The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-02-03
m AND AROUND THE CAPITOL.
Removal Of the Penitentiary-The
Fee Question Some Bills
Discussed.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Feb. /,

King is still looking Tor the par
don that never came. Such is &
summary of the main events as the
capitol since the beginning of the
year.
/ Bate was nominated unani'
mously for reelection by the dem.
ocratic caucus. although the Taylor
men did a lot of wire pulling
Taylor in a speech on the night Of
the caucus after the nomination had
been made. gracefully accepted his
defeat, but he did not then, and
does not now, think the will of the
people was expressed by the eau
Gus. He delivered his lecture
"The Fiddle and the Bow" at the
Gospel Tabernacle for the last time.
a few nights ago. He is now en-
gagged in getting out one entitled
"Fools." He says since the cleo
ton of senator he IS better pre-
pared than eyer to get up this lee
ture. He intends putting on his
admission tickets this:
Lecture on 'FoO!s' BY One OF
them. Admit One"
Rather a unique ticket.
Governor TurneY's Inauguration
at home seems to be a precedent,
which some are afraid Of. as they
are doubtful of the legality of an IN
auguration away from the peoples
capitol. His message to the legIsla>
ture covers all the main questions
now pending and his suggestions
are invaluable. As the American
says, 1--WE now have governor.
The hard feeling against Buchanan
seems to have died out somewhat
His generosity in his last acts were
worthy of any governor, but he
will never more rise to that esteem
in which he was once held. His
not pardoning King was a little sur
prise to some. King is likely now
to hold his pusitiOn for some time.
King is doing no kind of work at
all, as is also the case with hum
dreds of the con victs on account of
the Coal Greek troubles, last sum-
mer. Right here we might say
something OF the pententlary, as the
building of a new one is under con-
sideration by the present legislature.
We made a visit over there some
time since to see King, but he was
i'll and would see no one. On going
through we found 1t very crowded
indeed. the Coal Creek conVlcts
being sent bacA, it made things
much worse. The prison does not
seem very healthy, and is also get
ting old, having heen built before
the war. The legislature is now
discussing the removal of the PEN
ItentiarY to some place away from
town. Some have suggested that
the state buy large coal field, and
put 1t there, so as not 10 have con-
Wet labor conflict with free labor.
which seems to be very good
suggestion.
Another important act just
passed by the Legislature is the reg
ulation of the state salaries. The
governor, $4,000; secretary of state,
$4,000; treasurer, $500; Comp
troiler, SO, 800. Some claim that
under this law the treasurer's office
will be as fat as ever, Or while the bill
mentions the treasurer. it says moth
ing of insurance commissioner, who
is enc and the same person. The
treasurer as Insurance commissioner.
can still collect his commission
from that source. Others claim
that as servant of the state he has
no right to take any fees, which
might accrue to HIM serving the
state in any capacity. 1t remains
to be seen, if the bill is not recon
sidered, how 1T will stand the test.
Another important question is
the recomm endatIon for the better
road law, and fence law, adjusted
SO as to meet the existing conditions.
For some time past the people
have been making demands on the
legislature for better roads and a
law that would not compel them
TO spend all their time end money
on materials for fences. In some
communities timber is scarce, aud
the people do not feel able to put
up expensive wire fences 1t is to
be hoped, as this legislature seems
to be so much above the average OF
Tennessee's legislatures, that the
people will get sohe relief on this
score.
Another question which is peril
Gus to the farmer in some parts of |
the state is the sheep and dog aw.
Although this does not pertain to
West Tennessee as much as to some
other parts of the state, neverthe
less if there was sOme sort of legis-
latiOn against the dog, mixing the
raising of sheep more easily, she
would soon be up with the Others
in wool producing. Several bills
with this end in view have been in
troduced, but as yet none have
been passed.
The present legislature has more
spirit aud determination about IT
than any Tennessee has hal for some
time. The people also expect much
OF them, and from the present out
OOk the penple will get larger
amount of good legislation from this
body of representatives aud senators
than from any body for some time
past. l.. 3.