The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-01-20
LEGISLATIVE.

90 last Friday Representative Smitl
introduced in the House one OF ,hS
most important bills OF The srss.on. 4
is an act to am,nd SECTION o5e, sub
section 20. paragraph l, of the code
supplementary acts of 1913, in regart
10 nicrchanis' capital. ir makes the
amount 10 be taxed the largest aciua
cash capital invested. IN place OF tt,
largest stock OI hand at amy one tim,
daring the preceding twelve months.
Hr. Driver, clairman OF lie commit
tee OH military affairs, rela'r;ed to-day
ia the house CA Sir. BnquO hIsi tO reg
Iiaie The marriage OF minors, aud "a
amended by the committee recon-
ncnded It's passage. The bill provide
that no marriage license shall &c lssue1
to males under twenty one, or ienaie'
under eighteen wears of age, wiihou
the consent of the parents, parent OF
guardian OF each minor.
The House joint resolution 10 ap
point committee to devise means t'
more cfIcctuaIly collect taxes on rca
estate WAS adopted.
The House JOINT resolution 10 ap
point JOINT mmiltee TO confer viii
the Supreme Court Judges IS TO the es
tablishment of court of appenls wa
adopted.
On Saturday Mr.. Cole called mp hi'
motion TO reconsider the vote ON The
resolution TO purchase five dollar
worth of POSTAGE stamps and TO sub
scribe for two daily papers for use o,
the House. The motion was carried
aad the part referring 10 papers wa'
stricken ont
The Governors private secretary
handed in the following special message
from the Governor:
| return Senate hill No. with my
approval. OF the bill of the last seq
sion, reducing the Governors GALAXY tC
s. ,OCO. a word Of explanation Is heces'
sary. | then believed that So. 0O0 wa'
sufficient .tunless the GOvernor'wlll &C
cept graiuily, a temptation to which
the public servant should never be
subjected.
Believing the bill 10 be right, and
upon its face, free from constitutions
objection. it is my duty to approve II
But il is proper for me to say that, II
nv opinion, the General Assembly can
not increase or diminish the salary o
the Governor after his election. An!
other construction, it seems to M
would oven the door to all the evil
the Constitution intended to provld'
against.
If the bill, upon it's face, undertook
| TO affect the Governor elect, under m.
! Interpretation of the meaning OF tn
Constitution, l would be compelled Il
withhold my approval.
ALBERT S, MARKS,
Governor.
On Monday several petitions for
! local option law were presented.
By Mr.. McAndrew To give con
sent to the formation of the State o
East Tennessee.
By MIR. Cassells: To create the OF
flee of county superintendent of publl
roads and bridges.
GOV. HAWKINS INAUGURATED.
Both houses met in joint session a
~ M. The hall OF the house va
deuselv crowded. Governor-elect Haw
&ins entered, escorted by cx Governo
Marks. ex-Governors Brown and Por
ter, the supreme judges, and oihe
prominent men. After an address b,
GOV. Marks, Gov. Hawkins delivere'
his inaugural, which is fair State pa
pOr, and but for its length would b
given in full. The oath of office wa
administered by Chief-Justice Dead
rick. Hawkins is the first republican
Governor inaugurated in Tennessee il
! 10 years.
The house committee on election
agreed this morning, without dissent
to seat Representative Mchcnna IRE
publican), whose seat has been contest
ed. The republicans on the committe
which was composed of eight repu6
licans and three democrats-decidod t
report tomorrow mo ming, recommend
ing that Stewart (demOcTat) be un
seated. The democrats Will present (
minority report.