The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-04-19
Temperance Question Causes oratorJ
in the Senate.

NASHVILLE, April Yesterday
was one Of the busiest and most i'm.
pOrtant days the Senate has had for
week or more. There was uratory
to burn, and while good deal of
speech making was INDUCED in,
there was nevertheless a good deal
of business transacted during the
day.
The subject that consumed the
most time in debate was the me assure
of Mr.. Lasater to repeal the charter
of Athens. The bill on this ques-
tion was called from the committee
on municipal affairs on Monday, the
committee having had the bill in its
possession for more than five DAYS.
1t was the same over which Messrs.
Lasater and Peake had a wrangle
last week.
When Mr.. Lasater called the bill
up yesterday Mr.. VanDeventer
made motion to re-refer the bill, as
some people wanted to be heard
on it.
This motion brought forth a fer
vent speech from the author of the
bill. He said tire best people of
Athens wanted the bill and the
whisky crowd was attempting to de-
feats the measure by corrupt means.
Mr.. VanDeventer's motion pre-.
vailed, and the bill was re-referred
Another bill which brought up the
temperance question was the
measure to allow towns to surrender
their charters on majority vote
of the people. The contest was q
regular Peeler bill scrap, Mr.. Seav
leading the fight for the measure
The bill failed by the following
vote:
Ayes-Byrns, Caldwell, Claiborne
Cochran, Erwin, Gamble. Houston
Lasater, Seav, Tharp, Thompson
TilIman, Turner of Gibson, Turner
of Humphreys, Warfield, Speaker
White-16.
Nays-Beane, Cox, Davis of Han
cock, Davis of Morgan, Drennon
Eldridge, Fryer, Greer, Johnson
McCorkle, Peake, VanDeventer
Williams-13.
Absentees-Butler, Howell, Gree
5.
Not voting-Swatford-l.
Mr.. Seay changed his vote in orde
to have entered on the journal ;
motion to reconsider action.
The consideration of the dog Law
passed by the House caused anothe
lengthy debate. Many members ex
pressed willingness to accept tn
pill for fear they could get nothin
better from the lower branch
Others wanted to stand pat and re
turn the Tillman bill and place tn
responsibility of killing the bill o
the House. Upon motion of MI
Davis, of Morgan, the Senate bill
was substituted and returned to tn
House.
The Library Commission bill wa
called up under a special order. TIL
bill provided for a commission to b
composed of the Governor, Chic
Justice and Attorney General, an
they were authorized to elect
Librarian for period of four year;
An effort was made to kill the bi
with amendments, but it passed
a safe majority.
The House considered two electio
laws yesterday morning, and passe
both by bare maiorities. One was
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amend the law of 1897 so as to pre-
vent anyone from approachin
) nearer than 80 feet to a person Will
5 he was preparing his ballot. TIL
other was to apply the Dortch la
to wards in towns having pOpul;
tiOn of $50 and upwards, and in civ
= districts in counties having populi
, tiOn of 10 600 and upwards.
The Senate bill to accept the wor
, of DR.. A. Gattinger on 1.-The Flol
and Fauna of Tennessee" WEI
through the House by bare mi
jority. An appropriation of $3.50 WI
i made for printing and DISTRIBUTE
this work.
Gov. McMIllin transmitted a me
sage, recommending that some stel
!. be taken towards making an exhib
+ at the st. Louis Exposition.