The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-01-27
SOLONS DOING
GOOD WORK
A Compulsory Education Bill
introduced And One On
Temperance.
TO REPEAL JARVIS LAW
Bill Introduced Which Virtually
Nullifies This Splendid
Statue.

| 1egiSIaClOn is progressing now, and
daily notification from the Governor
that be has signed bills are being re-
ce,ved. Both branches of the Gen
erAl Assembly are hard at work, but
the House has somewhat the better
record, having so far cleared Che calen.
oar daily before adjourning.
The Senate adjourned Thursday be-
tore reaching The end of it's calendar.
Tn . prospects Of a two hour afternoon
session seemed good and a motion to
adjourn until 2:30 o'clock 10 the after
noon was made A motion to adjourn
until this morning was made before the
| first question could be put, and under
the rnlt the longer recess was first voted
upon and carried.
| A fellow servants bill was intro
duced by Mr.. TeInpleton 1t is not
essentially different from the bill drawn
up by Mr.. Templeton and introduced
ten or twelve years ago at the instance
of the Bar Association. At that time it
failed of passage. At every session since
the bill or similar one has come up
and always failed The bill provides for
LIABILITY on the part of negligent en-
ploJe for injuries done a CO. worker
through negligence.
TOBACCO TO MINORS.
Mr.. Massey introduced bilLto pre-
vent the selling or giving to minors of
leaf or smoking tobacco or tobacco in
any other form. Mr.. Ligon introduced
bill to make the State Railroad Com
mission the State Board of Equalizers
Quite breeze was stirred up by the
telephone investigation resolution which
was passed. The Davidson County
Senators lined up on opposite Sides
The veterinary surgeons bill was re,
considered, amended so as to be opera
tive only in counties exceeding 10000
population. and finally passed. --.
The Senate changed the dates for the
recess. making it from Feb. TO March
7, but The House refused to concur ia
the amendment, insisting that the re-
cess begin Saturday, Feb. A. If the
Senate refuses to recede from the
amendment, a joint conference COM
mittee will be necessary.
Among the bills passed on third
reading by the House was the Mcclure
bill. which repeats, essentially the Jar
Wis law. This was only accomplished
after stubborn fight on the floor of the
House
The bill to give So in cash to all State
convicts upon their release was also
passed, and is expected to result in
this class leaving Nashville hereafter
instead of joining the growing GRIM
inal colony of the city.
Among the new bills introduced was
one to license women to practice law.
TEMPERANCE LEG STATION.
A bill introduced by Mes n, Bryant
aid Walsh makes it unlawful for a
liquor dealer to deliver for transpor.
tation to any person not licensed
liquor dealer any package containing
Intoxicating liquor unless the order for
same is accompanied by an affidavit
setting forth the name of the person
making the order, his place of resi-
depce, that he Is q years old, and that
such affidavit is made for the purpose
of obtaining Intoxicating liquors.; such
affidavit 20 be signed and sworn 10
before Justice OF the Peace, ana to he
pasted on the package in a conspicd
Gus place.
1t is also made unlawful fer any car
rier or person to receive from liquo
dealer for transportation to any peis n
not liquor dealer, any package con
tanning jntoxicants in less quantities
than five gallons.
1t is also made unlawful for any car
rer to deliver any such package,
brought from hey ond the limits of the
State. unless the pac has pasted
upon it in a conspicuo an aft.
uavit of the kind mere b.
Violations o, the pr, is
made misdemeano uc with
a tine Of $50 10 $40 juries
ere given lnquisi5 in the
matter.
Messre Bryant ant. also in
trodnctd bill max ing IL unlawful to
give any person under 81 years of age
any Intoxicating liquors to be used as
a beverage, without the written con-
sent OF the parents or parent or guar
dian. Violation of this act is made a |
punishable with fine of |
$40 to $50.
COMPULSORY SCHOOL BILL.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Layue re
quires all parents or persons having |
control Of child from 7 to IA years |
of age to cause such child to attend |
school fifty days in each calendar
year. unless they can show that the
child lie regularly instructed in the
public school studies. Each weeks
failure to comply with the law is made
a misdeme nor punishable with fine
not ex eedinR So. Said penalty shall
not be incurred when the child is des-
titute of suitable clothing and the par
snt unable to provide same It is
made the duty of the Chairman of
the Board Of School Directors to swear