The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-02-13
TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY.

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TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY.
The Hancock Jim Crow bill passed
the house today by an Overwhelming
vote, and now goes to the governor.
| 1t does not contribute the separate
cars that were expected, and only
assures the patrons of the street car
! company a wire partition as means
of separating the whites and the
blacks.
| The anti-SalOOniStS in the legiSla-
| ture are still after the liquor men.
Bills were introduced in both houses
today repeating the charters of Paris,
| Dayton and Union City and Feincorpo-
| rating those tow1S so as to get clear of
| liquor. Bills were also introduced
| governing the transportation of liquor
| from one town to another, the OBJ
| ject being to prevent the shipment
| of wet goods from wet towns to towns
| operating under the anti-liquor laws.
Another bill aimed at the liquor in
terest was offered by Mr.. Cate of
Cooke county. 1t revokes the license
| of a saloon keeper found guilty of
! Sunday tippling and prevents him
| from securing a new license for two
years.
Mr.. Bell introduced bill in the
senate providing that surplus revenues
of the State at the end of each year
| be diverted to the common school
fund. This bill is il accordance with
| the message recommendations of Gov.
Frazier
The senate refused to adopt Whites
resolution providing that the legisla-
| ture should not act on the abolition
of town charters seeking the benefits
| of In of ha
| pie in such towns had voted on the
| question.
The senate passed Mr.. Peake's bill,
which seeks to restrict the jurisdic-
tio1 of magistrates over misdemeanors
to districts from which they are elect
ed. This bill is aimed at what are
called the fee grabbing magistrates
in the large cities.
The senate reconsidered it's recent
action in declining to concur in the
house resolution inviting Judge Alton
B. Parker of New York to address
the general assembly at some future
date.
Messrs. Norfieet, Ledgerwood and
Hancock were appointed on the part
| of the senate to invite Hon. Richard
! Olney to address the general assem-
! bly,.
The house bill preventing the assign
ment of wages of salary except by
consent of the employer, failed for
want OF constitutional majority.
Other bills disposed of:
To amend the law protecting game
birds il Haywood county. Passed.
To amend Shannon's code so as to
| extend liens on crops from three years
to five years. Rejected.
To amend the existing laws in re-
| gard to the continuance of cases so
| that any cause may be continued by
| consent of both sides thereto. Passed
To validate charters heretofore
taken out under the corporation laws
| Rejected.
To fix the time when executions
| may issue upon final judgments of
| the Supreme Court and Court of Chan
Gerry Appeals. Passed.
To extend the right to challenge
! in jury cases so as to prevent any
! juror who has served within two years
| from serving again. Passed
To amend the law applying to di-
vorce cases so as to require female
| applicants for divorce to give bond
as we'll as male applicants. Reject
ed
To restrict the right of appeal in
| civil cases, taking from the Supreme
| Court the right of Jurisdiction except
in certain cases where the matter
il controversy exclusive of costs and
| interest accrued since the Judgment
is less in value than $3.50. Failed
| Is yeas, IL nays.
Mr.. Hancock entered a motion to
| reconsider. The bill to authorize
| Circuit Courts to fix rule days was
| rejected.
Senator Garrett introduced a bill
preventing combinations between in
| Surance companies and providing
| heavy penalties for violations of
| same.
Mr.. Abernathy was unanimously
chosen speaker pro TEN. of the house
today in the absence of Speaker Ty-
son, called to Knoxville to attend the
| funeral of his mother-in-law, Mrs. G.
NJ. McGenee.
New bills included these:
By Messrs. Owens AID Fanville-To
| repeal the charter of Paris and to
reincorporate the town.
By Mr.. Sturdivant-TO create a
| board of State capitol commissioners,
define their duties and fix the wages
of employees.
By Mr.. Mclaughlin (by request)-
To make fraternal benefit certificates
-contestable after two years.
The house adopted the resolution
to investigate the cost OF placing stat
ues of Johnson and Sewer in the ma
tional capitol
The house passed the senate bill
allowing the Illinois Central to relo-
cate tracks, substituting it for the
house bill, with an amendment by Mr.
Romine, providing that the consent
of the town and city authorities must
first be obtained before any tracks
could be moved.
TWENTY-NINTH DAY.
The house capped the climax of
anti-liquor legislation today when, by
a vote of 6S to 16, it passed the STRAIT
ton bill providing a way for towns
under 5000 population to vote liquor
out without the necessity of abolish