The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-04-02
THE LEGISLATURE.
Penltentiary Committee. Report.

Nashville, March 25.-The penitentiary invesS
tigating committee submitted their report to the
house today.
According to the committee there was only
on February last. whereas there should have
been $l52, ,2ls.37. The committee claims that tc
the funds on hand February should be added
the $36, ,S6714, the cost of the penitentary wall,
and S95. 235.28 expended for the maintenance OF
the convicts etc. 1t was never intended. In the
opinion of the committee, that the fund for tho
erection of the penitentiary. purchase OF lands,
etc, should be trenched upon for maintenance
The report Is very lengthy, going considerably
The committee, on the whole, favor the pres
ent system, but recommend several important
changes. The committee found ], ,449 conyicts az
the State prisons, located as follows: AT BruShy
mountain, ATS; at Inman. 1l3; at new prison, 3sl,
and at old prison, 522.
The committee recommends the abolition OF
the dual system of management-thinkS too
much money Is being paid out for salaries,
guards, ETC. recommend the appointment OF
board of commissioners to manage the prison
systems; that one commissioner remain at
BruShy mountain and the other two at Nash
vile; that the governor be given general super
vision of the entire prison system; that more
rigid rules be formulated to prevent unjust pun
ishment of convicts, and that the old prison be-
torn down and divided into lots for the purpose
of sale.
Several other recommendations of minor char
acter are made. Some comment Is made upon
food served at some of the prisons, 1t not being
up to the committees ideas. The committees
says the system was run at loss OF $4,000 or
SoU,UVV LdSG year.
The House.
The greater part of today's session H the
house was taken up on the assessment bill.
About one-third of it was disposed OF. There
were numerous amendments, but most OF them
Amendments were adopted making tho salary
of assessors in Shelby and Davidson $4,000 per
annum and In Hamilton 500.
The new bills were:
BY Mr.. Brandon Of Stewart: To require night
guards in all except FIRE proof 1alls.
SIS, COO for State fairs, each grand division to
have $4,000, provided an association ADDS as
much.
BY Mr. Emmert: To require County Court
clerks to search houses when it is suspected
liquor is sold in violation of the law.
By Mr.. Emmert: To fix road duty at fhree
days.
BY Mr. Beck: To make it a misdemean0r to
sell SilVerware wrongfully marked sterling OK
gold.
by Mr.. Earthman: To authorize County
Courts to purchase and keep blOodhoundS.
By Mr.. Chambers: To require appeals from
the Court of Chancery Appeals within ten nayS
By Mr.. Chambers: To make 1t mlSdemeanor
for railroads to charge more than cents mile
for persons over II years Of age, and 81 cent i0r
BY Mr.. Norfeet: T0provtde that untrue state
ments made in good faith in applicationsior life
BY Mr.. johnson of Smith: To make thu salary
of county superintendents cents per capita
not to exceed 81 200, or be less than $50
BY MT. Delaney: To prevent appear unoer
pauper'S oath when judgment is Tor less tnan So'
The Senate.
The senate this morning confirmed the follow
ing trustees for the Western Hospital ioT tne W
Wilkes, Cedar Chapel; John H. Godwla, Mem
pills.
The WaddeIl uniform text book bill came up
as special order, but Mr.. Fitzgerald offered ar
amendment striking out all after the FIRST sec:
ton and changing the whole scope OF the Dill
This amendment was adopted, and the Dill WaA
made special order for April 2.
More important new bills were:
BY Mr.: Gilman: Making Saturdays from II
m. half holiday in cities having population
of %, 900 and over.
BY Mr.. Case: To prevent misrepresentation in
the sale of goods marked sterling, sterling silver
By Mr.. Butler: To Allow counties Of less than
$1,000 to grant additional compensation 10 CLERKS
By Mr.. Guild: To authorize counties to pur-
chase bloOdhounds and to provide for tnelr use
By MI Claiborne: To regulate admission OF
colored insane into the hospitals Of the State
By Mr.. Gillham: To prevent attachment or
garnishment in Tennessee Of wages earned or
The house bill to authorize towns Of 2o,OOo or
less to levy taxes to establish public Libraries;
passed.
Senate bills on third reading were disposed OF
as follows:
To allow warehouse owners to purchase to-
To prevent Insurance of property for moro
than it is listed at for taxation; rejected.
To regulate the business OF plumbing; tabled.
To regulate the admission of patients to the
hospitals for insane; passed.
To give persons pasturing horses or other
stock a lien on such stock for pasturage. Tabled
for want of constitutional majority.
To require all orders issued by road commits
sioners to be written or printed In ink passed.
To prevent combinations by companies, agents
or other persons doing fire or accident assur-
ance business Passed.
House bill allowing Stewart county to issue
bonds for Jail purposes was submitted Tor the
senate bill was passed.
Senate bill making it felony to sell patens
rights without putting it In the agreement that
it was patent right; passed.
The house resolution authorizing the appoint
ment of JOINT committee to draft appropriation
bill was concurred in, and the speaker appointed
Messrs. Hurt and Gilmore on the part of the