The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-01-30
MondaI,sIProeeedings.

Monday'sIPrOeeedings.
Mr.. Stroud presented the following
Senate joint resolutions:
Whereas, there is a measure known as
the Federal Election bill now pending
in the United States Senate; and,
Whereas, the passage of said measure
would be a long stride toward the trans
formation of our American institutions
into military despotism. only anoth-
or being necessary to reach the fearful
elimination toward the overthrow of
our American form OF government the
"best the world ever saw" namely the
empowering of the President of the
United States to declare martial law
wherever his will might lead him to
make such declaration; and
WWhereaS, the former step being taken
the latter would follow AS natural
sequence, leading to the foul consum-
nation of multiplied disasters. Their
fore. in view of our perilous situation,
be it
resolved by the General Assembly of
the State of Tennessee, that we call up
on Democratic Legislatures in every
section of our land not only to withhold
appropriations at this time to the Cos
lumbar Exposition to he held at Chica-
go, but in the event of the passage OF
said measure to discourage their people
from attending said eXpositioni and we
appeal to the patriotic members of both
parties to rally together for the defeat
of such dangerous and un-American
egislation.
Lies over under the rules.
The Senate having received message
from the Governor, went into executive
! seSsiO,
The following nominations made by
| the Governor, and sent to the Senate,
| were cOncurred in, to wit: For Super
intendent of Public Schools, w. X. Gar
| rett, of Davidson; Suprintendent of
State Prison, Eth B. Wade, of Ruther-
| ford; for Commissioner OF Agriculture,
ID. g. GodWt If Shelb,s
No other business OF Importance was
| transacted, and both bodies adjourned
| To meet in joint convention, to elect
Treasurer and Comptroller. The demo-
cratic caucus nominees, M. r: ouse, for
Treasurer and J. w. Allen, for Comp
troller, were elected by strict party
votes.
THE HOUSE.
The following new bills were intro
| duced:
BY Mr.. MnMilIani To amend the law
to prevent the selling, giving or furn-
ishing of whisky to a husband who is an
nabitual drunkard.
By Mr. Casselberry: To require all
railroads to stop at the county seats OF
every county through which they pass
or the station nearest the county seat,
and provide accommodations for pas
| sengers and baggage,
| By Mr.. McCielland: Requiring the
clerks of courts to pay into the State
| trea, ury all the uncl lin Ell mon ~ in
| their possession.
The House RECEIVED the announce
ment from the Senate that that body
had amended the House joint resOiutiC n
concerning a recess so as to make IL
| read from Saturday, January 81 to Feb
ruary 10th. n motion to concur was
made and failed; there being 4G ayes and
| 10 noes, a quorum not voting. The OPP
ponentS to concurrence refrained from
! voting as their only method of breaking
| the quorum. Later quorum was devel-
| oped upon a special call of the roll and
| the matter OF adjournment freely dis
cussed. a motion to concur failed on
a viva Voce vote. The motion to concur
| developed a second time the lack of a
quorum, only tifty-siK members answer
ing Ito their. names, Another roll-eal
| showed the presence of seventy-seven
members. Thes question to concur
again came up. There we've several
variegated batteries of Oratory turned
| loose, together with large amount of
! Bedlam. The vote on the question of
concurrence was taken, 50 ayes and q
noes, which was no quorum. The resolu-
| ton was again read; motion to concur
entered and one to table that motion
! followed. The latter failed, and the mo-
ton to concur at last succeeded, 63 ayes,
3 noes, an exact quorum.
| The following HouSe joint resolution
| proposing an amendment to the Con
stitutiOn of the State has been submit
| ted by Representative SheltOn: .
| ReSOLVed by the General Assembly of
| State of Tennessee, that the following
amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Tennessee be and the same is
| hereby proposed, viz: to add to section
| ID of ar ,Icle XII, after the words with
in the State,' these words: Laws for
| the construction, maintenance. work
| ing and laying out of public roads, and
laws detin NJ and Establishing legal
| fences or aDOlishing all fences; also
! laws regulating elections in this State.
ReSOtUed further, that the foregoing
| proposed amendment be aud the same
| is hereby reierred'tO the Legislature to
| be chosen at the next general election
for members of the General Assembly,
and that the Governor or other proper
officer shall cause the same to be pub
| liSbed for six months previous to the
day of said cleo ion, as provided by law.
Nothing of general interest was done
| in either branch of the legislature
Thursday. a number Of new bills were
| introduced and several local bills passed
on their final reading.
Wednesdays Proceedings.
In the Senate the following new bills
were introduced and passed on their
first reading. By Mr.. Clear: TO regu-
late and equalize the salaries of public
officials. The oil ct of the bill is to put
Supreme Court Clerks, Chancery,
Circuit, County Clerks and Registers on
Sala res, and in no case to EXCEED $4,000,
and the excess OF fees collected by said
officials to be paid tOthe County Trus-
tee if for the county, and the Comp
troller if for the State semi annually,
and to prescribe the punishment for
violation of the statute, etc. Counties
having population of less than $1,000,
the Clerks are to have no deputies eX-
cept they be pad by the Clerk, and
counties having between $1,000 and lOO,-
900 are to have one deputy at salary
not to exceed 800 per month. Others
are to have not exceeding three dep
uties, one of whom shall receive salary
not exceeding 800 per month, and the
deputies at $50 and $75.
Mr.. WOodlee: To amend the four
mile law so as to prevent the sale of il
tOxicating liquors near public or prl-
vate school; passed. MIR. Goodpasture:
To provide tor more Just and equal laws
for The collection of taAes.
Mr.. Folks bill known as the "Co-
laborer Bill'' or a bill to hold railroads
and corporations responsible for in
juries inflicted by the negligence, in
servants or co-laboreIs, came up for
consideration with an amendment Of
fered by the Committee on Corporations
as follows: "To define the liabilities of
common carriers, firms, corporations or
persons using steam or electricity for
motive power, for injuries inflicted up
on cO-labOrers, by reason of negligence,
incompetency or inefffciency of fellow
servants or cO-labOrerS whether in the
same grade of labor or not"
Mr.. Alexander opposed the amend
ment for the reason that it was too
sweeping In its nature, and made a
strike at contributory negligence unjust
to all parti s affected and wrong,
Mr.. Morris and Mr.. Rivers urged the
adoption of the amendment in strong
terms.
Mr.. Early desired postponement of
action on the bill, as he wanted to offer
an amendment. A motion to postpone
was lost.
The amendment was then adopted by
a vote of ayes 10, noes II.
The bill was then put on it's passage.
Mr.. Alexander made another strong
protest against its passage.
On a call of the ayes and noes the vote
stood: Ayes IL, noes II.
The following Senators voted aye:
Messrs. Brown, Goodpasture, Lenox,
Morris, Polk, Reed. Rivers, Chenault,
Thomas. Willis and Speaker Dismukes.
Senators voting no. Messrs. Alexan-
der, Barnes, Castle, Clear, Curtis,
Davis, Galloway, Hearn, Hornsby,
Long, Martin, Neil, Penland, Stroud
Trevathan, Tubb and Woodlee.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special to the H ERALD:
WASHINGTON, D. G. Jan. %, 1891.
Senator Gray made telling point
against the proposed republican gag
rule, now before the Senate, when he