The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-22

When the General Assembly had adj
iourned for the recess on last Friday
there had been 108 new laws placed
upon the statute books of the State.
More than this number of bills had
passed both houses, but this is the
number that had been returned ap-
proved by the Governor. Several bills
which passed during the closing hours
of the session we're not enrolled Tor
lack of time, and will not be signed
by the Speakers of the Senate and
House and transmitted to Gov Patter-
son until after the recess is over, says
the Nashville American.
There we're only few bills that
reached the Governor before the re-
cess commenced that were not re-
turned with the approval OF the Elk
ecutive. The most important bill now
before the Governor awaiting his ac-
ton is the Talbert telephone fran
Ichise bill. The Governor heard argu-
ment on this bill from both sides Mon
day. and strongly intimated that he
would approve it. The Governor plain
lly stated after argument that unless
: II could be shown that the pending
: measure interfered with the right OF
some municipality other than Nash
{ Vile to regulate the ADMISSION OF pub
! lie utility corporations to its streets,
: he would approve the bill
At the request of the opponents OF
the measure time was allowed them IN
which to file a brief on this point.
The Governor stated that while It was
shown that the bill would deprive
Nashville of some rights which 1t now
exercised by virtue of its charter, ne
would not feel justified in Withholding
= his signature from a bill Of a general
character because Of its effect on one
: particular locality.
al Probably the second bill IN impor
. lance now pending before the Cover
!. nor is that providing for the abolition
a Iof saloons in Columbia. Some Of the
!, ,opponents OF the bill have STATED that
n. they desired to be heard and this priv
ilege will no doubt be accorded them.
~ However there is little doubt that
Gov. Patterson will approve the bill.
large majority of the laws SO FAR
nassed by the General Assembly are
local measures. Among the most I'M
nortant bills which have become. laws
are the two Foust bills prohibiting
gambling on races; the Pendleton law,
the bill appropriating $250000 for Pea
=. body College; the bill creating an ex-
pertinent station for West Tennessee;
y the Governors mansion bill; the bill
0 creating the Court of Civil Appeals
q admitting women to practice law, and
amendments to the live stock inspec-
ton laws.
The following is list Of the new
= laws;
{ STATES NEW LAWS. -.
To provide stock law for McMinn
IS County
a To provide stock law for Robert
y son County.
- To extend the four-mile law to towns
t, of 10000 inhabitants.
y To redistrict McMinn County.
d To appropriate s25o,Ooo for the es
7. adjustment of Peabody Normal Col
70 lege.
es To change the line between David
son and Williamson counties.
q To amend the charter OF Lewisburs
lie To amend the Shelby County turn
81 pike bond act OF 1905.
or To authorize Chattanooga to issu
ar 81 900. 900 of bonds.
10 To amend the Knox County Jur
Mt Commission act.
or To authorize suits by next friend
ha of lunatics in forma pauperis.
ne To authorize McMinn County to Il
sue road bonds.
To authorize Hartman to issue$26
/. 600 OF funding bonds.
10 To authorize School Directors
Decatur County to sell lands.
To change the smith.Putnam coui
re ty line.
lg. To repeal the charter Of LynchburI
~ To amend the charter OF Nashville
all To provide for the registration
re- female dogs.
for To amend the general corporate
sIG in. laws of 1877.
S SIc To segregate the saloon area
s@- Nashville.
To detach Morgan County from u
y'em.-