Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-04-21
slxIY.sEcoNp DAY.

the subject, passed. About forty coun-
ties are exempted from the operations
of the bills. Carter entered motion
to reconsider, but the Speaker later
ruled that this could not be done on
compromise bills, and they were at
once engrossed and sent to the Senate.
There is little doubt of their passage
in the Senate.
A resolution, which was adopted,
offered by Bean, directs the attorney
general to report what property is
owned by the University of Tennes-
see, as to how the trustees are select
ed, and whether the State has any
voice in their selection.
Il The House adopted resolution
that committee chairmen return all
bills to the clerks and no more bills
be referred to the committees. This
means that all bills must be returned
The House tabled the bill giving at
torneys general fees instead of sala
ries. The assessment bill was then
taken up and after one minor amend
ment had been adopted and several
others tabled, it passed, 10 to 2.
The House adopted a resolution
providing for the ratification of the
Rhodes lease and authorizing the pur-
chase of coal lands at Petros for $50,
| 600.
| In the morning the Senate passed
the revenue bill as recommended by
I the committee Of the whole, but not
until after Schubert had succeeded in
working in an amendment placing the
wholesale and retail liquor tax as I'M
der the existing law. A new privilege
| tax OF $t00 on moldsses rcfnerieS was
also inserted.
The Senate next went into commit
tee of the whole on the general appro-
| priations, and by close work complet'
ed it by pm. The bill will likely
pass with no material change
When the Senate reconvened in the
afternoon the revenue bill was taken
up and passed with two amendments,
one leaving tax on wholesale and re-
tail liquor dealers as under existing
law and the other creating new
privilege tax of 500 on molasses re-
fineries An amendment by Ewing to
make the tax on telephones apply to
each instrument in use was tabled.
The Senate then took up the gen.
eral appropriations bill, sitting as
Committee of the Whole. Some OF
the more notable appropriations were:
Eighteen thousand dollars for School
for the Blind at Nashville; $6,G75 for
repairs, etc, at Deaf and Dumb School
at Knoxville; $5.400 for East Tennes-
see Hospital for the Insane, and ST.
600 for West Tennessee Hospital, each
for repairs. etc; $4,000 for repairs at
Confederate Soldiers Home; $50, loo
for University Of Tennessee, to be
used in establishing School of Tech
nology and branch agricultural exper
iment. stations in Middle and West
Tennessee. Per capita of Confederate
Soldiers Home was fixed at $50 in
stead of sos as at present. There
was no change in the per capita Of
other charitable Institutions For tn,
Department of Archives an appropri
alton of $4,000 was made.
The appropriation for the Univer
: sity Of Tennessee and several othel
items caused lot of sharp debate
and there is no telling what will be
come Of them before the two houses
get through. Speaker Rice said there
was no more reason for appropriatin'
money to the University Of Tennessee
than to the Dyersburg High School
It was nothing more than higl
school for Knox county Mr.. Ten
i pleton defended the university. Their
5 was considerable kicking over som
+ Of the minor items.
The committee completed the bill
U and then the Senate adjourned.
slXTY-THIRD DAY.
J. When the House met the chairme
), of the standing committees passe
over to the clerk all bills in thei
# hands. as directed by the resolutio
s adopted
The House adopted a joint resoll
S ton to pay members Of the education
e al junketing committee who were tai
en- on the recent trip through mi
l. understanding as to the number al
y thorized 10 go.
II The House insurance bills were the
!; taken up, the first being the ant
O, compact bill After some discussio
o the bill passed unanimously.
The standard policy bill was take
S, up and a substitute a little different
worded and an amendment maxim
at the bill effective ninety days aft
0, passage adopted. Another adoptt
IN amendment provided that no write
or oral misrepresentation shall
I'd binding unless made INTENTIONAL
I'd AS amended the bill passed.
a House bills on third reading:
's To amend the general road law, a
e. plicable to counties under 10000 pop
10, lation. Passed, with an amendme
20, excepting Hardeman county.
To bar State bonds issued prior
% 1883 and not presented for funding
ny registration on or before January
1907. Senate bill substituted a.
on passed.
In To require all life insurance co
So panies to stamp upon their polici
20, words indicating fully the kind of p
icy Senate bill substituted a
RS, passed.
M To amond an act to create a sir
is ing fund so as TO include the receiI
,k- of the penitentiary in computing
10 per cent to place in the sinki
IN fund, Passed
he To authorize the attorney gene
or to appoint an assistant at $1,000 I
annum. Senate bill substituted.
as ter considerable debate the bill W
lse rejected.
uit To authorize the State Railrc