The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-03-05

Renkart, to regulate the purity OF
ell, ctions; by Mr.. Clapp, to make
valid certain acts creating corpora
tons; by Mr.. Beal, to amend the
charter of Morristown.
Speaker Clapp announced that
h had appointed Mr.. Thompson on
the Sanitary, Labor and Public
Schools committees; Mr.. Crowder,
on the Sanitary, Railway, Public
Grounds, Education and School;
Mr.. Sheppard on the Penitentiary
and Corporations; Mr.. Hart on the
Railroad and Military and Mr.
Cochran on the Agricultural Com
mittee.
In the afternoon session Mr.. Tay-
lor's bill to authorize the town of
Greeneviiie to borrow money under
certain conditions was taken up on
third reading and passed.
A committee to draft resolutions
in regard to the death of Represen-
tative Lowe was appointed and the
House adjourned.
In the Senate the following new
bills were introduced: BY Mr.. N.Y.
ers, to provide for the registration
of voters in towns of 500 inhabitants
or more; by Mr.. Cobb, to make val
i'd articles and charters of incOrpOr-
alton heretofore taken out under
the general incorporation laws of
Tennessee and acknowledged be-
fore notaries; by MIR. Sparks, to reg.
ulate elections; by Mr.. Long, an
act to repeal chapter 2l0 of the acts
Of 1889, which is the Lea election
law; by MI. Pyott, to incorporate
Lookout Mountain; by Mr.. Burns,
to enlarge the boundaries Of the
city OF Nashville; by MI. Craighead,
to annex certain territory to the
city Of Nashville; by Mr.. PyOtt, an
act to amend chapter l42 of the acts
Of the assembly of 1875; by Mr.,
Penland, to amend chapter 10 Of
the acts of 1868.
House joint resolution to print
1000 copies of the Governors mes.
sage was concurred in.
Mr.. Mynatt was granted leave Of
absence on account of death in his
family.
The Senate then adjourned.
NOTES.
Mr.. Odlum introduced a bill yes
terday to declare speculation ir
theatre tickets privilege and fix
ing license at $500 per annum.
Bills were introduced in both
houses looking to the enlargement
of the bounds of the city of Nash
vile, as to take in large area o
population, principally from thu
Thirteenth District.
Extensively signed calls hav'
been published in the Gallatin pa
pers asking Representative Dis
mukes to become q candidate 70
State Senator. Mr.. Dismuke
stands in the very front rank in tn
House for learning, industry, homes
ty and eloquence, and would repre-
sent worthily any trust conflded t.
him. He is one Of the States com
ng great men.
Senator Sparks arose yesterda.
morning to q very humorous ques
ton Of privilege on the remarks O
the Gossiper in The American
who stated that the Senator had q
much good, old fashioned hors'
sense in q minute rs q mule had il
Ia month. He wanted to know
what sort Of mule was meant
whether y railroad mule a stree
car mule or cOrnfleld mule. Tn,
Iquestion started an abstract discus
sion Of the mule, which proved in
teresting and enlightening.
Mr.. Morris announced in tn,
House that he called conference
Of u joint committee Of the Hous
and Senate to consider the various
election laws, known as the Lee
and Dortch laws. He announce,
the committee as follows: House
Clapp, Marshall, Dismukes, John
son, Stainback, Odlum, Palmer ant
Toilet. Senate-Lea, Dortch, My
ers, Williams, Berry, Crews ant
Craighead. Mr.. Morris explaine'
that the object was to make up tn
laws and find out what conflicts,
any, existed between them. Ate
the conference, Mr.. Morris will cal
a caucus to consider the bill.
Mr.. Myers bill to amend the reg
istration laws provides for the reg
istration of voters in counties hav
irg population of 10000 and il
towns, cities and civil districts hav