The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-03-31
At THE CAPITOL.
DuBoss Impeached BY the House
Watkins Bill-Penitentiary
Matters-Sensation in
the House.
Special corrsspondsnes BuGEErrs.

Special Correspondence BULLETIN.
/, NASHVILLE. March ga Ger
tain prominent business man of this
CITY remarked few days since that
the present legislature had taken W
all of its time with two towns-Mem'
phis aud Chattanooga. The Wat
kins bill providing for the appoint
ment of chief officers of the city
by the governor has been the cause
of the presence of many Chatta-
oogans at the capitol, and if the
lobby can get In their work as they
did with tie Malone fee bill it will
become a law. But the Bluff City,
not to be 0ut.done by her mountain
sister, has varied the program
somewhat. Her latest production
is the impeachment Of Judge Julius
j. DdBose by the house of repre-
sentatives, and it nov only remains
/ for the senate to slaDd by this; but
as that body and the house have
be en- working somewhat at variance
of late, possibly with the aid of the
lobby the good judge may retain
his office. This matter has taken
almost the entire attention OF the
house for several days. The matter
after much discu sion was referred
to special com mittee of five, of
which Mr.. Jones of Hardeman was
chairman, and on Saturday last the
committee made a majority and
MAJORITY report, the maj oritY recon-
mending the prosecution of the
articles of Impeachment on the trial
| thereof before the senate and the
minority opposing. On Saturday
last the time was taken up in dis
cussion and just before adjournment
the resolution for impeachment was
adopted by a vote of eight to five,
nine net voting. Yesterday three
managers were elected by the house
to take charge of the i'm parchment
Nothing can be said definitely as to
what action the senate will ia Ike.
Although the feeling against Ou-
Bose is strong. his friends are work.
ing very hard for him.
The defeat OF the Malone fee
bill in the senate is too old to be
discussed, but it shows what hold
the lobbyists have OH the senate, it
being much easier to control than
the house, probably on account OF
its number.
The party lines were drawn
tighter on the penitentiary bill than
any before the present session.
Friday Mr.. Baker, who is the leader
-ot-the republicans in the house,
operly asked if the democrats were
going to table every amendment
Offered by the repu blicans. and be-
ing informed in the MIGHT'VE repIed |
he only wanted to know so as TO be
informed how to meet the demo-
Gratis. Later he told a mum Der of |
representatives the republicans had
an amendment to each section of |
the bill aud if the democrats should |
table any one he would have the
roll called on all of them, which |
would require many days. The
democrats begun to grow desperate
and resolved to hold an ali-nIght
session, provided they could get
enough of The number TO stand by |
until the final vote was reached.
This, however, was not necessary,
and on Saturday it was passed with
no other amendments except those
of the senate. The democrats knew
the bill was the result of hard work
tor weeks and felt that it should be
passed. viii e the republicans wish
ed to use it in the next Camp igE.
1t was passed by strict arty
vote.
Quite a sensational statement
Was made in the house last Wednes-
day bv Mr.. WIlliford in regard tn
house bill No. 145 providing pro-
lection iOr manufacturers aud bot
tiers 0i ale, neer and mInera wat
ers. Mr.. WIlIfurd stated that
early ia January the sergeaut-at-
arms had handed him a bill, saying
some one had requested him to IN
trOduce it, which he did without
looking at the biI. Since then
some one had told him that Ger
tain person was to receive money II
the till should pass. On this ac~
count he wished to withdraw the
bill and declared that the person
who sent him the bill was a "dirty
dog" If he had or was TO receive
money for the passage of the bill.
Aud upon the house clamOring for
the name of the person, after mo-
ments hesitation, he calmly an
nounced the name of Mr. Ralph
DAVIS. This person was not in the
house at the time, but SION came in,
and taxing Mr.. Williford aside,
they were soon talking with excited
gestures. When they returned, Mr..
Davis made a statement and asked
for the name of the person giving The
iuforma ton. MIR. WIIliforl refuseh
TO give it, and Mr.. DAVIS getting
very excited denied having received
any money aud ask Ell that COM
mittee be appointed to in vestigate
t! e charges, which the speaker did.
The contested election case OF