Composite photograph of Tennessee
House of Representatives,
42nd General
Assembly, 1881-1882,
TSLA Collection.
| Bill |
Date |
Subject |
Action |
| HB 32 |
1-11-1881 |
To control fees allowed to District
Attorneys |
Passed first reading, referred to
Judiciary Committee, which
recommended passage, then
later recommended rejection;
no further references |
| HB 73 |
1-12-1881 |
To prohibit extramarital sex between
white men and
black women |
Passed first reading, referred to
Judiciary Committee, which
recommended passage; passed
second reading; Rejected Mar. 24 |
| HB 74 |
1-12-1881 |
To levy taxes in
Shelby County
for 1881-1882 |
Passed first reading, referred to
Committee on Incorporations,
which recommended rejection;
laid on table on second reading |
| HB 137 |
1-17-1881 |
Job description of
Supt. Of Public
Roads & Bridges,
including supervision of convicts |
Passed first reading, referred to
Committee on Public Roads, which tabled the bill |
| HB 224 |
2-2-1881 |
To amend criminal
code, repeal statute on punishment |
Passed first and second reading,
withdrawn by author for amendment; no further references |
| HB 312 |
2-17-1881 |
To repeal law which
punishes sellers who
fail to deliver cotton
or other product on
order |
Passed first reading, referred to
Judiciary Committee, which
recommended passage; passed
second reading; no further
references |
| HB 419 |
2-22-1881 |
To specify record
keeping and
notification duties
of coroners |
Passed first and second reading,
referred to Judiciary Committee,
which tabled the bill |
| HB 478 |
2-24-1881 |
To compensate
victims of mob
violence |
Passed first and second reading,
referred to Judiciary Committee,
which tabled the bill |
| HB 588 |
3-12-1881 |
To pay debts owed
to Memphis city
employees and
creditors after the
bankrupt city lost
its charter (1879) |
Passed first reading, referred to
Committee on Finance, Ways,
and Means, which tabled the bill |
| HB 654 |
3-23-1881 |
To repeal sections
of the Code in re champerty and
maintenance |
Passed first and second reading, no
further action |
| Bill |
Date |
Subject |
Action |
| HB 33 |
1-11-1881 |
To repeal a law concerning labor contracts |
Adopted; engrossed 2-25-1881 |
| HB 166 |
1-22-1881 |
To pay military for services in Memphis during epidemic |
Passed first reading, referred to Committee on Claims;
amended; no further action |
| HB 276 |
2-15-1881 |
To provide accommodations for black students at UT |
Passed first reading, referred to Judiciary Committee;
passed second reading, referred to Committee on Education and Common
Schools, which tabled the bill |
| HB 308 |
2-17-1881 |
To permit farmers to sell cotton by the bale without
interference |
Passed first and second reading, referred to Committee
on Agriculture and Manufacture, which tabled the bill |
| HB 457 |
2-23-1881 |
To restrict Justices of the Peace from acting
as attorneys in certain cases |
Passed first and second reading, referred to Judiciary
Committee, which returned it without recommendation; no further action |
| HB 510 |
2-26-1881 |
To repeal a law in re securing the wages
of laborers |
Passed first reading, referred to Judiciary Committee,
which returned it without recommendation; passed second reading; no
further action |
| HB 563 |
3-10-1881 |
To permit justices to deputize citizens as constables
in special situations |
Adopted; engrossed 4-20-1881 |
| HB 577 |
3-11-1881 |
To repeal a law requiring persons convicted of misdemeanors
to work out the costs of conviction |
Passed first reading, referred to Judiciary Committee,
which returned it without recommendation; passed second reading; no
further action |
| HB 682 |
3-30-1881 |
To prevent discrimination by railroads against any
passenger paying first class fare |
Passed first reading; passed second reading; no further
action |
| Bill |
Date |
Subject |
Action |
| HJR 18 |
1-11-1881 |
To appoint a joint committee to oversee the Governor’s
inauguration |
Adopted 1-14-1881 |
| HB 70 |
1-12-1881 |
To repeal Chapter 130 which permits discrimination
by railroads, hotels, and public entertainment |
Passed first and second reading; referred to
Judiciary Committee; rejected on third reading 3-10-1881 |
| HB 135 |
1-17-1881 |
To appoint a commission to study and purchase a
new penitentiary |
Passed first, second, and third readings in the House;
Engrossed 3-23-1881; Passed first and second reading in the Senate;
Failed April 4. |
| HJR 48 |
2-15-1881 |
To instruct the penitentiary commission to examine
sanitary conditions at the penitentiary |
Laid on the table 2-16-1881 |
| HB 289 |
2-16-1881 |
To admit black students into the School for the
Blind, and the School for the Deaf & Dumb, in separate accommodations |
Adopted; Engrossed 3-30-1881 |
| HB 326 |
2-17-1881 |
To require trustees of UT to admit qualified applicants
regardless of race |
Passed first reading, referred to
Judiciary Committee, where it was tabled |
| HB 560 |
3-10-1881 |
To provide for more equitable jury selection |
Passed first reading, referred to Judiciary Committee; passed
second reading; no further action |
