TFNNESSKE. 



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total disbursements were *:;. ; ami 



tin-re remained a balance on I >cc. 'JH, |- 



Financially (In- Slati- is in a more 

 promising condition than ut any time since the 

 HO-.C nf tin- rebellion. although an immense 

 debt still hani;> over it. the interest \\ which it 

 is nut yet alili- to meet fully without further 

 borrowing. The (ii-ni-ral Assembly this year at 

 its extra session revised the tax laws so as tu in- 

 crease the revenue, and at the regular session 

 provided fur refunding a considerable part of 

 the State deli! at :i lower rate uf interest, so that 

 lie fore is'.i:! the revenue will probably he snlli- 

 eient tu sii]i|.urt the ( iuvernnient und meet all 

 interest charges. 



Legislative Sessions. The regular liiennial 

 session of the (ieneral Assembly began on the 

 iirst Monday of January. and ended <>n March 

 :>!>. Oil .Ian. -.'! M. F. EtOOBe was elected State 

 Treasurer and J. \V. Allen State Comptroller. 

 In order to reduce interest on the public debt, 

 the Funding Hoard was required to issue and 

 sell new -l-per-ccnt. bonds, pa\aMc in lifteen 

 years, and with the proceeds to redeem the5,5|, 

 and (I per cent, lionds issued in 1883, known as 

 the State deltt proper bond-. The same board 

 was aiithori/ed to borrow such sums as may be 

 ii-y to pay the interest on the State debt 

 up to January, JS!):i. and to issue notes therefor, 

 payable out of any sums hereafter in the treas- 

 ury not otherwise appropriated. 



'The following new congressional districts were 

 established : 



Firxf niifrift. Counties of Johnson, Carter, Sulli- 

 \an, Washington, I'nieoi, Hawkins, (Irecne, lluinhlcn, 

 Ihnienek, Clttiborne, Cockc. and (Irainircr. 



>', ,-<,i,, I IHxtrict. -Jctlcrson. I'liion. Scvier, Blount, 

 Knox, Loudon, Koane, Anderson, Morgan, Campbell, 

 and Scott 



Thin/ /iisfrirf. M..nn. Polk, Bradley, Hamilton, 



.lames, MeMinn. Bledaoe, Gmndy, Van Huren. White, 

 \Varreii, Franklin, Marion. Mei^s. and BeqtUktehle, 



Fourth IHntrii-t. -Sumncr. Wilson, Mai-on, Trous- 

 ilule. Smith. < 'lay, Jackson, ( t vert on. I'utnani, Kent ivss. 

 I'ieki'tt, Cumberland, ami Khca. 



Fifth l>i*trift. Coilce. Lincoln. Moon', Kutlicrt'ord, 

 Marshall. Hedford, Cannon, and I >e Kiilh. 



>;.//// l>i*tri,-t. -Davidson, Bobertoon, Cheafham, 



Moiit'.'omerv, Stewart. Humphreys, and Houston. 



S'l-.ntl, t>ixti-ii-t. -Williamson'. Mniiry. Ciles, Law- 

 rcin-c, Wayne. Lewis. Hiekmiin, and Uiekson. 



K'mlith '/lixti-irt. Henry, lleiitoii. I'erry. Dccatur. 

 Hardin, McNairy, Hendenon, Madison, Carroll, und 

 Chester. 



M,,th IHxtri.-t. Wcakli'.v, (lihson. Cr.-kett, Hay- 

 wood, Lauderdale, Dver, Obion, and Lake. 



iith IH*tr;,-t. liardeman. Fayette. Shelby, and 



State as a refund of the din- t tax of 1N11 among 



the penons that originally pdd such tax,- 1 



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Provision was made for pensiuiiint,' disabled 

 Federal and Confederate soldiers and sail'-r-s. a 

 board of State pension examiners bciiitf created 

 to pass upon all applications. The allowance for 

 tutal disability was fixed at $'.>.") a month, and 

 for partial disability from $10to $8.&H amunth. 



All railroads, other than street railroads, were 

 required to Inrnish equal but se|>arate accommo- 

 dations for the white and colored races, by pro- 

 viding two or more passenger cars for each train, 

 or by dividing each car by a partitioi'. All con- 

 ductors were given authority to assign passengers 

 to the proper car or apartment thereof. 



A board of commissioners \va- created and 

 authori/cd to distribute the sum received by the 



tion 



Action upon a bill authori/ing an njipro|rta- 

 ion for the World's Columbian K.\p 

 p. i- 1 1 10 lied until final di-positi.. n In < '.nurt < a of 

 the Federal Flections bill ponding b<-f..i 

 I M d y. after which time tin- uriginul bill wax killed. 

 and anuilier as passed ein|Miwering the omiiit} 

 courts tu appropriate money fur the purpotte of 

 exhibiting the re-uun-e.. ..f the county at the 



The (iovernur was aiilhnrixod to apjKiint a 

 commission to make, or cause to U- made, M )r - 

 ve\- for locating a route for a canal or canal* 

 connecting the Cumberland and Tcnne.-soc rivers 

 and the Tonne-sec and MisMjp| i riven*, and to 

 collect facts of interest relating to such pro- 

 posed canals, for the purpose uf laying the .-ulc 

 ject before Congress. Another ad provides I hat 

 hereafter all mineral interests in land in tin- 

 State shall be subject to taxation. The sum of 

 was appropriated for a building with 



improvements, to IK- occupied as a home lor di 

 abled Confederate soldiers, to IM- erected upon 

 the t% Hermitage " at Nashville. The sum of 

 $10,000 was also appropriated for the support of 

 such home for 1891 and IK--.'. 



An amendment to Section 1-'!, Article XI. of 

 the State Constitution was proposed for submis- 

 sion to the people, giving to the (ieneral A-sciii- 

 bly power to enact laws "for the construction, 

 maintenance, working, and laying out of public 

 roads, laws defining and establishing legal fences 

 and abolishing all fences: also laws regulating 

 elections." 



Other acts of the session were as follow : 



Setting apart the first Montluv in Sipu-mU'r t 

 lejjal holiday, to be known as Labor l>uy. 



Incorporating tin- city of llarrimaii und the city <.f 

 Athens. 



Amending the low triviiiir contrnetons laborer*. 

 material men. und others ei - 



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striu-tiiiir, rcpair'niir. or equipping uny ruilroitd a lieu 

 on the property of sueh road. 



To prohibit the scll'itur. i.'ivinc. or fitrnishinir of any 

 eijrurettes, eigurette paper, or uny substitute for them, 

 to uny minor. 



To regulate the pructiee of dentistry. 



Mukiug it u misdi iiuaiior tor anv jK-rsoii to cam- on 

 the btisiins.s of harhoriiiif on Siinduy. 



T<i establish eoimty \\oik hou-o. to jmn-'ule tor 

 working convicts sentenced to sueh house*; to di-clim- 

 count v juils \vork-hoii-es in such eountii-H us linvc no 

 separate work-houses, and to provide usujK-rintciuluit 

 and other otliccrs therefor. 



Allowinir mil mud companies to j>un'hnc and cn- 

 solidi'te with branch lines, but forbidding tin- . 

 dation of piirullcl or completing 1 



Ti' protect tlie public uv'iiinst fraudulent pedigrees in 



live st-K'k. 



Authori/intr the erection and maintenance of county 

 asylums for the insane, the jx-or. und the inebriate in 

 counties of 4.000 inhabitants or "\er. 



To .-liable county courts to inuiijrurntc jrcin rul im- 

 jip.vemcnts in public roads. and to autli": 

 of county bon.ls in order to raise n.-.i;, \ for such un- 

 pn'vcmeiits. 



To regulate Uie busineM of building and loan ao- 

 ciutioiis. 



To provide for an cmnmriition of the male inhanr 

 unts of the State of twciitx -"ii.- \ears nlul -ipward. 



Authori/inir the city of KnowilU- to iwoe booda 

 t<> the amount of |flOO,000, tl:e procd tnun tho sale 



of which to be devoted I.' the ! ,;..i mr ODJCU, TU, 



