The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-25
 TenneSSee'S New Governor
 Will Take Oath Today LEGISLATURE NOW AT WORK Big Increase Is Made In Pensions for Confederate yeterans-Senator Luke Lea Is Receiving Congratulations
 

Nashville, January 24-(Special )-Leg islative calm today succeeded the storm and stress prevailing since the converting of the legislature on account of the strug- gle for the United States senatorship and from now on much business promises to be dispatched At least, there will be plenty of pills for consideration, a num- Der of new ones being introduced in both houses today. There will be another in- terruption tomorrow. however. when Gov ernor-elect Hooper will be inaugurated. This will occur at the Ryman auditorium at II o'clock, this place being selected on account of its large seating capacity. Members of the state senate, of the house of representatives. the supreme court and the inaugural committee will occupy seats on the stage. Space for the state off cials and other distinguished guests will be reserved immediately in front of the stage.
 The official programme for the inaugu- ration follows;
 Music, Industrial school band.
 Call to order, Hon. Nat Baxter, Jr., speaker of the senate.
 Prayer, the Rev. R. M. Inflow, pastor First Baptist church, Nashville.
 Music, Blind school band.
 Address, Retiring Governor, Hon. M. R. Patterson.
 Music, baud.
 Inaugural address. Gov.-elect Hon. Ben w. Hooper.
 Oath of office to governor-elect by Chief Justice J. K. Shields.
 Benedction.
 The senators and members of the house will attend the ceremonies in a body, proceeding to the auditorium from the capitol.
 The senate bills increasing the annual appropriations for pensioning old soldiers and widows of old soldiers to s52O,0OO and $21o,ooO. respectively, making an annual increase of s255,Ooo per annum, were passed without opposition in the senate.
 Senator Caldwell introduced bill which makes a radical change in the system of selecting foremen of grand juries. It provides for the appointment of such foremen to serve for two years at g 5o per day while the grand Jury is in ses- sion. Senator Bass offered bill making it felony to cut the equipment of power companies.
 Senator's Page and others introduced the fellow servants law. Several other senate bills of importance and a num- Der of local measures were introduced. The senate passed the senate bill pro- viding for the licensing of plumbers and the inspection of plumbing in cities n 9S 000 Tha bill appropriating $50,000 for erecting buildings and purchasing equipment for the state reformatory for boys was passed.
 The house adopted a resolution to invite William Jennings Bryan to ad- dress the legislative joint convention.
 Mir. Hickman offered a house reso- lution providing for joint committee to draft a bill for the purpose of en- forcing the prohibition laws. He re- cites that the laws are f1agrantly vio- lated and that the result almost threat ems anarchy. It was provided in the resolution that the bill shall empower the governor to dismiss any mayor who fails to enforce the law and to appoint his successor. The resolution was promptly tabled.
 The house bill amending the gar nishment law very drastically came up on third reading and was re-referred as too severe. It provides that the debtor shall pay all costs and permits the creditor to collect 10 per cent and to run as many garnishments as he wish es.
 Tennessees new United States sen ator. Luke Lea. is having the busiest time of his life in the effort to read and hear congratulations which are coming by wire and mall from all over the country.
 
 In an interview this morning, MT. Lea said:
 My deep obligation to the people of Tennessee. who have honored me can never be expressed To all the friends and newspapers which have given such loyal assistance at all times to the movement with which I have been identified am grateful I cherish no malice to the papers and the indi viduals who have opposed me.
 "As United States senator I shall be the servant of those who have op- posed me as we'll of those who have supported me. It is my purpose to represent all Tennessee and all Ten neseans."