The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-15
!; ENATE REFUSES
TO RECONSIDER
rALeERT TELEPHONE BILL IN
hALLV DISPOSED or THERE.
eoURT- OF APPEALs MEAsuRE
Passes' IN Upper House Over Strong
oppisltien-Ne~ Bridge Bond Isove
Voted on-RspeeSentatIves Adopt
Resolution Increasing JvnkstIaa
Commltfse.

Resolution Increasing JunkstIni
The Senate on Monday refused e
reeonsider the Talbert Telephone
otil" and so far as that body Is con
eerned. the matter Is past issue. The
vote was taken on a motion to table
Senator Pendleton's motion TO recon.
atder and resulted i6 TO IL. Debate
was shut OF BY the motion to table.
but Senator Pendleton, the mover Of
the monitor. was allowed the Hoor and
"a shcrt talk he characterized the
measure Is. violation of the rights
ef the people and declared that no mat
ter how Ubiquitous had been the &C
tons OF the Cumberland Company. the
manner Of revenge sought By the bill
was not just. He declared himself as
opposed - monopoly and stated that
be would vote for even a radical meas.
ure that zwosld affect the Cumberland
Company without taking away the
rights Of the people. says the Nashville
American.
Court Of Civil Appeals.
The Senate met somewhat after the
appointed time but once at the grind
disposed OF some important matters.
The bill abolishing the Court Of Chan
Gerry Appeals with a membership of
five and appellate jurisdiction over all
but certain civil cases was passed des-
ptte strong opposition. Ex-Gov. Cox
spoke In behalf of an amendment by
which 1t was sought to decrease the |
proposed court to three members and |
said that It was time the body began |
to take account of the amount of mon.
ey 1t was taking from the Treasury
for extraordinary purposes and call a
halt upon the mania for the creation OF
new Offices. He enumerated the
amounts already appropriated and said
that with pending appropriations en-
acted the amount expended would ex-
coed 81 100000. He said that the I'M
rivaled expenditures would send the
Funding Board abroad with bonds to
sell instead of to buy.
Mr. Pendleton introduced bin de
claring the saloon business privilege
and fixing the license IN cities of more
than 100, 900 population at $4,000 and
the West Tennessee Senators introduc-
ed bin to appropriate money for the
establishment Of normal school for
teachers at some point in West Ten
nessee.
Many Resolutions.
Practically all of the time Of the I
House was consumed In the considera- 8
tion Of resolutions, more than half c
dozen Of which were adopted. On a 4
viva voce vote and without opposition O
che House passed JOINT resolution Il
which. If concurred In by the Senate, 4
win abrogate action taken on a for c
sner day in reducing the number OF La
members OF the junketing committees. II
rhis resolution increases the mem a
bers OF these committees to ten each, e
about the number that served on SINH h
lar committees two years ago. l.
The House also adopted a resolu- b
ion providing that the investigation s,
Il the 2-cent railroad fare bill shall be a
made by a committee composed of IL
10Th Senators and Representatives in In
,fead of by the latter only. Mr.. VIII p,
yerson presented a resolution declar- n,
ne Il TO be the sense Of the House al
nat an purchases made by officials for al
ne State should be from domestic To
oncerns II such concerns could sue el
eesfuily compete with nonresident
Rms or corporations. Mr.. Benham nc
moved to except the committee APP pr
ointed TO refurnlsh the Capitol, and tn
MS was taken as an Indication that di
he committee intends to secure its st
furnishings from some one ont or the tr,
hate. Finally both the amendment
IA the resolution were tabled TIL
States Poultry Industry. WI
Al the instance OF Representative an
ottrell. the Speaker was authorized gr
, appoint 4 committee to Investigate
u scope and value OF the POULTRY IN
nstry OF the State.
A resolution by Mr. White. provid- io'
n that no further appropriation bills se'
y 10 be considered until after the re- eau
niue and assessment bills are pass va
/, was passed, and that Is the 10
4 to require the County Trustees to
,ep the school fund accounts on
,oks to be furnished by the State su.
lrintendent ,
Among the new bills introduced was
d by Representative Benham to reg, ;,
ate the sale of intoxicants in towns
over 5000 inhabitants. This act !,
oroaas IN modify the Pendleton bill