The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-02-21
BEFORE RECESS
The Legislature Disposed Of the Fol-
lowing Bills:

lowing Bills:
SENATE.
Bill to change the line between
Johnson and Garter counties. Passed.
MIR. Caldwell presented a petition
from the citizens OF Martin favoring
the appropriation to the centennial.
House bill to establish State board
of pharmacy, to prevent the adultera.
ton of drugs, and to require all who
engage in the practice Of pharmacy
TO register.
Mr.. Rhodes offered an amendment
to strike out the words that apply to
incorporated towns and let the bill
apply to the entire State.
Mr.. Carson spoke in favor OF the
adoption OF the amendment.
Mr. Scales said the measure was
good one, and if the amendment was
insisted on it would invite antagonism
and thereby defeat the bill at this time
Mr.. Weakley said the amendment
was great disadvantage to the small
villages, as it drove the business into
tho hands OF few. He said he would
vote for the bill ifnot amended.
Mr.. Whitthorne said it was very
bad amendment to very bad bill,
and he moved to postpone further con-
sideration until April l.
The motion prevailed and the meas
ure was made special order for that
date.
Bill to release the Selma and Ten.
nessee Valley railroad company from
payment Of taxes for a period Of
twenty-five years. Tabled.
Bill to create court of chancery
appeals, to have three judges, one
from each grand division of the State,
this court to relieve the supreme court
by having jurisdiction of appeals from
the chancery courts.
Mr.. Freeman said he had petition
signed by every member OF the Leba
non bar asking for the passage OF the
bill.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said he would like to
vote for the bill, but was opposed to
creating any more Offices in the State
1t had been the policy OF this general
assembly to make new offices every
few years, and he did not propose tc
take another step in that direction
He said there were enough Office
holders in the State to make a STAND
ing army sufficient to protsct the peo
pie and sufficient to defeat any similar
srmy from the neighboring States
He would not vote to create more.
Mr.. Butler said the only appoint
ments to be made were the thre,
judges and the other offices are to b,
performed by the members Of the su
y preme court. He said he had hopet
J that there would be no opposition h
the bill, as it was OF such necessity
, The courts were 80 far behind that tn
a people could not have their cause
1 heard in a reasonable time. The Gre
{ alton OF the court would be savin
instead OF on imposition of the tai
payers.
n Mr.. Caldwell said some OF the court
' were behind three years. Every Q,
q pedient had been tried to dispose {
n the business in hand, and they coul
r not. as the business had so largely il
4 creased. The vote OF the Senat
\ should be, he said, unanimous.
Z Mr.. McCarron offered an anlenC
v ment to make the bill take effect o
Sept. l, 1895. Rejected.
q The bill passed by vote OF 18 ay,
q to s noes.
The speaker announced that M
% McCarron WAS appointed on the cor
ia mittee OF revenue and assessment
y instead of Mr.. Butler, who had resig
;. ed.
n Bill to maintain the identifcatiC
; OF county lines.
. Mr.. freeman said the bill wou
"a change the method OF forming a cou
r. ty line by making q correct surve
"a instead Of designating the line by j
: Guiding the property Of certain pt
son.
Mr.. Caldwell said the bill was me