The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senate.

NaS1Vtlle. March 1l.-The general assembly
| did very little work today, the address OF Mr..
Bryan diverting attention In the morning and
The senate rejected Mr. Gillham's bill pro-
yiding that all officials In Memphis mustbe bona
but passed his bill requiring voters in Memphis
municipal elections to pay poll tax before voting.
MT Hammers bill to change the time or nol0, ia
changing the corporate limits OF that Town |;
passed.
var to Issue bonds for school purposes; TO
amend the charter OF Grand Junction; to allow
the mayor and aldermen of Knoxville to levy
tax for Knox county exhibit atfhe Centennial
| city.
The house bill to amend the fish law so that it
may not apply To Gibson and Hardin counties,
passed, amended so as 10 include Crockett.
Hickman. Grundy, Franklin, Marion, Upton
and Fayette counties.
The house bill to require all cities and munici-
palities to use covered patrol wagons for con /
| yeying prisoners from one point to anotherI
The new bills we're:
BY Mr.. Bartlett tby request): To repeal the
act OF 1898 establishing the second Chancery
| BY Mr.. Houks To authorize Knox county to
fund her floating Indebtedness by Issuing $780,
BY Mr.. smlthson: To provide for appeals in
cases where receiver is appointed, and In cases
! where an injunction is dissolved.
| The house resolution to appoint a COMMITTEES
/ to see whether readjustment OF the judicial
circuit Is advisable In order to equaize the work
concurred in.
The house bill making county trustees in
| eligible TO hold office more than four years was
recommended for passage by the judiciary COM
mittee but failed, rs to 8
The House.
Several petitions were presented In tho house
this morning against the Incorporation OF the
Centennial grounds.
MIR. Orchi introduced petition from citizens
of Memphis asking the repeal OF chapter 72, acts
The more important new bills were:
BY Mr.. Baker: To repeal the act establishing
criminal court in the counties composing the
BY Mr.. Craig: To govern and regulate the
business OF life and casualty insurance ON the
By Mr.. Boyie To require voters In Memphis
elections 10 pay their city poll taxes:
By Mr.. MonteVerde: To amend the act pro.
vidinG for the assessment and collection or
revenue
BY Mr. Thompson of Roane: To regulate the
trial and punishment in petit larceny cases be-
fore justices Of the peace.
Senate bills on third reading;
70 allow Union City to laslle bonds Tor e6Tne~
TO authorize the Constructor and protection
of sidewalks In contemporaries towns; passed
Mr. Redman introduced resolution in ref
erence to the charge that people In various coun-
ties were being paid to sign petitions agaanss t 2
attempts were being made TO DrlDo members W
vote against this measure. Inc resoiutlon Pfo- To-
vides for the appointment OF commitIee oi ln-
The senate resolution asking that committee
OF the State and see If there can be TeducIlon2
in clerical forces, and the abolishing OF any Ok
these offices was referred.
Nashville. March 12.-The Thompson railroad
commission bill passed the house this afternoon
after a hard fight by vote OF 81 to A.. Inc ne
she passage OF the bill, was an amendment sug-
gested by the 1ud ciary committee authorizing
ne to appoint the en-, rst wa
adopted-52 TO As. is amended, the bill provides
that the governor shall name the three com
eraI election in November 1885, when the COM
miSsiOnerS will be elected ZOE TWO, TOUR anu si&
years. Amendments were aSo auOpseu pirnnds pirordd
the right TO give special rates Tor the Denent OF
new industries, and also that All appeais lro,n
Of the State This last amendment caught the
votes of Jarvis, Brandon OF Stewart ana Ie"
others for the bin.
The Senate.
resolution introduced by Mr.. Euts, indorsing
the Richardson bill now before congress 70 estaD-
lish military park at Stones River battleneios
was adopted.
BY Mr.. Ellis: To prevent counties and munich
palitIes from providing additional compensation
BY Mr. Cline: To create the office OF county
attorney in all counties having county judges:
BY MI Waddell: To authorize Martin, Weak
ley county to issue bonds for electric light pur-
By Mr. Upton: To authorize the appointment
judicial districts in which there Is no county
with as much as 1000 population. The amount
of such assistants salary is to be 500 per MONTH
By Mr. Evans: To make justices of the peace
give bond for money collected by them
BY Mr. keeney; TO require ali or onoers 5 as Slswn nr
chairmen of county courts to be written OF
printed In ink.
BY Mr. Houk: To prevent whitecapping and
like evils by making the punishment impriSon-
ment in the penitentiary for from three 10
twenty -one years and by full judgment OF In
nrNAf ffcfrrN nj nnQ n
The constitutional convention bills passed
and then Mr.. Ellis, for the finance. ways and
House bills amendatory of the charters OF
Kenton, Trenton, Bristol, Sweetwater, Fayette-
vile and Hartman passed, and the senate ad-
Journed.
Among the petitions presented in the houso
this morning was one by Mr. Norfleet from Mem
phis members of the Railway Conductors Union
asking for the passage of the w-servants'
bill.
from Memphis citizens asking the passage OF the
home fire insurance bill. Several other petitions
on the latter subject were presented.
Mr. Brandon OF Stewart offered a resolution
directing the comptroller to issue his warrant
for the balance of the money due on the prop
erty known as Brushy Mountaia coal lana. The
resolution was adopted.
a resolution thanking Hon. William j. Bryan
for his address to the assembly was adopted
Among the new bills were the follOwlng
BY Mr.. Perry: To prevent discrimination in
freight charges by common carriers
BY Mr., RrleSLky: 10 aukIlOTIZ0 n1dTtIH 10 ISSUE
bonds for electric light purposes.
BY Mr.. Delaney: To prevent baseball play
ing on Sunday.
By Mr. Delaney: To disqualify any officer
or director or any one who has acted as an Of
f1cer or director, OF an insolyent corporation
from being its receiver, assignee or trustee:
The house bill amending the charter of Milan
passed.
The Thompson railroad commission bill was
then taken up and after It was disposed Of Mr..
Stones bill to protect game in Gibson county,
passed.
A few miner bills were also favorably acted
upon and the house adjourned.