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

NASHVILLE, April 2O.-The fate ot
.ne Term mai Dill was decided yes
VeIuay afternoon by the Senate
Theil tne measure was finally killed
| ne Dlll was called up on a motion
ol Mr.. Peake to reconsider the
previous action, when the measure
ialled by vote of Is for to 10 apains I
the measure.
While Mr.. Davis, of MORGAN vas
speaking on the line of deferring
action until after the committee to
investigate the Eldridge- Harris
matter had reported, he warmed M
consld derably and intin.ated that the
s1alr might have been brought M
Ior the purpose Of placing the termi-
ma! Dill In bad odor to insure il.
deieat. This brought Senator Ed
ridge to his feet, who said that If
Mr.. Davis had reference to him he
was an Infamous liar. Mr.. Davis
ssld ne did not have reference to
Mr.. Eldridge, and thus the matter
was settled.
senator Erwin, Chairman of the
committee appointed to DESTROY
cancelled State money, reported
that the committee had DESTROYED
the sum of $l53 900.
Town Charter Bill.
Mr.. Seay called up the bill allow
ing towns to surrender their charters
upon majority vote Of the citizens.
upon his motion the amendment to
require two thirds vote was taken
from the table and vote was taken
on the bill and the amendment.
me Dill passed by vote of Is to II.
The Dog Law.
After the disposition of the Term.
mai Dill the matter OF next imnor,-
ance coming up in the Senate was
the hnal disposition OF the dog law
A conference con mittee wss ta loo
appointed by the Senate in an effort
10 get the House to recede from its
amendments to the Tillman bill, but
the attempts were without avail and
the Senate had to swallow the
Bashaw law, the measure which Mr..
lllman said would not be obiec-
tlonable to single dog in the State. -
The Dill to authorize the citv of
n ashVllle to subscribe sI,OOO,OOO to
the Nashville & Clarksville Railroad
was passed.
There was lengthy debate on the
measure to appropriate SlO.OOO to
benton McMiilin University, an in
dustrial school for the education Of
negroes located in Macon county.
but it failed.
Liquor Men Beaten.
NASHVILLE, April 22.-The pas.
sage OF the bill to allow towns to sur
render their charters by vote of
majority OF their citizens, which
passed the Senate Saturday and now
goes TO the governor, reaches the
same object aimed at in the Peeler
bill. The bill was drawn by Senator
Seay, and it is considered a great
victory for the anti-liquor people, |
The Senate passed the bill crea
ting State board of medical exam
pers and requiring the registration |
ot all physicians. The Osteopaths |
and Christian Scientists are exenp |
ted from the provisions of the act.
The bill prohibiting prize fighting
also passed the Senate. An amend.
me mt was added to the revenue bill
N the upper house, placing tax
I
.ers which do not offer tickets to
he public without discrimination.
other bills disposed of ty the
senate Oh final reading were ss fol-
ows: To provide for the appoint
nent of the State entomolOgist by
he governor, passed; to authorized
'pringfield to issue s25, 600 water and
Ight bonds. passed; to amend the
constitution so as to give isthe leg. II
ature power tn enact local road,
encs aud school laws, passed to so
mend the constitution as to give
he legislature power to constitute
nd regulate the inferior courts of
he State, passed; to provide for the /
ppointment of commiss ion to /
mark the positions OF Tennessee
roops at Shiloh. passed; to prohibit !
he running OF freight trains on Sun !
ay, rejected; t. require street rail. !
Tay companies to provide vestibules
OF their cars, passed.
The senate adopted a resolution :
Toviding for an amendment TO the :
to exempt new manu-
aeturiDg concerns from taxation for !
peri, d OF ten wears. !
The house passed the anpropria- I
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