The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-15
NASHVILLE BILL
 WILL BE REVIVED Man Threatened If He Fails
 to Support Bill DYER OBJECTED TO Senate Strongly Disapproves Govern OTIS Appointment of Superintend-
 ent-Many New Bills
 Introduced
DYER OBJECTED TO

Nashville, February 4.-(Special)- Probably the most interesting legislative development of the day consisted in the vile charter amendment bill which failed a few days ago in the house through lack of constitutional majority.
 Representative Puryear, who made a motion Joking to a consideration, gave no- tice that the measure will be revived on a special order at Il o'clock tomorrow. There will likely be another very lively fight over the bill, particularly as 1t has been charged by member of the Mem- phis legislation that his life has been threatened in case he failed to support the measure.
 From the action of the senate this morn ing it is likely that there will be no joint session tomorrow to choose successor to I. B. Tigrett of Jackson on the state election board. The house resolution came up, and after some debate 1t was re- fererd to the committee on privileges and elections with no instructions for an early report. The senate adopted joint reso- lution offered by MT. Hiclserson providing for an Investigation of the workings of the state board of education with espe- cial reference to a report that sev-
 
 tions that do not exist.
 The senate passed the bill redistrictfng Shelby county, and 1t now goes to the governor
 In the house the Davidson delegation in- troduced bill imposing a privilege tax on automobiles. Another new bill pro- hibits the use of public drinking cups. A new senate bill regulates the appoint ment and compensation of officers wait ipc or a ciro11it of xdqor, ty. No surprise was experienced when the senate failed to approve the gover nor's appointment of Prof. G. A. Dyer of Vanderbilt university as state super intendent. The cause of the action was the unanimous disapproval of the domi- naht regular faction in that body, their reason as given out being that he was too bitter in recent campaign speeches. Among the new senate bills introduced were the following:
 To substitute electrocution for hang ing; to authorize physicians to conduct the business of pharmacists; giving the state 12 and the defendant 15 peremptory challenges in capital cases; creating a state board of examiners for trained nurses; to regulate the publication of newspapers to create a state highway de- pertinent.
 The consolidation of all the land of-
 
 Nashville is provided for in bill intro- duced in the house. Other bills are to allow voters to register by mall when they are not at home for registration days. To protect the race from tubercu- iosfs and other diseases. A bill provid- ing for fine of $100 for all delayed tele- grams was also introduced Among bills introduced was one providing for the working of roads by convicts, the coun- ties to pay a part of the expense.
 To enable married women who are forced to work by reason of having drunken or shiftless husbands a bill was introduced in the house providing that she shall be the only one to whom it is lawful to pay her wages.
 The house committee on game, fish and forestry has taken favorable action upon proposed measures to prohibit the sale of quail. to protect deer for four years and to close the season on doves for two years; also to stop the sale of robins ana to shorten the present quail season. It Is understood that practically all proposed game protection measures will be recom- mended for passage with the amendment that the funds be paid into the state treasury instead of the game warden.