The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1905-01-20
THE LEGISLATURE
PuBLIc SCHOOL FuNp.

Beyond any question, majority
in both the Senate and the House
favors liberal provision for the
public schools of the State. Any
member announcing himself op.
posed to such policy would find
himselfin very lonesome minority,
and his fellow-members might turn
him round in search of the moss on
his back. But there is no such a
one. All favor liberal provision for
the public schools, and the question
really at issue is that of the amount.
There is wide variance of opinion
on this point, and there will be a
very warm discussion as to the
proper solution Of the school prob.
lem. The two committees on ed
ucation heartily favor the increase
OF the permanent school fund to
81, 900, 900, in accordance with the
recommendation of the Governor
and the State Superintendent, but
there is quite a number of those
who oppose this proposition, while
favoring an increase by setting
aside $270,000 of the surplus in the
Treasury each year and applying it
to the school fund.
THE JARVIS LAW.
There will be as warm a discus
sion probably over the bills to re-
peal the JARVIS law when they come
up in the House, as over any meas
ure now pending. The press of the
State has discussed these bills very
freely, and developed considerable
to them. Many visitors
friendly to the repeal have talked
to the members, nearly every county
being represented. A campaign,
begun by the officials affected be-
fore the nomination of candidates
for the Legislature, has been most
ntelligently waged, and it is ap-
parent that success is almost won.
Public opinion, however, is the final
irbiter when such important meas
Tres are pending, and the visit
lome so many legislators are now
making, will doubtless have an inn
oortant bearing on the result.
CORONER LAW.
Efforts will be made to repeal the
aw pass-d in 1895 requiring certain
vidence to be made before the Cor
'ner or any Justice of the Peace is
authorized to hold an inquest over
dead body. AT present the law
equires that TWO persons make aft
avit that they believed the de-
eased met death in an unlawful
lanner before an inquest may be
eld. 1t is understood that Mr..
OF Davidson County, will |
1troduce the measure in the House.
The law has undoubtedly served
, almost make the investigation of
eaths by the Coroner dead let
sr. The large number of investi-
ations of deaths under the old
Nv, and the heavy costs, we're
auses of the passage of the act of
)85. The new law, however, it is /
fought, makes many investiga-
ons which should be made impos-
BILE. Ii
The Coroner is powerless to take {
1y steps unless the two affidavits (
e made. and ii is seldom that per-
ms will make them. In Davidson |
ounty the Coroner inquired into {
lily one death in 1904. The repeal 3
the law passed in 1895 would T
ave the situation as ii was before f
at time, the Coroner being au- t
orized to make all investiga tions i
cording to his own judgment. n
ANTI-sALooN BILL. a
Efforts will be made by the Anti n
loon League to secure the pass t
.e by the Legislature of a bill
the saloon and other !
siness interests. Attorney Jeff t
cCarn has been retained to draft r.
measure. The idea is to have
ch man conducting saloon to I
Ike affidavit that he will not con- 4
ct any other business in connec- a
IN with the sale Of spirituous and
lit liquors. II
The law is aimed at the grocery c