The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1919-05-16


number The vote stood AZ for the
bill, lG against the bill and IL not
voting. IL requires 80 votes to pass a
bill In the House. A motion to recon.
slider is entered and II is believed that
the bill will finally pass.
The House notified the Senate that
the general appropriation bill had
been passed by that body with large
number OF amendments. Mr.. Fuller
Immediately moved that the Senate
nonconcur In the amendments. Mr..
Mcfarland was presiding AT the time
and put the question on an aye and no
vote and declared that the motion car
ried. Mr.. Bradley demanded the roll
call. which the speaker refused TO
grant, on the grounds that he had al
ready announced his decision on tho
vote. Then the Senate chamber took
on the air OF discord for few mo.
ments. Mr.. Bradley appealed from
the ruling of the chair. Senator Chan
dler took the chair and the question OF
sustaining the ruling Of the chair was
put. Senator Bradley asked to be al
lowed TO explain his grounds for ap
peal and the speaker pro tenn ruled
that he was out of order The book
OF rules was hastily consulted and the
speaker reversed his decision and al
lowed an explanation to be made by
both Mr.. Bradley and Mr.. Mcfarland
who had made the ruling. A vote was
taken and the chair was sustained IN
his ruling. And the second battle on
the appropriation was finished. The
bill was returned to the House and
that body adhered strictly to Its
amendments. The Senate was nott
fled of its action and the following
members were appointed on confer
ence committee TO formulate terms
for an armistice:
Senators Fuller. Worley. Chandler
and Mcfarland: Representative NIL.
Ter. Hall. Odle and Tucker.
II IL noted that the House members
OF the committee are In n majority foi
the amendments adopted by the
House. Mr.. ode and Mr.. Hall were
among those who led the fight for the
amendment. Senator Mcfarland Is
also in favor Of a reduction In many
OF the provisions of the bill. II is ap.
parent that the only route TO peace
will be for the Senate to concur In the
greater part of the amendments as II
81 quite certain that the House will
stand firm for the greater part.
Senator Todd has been in favor of
workmen's compensation legislation
for number OF years. and urged the
passage OF an act while he was a mem
Der OF the House several years ago.
Likewise while he was a member OF
the Senate. II was for this reason
that he was so much interested In hav.
ing the House pass the present com
pensation bill. which was passed by
the Senate.
II has been said by'experts who are
familiar with the various compensa
ton acts now In force that the bill
which the House voted on IN one OF
the best ever drafted. This . true for
the reason that the good features OF q
number Of acts were embodied In this
act. and from the mistakes and ex.
periences OF other states all objec
tIonabie features were eliminated.
The senate refused Is concur in the
House amendment. and a conference
committee will have To he appointed
to harmonic the differences
4 bill was passed by the Senat,
which amends the compulsory school
attendance law. so a. to make u com.
pulsory for parents or guardians &c
send children between the ages Of sew.
On and iG years TO school for the en-.
tire term. and To provide that county
court or school board shall select a
truant officer who shall ses that the
provisions Of the act are strictly en-.
forced. senator Matthews made a We.
hemcut speech in opposition to the bin
unless he was allowed 20 have his
county exempted. Tie said the nber.
ties of the people were being taken
from them and Il was time Ia siou and
consider what they were doing His
amendment to exempt his county vas
taticd And the bill passed
Bond issues of 100000 each hy the
city 20 Memphis and Shelby county ior
market house and auditorium pur
roses are provided Tor in a bill intro
auced by the House Shelby delegations
The senate passed the bil which
provides that the University ~ Ten
ncssee shalt inauguratc an cXtensiot
course in vocational training Thi.
act makes the Smith-I.ever education
al fund available tor the state. aud q
is bclieyed will aid greatly in the 70
c,iioual training OF the yoEths in IA,
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