The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-20
VOL. XXXVIII-NO. 20
I ennessee Legislature
THIRTIETH DAY.

THIRTIETH DAY.
The passage of the Stratton bill
IN the house yesterday is still a lead
ing topic for discussion. Opinion
Is divided as to what will be it's fate
an the senate. 1t is pointed out
that the Anti-Saloon League won their
campaign when the Adams bill passed
and should be satisfied. and that the
passage of the Stratton measure
might endanger the success of the
DeTocratic party.
1t is the old fight over the Peeler
bill of two years ago. The same
amendment was offered to the Peeler
bill with the hope of killing the bill,
but the friends of that measure de-
feated the amendment When it was
offered in the house yesterday that
body met The bluff in a sudden frenzy
and passed the bill as amended.
Senator Adams is not willing to
De quoted, but friends of the tenn
perance cause say that such a meas
ure Is premature ana that a large
majority Of the supporters of the Adj
ans bu' will oppose the Stratton bill.
Can Vote Whisky Back In.
One strong argument against the
Stratton bill is that it will give all
towns that have already gotten rid of
the whisky an opportunity to vote
1t back in. The bill provides for
a direct vote on saloons or no sa-
looms in all towns of 10000 and
under, and it applies to towns with
out saloons as we'll as those having
saloons.
! 1t is also argued that there is no
demand for such a law in the larger
cities. The Adams bill applies to all
towns in the State but eight, and
these eight would not vote out sa-
loops if given the opportunity
On the other hand, it is hardly
probable that temperance advocates
will oppose the bill, unG some sen
ators who voted against the Adams
bill on the ground that it should apply
to the whole State may vote for the
new bill.
There is motion entered on the
Journal of the house by Tyson of Mad
tson to reconsider the bill, and he has
a right to call it up at his pleasure
either Monday or Tuesday. 1t is
probable that the motion to recon
slider will be promptly tabled when
he calls it up.
THIRTY-FIRST DAY.
In the senate Mr. Ledgerwood of
fered a resolution, which will come
up later, declaring it to be the sense
OF the senate that when the next
Democratic national convention meets
the delegates from this State shall
Insist upon representative upon
the national ticket. The resolution
sets forth the fact that the South
has long silently submitted TO the
leaders of the North, but there has
now come a time when the South
should be represented, and pointing
out the fact that this section can
furnish men just as able as those from
the North or other sections.
Speaker Seay said there was a
doubt in his mind as to whether such
resolution would be in order. and
he asked Mr.. Ledgerwood to address
himself to this point when the res
olution came UP for action.
Shutting Out Saloons.
A feature of the legislative ses-
siOns today was the introduction of
bills TO remove the saloons from
MurfreesbOrO, Pulaski, Union City.
Trenton and JonesborO. Each city
seeks to abolish its present charter
and re-charter under the Adams law
Bills were introduced in both
houses regulating and providing for
better Inspection of mines.
An important bill was introduced by
Mr.. NOrfieet, preventing private de-
tectves from testifying in cases in
which they have been employed to
work up evidence.
The house rejected the bill provid-
ing for the examination of State
banks
Mr. Hancock introduced a bill in
the senate providing for appellants of
cases from magistrates courts Civ
ing bond in double the amount of
or il lieu thereof to take the pau
per's oath.
The house resolution relative to
the placing of statues of Andrew
Johnson and John Sewer in the ma
tional capitol was cOncurred in.
The house adopted a resolution Civ
ing the Knoxville Power Company
further time to dam the Little Ten
nessee river as authorized by an act
passed two years ago.
Among the new bills were these:
BY Mr. acknowledgements
$4,000 to the Kings Daughters Home
fer Blind Girls in Davidson county
BY Mr.. Misunderstanding a board of
public affairs to have charge of coun-
ty warehouses;, poOrnOuses and asy-
lums, bridges and roads in Hamilton
county.
The following ILLS on third read
ing were disposed of:
Preventing live stock from running
at large in Chester county. Passed.
To require the union label on State
printing Withdrawn. Its author
states that the Supreme Court had
declared such an act unconstitutional.
Providing for the granting of tenn
porary licenses to physicians by the
State board of medical examiners.
Passed
Providing for an appropriation of
$4,000 for the erection of monument
TO Kings Mountain soldiers at Syc-
amore Shoals Failed.
Both houses adjourned at noon out
of respect to the memory of the late
Senator Cole.
THIRTY-SECOND DAY.
After a long debate today partic
ipated in by Messrs. Tyson of Madi-
son, Stratton, Sturdivant, Johnson,
Laughlin. Mitchell. Greer, Jetto1 and
Alternately, the house declined to re-
consider or amend the Stratton bill
giving all towns in the State local
option on the saloon question. The
vote to reconsider was 80 ayes to
az noes. The bill now goes to the