The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-06-20
NASHVILLE LITTER.
The Work Of the Extra Session Retrieved
By Our Correspondent.
Prof S. G.. Gilbrath Named By
Frank Smith as His Sue
cessor.
FROM OUR REGULAR coRREspoSpEyrl

FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
The work Of the extra session is a
patchwork Of incongruities thrown to.
gether without system or idea OF
equality many items Matched in whims
or prt1udioes aud all constituting a
hodgepodge OF jumbled and imme-
thodical confusion. In all the differ
ences the two houses squabbed aud
quarreled over, involving the appoint.
ment OF successive conferences and
disagreements, there was little OF
principle involved, except in the lease
feature. Bills were patched up in
some shape on all the six matters SUBJ
mitted by the governor and one not
submitted, i e., bill to supply the
omitted amendments to The assess
ment law. Nearly everything Of inn
portance was crowded down to the
last moment and both houses we're
legislating on the same subject at once
and without time properly to adjust
their difference.
The penitentiary bill was the main
contention, for upon that the lobby
was most persistent. The real squab-
BILE was narrowed to this, that the
senate wanted the lease made to the
highest biddsr and the house would
Iaot have it, but was dead set on let
ting them to Jere Raxter. The bill as
the house wanted it might as we'll
have said ''to JeFe Baxter at his own
price, for that was openly known to
be Its meaning. The house never
could be brought to "the highest and
best bidder" idea, and the inal COM
promise gave the commissioners power
te lease the surplus oonyicts that can
not be used in mines or 10 work on
the new prison ''for tho best interest
OF the State" The lobby will now
discuss with the commissioners what
that best interest is, and two to ont
Jere will get them, as he ought to if
he pays enough for them We are tc
have only $40 celia, and persons who
contemplate patropizing the new pal
ace must speak early for rooms, as
there will be only one room for two
+. men, The commissioners are to re
oeive $a,250 each, one is to belong tc
another party and one is to be sup
4 posed to be an expert. They predicted
!. that suppositiou Of Mcdowell, yor
. remember, and his experts atlveness wal
e acquired in the bull ding Of an eigh
r cell Jail and q ten foot culyert. Ful
{ cher& Go. are to be bs paid for actua
!. work and material furnished and ther
\ the cam pissieness are TO make al
equitable adjustment Of what else ma
l. be due the firm and submit it to tn
}. next legislature for settlement,
8. The revenue bill was she subject o
g the Aain kilkenny disturbance, AM
now that II 10 over, it is nearly as har,
7 to tell what they were iawing over a
2 it Is to tell what is 10 the hill until
ls is printed. The members raised an
h lowered salaries and tAings withou
D. rule just as the whim OF the body har
g. pened to be. Privileges have bee
A. usually adjusted heretofore on som
le sort OF calculation as to the benefit tn
le privilege was getting, or the damae
d he did SOCIETY, but now there is neithe
\. rhyme, reason nor nationality in i
Il but q general rough and tumble rattl
oil trap reaching out alter the glue with
K ont reference to whether it helps, ,hurI
le or hinders, The house made an eve
twenty amendments to the bill an
~ then sat down and swore by tho grei
lR horned spoon that ii would die rigl
there. The FIRST one was to make Ii
'r, tax on abstract companies $z5 instaa
OF $50 and every single one of thel
was about Of that tremendous life an
!. death importance. The senate wou
~ kick back over some fifteen cent 70
as ture, and balance itself on It's ear an
to call on the gods TO witness its dete
u minstion to stand pat. When Il
- 70 last moment came and the eonieren'
10 committees had sweltered and swo
at. themselves to a frazzle, both sid
g, yielded a little. and there was a litt
IVY IVY shaving off and alapping on and Il
nd bill passed,
Sc, The extra session was hardly a far,
lc 1t was more OF tumble. If we a
going to have this sort OF legislatul
in the future, il would pay Us to
Ter. out orr legislation BY the lob.
ez. Prof. S G GiIbrath wa. named
Frank smith as bis spco. asor. I
ar governor was willing to send in
name and permit Capt Smith to h
over, but he refused to do il N
ay- that he is gone, slaughtered in
house OF lis iriendsand the eonspirs
III ~; OF Republicans TO down him hecar
TO-" of his fidelity to Democracy aud
powerful effectiveness in East Tenr