The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-04-19
LEGISLATURE HAS APPROPRIATED
MILLIONS OF PEOPLES MONEY
VIII Run 100000 Over Appropriations of Two Years
Aoo-"Watch Dogs" for Treasury Have Been
Few, and Administration Has Encow
aged These Exravagances

annually for the pubic
schools, and in. addition $4,000 for the
University of Tennessee, thus the APP
propriations for common school edu-
cation and higher education made by
this Legislature are more than twice
as large as those made two years ago.
Except the Hospitals for the Insane,
the allowances made to all of the
charitable institutions were increased
over those made in 1905, the recon-
mendations OF the special commit
tees appointed to investigate these
institutions being In almost every in
stance favorably acted, upon. In adj
dition liberal appropriations were
made for aew buildings and the re.
pairs Of old buildings.
The agricultural interests OF the
State were well taken care OF in the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. being allow
ed for premiums to be distributed by
the State Fair. $4,000 for the es-
tablishmeht OF an experiment station
In West Tennessee and $4,000 for
cooperative experiment stations In
Middle Tennessee.
The Legislature supplied . iong-felt
want by making an appropriation or
$4,000 to secure a mansion for the
Governor. In addition provision was
made for Capitol annex by appro-
priating $23,50O for the purchase OF
the Bishop Byrne property and slb,'
600 to fit it up Several Of the depart
ments now using Offices in the Capitol
will be moved to the annex. the ques-
ton of what Offices and departments
to be moved being left to the judg-
ment of the Capitol Commission, to-
be composed of the Governor. Secre-
tary of State, Comptroller, Treasur-
err. Superintendent of the Capitol and
Secretary of the State Board OF
Health.
Many members of both houses have
gone home, and there will not De any
very large margin over a quorum IN
either House or Senate, so that II
there should be any determined OPP
position to a general bill it could not
muster the constitutional number to-
pass 1t.
More bills have been introduced
during this session than during any
session for many Years, probably more
than at any session in the history OF
the State. Approximately 1000 bills
were introduced, of which number
100 saw the light of day in the
House and 900 came into being in the
Senate. This is about seyenty-hve
more House bills than were intro
duced two years ago and about lOO
more Senate bills than were intro
duced in 1906.
or the 1000 bills introduced 1t is
safe to say that two-thirds OF them
we're duplicates, leaving about l,SVo
separate bills. OF this number about
one-half will become laws, making the
acts of 1907 contain about $50 chap
tiers. Many of the acts are OF great
length, notably the Memphis charter
bill, the assessment bill and the gen.
eral forestry law. For this reason II
is probable that the acts will contain
upwards of 1000 pages, and Will De
a larger book than the acts OF 1908,
and a much larger volume than the
acts Of two years ago.
II rs safe to estimate that three
fourths of the new laws will be strict
" local, and the number would nave
been larger but for the passage OF the
general educational bill stopping the
enactment of special school district
laws.
The Engrossing Clerks in both the
Senate and House were busy all day
Sunday enrolling the numerous niiis
that were passed on Friday night ana
Saturday. but the work was practical
" competed before Sunday night, ana
early this morning more than 100 DIS
will he ready for the signatures OF
the Speakers and the Governor.
Already more than 400 bills have
been delivered to the Secretary OF the
State. and that official has over 2oo
Of this number in type. The work OF
nrinting the bills will be pushed as
rapidly as possible. and the Secretary
of State hopes to have the printed acts
reody for delivery by June !.