The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-03
EIETY-THIRp DAY.

After eliminating two sections, the
senate passed the Romine bill from
the house, providing for the submits
sion of proposed constitutional amend
ments to popular vote at the Novem-
Der election, 1905. The bill as amend
Y provides for making the terms OF
the governor, comptroller and treasur-
er four years; the terms of sheriffs,
trustees and registers four years; au-
thorizing the legislature to pass local
road, fence and stock laws; authoriz-
ing counties and municipalities to ex-
empt new manufacturing enterprises
from taxation for not exceeding ten
years; limits the Indebtedness of
counties and municipalities to 10 per
cent. of assessed taxable values. The
sections stricken out were those au-
thorIzing the legislature to consolidate
circuit and chancery courts and also
permitting counties and municipalities
to levy special assessments for local
improvements
The bill now goes back to the house
for concurrence.
New senate bills of general interest
were:
By Mr.. Hancock-To protect per-
sons, associations and unions with
reference to names, seals, labels, etc.
1t provides fine not exceeding 800
or three months Imprisonment for vio-
lations.
By Mr. Cooper-To make payment
of special internal revenue tax prima
facie evidence in prosecutions for vio-
lations of four-mile law.
By Mr. Stewart-To make the law
requiring payment of poll tax quail
fcation for voting apply to primary
elections.
The speaker announced the appoint
ment of Messrs. Jones and Kimbrough
on the part of the senate to invite
Hon. William r. Hearst of New York
to address the general assembly.
The senate passed the bill appro-
priatilg $4,000 for the establishment
of an industrial school in Shelby
county by a vote of Sc to Is.
In the House.
New bills in the house were as fol-
lows:
By Mr.. Cooper-To amend the act
creating a railroad commission by
placing the duties upon the governor,
secretary of State, and State treas
urer.
By Mr.. Romine-To authorize the
probate of deeds and other instru-
me1ts for registration before notaries
public in like manner as before county
court clerks.
BY Mr.. Peay-To enable persons
ests therein to secure fire insurance
thereon at fair competitive premiums.
By .Mr Wilson-To make it mis-
demea1or to leave open wells exposed
on uninclosed property.
BY Mr.. NoIan-To require prison
made goods to have a stamp or label
showing place of manufacture.
By Mr.. Thomason-To permit sill
versmiths and other artisans to dis
pose of repaired articles after FIVE
years.
House bills on third reading:
To empower county courts to elect
a trustee to succeed any trustee who
! dies, resigns or moves. Passed.
To authorize towns of from 1000
to 5000 population to issue bonds for
waterworks and electric light pur-
posed. Passed.
The bill to put encouragement
back on fees came up and provoked
animated discussion. Mr.. Jetton said
figures had been presented to show
that the State was losing $4,000 a
I year under the present law, but the
counties were saving thousands upon
thousands of dollars The bill failed
for the want of constitutional major
ity-yeas As, nays 40. Hickman
changed his vote in time to enter a
motion to reconsider,