The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1897-02-20
at least $4,000, and probably more.

The festive lobbyist must now
beware, for the stripes of felony are
likely to adorn his willy parsonage.
The lobby law makes it a felony
or anyone to attempt to influence
4 legislator to cast his vote for or
again st any measure by any means
which do not appeal strictly to his
Judgment. The use of money as
4 bride would, of course, cause the
lobbyist to don the stripes, and any
kindof coercion would fall within
the law.
The anti-cigarette law prnhibits
the sale or giving away Of cigaretts
Or cigarette paper, or the import
alton of the same into the state for
sale. The law goes into effect ON
May /, and not April l, as is fire.
quently thought.
The three laws relative to the
salaries of Attorneys-General pro-
vide, in brief, that every Attorney
General in the State shall receive
a yearly salary of $500 per year
Attorneys-General in counties of
$4,000 and over are allowed to sp.
peint an assistant at $1,000 pei
year. and county courts in coun'
ties of 10000 and over are author
lied, whenever they deem it expe'
dent, to appropriate additional
compensation not to exceed $1,000
per year.
When the Legislature recon
venes on March 1t will be con
fronted by number of important
measures. The fellow servants bill
has passed the Senate and viii
then come up before the House
The Estes fee bill, which wal
passed by the House, is still in thu
hands of the Senate Finance, Way
and Means Committee. The UT
will be returned to the Senate will
numerous amendments, and it !
possible that the committee will
draft a new bill entirely. The as
sessment and revenue bill will b
considered by a sub-cOmmitte
during the present recess. 1t
thought that the bill introduced b.
Mr.. Caldwell will be taken as
basis on which to frame a complet
bill.
The railroad commission bill hs
failed in the House A motion t
reconsider was entered on the jOul
nal. When this motion is Gale
up the bill will be gently laid ava
among the relics of aspiring pei
ticians. 1t may be stated on ur
doubted authority that three {
four of the members who wei
bull.dozed and coerced into votin
for this bill will, when it is taken u
again, assert their true conviction
and cast negative vote.
After the recess the Senate wi
take up the bill which was passe
by the House and which relegat'
the State Board of Assessors an
Equalizers to the merciful shad,
of the past. The Senate will al:
have TO pass npon the.bills authori
ing the people to vete on the que
ton of calling constitutional col
vention, and also a measure know
rs the gold contract bill.
The passage of the bill sppropr
ating $4,000 to the Tennessee Gel
tennial Exposition is fresh in Il
minds of the public. The passal
of the bill to abolish the office
Superintendent of the Capitol
also we'll known to $40 fearful a
plicants for that flee.
Speaking of an interview viii
Senator Gillian Saturday, Il
Memphis Scimiter Gays: GAS to IL
bill, about which so much anxiet
Is felt by ofiiceholders and the pu
lie alike, Senator Gillian says TIL
it will be considered by the Sena
Committee during recess, and aft,
the General Assembly reconven'
its report will be ready. The bi
Senator Gillian feels confider
will never go through in anythir
like its present shape. 1t will cit
er be radically amended or cut !
into several small bills, all Gale
lated to remove the dissatisfaction
provisions of the present measure
Tedford's Blood cure is the late
rage, for all diseases arising fro