The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-10
FIFTY-EIGHTH DAY.

The two houses of the general as
sembly disposed of a lot of business,
and the house held its first night ses-
sion.
The standard policy of insurance bill
passed the house alter being amended
| in some important particulars.
The house also passed the Co1feder-
ate pension bill formulated by a leg
| islative committee, and which took The
place of bills offered by Senator Cox
and Senator Jones and Representative
| Warren. The bill increases the pen
sion appropriation $4,000 a year, or
| 100000 il all, and provides for d
| fourth-class pension.
! There was nothing out of the ordi-
| nary in the senate.
Among the new bills in the house
| today were these:
By Mr. Cooper-To require poi son
sold to be put up in triangular bot
! ties.
BY Mr.. Iuna-To authorize circuit
and criminal judges to fix bail in mis-
meanor cases after indictment.
By Mr.. Thomison-To provide for a
| lien on furniture, stock, ETC., for rent.
By Mr.. McClure-To fix a standard
quality for oil used in coal mines.
By Mr.. Bradley-To fix the salaries
of circuit clerks at from $500 to ST.
| 500.
By Mr.. Laughlin-To provide for the
dismissal of pending tax suits.
To amend the act affecting land
companies so as to give such cOmpa-
nies the right to build waterworks and
electric light plants. Failed for want
of constitutional majority. Mr.. Col
lier entered a motion to reconsider.
! Mr.. Ritchie called up the motion
| to reconsider the bill putting attor-
neys-general back on fees. This meas
ure failed some days ago for the want
| of a constitutional majority.
| After an animated and lengthy dis
cussion the bill again failed, the vote
| standing Al ayes to 80 noes.
! II the senate the new bills included
bill appropriating $4,000 for an exhib-
| it at the ST. Louis exposition.
By Mr.. Caruthers- repeal the
(section of the code which authorizes
county courts to define lawful fences.
By Mr.. Graham green
house provisions of the State entomol-
ogist's law and making inspection fees
of nurseries $3.50 for under fifty acres,
ald $5 for over fifty acres.
By Mr.. White-TO create a land
lords lien for rent of store houses.
BY Mr. Norfleet-To amend an act
to provide for the construction of turn
pixies so as to raise the tax from 10
cents to Is cents. Applies only to
Shelby county.
An amendment to the rules was
adopted providing that where bill
has been rejected AID motion to re-
consider, it can be taken from the ta-
BILE when twenty-five senators vote
and two-thirds favor taking it from
the table.
Boundary Message.
Gov Frazier submitted short mas
sage relating to the boundary between
| Tennessee and Arkansas. He states
that il 1876 the Mississippi river, in
! changing it's course, left a civil dis
trict of Upton county west of the r1y-
er. He points out that the mark of old
river bed, showing the line, is rapidly
becoming obliterated. The new lands
belong to the State. He recommends
tnat a commission of three persons
be appointed to take up the question
of the boundary with the Arkansas
authorities and arrange for making
the boundary, and to recommend to
the next legislature what should be
done with the State land. He thinks
it would be advisable to turn the pro
ceeds into the school fund.