The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-02-11

| substituting ''shall be paid in legal tender o.
any sort" The amendment was adopted.
Then Mr.. Waddell offered a new section to the
BILL providing that the bonds shall not be ISSUED
except upon a o-thirds vote of the qualified
| voters of Memphis.
Mr.. Gilham objected to this amendment be-
cause it would require too much time to holC
| an election. There were now only about foul
months in which Memphis must get ready fol
| the coming summer. Delay was dangerous. oil
| he would raise no objection to the proposition
| MIR. Canada moved to table the amendment
but the motion failed-19 to 13. The bill as
amended was then paSsed-30 to 1.
Now the house bill says the bonds ''may'' be
paid in legal tender, ETC., and the senate amend
ment says they "shall." Right here is the bone
of contention. The house non-c -concurred in
this amendment, and Speaker Fitzpatrick
named his conferees, who will act in case the
| senate does not recede.
Mr. Cases BILL taxing trading stamp COM
panies and their patrons, was discussed at some
length, but no action was taken.
The house spent the entire day in discussing
| the Chambers railroad assessment bill, and
more particularly an amendment introduced by
Mr.. Beck.
The point in issue, brought out by the amend
ment, was whether the board of equalization
| should equalize railroad assessments with
assessments on all other classes of property.
! Those in favor of the amendment argued that
| in order to secure equality and uniformity of
taxation, the equalizers should equalize rail-
road property with all other classes of property.
Those in opposition argued that this had never
been the duty of the State board of equalizers.
and that it was absolutely impraetieable.
In course of the speeches the argument as
sumed wide scope, and the whole subject OF
taxation of these corporations was discussed,
Judge Clark'S decision being dragged in occa-
siOnaIIy.
Sixteenth Day.
The senate devoted most OF its two sessions
today to discussing and amending the Matthews
BILL which came over from the house, confirm
ing the assessments made by the railroad COM
mission and legaliZng the authority of the board
to make these assessments. The vote against
the bill was l6 to IA, and motion to reconsider
was tabled, II to l3.
The house got to vote on the Chambers bill,
providing for the assessment and back assess
ment Of railway, telephhne and telegraph prop
critics, at the morning session, but it failed OF
passage for want of constitutional majority.
The Nashville park bills passed the house.
The senate killed the bill placing privilege
tax on trading stamp agencies. The principal
trouble seemed to be that the bill could not come
up under the governors call.
The senate adopted a joint resolution proyid-
ing that the general assembly adjourn Satur.
day at 2:30 pm.
The house also coneurred in resolution APP
propriating STA to recompense certain officials
who helped put down the Sewer county white
caps.
The house also adopted the Thompson reso-
luton in reference to the election of Federal
judges by the people.
Seventeenth Day.
The resolution providing for leaving the ques-
tion of compromising the railway assessment
cases to the State board Of equaIizGFs, railway
commissioners and AttorneyGeneral Pickle, is
hung up and will probably fail.
The senate finally agreed that five of the
seven members should make the compromise
shall be valid that has not the unanimous in
dorsement of equaliZers, commissioners and
the attorney general.
The effort 10 reconsider the reassessment and
back assessment bill in the house this morning
failed, the vote being so to 81.