The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-01-15
FIFTH DAY,

| Speaker Fitzpatrick announced the following
| committees
To Investigate the Secretary of State-Messrs.
| To investigate the Comptroller and Treasurer
| --Messrs. Jarvis, Brandon of Stewart, Cham
bers.
Among the resolutions offered were these
By Mr.. johnson OF Davidson-To enable the
committee TO investigate the comptrOler's Office
| 20 correspond with attorneys-gen court
| TO the State
BY Mr.. johnson of Davidson-To authorize
| ihe appointment OF joint committee on fee re-
| torn and criminal costs.
BY Mr.. Cook-TO request the Tennessee dele
| CATION in congress 10 fully Investigate the af-
| fairs in Cuba, and see whether or not the Cuban
| government is such as can be recognized.
By Mr.. Caldwel-To authorize the appoint
ment OF committee to investigate the State
board OF equalization.
By Mr.. Ottenville-To prohibit the employ
ment of minors under 1S years OF age by electric
ana street railway companies.
Quite number of bills were introduced, the
following being the more Important
By Mr. Ewell-TO repeal SO much of the acts
OF 1885 as authorizes and requires the board OF
assessors and equaliZeTS to equaliZe the aggre-
gate valuation of the property OF the various
counties.
BY Mr.. johnson of Davidson-To authorize
Inc governor to appoint board or three rail-
road tax assessors, and to re-enact sections 500
and 70S of M. y V; Code, inclusive;
By Mr.. FieldS-To regulate and restrict the
costs and fees in criminal prosecutions.
BY Mr.. Fields-To permit criminal and circuit
judges In certain cases TO commute the sentence
of persons sent to the penitentiary to imprison-
ment In the county worGhouse for a like period
of time.
By Mr. Fields-To provide for the payment OF
salaries to district attorneys general and to pro-
vide for the payment TO the State OF all attOr-
neys- general fees which may be collected from
defendants or prosecutors paying costs.
BY ME- Cook-Io provide $1,000 Tor the Con-
federate Soldiers Home.
By Mr.. Delauney-To enable the incorporated
towns in Tennessee to sue in their corporate
names for taxes due the municipal corporations.
BY Mr.. Prlestly-TO regulate passenger rates
and to provide penalties for the violation of the
regulation.
The senate resolution to investigate the COM
missioner OF agriculture was cOncurred in and
Messrs. Chenault, Harwell and Stone appointed
on the part OF the house.
The resolution requesting the governor to be
more careful in granting pardonS was referred
to the judiciary committee.
A proposition from several manufacturers to
lease certain number of convictS to work in
hosiery factory was transmitted to the house by
Governor Turney and referred to the peniten-
tlary committee.
Senate
The senate tabled a resolution to buy s5 worth
OF stamps for each member.
Quite number Of bills were introduced.
Among others were:
BY Mr.. Boyd-To detach Scott county from
the Tenth senatorial district and add it to the
Third.
torneyS at law on bail bonds and to prohibit
them from becoming surety for fines and costs
In criminal eases. Also to confer upon railway
conductors the powers of sheriff or constable
when said conductors are on duty.
The special committee TO investigate the State
tory condition aud highly complimented the
librarian, Mrs. Irene Ingram.
The other business transacted was unim-
portaut.