The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-04-26

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AIter nearing the report, resolu
tloh was adopted providing for a
trlal In open Senate, and notice wa,
qirected to be served on Senate,
Elorloge, who is at present in Mem
PMS, to appear before that body.
The trial Will probably consume
several days.
NASHVILLE, April 23.-The Senate
yesterday had very little business
before 1t except the Eldridge- H Harrfs
matter. This subject consumed the
Whole days session and the reading
OF the record will be resumed this
morning.
The Investigating business grew
contagious, and before the record
was half finished a committee was
appointed to investigate Senator
Eldrldge's course in connection with
the race for Assistant Clerk of the
senate, 1t having been brought out
In the proof that the check which
caused the Eldridge- Harris trouble
was given to Rainey by a defeated
candidate for Assistant Clerk of the
Senate.
The Speaker appointed on thi.
committee - Messrs. VanDeyent.r.
Wart1eld, Caldwell, Seay, Bvrns
Peake and Turner, of Gibson. Tha
nrst three were members of the
Eluridge- Harris investigation, and
messrs; Byrns and Seay were on the
feeler Dill investigation.
by Senate resolution concurred
IN oy the House, the session of the
senate was extended over until to-
DAY IN order to receive the report of
the committee and attend to other
business.
The House came near having a
rough house in the morning, and
but for the cool heads of some mem.
oers, there would have been
trouble. 1t came about over the
discussion of the bill to allow County
superintendent to purchase the
map of Tennessee which was pre-
pared by Col. John Allison. Tne
language OF some OF the members
grew exceedingly warm, and mum.
Der OF choice epithets were ex
changed. The bill finally passed by
vote of 81 to 6.
The House killed the bill to pre-
vent the combination of insurance.
companies.
The afternoon session in the
House was spent in having some
thing OF a love feast. There was
little to do, and in order to give the
Governor time to read and approve
certain bills, the hands of the clock
were turned back until it was an
hour and half after the state
time before adjournment was taken.
During the session some of the
members gave the others a concert.
Led by John Bird Dow, thev sang
hymns and touching
oa1lads. When the choir struck up
Home, Sweet Home" some of the
members were for an instantaneous
and when they sang
Where Is My Wandering Boy To,
the scene was quite touch.
Ing.
John Murphy got happy and
shouted as the strain of The Old
Time Religion fioated through the
hall, and all that was needed for a
general outbreak of religious feryor
was continuous performance. |
rms was prevented by the interrup-
lions of John Denton and the clerks |
)f the Senate, who had bills to re
port.
On behalf of the members, Mr..
henderson presented Speaker Will |
ION with fine diamond stud.
Resolutions were adopted entend
ny thanks to Speaker Wilson for his
air ruling in all cases and for his
Uniformly courteous treatment of
members on both sides of the House;
banking the clerks, f f. Adams
md r.. b. Martin, for their Kindness
ma efficiency in attending to their
Iuties, and thanking the engrossing
Jerks for the faithful discharge of
he labors intrusted to them.