The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-03-30
THE LEGISLATURE LAST WEEK.

table. ocnaIG. -BlIS, on Jn1fd read
ing, to copfer upon the Governor
the power to offer rewards not ex-
IS, 000for the perpetrators
of atrocious crimes, whether the
names of the guilty are known OF
not To punish sheriffs who permit
prisoners in their custody to be put
to death by unlawful violence as
recommended by the Judiciary Com
mittee, the bill was amended so that
the Sheriff should suffer the penalty
of fine and dismissal from office
forever, whenever he submits to the
unlawful rescue Ofprisoners through
his own negligence or through want
of proper diligence, promptness and
firmness fails to use all the means
afforded him by law for the prOtec-
ton of his prisoners To make the
failure of Sheriffs to call for persons
to protect prisoners in their custody.
whose safety has been threatened
a misdemeanor, were severally pass
ed In the House, Mr. Anderson
introduced new bills to allow an 'ad-
ditiOnal Magistrate for the Sixth
district of Cooke county to protect
fish and game in Sewer county.
Senate bill, on its third reading, to
change the time of holding the Cir
cult Courts of Claiborne and Union.
was passed.
In the Senate, on the 22d, an eX-
ecutive message from the Governor
was read, nominating w. S. Doak
of Greene county, for the office OF
State Superintendent of Public In
struction and Ashton w. Hawkins,
of Carroll county, for Commissioner
of Agriculture, Statistics and Mines,
from and after Doth inst. The NOM
ination of Mr.. Doak was referred to
the Committee on Education, and
the nomination of Mr.. Hawkins to
the Committee on Agriculture. In
the House, the debate on Harrison S
bill to settle the State debt at 1908
was closed by Mr.. Butler, who is said
to have made the grandest effort of
his life. The Nashville correspond
emit of the Louisville Commercial
says he raked the piratical lOw-taX
craft right and left. He fired into
her soft and spongy hull broadside
after broadside of ridicule, reason
and common sense. The effect of
his speech was magical. The timid
became bored, and the wavering de-
cided. He was frequently applaud
ed and the loud and prolonged cheer
ing from the crowded hall and gall
cries that greeted his conclusion told
him how we'll he had done his work.
The previous question was demand
ed, and the bill passed its third read
ing by the following vote
Ayes-Agee, Anderson Of Cooke,
Anderson Of Madison, Austin, Baker,
Boyd Of LauderdaIe, Boyd of Tip
ton, Buquo, Butler, Cassels, Coch-
ran, Cole, Cooper, Eaton, Ezell,
Fouts, Gass, Grisham, Hall, Harri-
son, Hawkins, Higgins, James, Jar
Wis, Kennedy, Lester, McAnally,
McLemOre, McTeer, Nicely, Norris,
Owings, Plummer, Poston, Reeder,
Rhodes, Rogers, Smith, Sykes, Trim
bic, Vernon, Wilkes, Wilson, WiItse
-43. ~
Noes-Bagwell, Beasley, Brooks,
Buchapap, Coulter, Davis, Driver,
Dulaney, Gass, Hash, Haynes, Hay
ME, Head, Houston, Jones, Lewis,
Manson, Martin, Means, McKenna
Pillow, Steele, Thompson, Watkins,
Warren, Woodland, Mr.. Speaker
Ramsey-27, .-.
Absent or not voting-Messps.
Allen, Buttram, Dawson, Murray,
McAndrew-5.
In the Senate, on the 23d, House
bill to regulate the working and lay
ing Of public roads was reconsider
ed, amended, and as amended pass
ed, ayes 16, nays, 5. A synopsis Of
the bill will be found printed on the
frstpage ofthispaper. In the House,
leave was given to permit all sorts
Of explanations to 60 upon the jour
nal in reference to voting on the bill
to compromise the State debt. The
bill to purchase a site and build a
new penitSntiary at such place as
the Commissioners may deem 10 DE
the best interest of the State, passed
its third reading.
In the Senate, on the 24th, House
bill to settle the State debt on the
basis of 1908, the bondholders
passed first reading.
House bill on third reading to ex-
tend tho tima fGp the completion of
the East Tennessee & Western North
Carolina railway, passed. The bill
to lease the penitentiary was, after
being variously amended, laid upon
the table.
In the Senate on the 25th, House
bill to prevent the sale and giving
of liquor to minors, passed it's third
reading, yeas II, nays 10. House
bill, on its second reading, to settle
the State debt at 1908, was, after
some parliamentary discussion, made
the special order for Monday, March
20. In the House, House bill known
as the 'local option law" was put
upon its third reading, and failed
Cor the want of constitutional ma
iority, yeas 81, nays 20, not voting
II. A motion to reconsider the vote
was entered.
In the Senate, on the Goth, the
Governors appointment of his broth
IL, DR., A. w. Hawkins, as commits
ioner of agriculture, was confirmed
~ a vote of 10 to 10. Senate bill
o prevent unjust determinations by
abroad companies in the way of
reights passed third reading. In
he House, several members rose to
question Of privilege relative to
he protest of the bakers dozen of
ow-taxers, and denounced the doc
Lment as containing cowardly insin-