Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-04-28
SlxTY-SEVENTH DAY.


Industrial School to remove Superin-
tendent Kilvington. This resolution
was tirebrand that set the House in
a blaze. Carter went after Kilvington
hot and heavy. Fahey wanted to
know why Carter had not introduced
a resolution to remove James M Head
from the board of trustees. He (Fa-
hey) would vote for resolution to
remove the whole board of trustees.
They were responsible, he said, for
the wrongdoing. Bryant moved to
amend by including the board of trus-
tees. This was followed by lot of
speech making, in the course of which
both Kilvington and the trustees came
in for criticism. One member, Nc
Clellan, charged that the children
were fed on rotten food and that the
girls were whipped on their bare
backs Cunningham and Hickman de-
Tended Kilvington. The amendment
to the resolution was withdrawn and
then on roll call the resolution was
rejected, ayes %, noes SO, present and
not voting 8.
Fahey offered joint resolution pro-
viding an office in the capitol for the
Encouragement, which was adopted.
Collier offered joint resolution pro-
viding that q committee OF five men,
bers be appointed to investigate for
ten days in 1906, and ten days in 1906
the Industrial School. Ruled out of
order
Cleage rose to question of person
| a IN hn
was in good humor with everybody,
and he simply asked to have a state
ment prepared by him spread upon the
| journal. The statement was read by
the clerk. 1t referred to speech
heretofore made by Cleage, and dis
claimed any intention of charging con-
spiracy against Senators Toilet and
Garrett, and further stated that as he
had himself provoked the attack made
upon him by these gentlemen, he
would pay no further attention to the
mater Otherwise, that he would have
taken different course of action.
The Speaker announced as commit
tee of conference on the Memphis Jim
Crow bill MesSrs. Benham, Davis and
Straub.
Faw called up the antitrust bill and
the Senate bill was substituted. Fa-
hey offered an amendment providing
that the bill should not apply to labor
organizations. Tabled.
Fahey, speaking for the amendment
said if a bill was passed, and any
member of labor organization was
convicted under it, it would make a
difference in the complexion of the
State officials
Love moved to amend by eXempting
the Farmers Tobacco Associations.
Tabled
Cummings and Cleage offered an
amendment striking out the press as.
ISOLATION section. Tabled.
The bill failed for want of a consti.
tutional majority ayes 43, noes IA.
Mcclure submitted the report of the
, committee to investigate the Office of
comptroller and treasurer.
A recess was taken for two hours.
) When the gavel fell for the recess,
Bean, in behalf of all the members
presented Speaker Alternately with a
: costly diamond stud.
; The engrossing clerk, Miss Flora
: Marian and her assistant, Miss MIME
| Bottom, were given diamond pins.
The House porters presented the
Speaker with an umbrella.
superintendent Porter, of the CAPT
, toll was given gold watch by the
+, capitol porters.
B. Edward b. Martin, chief clerk, and
5 Fred 7. Wilson, assistant clerk were
9 given, respectively, gold headed and
= silver headed umbrellas
4 A resolution of thanks to the Speak
i er was adopted, the governor sem
r word he had nothing further to report
g and the House adjourned sine die.
|, The Senate began it's last days ses
sion by concurring in House resou
l. ton instructing the capitol superin
s. tendent and the capitol commission t.
t furnish an office in the capitol for the
e Encouragement and reporter. A cou
e pie oil Senate resolutions. one provid
l. ing that old undrawn warrants aggre
[. eating $119,S72.92 be charged off BY
Il the comptroller, and the other provid
y ing that amounts due the State b,
S penitentiary employees be deducted
d from their salaries, were adopted
e The House bill preventing circui
u judges from cutting off attorney-gen
4 erals fees was passed.
Mr.. Templeton then arose and salt
t. he desired to say he had no point o
r. personal privilege upon which to ad
e. dress the Senate.
t. A resolution offered by Mr.. Garrett
thanking the newspaper reporters an
is correspondents for fair and impartia
e reports, was adopted.
Speaker Rice was presented with
Us loving cup, inscribed, "To the Hor
o. Ernest Rice, Speaker Of the Senate
st F'iftyfourth General Assembly of tn
State of Tennessee, from the Member
If and Officers, April II, 1906"
IL At 11:5S o'clock (about 4 80 actr
TT ally) the usual committee was name
n to wait on the Governor and they r.
porting ne had no further communici
lie ton to make, the gavel fell until Jal
uary ], 1907.