr. Jordan introduced Senate Bill, No. 15, To be entitled, An Act to authorize the sale of Huntingdon Male and Female Academies, and re-invest the proceeds in Huntingdon College. Passed first reading. Mr. Marye introduced Senate Bill, No. 16, To be entitled, An Act to repeal the Act of March 1, 1873, entitled, An Act to amend Section 1987 of the Code. Passed first reading. STANDING COMMITTEES. Mr. Speaker Paine announced the following as the Standing Committees of the Senate: Finance Ways and Means.-Messrs. Overton, Wilson, Butler, Marye, Ragland, Moseley, and Polk. Claims.-Messrs. Ragland, Jordan, Ellis, Trotter, Hodges, and Jones. Education and Common Schools.-Messrs. Marye, Turley, Butler, Moseley, Aden, and Polk. Judiciary.—Messrs. Quarles, Blizard, Marye, Marchbanks, Logan, Aden, Smith, and Wade. Internal Improvements.—Messrs. Polk, Blizard, Smith, Turley, Buchanan, and Aden. Military Affairs.—Messrs. Jones, Quarles, Overton, Wilson, Jordan, and Wade. New Counties and County Lines.-Messrs. Marchbanks, Ellis, Polk, Turley, Hodges, and Butler. Penitentiary.-Messrs. Buchanan, Jones, Haynes, and Moseley. Emmert, Trotter, Banks.-Messrs. Logan, Smith, Marye, Wilson, and Wade. Federal Relations.-Messrs. Blizard, Turley, Aden, Ellis, Polk, Quarles, and Marchbanks. Public Roads.-Messrs. Jordan, Boyd, Jones, Moseley, and Ellis. Enrolled Bills.-Messrs. Aden, Marchbanks, Butler, Marye, Turley, and Hodges. Public Grounds and Buildings.-Messrs. Trotter, Turley, Butler, Marye, Haynes, and Wilson. Charitable Institutions.-Messrs. Boyd, Ellis, Jordan, Ragland, Buchanan, Turley, and Hodges. Agriculture, Manufactures, and Mining.-Messrs. Wilson, Hodges, Emmert, Moseley, Haynes, and Polk. Tippling and Tippling Houses.-Messrs. Hodges, Haynes, Trotter, Jones, Jordan, and Ellis. Public Printing.-Messrs. Wade, Overton, Ellis, Turley, and Smith. Commerce.-Messrs. Haynes, Trotter, Marye, Buchanan, Smith, and Quarles. Immigration.-Messrs. Turley, Jones, Emmert, Buchanan, Haynes, and Butler. On motion of Mr. Butler, fifty copies of the Standing Committees were ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. LOUISIANA AFFAIRS. Mr. Smith called up House Joint Resolution, No. 3, In relation to Federal usurpation in Louisiana, and moved concurrence therein. Mr. Moseley offered Senate Joint Resolution in lieu. HOUSE MESSAGE. The following Message was received from the House by Mr. Brown, their Clerk: MR. SREAKER: I am directed by the House to transmit herewith House Joint Resolution, No. 6, To appoint a Joint Committee to examine the accounts of the Comptroller and Treasurer; and House Joint Resolution, No. 10, To print 3,500 copies of the Governor's Message; adopted, for concurrence. FEDERAL USURPATION IN LOUISIANA. Mr. Quarles called up Senate Joint Resolution, No. 8, and offered it as a substitute for Mr. Moseley's Senate Resolution in lieu. After discussion, on motion of Mr. Emmert, all the resolutions were referred to the Committe on Federal Relations by the following vote: Yeas.... Senators voting in the affirmative are : 15 9 Messrs. Aden, Blizard, Boyd, Butler, Emmert, Hodges, Jordan, Marchbanks, Marye, Moseley, Quarles, Ragland, Trotter, Turley, and Mr. Speaker Paine. Senators voting in the negative are: Messrs. Buchanan, Haynes, Jones, Logan, Overton, Polk, Smith, Wade, and Wilson. NEW BILL. Mr. Marye, introduced Senate Bill, No. 17, To be entitled, An Act to repeal Section 5208 of the Code. Passed first reading. HOUSE MESSAGE. The following Message was received from the House, through Mr. Brown, their Clerk: MR. SPEAKER: I am directed by the House to transmit herewith House Joint Resolution, No. 7, To appoint a committee on Joint Rules; also, House Joint Resolution, No. 21, To print a certain number of Treasurer's Report, Comptroller's Report, and Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction; and, House Joint Resolution, No. 18, To compare the vote cast for Governor in November last; adopted for concurrence. On motion of Mr. Hodges, the Senate adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. FIFTH DAY. FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 1875. The Senate met at 10 o'clock A. M., pursuant to adjournment, Mr. Speaker Paine in the chair. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Hoyt. The Journal of yesterday was read and approved. Senator Wilson was reported sick. SENATE RESOLUTIONS. Mr. Logan offered Senate Resolution, No. 2, To furnish Thompson and Steger's Code of Tennessee, for the use of the Senate. Mr. Marchbanks moved to amend the resolution by inserting the words, "latest edition of." The amendment was accepted, and the resolution as amended, under a suspension of the rules, was adopted. Mr. Polk offered Senate Resolution, No. 3; To adjourn in commemoration of this being the anniversary of the battle of New Orleans. On motion the rules were suspended, and the resolution was rejected. NEW BILLS. Mr. Jones introduced Senate Bill, No. 18, To be entitled, An Act to provide for the compromise of the bonded indebtedness of the State of Tennessee. Passed first reading. |