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TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
rRIpAY. Nov. %.

FRIDAY, Nov. 20.
Mr. Rogers, from the Judiciary Committee, re-
ported the bill for the relief of the securities Of w.
Z. Holden, late Sheriff of Marshall county, and re-
commended its rejection. Report concurred in and
bill rejected.
Mr. Ballew, from the Committee on Tipping and
Tipping Houses, reported with amendment the bill
to amend the laws regulating the sale Of vnOus and
spirituOus liquors and recommended its passage.
On motion of Mr.. Steele, the bill and amendment
was laid On the table.
Mr. Steele offered a resolution directing the
Comptroller TO issue his warrant TO the County
Trustee Of Upton county for $l25 collected by the
Clerk OF the Supreme Court in the Of the State
vs.. w. II. Wooten, and improperly paid over TO
the State.
On motion of Mr.. Steele, the rule requiring reso.
lutions 10 lie over was suspended, and after blief
statement Of the facts of the case, by Mr.. s., the
resolution was amended and adopted
Mr.. Hall introduced bill to repeal the act amend
ed by the act authorizing and regulating the bust
ness Of banking, and it passed first reading and
was referred to the Committee on Banks.
Mr.. Balew, from the Committee on Tipping and
Tipping Houses reported the bill to repeal the act
Of Jan. %, 1916, entitled an act to and regulate
tipping houses and TO increase the revenue, with
recommendation from the majority of the committee
that it be passed. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Head, from the Committee Education, re-
ported the bill TO provide annual sum for the
support of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Knox
vile, with recommendation from majority OF the
committee that it be passed.
Mr.. Meeks offered an amendment reducing the
sum appropriated from $l4, 600 to so 600. After
some discussion the bill and amendment were laid
on the table.
Mr.. Fletcher returned the bill to improve the
navigation OF Hiwassee river, with an amendment
appropriating $4,000 to improving the navigation
OF NOlachuky river.
Mr. Smith offered amendment appropriating
S., 600 10 improve the navigation of Watauga river.
The bill aud amendments were laid on the table
Mr.. Palmore introduced bill to amend the reTe-
nue. laws and il passed on first reading.
On motion, the Senate took up the bill first re-
ported this morning by Mr. Ballew, on the subject
OF Tipping, adopted the proposed amendment, and
ordered the bill, as amended, to be printed.
The bill for the benefit of minors was taken up
and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
A resolution fixing hours for the meeting Of the
Senate indefinitely postponed
The resolutions on the subject OF a National
Homestead Law made the special order for
the first Tuesday in December.
The resolution calling on the Commissioner OF
Roads for report was amended and adopted.
The bill 20 suppress the circulation Of small notes
was read, and Mr.. Caldwell moved to non concur in
the report OF the Committee on Banks recommend
ing its rejection.
A debate arose in which Messrs. Stokes and Hall
supported, and Messrs. Whtthorne and Caldwell
opposed the bill.
Before taking the vote the Senate took recess
for dinner.