The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-04-10
ElETY-SEVENTH DAY.

The house declined by a vote of
AZ to SO, to repeal the act prohibit
ing insurance companies from attach
ing the three-fourths clause to poll
cies. The repeal bill was ably sup
ported and had big insurance lobby
behind it. A motion to reconsider
was entered and At will come up later.
1t is not believed the bill can pass.
A companion bill, that providing for a
standard policy, was made a special
order for tomorrow afternoon.
The bill providing for the paroling
of convicts under 16 years of age, ex-
cept those guilty of treason, arson,
murder and rape, passed the house.
The worlds fair appropriation bill,
carrying SAC, 900, passed the house by
good majority. None of the money
is to go for a building.
The senate passed a bill which pro-
vides for the boards of education for
the common schools in each county,
these boards to take the place of dis
trict school directors. The bill was
introduced to apply to Montgomery
county only, but the senate amended
it as above. ., If the house agrees to
this bill it is claimed IL will save thou
sands of dollars year to the schools.
Visitors Excluded.
The senate got along rapidly with
it's business, because of the enforce
ment of the ruling excluding visitors
from the floor.
New bills included the following:
BY Mr.. Cooper-To provide for OBJ
tanning personal judgment against non
residents by amending the attachment
laws.
By Mr. Bell-To amend the general
road law so that half of the labor and
half of the road tax can be concen-
trated on special road until it can
be made a permanent road or turn
pike.
BY Mr. Bright-To relieve INDECENT
Confederate soldiers engaged in bust
ness and not having invested more
than $3.50 of taxes for privileges.
By Mr. Erwin-To regulate the aud
iting of all accounts against the State
on account of any of It's institutions !;
also to prohibit champertous contracts
within the State between lawyers and
clients.
inspection laws.
BY Mr.. Graham-To prevent catch
ing or killing fish all over the State
by means of poison or explosives. 1t
provides a fiae of $50 to $3.50, one
half of the penalty going to the in
former and one-half to the common
school fund in the county in which
the offense is committed.
The Ledgerwood forestry resolution
to provide means for protecting the
forests to the State was adopted.
Senate bills on third reading:
To erect a MONUMENT to the memory
of the patriots who assembled at Syc-
amore Shoals; rejected.
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allow the funding board to>call in GER
tain certificates of Indebtedness held
by certain charitable and educational
institutions; amended so as to except
the bonds held by the University OF
Tennessee, and passed.
To prohibit the planting of Johnson
grass seed; passed.
To appropriate funds to establish
an East Tennessee industrial school |;
rejected.
To regulate making of bequests to
charitable and educational institu
tions; requires that they must have
been made ninety days before death;
rejected
To make it unlawful to sell theater
tickets at any greater price than they
are sold at the>box Office. Passed.
Accepting about 100000 left the
city of Memphis by the late William
A. Goodwin. Passed
To repeal an act providing for the
redemption of notes of the Bank OF
, Tennessee. Tabled.
To amend the general road law sc
as to provide for bonds for costs when
complaints are fled. Passed.
Authorizing courts to take judicial
notice of the laws of other States
: Passed.
In the House.
Under the call for bills in the house