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

! ing a million dollars subsidy to the
! Nashville & Clarksville Tennessee
CentraD railroad was passed after a
somewhat lengthy argument by the
author, by vote of % to 2. The house
| later concurred in the senate's action
on the score that it was a local meas
ure.
The senate agreed to the resolution
urging the Peabody board of trustees
to locate the Peabody teachers col
| lege at Nashville.
A resolution by Mr.. Lamar was in
| trOduced in the house and lies over
appropriating $500 for expenses of al
| investigation to be made in reference
! to placing statues of John Sewer and
| Andrew Johnson in the National cap
| itol.
The house killed bills making the
commission of a feSony grounds for di-
vorce, and raising the grade of petit
| larceny to $100.
! The senate again postponed action
on the embalmers' license bill and re-
! jected the bill repeating the law reg
ulating the sale of stocks of merchan-
disc in bulk.
Other bills on third reading were
thus disposed of:
To extend the corporate authority
of religious organizations. Passed.
To prevent a second conviction for
the same offense, applicable to mag
istrate and recorders courts. Tabled.
To protect defendants in replevin
suits. Rejected.
The afternoon was taken up in cOl-
sideratiOn of the assessment bill, the
principal fight being over proposed
amendments as to the makeup and
powers of the State board of equaliza-
| tiO1. The contest ended in the pres
ent section On this subject being al
| lowed to stand
| The more important new bills were:
By Mr.. Chestnut-To render per.
sons who have been elected district at.
tOrney-generals for full term inelig,
ible to succeed themselves or to hold
the office of judge or chancellor for
year after the expiration of their term
By Mr.. Johnson-To prohibit live
stock running at large in counties of
| 5000 to 10000.
By Messrs. Morton and Cockrill-
| To increase the salary of penitentiary
guards from $40 to $50 per month.
BY Mr. Thominon-To prevent the
sale or giving away of opium.
Senate bills, on third reading, were
disposed of as follows:
| To prevent live stock running at
large in Madison county. Passed.
| To exempt registered pharmacists
| from jury service. Passed
House bills on third reading were
disposed of as follows:
To send convicts under two years to
county warehouses;. Rejected.
To amend the primary election laws
so as to permit judges to act as clerks.
Amended so as not to apply to coun-
ties having over 10000 population.
| Passed
To define the crime of larceny and
providing punishment. 1t raises the
value of articles to $100. Rejected.
To make delivering common carri-
ers responsible for goods damaged in
transit. Rejected
To make committing a felony cause
for divorce. Rejected
To prohibit members of county
courts from holding positions created
by said bodies. Mr. Harlan withdrew
it, as he later introduced another bill
| on the same subject.
Empowering county courts to appro-
| pirate money to support Institutions
for fallen women. Failed for want of
constitutional majority.
To authorize women to maintain
| hospitals for women alone. Senate
bill substituted and passed
To amend an act to prevent the
adulteratiOn and misbrandi1g of foods,
making it especially applicable to
| flour. Passed.
To detect and punish poultry and
produce thieves. Failed.
TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY.
The house, after some discussion
this afternoon, passed the Romine bill
submitting nine constitutional amend
ments to popular vote at the Novem-
ber election, 1904. These amendments
provide for electing the governor for
| four years, the secretary of State
comptroller and treasurer, by the peo-
| pie also for four years, also making
terms of sheriffs throughout the State
! and registers four years, also giving
legislature power to pass road, fence,
game and fish laws for particular
| counties, also allowing cities and
counties to exempt manufacturing
concerns taxes for not exceeding ten
years on twO-thirdS vote of council or
county courts, also prohibiting cities,
| towns, taxing districts and counties
from incurring Indebtedness exceed
ing 10 per cent of the assessed value
of property therein, also authorizing
| towns, cities and taxing districts to
levy special taxes upon certain parts
improving their sections, also to pro-
vide for such inferior courts as the
legislature may establish. The bill
now goes to the senate and there is
practically no doubt of its passage by
that body.
Another move was made in the leg
islative fight against saloons when
bills were introduced in both houses
today providing for a dispensary for
Columbia, to be operated under the
direction of the board of mayor and
aldermen of the town. Only one dis
pensary is to be allowed and the dis
penser is to be elected by the above
named board. No more than one pint
of liquor is to be sold any one person
on the same day and it cannot be
drunk on the premises. In the house
unlawful to ship liquor from one point
to another in this State in packages
of less than ten gallons, except to an
individual for his own use.
The senate finally disposed of the
assessment bill by passing it. There
were few amendments. Poll taxes
were made delinquent in January il
stead of March 1, as at present. An
other change requires the State board
of equalization to give ten days no
tice before raising or reducing the as
seSsment of any county, as former
members of county boards of equaliza-
tion who have served within five years
are Ineligible to election on these
county boards Another change re-
Quires the State board to pass .specif
ically upon each piece OF property and
raO%v ice of ~