The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1893-04-07
Special Correspondence BULLErIN.

Special Correspondence BULLETIN.
NASHVILLE. April 4.-The fall
ure of one of NashvIlle's best banks
through the speculatIons of one man
in futures, has opened the eyes OF
the people to the enormitY of this
great evil. Although there Is not
much more time left TO the Legis-
Iature, it should take this matter
mp and place bucket-shop gambling
on the same plane as faro or any
other game of chance.
One reason why the Anti~oprion
bill failed in 'the United States Con-
gress was that some of the members
thought 1t would be in opposition to
States Rights, so 1t now remains
for the states themselves to take up
this matter, and now, just at a time
when one of the evils resultant
from this form of gambling has
been so forcibTy brought before the
people, would be time when a good
bill touching this could be carried
through the legislature, provided
the lobby did not get in some of
their work on the senate. 1t is a
sad thing, indeed, that this body
has so given itself up to the lobby
ist at this particular time when so
many important bills are up for
consideration. One of their last es~
capades is the rejection of MIR. Till
mans bill TO require court clerks,
trustees, sheriffs and other county
officials to make semi-annual re
ports of the amount of money col
lected by them. AS some papers
said not long ago in speaking of the
passage of the Aust bill and rejec-
ton of the Malone bill, that the
farmer only affected a few State of
ficials while the latter affected every
county in the State, just so the
Miburn bill affects the counties.
But why havn't the people the
same right to know how much their
county officials get as we'll as those
employed by the State?
The age of Consent bill, as passed
by the senate last Friday. is the
House bill with several amend
ments. The House had already
chan ged the age from sixteen years
and one day, but the senate almost
made a new bill out Of it. 1t now
has amendments making the Sc
duction of a girl under twelve a
hanging offense; over twelve and
under sixteen punishable by a term
in the penltentiary. 1t also re-
quires the girl to prove her former
virtue.
Mr.. Ellis bill to reduce coal oil
fees from % cents per barrel to 10
cents per barrel passed the House
last Wednesday by a vote of 1913 to
1914 not voting. The senate
killed it.
Mr.. Witherington's bill to amend
the uniform ballot law by allowing
a variation OF one-quarter (amend-
ed from one-halt inch) inch each
way was passed by the House We'd
nesday and Mr.. SampselPs bill to
repeal the Durtch law was rejected
on the same day.
The senate on Thursday passed
resolution TO exclude from the
floor all persons except mem bers,
State officials, clerks, newspaper
men and women, but reconsidered
this on Friday.
The senate bill TO appropriate
money for Confederate soldiers pass
ed the House Thursday.
Mr.. Morris bill providing district
tax assessor instead of general
county assessor, was passed by the
House Thursday with the amend
ments that no member of a county
court be elected tax assessor, that
the present assessors shall not be
removed from office or effected by
the bill, while the amendment to
make it 60 into effect January 1,
1894 instead of January 1, 1897 was
reconsIdered and rejected after be,
ing adopted.
The assessment bill is now under
consideration by the House and is
being adopted section by section.
The Nashville Bond bill for the
purpose of raising money for build
ing bridges ana approaches on
Broad and Church streets was pass
ed by the senate yesterday.
Mr.. Newsom yesterday intro,
duced bill in the House to define
the terms lobbyist" and lobbying
and require registration of lobbls (
aud statements from them and tC
declare violation of the provision:
of this act felony and to provide
punishment therefor. This is sup
posed to strictly pertain to the
House as the senate is so free from
such influences.
Mr.. Doyle, Saturday afternoo
introduced a joint resolution in the
House that the legislature adjourn
sine die at midaight Monday, Apr
10, which land over.
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