The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-14
TENNESSEE W-MAKERS

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for want OF constitutional majority, standing
10 for TO 23 against. a mo:iOn to reconsider was
entered.
The senate made the text book bill the order
for Monday morning, and the bill regulating
medicine ana surgery the order for Tuesday
morning.
Mr. johnson OF Chester, of the special road
committee, introduced the committee biz TO reg
ulate the laying OUT and working of public roads
under tie contract system A bill was intro
duced looking TO the better handling OF funds OF
the Peabody Normal.
Mr. Foster introduced bill requiring pay
ment of poll tax sixty days before election day.
The house adopted a joint resolution calling
upon United States senator's and representatives
to favor the submission OF the constitutional
amendment providing for the election OF sena-
tors by direct vote of the people.
The assessment bill which was introduced in
both houses today is one of the most complete
| measures ever prepared, leaving no question In
doubt. 1t defines the duties OF assessors, ana
| failure to perform their duties makes them
liable on their bond, the penalty to be recovered
| by revenue agent or district attorney general
| They are required to assess all property at It's
| actual cash value. The governor, secretary OF
| State and treasurer are constituted state
| board of equalZerS to equallZe all assessments
and to establish rules and regulations Tor county
| boards to De 1OllOWeu IN eQudlIEiiS pLOPSA'9'
| The duties of these county boards are clearly
set forth, these being greatly enlarged. Ii pro-
vides that on March the delinquent poll lists
| shall be turned over to deputy trustee or con-
| stable bonded to collect tile same and make
| final settlement by July l. Credit is TO be given
| only for errors, double OR illegal assessments,
| and such polls as it is shown could not be col
lected by law and delinquent effort
| The comptroller is to appoint four revenue
duff and r
| The same compensation as now is to be paLd'
| and they are required to visit and investigate
the books and accounts of all State institutions
| when directed by the comptroller.
The penalty for delinquency is enlarged. Taxes
| are due November / and delinquent March l.
| After adding per cent. interest penalty ol
| per cent. per month is imposed.
AS to notes, securities, bills etc, the bill pro-
| vides that they shall be uncollectible in any
court unless it can be shown in the pleadlngs
that they were returned for taxation or we're
exempt from taxation.
1t requires that county court clerks shall keep
an open set of books showing all privileges and
the collection of the same. The bill also pro-
vides that when tax sales are made the owner
may become tenant, at will of the purchaser,
that the sale be returned to the circuit court,
and that court shall, upon application of any
purchaser issue a writ of possession, such VIII
not to issue earlier than the first OF January
after the sale The acts of 1897 are greatly en-
larged in respect to enforcing sales made Ter
taxes. The bill provides more specific schedules
and different classes of schedules for different
| classes of property assessed for taxes Inc Dill
is in every way more specific than the act of
1897, with the duties of assessors, equalizers AID
| trustees all more clearly set forth. There are
to be no back assessments eXcepti in cases where
negligent for knowingly under assessed prop
] erty or omitted property, or in some way caused
| property to be underassessed. When under
valuation is a mere mistake of judgment there
is to be no back assessment.
Compensation of district assessors is increased
to % cents instead of Is cents, and 90 cents in
stead of 10 cents.
| The features of interest in the legislature to-
day were the debate on the school bill i'll the
senate. and the effort to pass the bill aboishing
the court of chancery appeals in the house.
Gov. McMilln sent in special message favor
s ing legislation looking toward cheaper school
( books. The debate over the bill was Ion.
f drawn out and many amendments were offered
in the end the substitute bill prepared by TIT
majority of the special educational COMMITTEES
passed by vote of IS to 10. The bill provides
: for uniform system Of text books, and is sait
G to be hard blow at the book trust
The house failed to pass the bill abolishin!
4 the court of chancery appeals, voting on i
twice. Each time it lacked few votes Of the
:. Bills were introduced in both houses proTid
b ing for the Issuance of per cent bonds witt
: which to take up the present floating debt. Th
=, | bill provides for the issuance of per cent
;. | bonds to take up the outstanding floating deb
of $3.50, 900, and also for the issuance of bond
Il bearing the same rate OF interest to fund Si3,
COO 600 of per cents. outstanding and due 1917
6 The bill also provides that the State shall hav
the option of calling $3.50 900 of bonds each yeal
| md thatf thd
is if only 800, 900 is called in, any balance ca
be called in any subsequent year All bonds ar
It APRIL 4.
The house passed judicial reform bills so fas
today that heads of lobbyists were made t
swim Mr. Bullock endeavored to save Judg
Taylors criminal court until the expiration c
d the Judges term, but the house would have non
L of it. The vote on the passage OF the Dill was
j. TO IA. Then followed in rapid order senate Dill
aboishing Grigsby's nineteenth judicial circui
Rogers third judicial circuit, attorneys genera
; | in Knox county in the third circuit, in Mont
81 gonlery county and the nineteenth circuit Whe
the BILL as reported by the special judicial con
O. mittee, abolishing Kye's chancery division cam
:; | up Mr. Faw offered an amendment aboliShin
Chancellor Lindsay's division and dividing h
II counties between Kyle and Smith. There was
0t two-hours debate on this amendment, but
n finally went to the tabie on close vote. I'll
j. bill then passed as it came from the committe
The senate had already passed the bill, amende
= so as to retain Kyle and abolish Lindsay. II
~ conferees will therefore have to settle the ma
n ter.
as An effort was made to have the journal of ii
n house expunged, so that the bill abolishing Il
court of chancery appeals could be taken l
again, but it failed.
Thd house passed the senate bill authoriziI
county courts to purchase Shannon'S code f
l. for justices of the peace.
Among the new bills in the house was oAe
Mr. Henderson of Rutherford making it felol
to operate or be partner in a gambling hous
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill incl uding bgan
q among the crimes mentioned in the Jarvis la
at Mr. Norfleet introduced a bill prohibiting ju
in tices of the peace from holding the Office
st county trustee.
- The senate passed bill providing for t
selection of jurors by board Of jury commi
- sloners in each county.
ne The senate also passed bill repeating the IL
lg requiring medical students to stand exnmin
at ton before the State board before given licen
to practice. The fight was long one, and I
hall was full of students lobbying for the bi
lS The senate adopted substitute for the hou
tn bill but later the house accepted the substitu
ne The senate also went on record as amendi
o., the Jarvis law. The bill, as passed. puts on t
state the cost of clerk and sherins fees in cas-
of acouittal in offenses of larceny and assal
with intent to commit murder. AS the law NJ
stands, the cIeE1 and sheriff are not allowed a
II. fee at all In these cases unless conviction
he made.
NJ The bill providing for the marking of the II
e between Virginia and Tennessee passed.
VI The bill giving the superintendent of pub
IN instruction control of all State money app
Il priated to normal schools passed.
he The bill requiring all companies, etc, VIII
&C have coal oil inspected to report to the con
troller the amount of fees paid inspectors pass