The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-03-29
EXPENSE MONEY
FOR SOLONS
MEASURE INTRODUCED IN THE
HOUSE PRACTICALLY DoU5-
LING PAY-REcIPRocAL
DEMURRAGE BILL.
Presented by Representative Neal,
Containing Ideas Agreed Upon by
the Penitentiary committee-ouie-
tus Upon Anti-Pass Bill.


There was the usual food Of new
bills in the House on Monday after
noon, forty-three being introduced,
making the total number of House
bills to date 1856 A large majority of
the new bills are local measures, but
several important general bills were
presented, the most interesting being
one by Messrs. Hall and Chestnut to
appropriate $500 for each member of
the General Assembly to pay their ex-
penses. This bill would double the
compensation of the members, and in
effect would allow them So instead of
81 per day The reading of the
caption of the bill was. greeted with
applause.
Representative John R. Neal intro
duced the reciprocal demurrage bill
which has been agreed upon by the
Joint Penitentiary Committee. The
provisions of this bill are very drastic
and the railroads are penalized for
failure to respond to orders for cars.
It provides that where demand is
made by a shipper for less than three
cars the railroad shall have forty-eight
hours to place them; for over three
and not over ten cars, five days; for
over ten and not more than twenty
FIVE cars, fifteen days to place them,
nor shall any railroad be compelled to
furnish more than fifty cars to one
shipper.
In the event that the railroad COM
panies shall fail to furnish the cars
properly ordered within the time fixed
they shall be fined 81 for each day per
car not furnished, provided that not
more than $40 shall be collected for
failure to furnish any car. The rail-
road shall be excused If it Is unable
to comply with the demand because OF
act of God, public enemy, accidents or
strike.
The shipper is also penalized for
failure to load cars within thirty-six
hours. at the rate of 81 per day per
car. and where there is continuous
demand for cars by shipper the ship
per shall have but twenty-four hours
in which to load them.
Parole for Prisoners.
The Mcfarland bill to authorize the
Board of Prison Commissioners and
the Governor to grant paroles to Wor-
thy convicts who have served as much
as one-fourth of their sentences was
passed by the House, and goes to the
Senate.
The Davidson delegation introduced
a primary law for Davidson County
The provisions for safeguarding the
ballot and count are more rigid than
those in the present law, but the most
important change made is the provis-
ion that no expenses shall be paid ex-
cept those for advertising and print
ing the ballots.
A quietus, for time at least, was
put on the Matthews anti-pass Dill oy
the House. Another effort was made
to make the bill special order, but
the opponents of the measure prompt
ly interposed a counter motion 10 re-
refer the bill to the Railroad Commit
tee This motion prevailed Ayes
Al: noes, %: 1t is conceded by the
supporters OF the bill that this fore
casts it's final defeat and 1t is now
doubtful If record vote is ever had
Extending Powers.
Nv a bill introduced in the Senate by
Senator Holiday it is proposed 10
invest the Railroad Commission with
mower to regulate the rates OF ex-
press. telegraph and telephone COM
NAMES under the provisions now In
force with respect to railroad com
panies. The act, II passed, will nulli-
~ the provisions of the Talbert law
by which telephone rates may be nxed
by municipalities.
A preliminary skirmish resulted up
on the call of the Lane Criminal Cost
Bill' under the head of unfinished
business, and after a vote or two
which demonstrated the weakness OF
the advocates of the bill 1t was made
a special order for Wednesday at ii
. o'clock BY courtesy the bill was re-
nlaced on the calendar after having
been rejected and now 1t promises TO