The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-02-28
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

dorsing the plan of league Of nations
as formulated at the peace conference
and called on the members of the
states delegation in congress to give
President Wilson all the moral sup
port possible in securing adoption OF
the plan. The senators from Tennes.
see--McKellar and Shields, are in.
structed to vote for the ratification OF
the plan as submitted by the presi.
dent. Copies OF the resolution were
telegraphed to the entire delegation In
Washington.
Recess For Three.vveek Period.
The sixty.first general assembly of
Tennessee last Friday at noon recess.
Cd till Monday, March II.
II was originally provided by resoIu.
ton that the recess be for two weeks
and that the assembly convene Mon.
day, March 10. But Thursday the sen.
ate adopted resolution extending the
recess one week, or making it run
IRON req. II 10 March IL.
February 81 was the forty-seventh
legislative day, and when the mem.
bers return they will have left 2S days
OF the constitutional allotment OF not
more than rs days for which they can
receive pay. However, as the mose
important administration measures re-
garding taxation and assessment and
control and management OF element.
airy and penal institutions had been en-.
acted into law before the recess, 1t is
believed that rs days is sufficient time
in which to complete the plans for re.
organization Of the state government
The house passed on final reading
the senate public utilities commission
bill The vote was Sc to IS.
The senate concurred In the house
Joint resolution declaring 1t was the
opinion of the state of Tennessee that
the railroad lines OF the country be
returned to their owners, and that pub
lie ownership Of such utilities was un.
democratic. This resolution was In.
troduced early in the session, but laid
in committee ever since.
The senate adopted resolutions in.
dorsing and recommending Woodrow
Wilson for president of the league OF
nations and inviting United States
Senators Shields and Mcclellan to ad.
dress the general assembly on good
roads legislation, especially the gov.
eminent programme for road building.
vetoes Railroad Pass Bill.
Gov. Roberts vetoed the free pass
bill hast week. This bill required rail.
roads and transportation companies to
furnish free transportation to state Of
ficials, members and clerks of the
general assembly and wards Of the
state.
In his veto message, sent to the
general assembly, just prior to ad-
journment for the recess, Gov. Rob-
srts upheld the opinion Of Senator H.
M. Gambler, of McMinn county, as to
the unconstituionality OF the measure
as set forth in minority report by
the senator Attorney General Thomp-
son had previously held the bill con-
stitutional. but in his opinion had not
gone back In the law prior 10 1870.
Highway Commission.
The measure providing for the issu-
anoe OF $4,000 900 in bonds for good
roads In Tennessee and a companion
measure creating state highway COM
mission. were introduced in the house.
They were signed by Representatives
Norvell. Bond. Montgomery Kahn,
Turner. odle and Miller. The bill Gre
atfng the highway commission pro-
vides for the collection OF revenue on
motor-driven vehicles.
Memphis. - vanderbilt's basketball
five encountered snag at the Y. M.
c. A. in their game against the local
az" quintet. the Memphians trimming |
the Gold and Black goal-tossers by the
count OF % to IA. The game was |
hard-fought battle from the first whis- |
tie 10 the last and the result was in
doubt until the struggle was over. A
large crowd witnessed the contest.
Observation-Disclosures tower No. 6.
Al the Dupont powder plant. built for
The government at Hadley's Bend. near
Nashville, was completely destroyed
BY mysterious explosion. The tower
contained between thirty and fifty
thousand pounds Of smokeless pow
der. the exact amount being unknown
By the officials.
The cause Of the explosion Is rys-
tery, as no work was being done near
The tower at the time OF the explosion.
Fire IN the wreckage broke ort fol-
lowing the explosion and the tower
vas completely destroyed.
$500
Knoxvflie.-Urging greater facilities
lor the children OF miners IN the
,ehools throughout Tennessee and
Kentucky. the elimination Of Hitter
,cy and q system Of medical inspec-
.ion Of schools, Prof. Harry Clark. OF
ne University Of Tennessee. ad'
dressed the miners convention Of Dis.
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