The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-01-30
ennessee Legislature
TWELFTH DAY.

TWELFTH DAY.
Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 17.-Many
members of both branches were away
from the city, and the senate held no
session.
Brief Session of the House.
The house decided to provide each
of it's members with a copy of Shan
mons Code and to visit the Confed-
crate Soldiers Home next Wednes-
day.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Peay to
repeal the act authorizing law schools
to grant licenses to practice law and
to prohibit all alaw schools from
granting licenses, and by Mr.. Sturdi-
want to create the Office of State
bank examiner at salary of $4,000
per year and prescribe his duties.
Under the proposed act authority
is given to close insolvent banks and
take charge of all property. A fee
regulated according to the amount of
the capital stock is to be paid to the
secretary of State. This fee ranges
from $3.50 for a bank of ten thou
sand or less capital stock to. $125 for
a bank of million.
The house adopted the resolution
requesting the road committee to
report a road bill as soon as possible.
Bills on fibnal reading were thus
disposed of:
To limit the time within which
claims shall be presented in cases of
special assignments or mortgages
made for the benefit of creditors, re-
jected.
To make it a misdemeanor to report
hnr
withdrawn, rejected.
To rediStrict Hawkins county so as
to place it under the operations of
the DOrtch election law, passed.
THIRTEENTH DAY.
Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 19.-Both
houses held very busy sessions and
met II Joint session to count Lne vote
for governor and declare the result.
Both passed quite a number of bills
on final readings.
The house passed more than a dozen
bills on final reading without word
of debate. A joint resolution was
adopted in the house providing for
a recess from February 13 to March 8.
Jim Crow Bill Passed.
The senate today passed the Jim
Crow car bill and the house adopted
resolution to take recess from
February 13 to March 9. The street
car bill requires car companies in
counties of 10000 inhabitants to fur
nish separate cars for white and
colored passengers. This makes the
measure applicable to Shelby county
alone. MI Norfieet introduced a
resolution in the senate instructing
the comptroller to make a report in
1NlI tAI hi
enue agents. The senate concurred
in the resolution asking the return
of Forests regimental flag by the
State authorities of Illinois. The
senate also agreed to the house bills
authorizing Winchester to issue i'm
provement bonds and to provide a sys-
tenn of improved highways. The SEN
ate concurred in the house postage
stamp resolutions. The senate con-
firmed the nomination of Mr.. Spencer
F. Thomas of the Ninth congression-
al district as trustee of the University
of Tennessee, vice Frank P. Bond,
resigned.
Among the new senate bills were
these:
By Mr.. Cate of Bradley-To estab-
lish a special department of horti-
culture.
cense private detective agencies.
By Mr. Stewart-To permit banks
and trust companies to secure the
performance of their fiduciary obli-
cations by a deposit with the State
treasurer.
By Mr.. Erwin-To regulate the sale
of hides so as to prevent fraud.
By Mr. Jones-To permit steam
railroads to adopt electricity in oper-
ating their cars.
House Bills Passed.
The house had a lot of new bills
and disposed of a number of others
on third reading. The following
passed:
To require justices of the peace to
give judgment for rent and interest
in cases of forcible entry and unlaw-
full detainer.
Blow at Magistrates.
The more important new bills were:
By Mr. Harlan-To prevent mem
bers of the County Court and other
law-makiag bodies from holding po-
sitions of profit created by them.
By Mr.. Stratton-To provide that
only the foreman of the grand jury
shall sign presentments.
By Mr. Morgan-@To require land
owners to cut up logs, tree laps and
drifts that accumulate in running
streams.
By Mr.. Hamill-To extend farmers
lien where supplies are furnished
by two months.
By Mr.. Hamill-To pay the assistant
attorney-general for Montgomery
county $1,000 per annum by the State.
By Mr.. Edgington-To provide for
the organization of corporations for
the establishment and maintenance
of hospitals for women.
By Mr.. Wilkerson of Smith-TO
make the delivery common carriers
responsible to the consignee for any
damage to the consignment caused
by transportation.
By Mr.. McRee-To authorize rail-
roads to relocate tracks when it is
desired to take out curves.
FOURTEENTH DAY.
Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 20.-The
house was in session but short time,
and adjourned without important ac-
ton, to make way for the inaugura-
ton of Gov Frazier, which took place
with dignity and form, and which
event was witnessed by leading Dem
ocrats from all sections of the State,
including an enthusiastic crowd of
several hundred from Hamilton coun-
ty and Chattanooga-the governor 8
home. Mr.. FFazier's inaugural ad-
dress was a masterpiece of rhetoric
and composition, and was delivered
in the usual felicitous sty:e charac-
teristic of ali his speeches.
Short Session of the Senate.
The senate concurred in the house
amendment to the Knoxville bond