The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-05-23
NASHVILLE LETTER.
A Readable Review Of the Legislatures
Work, Its Personnel, Etc.
Other Items of Interest Relative
to Future Political
Events.
IRON OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

IRON OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
AS II to seal the popular verdict
that it is poor legislature, it seems
determined to stay always with us.
can not remember any legislature that
retired with laurel wreaths and amidst
applause from the outside, and this is
the tirsi one to respond to an encore
raised by itself. II any mortal man
wanted an extra session except the
members, who deliberately created the
necessity for 1t, his name has not been
mentioned. The governor is cruel
now that fresh season of CAB and gas
is inevitable, TO limit them to q paltry
half dozen subjects. They will barely
get up steam on that, and if the same
proportion obtains they will be able to
pass only sixsevenths of one bill. Al
the main performance nearly 1900
bills were introduced and only 219 be-
came laws, 164 OF which are local OF
special, and OF the SIS remaining lesf
than half are of general Importance
So, after all this furry, Illuminating
and Aapdoodling, with forty days
search in the wilderness and seventy
five OF hard work, less than 80 vital
laws are enacted, while as many more
vital and pressingly necessary things
we're left undone.
And yet there was not minute
wasted. 1t took all the time of the
statesmen to restrain the fool mem
bers and ward off fool legislation
This is where the sound and sensibl,
member gets in his best work. Solo
nom is reported to have kicked him
self all over paradise when some Other
fellow said "least governed, best gov
erned," and 'least said, quickest mend
ed" Legislators think they are sem
up to feed the hopper, and if there il
nothing especially necessary to b.
done they want to keep the mill grind
ing, and they dump in all manner o.
grist and give the code the jimjams
The calendar was flooded up to the
high water mark, but the deadly
"table" got in its work well, the fata
pigeon hole licked its chops and few
statesmanic shoulders propped the
sluice gates and adverted deluge.
There are several useful and salu
tary measures enacted, but the laws O
general vital importance may b.
counted on the fingers of one armed
man. This is not to be counted
against them, however, for there ART
few things of real vital concern not al
ready passed into statute.
There are several strong men il
both houses, credit to their peopl
and valiant public servants. In tn
senate are Whitthorne, Cooper, Led
gerwood, Caldwell, Canada, Stoval
Butler and McCarron, and in tn
house Heiskell and half dozen clos
on his heels. | think Whitthorne
the most all around man in either
always there, wide awake, instant
watchful and wise. What matter tina
he is making grand stand play at tn
gubernatorial nomination, if he doe
his work we'll? Cooper is big brair
ed man and his work ON revenue wi
be monument to him, although it
not as complete as I was led to hop
for Caldwell is vocabulary mai
Stovall sledgehammer hitter an
Ledgerwood cycloue. Pillow mad
mistake in having himself hoisted O
the floor where the splendid talen'
were obscured. There are men
both houses who will be heard OF her
after, in both parties, and SON
, score of them are already Iookin
longingly at the governorship, b.
: none of them will get there until Il
' memory of the count is scared owe
Right or wrong, the contest knock'
5 them out II the Republicans hs
known they were going to ontynte