The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-03-24
At THE CAPITOL.
The Penitentiary Bill-Age Of Con-
sent Bill-Railroad Terminal
Bill-Judre Dubose.
special Correspondence BULLETS.

Special Correspondence BULLETIN.
NASHVILLE. March 21.-Three
important bills have been acted
upon during the last week by either
house or senate. Thursday last the
penitentiary hill passed the senate
on third reading. On the same day
the railroad terminal bill passed the
house, and on Friday following
passed the senate and General Fife
went to Winchester on a special
aud secured Governor furney's
signature. Friday the age of con
sent bill, with an amendment passed
the house.
Work was commenced on Friday
afternoon on the site for the new
depot and it seems as if the work
is to be pushed through at once.
The work of erecting the building
will be commenced as soon as the
com pany can be organized. Chiel
Engineer Bradford of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad and Chief
Engineer Hunter McDonaId-of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
Louis road have charge of the work.
Mr.. Bradford reached here from
Louisville Friday morning.
The penitentIary bill will likely
pass the house but not possibly
until some changes are made.
The age of consent bill has yet
to 20 through the senate. 1t was
amended by the house so as TO
read "16 years aud one day" instead
OF "1S years" An amendment was
also added that the man could not
be convicted of rape on the wO-
mans testimony alone This amend
ment almost kills the original in
tention of the persons presenting
the bill. There was much discus
Sion aud the galleries were crowded
with ladies at the time 1t was passed
by the house.
Yesterday the DuBose committee
reported In favor of parchment,
aud is still under discussion at this
writing. The article in the consti>
tuition In regard to the impeach
ment reads as follows: tine Gov
ernOr, Judges of the Supreme Court,
Judges of Interior Courts, Cham
cellors, Attorneys for the State,
Treasurer, Comptroller and Secre>
tary of state shall be liable to inn
parchment whenever they may III
the opinion of the House of Repre-
sentatIves, commit any crime in
their official capacity which may
require disqualification, but judg-
ment shall only extend to removal
from office and disqualification to fill
any office thereafter" The word
causing so much trouble is "crime. "
Some hold that it is in contradis-
tinction to the word "misdemeanor"
meaning felony, and if this is the
case there are no constitutional
grounds for the impeachment.
On the other hand it is held that the
word "crime" has a broader mean
ing than lis technical sense, and
does not mean crime as in ordinary
judicial proceedings, but embraces
any thing which the opinion of the
house of the representatives require
disqualification. The latter view, or
some similar constituting Of the word
is likely to prevail as IN ost of the
house is in favor of impeachment,
and will not easily be carried aside
by questions like this. Memphis is
getting up quite bad reputation.
Nothing further has been done in
the Davis case. He did not vote
on the age of consent bill. New bills
continue to pour in every day as if
the session was only beginning. 1t
is quite likely that the end of the
time allowed will find both houses
with more bills than at any time
during the session. Although not
favorably thought OF, it may be
necessary to call an extra session.
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