The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-01-30
STATE LEGISLATURE.

today with Gov. Buchanan at tho helm.
The new Governor has been besieged
with callers all day, and the office-seek-
ers, it seems, with renewed zeal haye de-
termined to make combined assault
upon him in order to settle their sus-
pense, once for all. Many of the applt-
cants are not able to stand the expense
they are mourning while waiting here,
and some of them, at least, will go away
empty-handed. There will be also
yawnlng deficiency in their exchequer.
Capt. Henry Norman has been duly in
stalled as private secretary and Adju-
tant-General, with Laps d. McCord, Jr.,
as his assistant. The Governor has not
made any nominations yet, and it is
given out that he will not for several
days to come.
The Nashville Coal Oil Inspectorship
may be considered settled, and John II.
Mcdowell is the man. This is given out
ON good authority, and there is pro-
nounced objection to it, especially here
in Nashville. The reason is given that
not even one man here has indorsed
Mcdowell for the place, but, on the
other hand, the Democratic organiza-
tions have unanimously indorsed Jack
Reeves. But Mcdowell has certainly
done great deal for the new Governor,
and according to the eternal fitness Of
things, it would appear that Ito the
victor belongs the spoils."
Eth B. Wade will be Superintendent
of Prisons.
j. II, Haynie will be Superintendent
of the Capitol, and the Commissioner of
Agriculture will go to West Tennessee.
and most probably to a Shelby County
Alliance man, but who he will be it Is
hard to predict. r
1t is already apparent that one of the
main questions which is to engage the
attention of this General Assembly is
the regulation of railroads in freight
and passenger traffic.
Several bills have been introduced to
compel railroads to have separate cars
for white and colored passengers, and
also to'make it punitive offense to dis
criminate between localities in the car
rying of freight. The popular demand
appears to be for a railroad commission
similar to the one in Mississippi and
Georgia.
The Louisville g. Nashville system is
very much aroused, and has summoned
attorneys here to work against the
proposed bills, and they are not losing
any time in canvassing the matter with
the members. The lobby may as we'll
be said to be on, but the Indications are
that the rural members especially are
set in their determination to rectify the
alleged abuses, and the chances are
good that Gov. Buchanan will be vested
with the power to appoint commission
of three who will take the complaints
in hand with salary of $4,000 per
annum each for the work.
The Commercial Club Of this city is
taking the initiative in the demand for
a commission, and recites the fact that
the city with the supposed largest pop
ulation in the State has virtually only
ono railroad running into 1t, and that in
fact the entire State is at the mercy of
the Louisville & Nashville system. A
bitter fight is on, and bids fair to be
breezy and newsy.
Ex-Gov. Robert L. Taylor left for his
new home at Chattanooga this morning,
and his ex-Adjutant-General, NJ. M.
Hope, who was in Office just one week,
leaves for Chattanooga tonight.
If the sick list of members increases
at the rate it has for the past few days
the Assembly will soon have to adjourn
for the want of a quorum.
I, L. bod
for several days, but is improving.
Senators West, Rivers, Davis, Shinauls
and Coates are also sick, and in the
House this morning twelve members
were excused on account of sickness.
All of them have la grippe, and IL
seems to be of very virulent type.
The Senate this morning held a very
brief session. Among the new bills in
troduced were the following:
BY Mr.. CASTLE: To extend the privil-
ege OF voting anywhere in the county to
physicians.
BY Mr.. Neil: An act to amend Sec
tion 1, Chapter 242, acts Of 1883, being
Section 2,132 OF Milliken g. Vertrees
complication of laws Of Tennessee, en-
titled, "An act to provide relief for sol
diers from Tennessee in the army of
the late Confederate States who lost
their eyes while engaged in battle; also
Federal soldiers from Tennessee in like
condition who are not pensioners under
the United States Government, so as to
inclnde all soldiers of the late Confcd-
crate States who lost one eye, one leg
or one arm in battle, and for the relief
of the same.'
The House got down to business in
earnest, and after the introduction Of
new bills took up and passed several on
their third reading. Among the new
bills were these: ~
BY Mr.. Avery: Declaring 1T a nisde-
meanor for a tenant or sub-tenant to
dispose OF crops or any part OF crops
until the rent is paid.
The bill reserving from garnishment
sl0o Of laborer's wages for himself,
500 for his wife and $50 for each child,
was tabled.
BY Mr.. Boyle: To repeal Section 5,474
of the Milliken and Vertress Code, and
Section 4,707 OF Thompson and Steeger's
Code.
The bill to amend Section ~, Chapter
142 of the Acts of 1879, providing for the
of street railway companies
was rejected.
BY Mr.. Boyle: To amend the act re-
quiring parties convicted Of misde-
meanor to work out the costs.
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