The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-03-10
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
FEBRUARY g.

troler's and treasurer's books could not be
successfully resisted.
The senate passed the house bill requiring in
suranee companies to pay the war revenue tax
of 10 cents upon certificates OF authority issued
TO agents.
Mr.. Chambers bill placing privilege tax Of
500 upon foreign corporations and $50 upon
benevolent associations filing charters with the
secretary OF State was amended in several i'm
portant particulars and then refereed to the
judiciary committee.
The appointment of w. C. Collier and William
Lltterer OF Nashville as trustees Of the Tennes-
see School for the Blind was confirmed
In the house there was considerable SPELL
binding over the senate amendments to the
trading stamp bill, but they were concurred in.
The bill now goes to the governor. 1t taxes
such companies $500 in each county.
The house tabled the MeCorkIe road bill after
considering only small part OF 1t in COMMITTEES
Of the whole and then adopted the resolution
providing for the appointment Of joint com
mittee to draft a road bill.
Mr.. johnson OF Smith introduced a resolution
fixing the salary Of the secretary of State, comp
trOller and treasurer at s., 800.
Mr.. Hutchinson offered a resolution concern
ing the failure to collect State revenue in Mid
die and East Tennessee ana stating that collect
ing officers in those divisions were not doing
their duty.
A joint resolution proposing a constitutional
amendment for the election OF clerks and mas
ters by the people was offered.
Bills abolishing court OF chancery appeals
preventing hauling or carrying any cotton in
seed or ginned, but not baIed, over any highway
between sunset and sunrise; authorizing the
governor 10 appoint four revenue agents at
81 900 salary each and actual travelling expenses
regulating liquor traffic or local law, were also
introduced.
Mr.. CarsOn'S bill exempting Lauderdale coun-
ty from the fish law passed
Mr.. Crawford's bill abolshing the offices OF
three assistant commissioners of agriculture
failed for want OF 4 constitutional majority and
motion to reconsider was entered.
MARCH l.
The feature of todays session OF the general
assembly was the debate in the house of Mr..
HutchinS' resolution relative to the collection of
privilege taxes in each grand division OF the
state. Mr.. Green made warm speech, pOiAt-
ing out that collectors in Middle and East Ten
nesSee were not doing their duty, ami that in
Davidson county especially many privileges
were escaping altogether. Mr.. Green was Sc
we're on DavidsOn'S negligent collectors. Mr..
Mckenzie OF Rhea defended East Tennessee,
while Mr.. Hill spoke for Davidson. The debate
assumed such sectional character that Mr..
Hutchins finally Withdrew the resolution in
the interest of harmony.
The senate took up the house bill limiting
compensation OF coal oil inspectors to 81 500 per
annum. A substitute was offered by Mr.. Seay
fixing graduated salaries according to pOpula-
tiOn, with 81 ,Z09 as the maximum. After some
debate the bills were made the special order for
Thursday, March IL.
The house passed the bill permitting street
railway companies to go into the electric light
business by owning their own plants and selling
lights 10 the public. They must pay privilege
taxes the same as other electric light companies.
Among the new senate bills was one by Mr..
Turner authorizing the counties to vote on the
question OF local option when desired.
Senate bills passed as follows: Authorizing
foreign railway companies doing business in
the State to condemn rights Of way fer exten-
sion OF their lines to protect creditors OF raii-
way or other public improvement corporations
by preventing assignments, mortgages ETC., as
long as their claims are not settled; preventing
throwing of SawduSt into running streams.
In the house bills were introduced proposing
constitutional amendments so as to elect princI-
pal State officials by the vote of the people
every four years; making it a felony to engage
in prize fighting; providing for a United States
flag on every school house.
The senate bill prohibiting justices of the
peace from having offices outside their own dis
tricts was rejected-69 to 13-and a motion to
AcCODSIueT ldOleI.
MARCH 9
Gov. McMillin attached his signature to the
crap bill today, and the emergency clause makes
the law operative at once The bill is directed
at owners or managers or agents who run crap
rooms, or allow the game to be played in their
houses.
Both houses adopted resolutions requesting
the president to appoint Gen. Joe Wheeler OF
Alabama to major -generalship.
Bills abolishing State revenue agents were in
trOduced in both houses.
The house bill compelling mining corporations
and those engaged in constructing railroads to
have fixed pay days fifteen days apart was
tabled.
Mr.. BOyds bill making it unlawful for girl OF
boy under 16 to marry without the consent Ol
their parents passed.
The senate bill authorizing street car compa
MES 10 engage in electric light business came
up. The house bill was substituted and passed.
The bill abOlishing fertilizer inspectors of the
bureau of agriculture and comforting their
duties on assistant commissioners of agricul-
ture passed the house.
New bills in the house were: Amending Estes
law so as to graduate salaries of clerks in cOun-
ties according to population; declaring trusts
and combines unlawful; requiring tax assessors
TO stamp assessed" on all notes, ETC., and 10
render all such not so stamped void and uncol
lectible.
MARCH s.
The general assembly adjourned this after
noon for recess antiI the l4th instant in order
to give the committees examining the comp
trOllers and treasurer's books, reformation Oi
judiciary and revenue and assessment time to
perfect their work.
The senate, after considerable debate, tabled
Chambliss' resolution calling upon Senator But
Ter to substantiate his charges against Cows
TUrney and Taylor in granting OF pardons
Mr.. Butler said the allegations came to him in
confidence; that he knew nothing personally.
The senate tabled the bill exempting Lauder.
dale county from the operations of the fish law
and refused to reconsider its action In passing
Gilmores anti gambling bill The Gilmore bill
makes it felony to run any sort of gambling
house.
Mr.. Chambllss introduced a bill recurring
labels on Oleomargerine, butterine, etc.
Mr.. Carsons bill permitting notaries public
to solemnize the rites OF matrimony was re-
jected by an overwhelming vote.
The action of the house in rejecting the bill
cOnfning justices of the peace to their own dis.
trictS was reconsidered and the bill made a
special order for March 10.
Population of Memphis.
According to the forthcoming city di.
rectory, which will shortly be issued
the population of Memphis is 114,1OO
1t will contain 5,782 more names thar
the directory of last year, being an in.
crease of about IL per cent.
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