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


unable to purchase them; TO prevent Justices OF
the peace from holding county Offices
Ii is said Judges deposed by redistrcting bHh
will sue for salary for the full term ior which
they were elected, on the ground that judges
and chancellors can not be lesislated out oil
office.
There was struggle in the house today over
the senate school textbook Bill, but tae Din
passed third reading by an overwhelming vote
The house also passed judicial committee blhs
abolishing Kyle'S chancery division anu the
general redistricting bill. The latter Dill dlVlaes
the State into circuits and divisions, out does
not take effect until 1892. All amendments were
tabled.
The bill to extend the provisions Of the four
mile law to all towns under 1908 that are 10 De
Incorporated hereafter passed the mouse py q
to IL.
The house reconsidered its action in rejecting
the unclaimed bodies bill, and passed IL So
amended that unclaimed bodies IN insane
asylums shall not be given to medical colleges
Bills were introduced in both houses proVid'
ing for compensation for assistant attorneys
general in counties having population OF llO,-
600 by giving them SI,s0O, 1900 to be pald Dy the
State and 500 by the county.
Mr. Hanson introduced bill to repeal the
law providing for the appointment of standard
keeper OF seals and weights by the county court
This last bill makes 9OJ that have been intro
duced in the house.
The senate devoted much OF its time to the
discussion of the judicial committee bill ABOLISH
ing the criminal court of Montgomery county.
An amendment was adopted making the Dill
take effect at the expiration OF Judge Tylers
term, Judge Tyler agreeing TO serve the balance
OF his term without compensation.
The senate passed the bill dividing the coun-
ties in the second chancery division between
Kyle and Smith ami abOiShln9 Lindsay.
The bill to change the line between Lake and
Obion counties in aid of the Lake county leyee
scheme was rejected.
The legislature will adjourn ON April IS,
seventy-hVe days having expired at that time.
The report OF the committee to investigate the
Office of the adjutant general was submitted.
All money had been correctly accounted Tor,
but the committee recommends that no more
money be applied than is already applied. The
committee intimates that the office should be
abolished.
The resolution to spend 81 800 for five years,
| to purchase law books for the library OF the
supreme court at Jackson and Knoxville, was
adopted.
| The feature of interest in the legislative pro-
ceedings today was the action o. the house in
| taking Costons anti Jarvis law bill from tho
table and passing it by 81 to 27. The bill prac-
ticaly repeals the Jarvis law, and it is predicted
|
the senate The bill has no bearing on the Estes
| law.
The senate took up the revenue bill. The tax
| on brewers was allowed to remain at $3.50 and
the tax on beer agents was raised to $3.50 and
graded down according TO population. An ad-
ditional tax of per cent Oh the gross sales VI
cotton seed oil companies WAS imposed.
| The street car yeslibule bill was killed. 1t
came up special order and motion to re-
| iop ed a q
| The bill to allow The clerk OF the Suprem
court additional help caused considerable dis
cuSSion and was amended ami passed. 1t give
the clerk deputy, "a clerk If neeied and stem
ographer
The house passed the senate bill abOlishins
the Office OF State gcologist.
A resolution was introduced by judicial re-
dtstricting committee to get clear of judges who
refused TO vaeate the o1tice when their courts
were abolished.
Confederate decoration day was made legal
holiday.
The bill repeating the law validating usuroHs
contracts passed the house.
The house passed the senate bill repeating the
champerty law, 80 to 8.
! The bill making it a miSdemeanOr to purchase
any goods under an assumed name with in'en-
tion to defraud, etc, was rejected.
The legislature is determined that the deposeJ
Judges shall CO. and for that reason decided to-
day to recess from II O'Clock tonight until Tues
day morning in order to give the depoSed officers
ten days notice to show cause why they should
not be removed, as provided under the consiiiu-
ton. The resolution to depose the officers n
troduced yesterday was adopted by both houses
and the recess resolution is sequel to t.
The senate bill amending the usury law passed
at The last session so as to provide that lf shall
not apply to loans made where, subsequent t.
loan and prior to passage OF said act, the prop
erty mortgaged for security of loan has beer
either sold or conveyed by mortgage or deed o.
, trust to secure valid and subsequent debt
passed.
The senate struck from the revenue bill tn
: clause placing privilege tax on lawyers, physi
= clans, dentists, ETC., on the ground that 1t wa
unconstitutional to tax lawyers and it was no
right to tax others.
+ The house passed bill abOlshing the Office
, of private secretary to the governor and De
volving the duties of that Office on the adjutant
f general. The house wanted the latter oilic
q / abolished, but found out that it is constitu
0 tional one, and abolished the other.
: The house passed the bill making Saturday
half holiday The holiday is not compulsory
| but negotiable instruments maturil5 on oatur'
: day are due at noon.
n The bill prohibiting the killing OF quail il
: Obion county passed.
o closets in all stations passed.
q The bill abolishins fees for looking up record
a in county offices passed.
il A bill passed authorizing the governor to es
e tabish an electric light plant 10 light the capi
:. tol grounds and buildings.
d There was some objection in the senate an
e house to the adoption of the resolution in refer
: ence 10 judicial officers. Some of the member
took the view that such action was refiectlo
e on the gentlemen aimed at. 1t was explained
,e however that no reflection on the officials wa
p implied.
The resolutions as adopted apply to lie
~ Thornton chancellor of Second division, Men
1r phis; T. f. Martin, attorney general OF Mon
gomery county; 7. A. r. Nelson, judge OF II
" Knox county criminal court; e. f. Mynatt, a
" torney- general of Knox county; John NJ. Ia,
e. Ior Judge of the criminal court from Il
~ Eleventh judicial circuit; H. b. Lindsay, char
". celIor OF the Second chancery division; H.
s. Kyle, chancellor of the Twelfth chancery d
Of vision; w. L. Grigsby of the Nineteenth jud
cial circuit; c. W. Tyler, judge of the crimin
ne court of Montgomery county; w. b. Leech, a
s. torney- general OF the Nineteenth judicial ci
cult; T. d. Owens. attorney general OF II
w Third judicial circuit; s. A. Rodgers, judge
A. the Third judicial circuit.
Sc AS to the Lindsay and Kyle resolutions, M
he Kinney said it was not decided which would
H. removed, and the committee desired to gi'
Sc notice TO both in order that whichever one
e was decided to remove might be removed.
ne 1t is understood special deputy sergeant-a
he arms will be sent out to serve process on u
es above named officers.
lit The house Judiciary committee has recon
w mended for passage bill for the protection al
nv benefit of children under IA years OF age. Th
is bill! provides for the commitment Oh chhdren
some industrial school or other corporate
ne having for its object the obtaining of homes f
dependes and neglected children and their e.