The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-03-13
STORMY TIMES IN THE SENATE
Legislative Notes,

ny the senate was Mr.. CaStlle ) Dill pro-
viding for Bureau of Mine and Labor
statistics. The bill provides for the
establishments of a State department,
10 be Styled the Bureau of Labor and
Mining Statistics. 1t shall be under
the control Of some officer, who shal be
known as the commissioner of Labor
statistics and Mines. He shall be ap
pointed by the Governor, with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate, and
shall hold his office for the term of two
years. He shall have his office at the
Capitol and receive salary of $1,000
per year and his necessary travelling
expenses. He shall be allowed one
clerk with a salary OF $500 q year; His
duties shall be the collection, arrange
ment and presentation in an annual re-
port of statistical details relating to all
departments of labor and mines in the
State, especially in relation to the com
mercial, industrial, social educatlonal
and sanitary conditions of the laborlng
classes, and to the permanent prosperity
of the productive industries OF the State.
The commissioner shall give bond
Of $4,000 and devote his whole time to
the duties of his office, inspecting all
mines and collieries being worked i'll
The State once every three months, and
1t shall be lawful for him to enter and
inspect any mine in the State, or works
and machinery thereto pertaining, or t.
any mill or factories whore human life
is to be protected, and the owners of all
such establishments are required to
furnish him all Information or assist
ance i'll their power. He shall also be
empowered to send for persons and
papers and to examine witnesses under
oath, and such witnesses shall be sum
mOned in the same manner and PAID
the same fees as Witnesses before d
Justice of the Peace. 1t shall be the
duty of the proprietor of any mining or
manufacturing establishment where
loss OF life shall occur by accident, con-
nected with the working of such bust
ness, to give notice of the same to the
Commissioners, together with the sub
sequence recovery or death OF the
victim. The proprietor shall also sum
mon Coroner and COrOner's jury anu
return the verdict to the Commissioner,
with all the testimony in the case. Up
ON the receipt OF these facts the Com
missioner shall, without delay, investi-
Gate the matter and take such steps to-
prevent recurrence of the accident As
can be devised within the limit OF hui
man skill, The proprietor who fails to
give such Information as required above
shall be subject to a fine of not less than
5000 or more than $500, with all costs
accruing thereon.
The expenses of this department
shall not exceed $4,000. The office of
Inspector of Mines is merged into the
office of the Commissioner thus created,
and the laws-regulating his Office shall
apply to the new officer, except where
they come in conflict with the prOVlS-
ions OF the new bill.
There was unanimous expression OF
sentiment in favor of the protection
thus afforded the laboring man. Mr..
Pubbs said the bill did not meet all the
requirements of the case, but he hoped
this experiment could be improved on
bY succeeding legislatures. The bill
passed without dissenting vote.
Mr.. Long, when Introducing his bill
against prize fighting, said that the hu,
manity of all present would commend
his bill, and it was passed without dis
sent. Other measures of interest were
the bills fixing the third Thursday OF
every May as Confederate Decoration
Day, and changing the Circuit Court of
Davidson County to the first Monday
in March, the fourth Monday in May
and the second Monday in October.
Senator Polk introduced new bill
directing railroad assessors to divide
the total stock OF the road, computed at
it's market value, by the number of
miles of the road and to assess each
mile in his district at the value obtained
in the result.
A bill to provide for broader cur
riculum for common schools, has passed
the senate. 1t provides for the addition
of geometry, algebra, bookkeeping,
physiology, hygiene and rhetoric In ad-
dition to the common school course, at
the option of the students. 1t was car
ried by vote of 2j to 3.
Mr.. Morris bill, which passed the
Senate last Friday provided that the
Judges OF county courts n0T6dlI6T Shall
be directed to have brought before the
court children between the ages of g and
Is years, found begging or vending ar
ticIeS equivalent to mendlcancy, or
destitute, or whose parents are insane
or drunksrds, or who frequent the
company of lewd and obscene persons,
or found wondering in streets and al
~leys without visible means of support.
Such children shall be committed to the
State industrial school, where they
Oh q ha liant a the dissertation of the
directors until 81 years of age. Hereto
fore the State has appropriated $50
year for the support of children in the
school and $50 has been assessed upon
the county, The bill provides that the
whole amount shall come from the
State Treasury hereafter, as trouble has
been experienced in collecting the
county subsidy. NJ Alexander OPP
posed this appropriation, but the Senate
expressed itself as heartily in sympathy
with this noble charity, and the bill was
passed with only four dissenting votes.
1t was stated that of the seVenty-three
bows who have graduated from the inSti
tuition sixty-nine have excellent posi-
tons.
Fifteen thousand dollars year for
two years has been appropriated for the
support of the Peabody Normal College
at Nashville.
A bill has passed the Senate compell-
ing corporations to pay their employees
in money, and not IN scrip.
Resolutions of sympathy with Maj.
j. II. Akin in tie loss by death of his
relative Mrs. q. w. Anthony, were
adopted by the House.
A bill to prohibit the running of
freight trains on Sunday has passed the
House. Each violation of the law car
ries with il fine of from 81 ,0C0 to $1,000.
| The general impression is that the bill
will fail in the Senate.
The bill to prevent the hauling of cot
ton seed between the hours of sunset
and sunrise, was rejected by the House.
| The Senate passed the bill to pension
confederate and federal soldiers not
provided for by the general govern
ment.
Senator Polk has introduced a bill
making auy judge using or having in
his possession the free pass of any rail
road, incompetent to preside in any
law suit in which the interests of any
railroad are involved.
STORMY TIMES IN THE SENATE.
The 4 meTienn of yesterday contains
the following report of the proceedings
| of the Senate the day beforei
After the reception Of several new