The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1903-01-30

thirds vote to validate the issuance
of the bonds Bills were introduced
as follows:
By Mr.. Caruthers-To allow rail-
road companies to purchase and con-
denim land for shops and switch yards
in the counties having a population
of $4,000 and less.
By Mr.. Hancock (by reQuest)- To
authorize and require justices Of the
peace to give judgment for rents and
interest in cases of forcible entry and
unlawful detainer.
BY Mr.. Ledgerwood-To make un-
lawful the prosecution of person
twice for the same offense. That
is, prosecution by competent court
of any person for an offense shall be
a bar to another prosecution by any
other court for the same offense.
By Mr.. Hancock (by request)-To
dispose of all tax suits that have been
pending in any court of the State for
more than six years, and to limit the
time for prosecuting other suits to a
final judgment or decree.
FIFTEENTH DAY.
Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 21.-Neither
branch of the general assembly was
in session, the members spending the
day at the Confederate Soldiers
Home, where each inmate was pre-
sented with a Cross of Honor by the
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Practically no business has been
transacted during the week, but it is
expected that work will begin in ear
nest now and continue until the recess
date arrives.
Visit to the Old Soldiers Home.
1t is probable that the trip to the
home will result in larger appropri-
ations for the old Confederates. A
movement is already on foot to ask
that the appropriation for pensions be
increased from $150,000 to $250,000,
and there is also considerable talk
of amending the existing laws so as to
allow a larger number to be eligible
for pensions. There are now 1874
pensioners on the rolls. Over 5000
more applications are on file, and fully
two-thirds of these are clearly enti-
tied to pensions, but the appropriation
is exhausted in paying the 1874. This
is being used as an argument against
amending existing laws, but there
seems to be a strong sentiment il
favor of increasing the appropriations.
Additional appropriations will also be
asked for improvements at the home.
The average age of the inmates is IL
years.
SIXTEENTH DAY.
Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 22.-The
liquor interests received a terribly
black eye today when the senate by
vote of 20 to II passed the Adams
bill, extending the provisions of the
four-mile law to towns of 5000 inhab-
itants and under. The present law
takes in all towns of 1000, and if
the house concurs in the senate's ac-
ton, which it is certain to do, liquor
is likely to be cut out of nearly every
town in the State except the eight
cities whose population exceeds 5000.
The vote came after heated but good
humored discussion, and after an ef-
fort to postpone and several amend
ments offered by Messrs. Cox, Peak
and Garrett, all seeking to weaken
or practically nullify the pending
measure, had been sent to the table
by good margin.
Those voting for the bill were: Sen
ators Adams, Baxter, Bell, Bowden,
Bright, Cate of Bradley, Cate of Cooke,
Crowley, Irwin, Graham, Jackson,
Jones, Mcfarland, Nelson, Parsons,
Rice, Stafford, Tharp, Woodbridge,
Speaker Seay-20.
Those voting against the bill were:
Senators Caldwell, Cole, Cox, Garrett,
Hancock, Kimbrough, Ledgerwood,
Norfeet, Peak, Stewart, White, Wor-
thington-12.
Senator Caruthers, who had voted
h. e l..
amendments and the motion to post
pone, left the chamber just as the pre-
vious question was called and did not
vote for the bill, although Mr.. Cate
of Bradley voted with the opposition
on all amendments and motions pre-
vious to the final roll call
Applause from the Lobby.
The announcement of the result was
greeted with great applause from the
lobby, which was jammed with friends
of the measure, both ladies and gen.
tleme1. The house committee on
education will meet tomorrow to con-
slider the three temperance bills now
before it, but it is supposed the John
son bill, which is practically the
same as the Adams bill, will be sub
stituted and passed. Under the op-
and under can vote for the abolishing
of their present charters and rechar-
ter under a law which has the adval-
tages of the four-mile law of 1887 as
amended in 1889.
The Law as Amended.
The evolution of the movement
against the sale of liquor in Tennes-
see has been gradual but sure. What
is known as the ''Four-Mile Law,
which is the nucleus about which has
formed the present formidable senti-
of 1887, and is chapter 167 of the acts
keeping of liquor out of any district
except in incorporated towns.
Just twelve years after this time
the temperance movement had gained
sufficient strength to amend the law
so as to make it apply to towns of
1000 inhabitants, and chapter 221 of
the acts of 1899 makes this amend
melt
Now comes the Adams bill, amend
ing the last law so as to extend it to
towns of 5000 inhabitants.
The amended law follows:
Section BE it enacted by the gen
eral assembly of the State of Tennes-
see, That it shall not hereafter be
lawful for any person to sell or tipple
any intoxicating liquors, including
wine, ale or beer as a beverage within
four miles of any school house, pub.
lie or private, where a school is kept
whether the school be then in session