The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-03-29
TENNESSEE STATE NEWS.
FORTY-FIRST DAY.

The senate disposed of the following bills or
third reading: To allow circuit court clerks tc
open and adjourn court from day to day, passed
to create board of law examiners, tabled; &c
| validate contracts made by all foreign corpora
| tlons. except contracts of foreign building and
loan associatins, passed; to provide for erec-
tion and sustenance OF colored mechanical
school, tabled; to repeal the Jarvis law in coun'
| ties under 81, 900 Inhabitants, rejected.
House bills on third reading: To limit racing
in Tennessee. rejected; to make four wires OIL
Stats a lawful fence, tabled; to appropriate
money to place portraits of Lee and Forrest in
the State library, reconsIdered and passed; to
require separate street cars for white and COL
ored, tabled; to prevent the carrying of pistols
fixing the penalty at $40 to SIS and imprison-
ment from thirty days to three months, passed
to regulate employment of legislative lobby,
counsel and agents, failed on tie vote; to abOl-
ish the office of county trustee. failed; to make
all unlawful homicides either murder in the first
degree or second degree. rejected; to increase
exemption OF corn and roughness, rejected; to
abolish board ef equalization, tabled.
The senate committee agriculture decided
to recommend for rejection the bills prohibiting
horses racing and the running of Sunday excur-
sion trains.
FORTY-SECOND DAY.
In the house the appropriation bill was passed
carrying about $4,000 above the aggregate fixed
by the senate.
The senate passed the jury commission bill.
but so amended as to apply only to Shelby and
Davidson counties. Mr.. Peak made an inef-
fectual effort to have Hamilton county inSuded,
but Knox county objected because she would
also be under the law.
Bills on third reading: To repeal the charters
of Grand junction and Whteville, Hardeman
county, passed; to provide a stock law for Hay
wood county, passed: to raise the age OF con-
sent from 16 years and one day to 1S years and
one day, failed for want OF a constitutional ma
jorlty; to provide for collateral Inheritance
tax, rejected.
The house adopted resolution providing for
the checking up of the expense account OF the
various State officials.
FORTY-THIRD DAY.
A bill was introduced in the senate providing
for the refunding to the school fund OF the va
rious counties certain privilege taxes wrong
fully paid into the State treasury. Under the
present law One-half of the SIS minimum mer-
chants tax goes to the State and one-balf to
the county school fund. Prior to 1889 and since
1887 this S. tax was all paid to the State. Inc
amount involved approximates S225. 900.
The house passed the bill placing the State
factory inspector ON salary OF ST. 800 per annum
and making the law apply to the whole State
The house also passed bill to prevent soliciting
orders for liquor within two and half miles OF
schools.
general assembly urging the passage Of an act
legalizing all primary elections. The governor
holds that under the present system of loose
primaries there is opportunity for most fragrant
corruption. He also points to the fact that In
many cases nomination of candidates by prl-
mary is equivalent to election, and therefore
there is all the more reason for pure methods.
The governor suggests that the party holding a
primary shall pay the expense of the same.
FORTY-FOURTH DAY.
The senate passed the revenue bill after
amending it in several particulars The tax on
beer agents was reconsidered and left as under
the present law. Casualty insurance companies
were exempted from the State tax on gross pre-
MUM receipts. The tax on witness Zee buyers
was reduced to $40. An increased tax was
placed on telephone companies. Efforts to ex =
empt clubs from the liquor dealers tax and to
raise the tax on saloons in towns OF less than
5000 from $3.50 to $500 tailed. Ice dealers and
hotels in Gowns of less than 900 were exempted.
The senate bill providing for the amending OF
the pension laws by which pensions would be
paid to disabled Confederate soldiers over 20
years Of age, was tabled, together with an
amendment making the law apply to soldiers
over GO years of age.
The house passed the bill to place fraternal
beneficiary societies under State laws, after
slightly amending 1t.
The senate reconsidered its action in voting
down the bill making the age of consent Is
years and one day and the measure passed.
The senate decided to pay ex-Sherf Dawson
of Dyer county 1921 for money expended in cap
turing criminals.
The house adopted resolution offered by Mr.
Fabey instructing the agricultural committee to
reDOrt dog law.