Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1921-01-26
STATE N NEED Of
THE 1AX MONEY

Nashville, Jan Z5.-That the state
treasury is bankrupt; that the state
is being run on borrowed money, and
that several counties ore in the same
fix was the assertion made by SEN
ator Frank D. Fuller, of Memphis,
when the first Of the tax relief meas
ures was moved for final passage in
the senate Monday.
The bill under discussion was Sena-
tor j. T. Durham's measure provid-
ing for the payment Of 1920 taxes
in two equal installments, on March
and July /. Debate on the bill de-
veloped diversity of opinion among
the senators assto the adyisability of
its passage.
Final action was deferred on the
motion of 6ellai ,r L. ID. Bejach, who
had the bill pl5ced on the calendar
fer eepcials SN@ideFation at IL
o'clock Wednesday morning.
After the bill was read, Senator G.
L. Cummings, of Woodbury., was the
first to obtain recognition. He NOV
cd to amend so as to make the sec
ond payment due on Aug. 15 in
stead of July /. He stated that the
measure in its original form would
not aid the farmers.
Senator Finley L. Doris, of Nash
vile, offered a substitute for the
Cummings amendment, providing for
the second payment on Augt. and
setting Oct l, 1921, as the date for
the sale of property Of delinquents.
This amendment was acceptable to
Mr.. Cummings.
The senate approved Senator
Candler's resolution appropriating
$4,000 for E. Sweeney, former ad-
jutant-general, as compensation for
extra service and expense as COM
mander of the state police.
Charging that the general assem-
bly, was responsible for the failure
of the state board of administra-
tion to keep the buildings of the
state institutions in repair by rea-
son Of the fact that the estimates of
the appropriation committee have
been pared down too close, tSenator
Fuller moved an amendment to res
olution calling for the appointment
of a joint committee to investigate
conditions at the Old Soldiers home,
which the committee is charged to
investigate and report on the reason
for any failure to keep the build
ings in repair. The resolution pro-
vides for the appointment of a com
mittee of seven, three to be appoint
ed by the speaker of the senate and
four to be appointed by the speaker
of the house.
The general assembly will recess
for two weeks early in February if
the joint resolution introduced by
Senator Edgar Graham is adopted.
1t provides for adjournment on Fri
day, Feb. 21. The resolution went
over under the rules, but probably
will be amended to conform with a
similar resolution introduced in the
house. setting the recess back one
week.
The special committee to draft the
appropriation bills will work during
the recess. Senator Fuller offered
resolution providing for appoint
ment of a Joint committee of nine to
from the finance committee of both
houses to prepare the money bills
Go. Taylor sent in the nomina-
tiors of C. P. J. Mooney, of Mem
phis, and Hugh G. Kyle, of Rogers
vile, to be members Of the board OF
trustees of the University of Tennes-
see for terms of twelve years each
and upon motion of Senator L. E
Womack they were confirmed i'm
mediately.
The title of Mud island was trans.
ferred to the city of Memphis when
Gov. Taylor signed the bill Monday