The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-01-20
RE-DISTRICTINC
MEASURES UP
Tennessee Lawmakers Pro-
pose To Pay Travelling Elk
penses OF Judges.
ANTI-SUNDAY EXCURSION BILL.
Another Blow Dealt At The
Cigaret Evil. Solons Doing
Good Work.

| The Senate crossed the hundred
mark Tuesday IN numbering the bill
introduced, and today the House will
cross the two hundred mark. The
House had. without resolution. accepted
a rule to clear the day s calen ial
before adiouInIng for the day, and 9
good list of bills were disposed of or
third reading.
MIR. Foust in the Senate and MI.
Cummings in the House introduced 9
bill to redistrict Hamilton County,
which provides for nine civil districts.
NEW CIRCUIT.
The bill introduced in the House
by Mr.. Lllliard proposes to create the
seventeenth judicial Circuit from
counties now included in the Fourth
and Second Circuits, detach the coun-
ties of Morgan, Scott. Fentress and
Anderson from the Second judicial
Circuit to form SAID Seventeenth Cir
cult. to detach Claiborne from the
FIRST and attach to the Second; to pro-
vide times for holding the Circuit
Court in the various counties of the
Second. Fourth and Seventeeth Cir
cults, to provide for the Judge of the
Fourth Circuit to be Judge of the
Seventeenth Circuit AID for the At
tOrney General of the Second Circuit
to be the Attorney General of the
Seventeenth, and to provide for the
appointment OF Judge for Fourth
judicial Circuit, and for the appoint
ment of an Attorney. General for the
Second.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Steele in
the House makes it unlawful for any
railroad company to reduce the regu-
lar passenger rates for the round or
single trip on Sunday, or to run en-
cursions or excursion trains on Sun
day. Violation of the law is made
a misdemeanor, and is punishable with
a fine of not less than 500 in each
case.
IN THE SENATE.
Eleven bills were introduced in the
Senate. Mr.. Garret introduced bill
making it felony to sell OF give Gig
arctic cigars to a minor.
MI. Wikle introduced a bill to re.
quiIe engines and railroad trains to be
brought to full stop before crossing
on grade level any electric or street
car line.
Mr.. Toilet introduced bill to
amend the school surplus act by provid-
ing that not more than $500. 600 of the
balance in the State Treasury shall go
to the school fund. or one-thiId of the
balance, If it is less than $500, 900.
OF this amount two thirds is to be
apportioned among the counties of the
State and the remaining one-thlrd to
be so apportioned az to equalize as
nearly as possible the scholastic terms,
and give term of six months, if
possible.
The Treasury balance after the
school diversion is made shalt 60 to the
sinking fund.
EXPENSE MONEY FOR JUDGES.
Mr.. DAVIS introduced bill to allow
the expenses of all Judges of the State
to be proper charge against the State.
1t provides that all travelling expenses
incurred in the discharge of their
official duties, and stationery, postage,
telephone and telegraph charges. pro-
vided the sum total does not exceed
81, 900 per year.
In addition to the 1000 maximum
expense allowance. each of the judges
of the Supreme Court and Court of
Chancery Appeals is to he allowed not
exceeding $500 for clerks hire.