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San Antonio Daily Light
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
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In Nashville on Sept. 16, the Tennessee General Assembly's lower House passed the anti-prize-fighting bill on third reading after debate, substituting the Senate's high misdemeanor version for the House's felony version. Senator Strud's bill to prohibit whipping convicts was killed in the Senate. The reapportionment bill was introduced and passed first reading in both houses.
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NASHVILLE, Sept. 16.-The lower House of the General Assembly passed on third reading this morning the anti-prize-fighting bill. There was a red hot discussion, but it went through by a big majority. The Senate bill making it a high misdemeanor was substituted for the House bill making it a felony.
Senator Strud's bill prohibiting the whipping of convicts was killed in the Senate this morning. The reapportionment bill was introduced in both Houses and passed the first reading.
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Nashville, Tennessee
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Sept. 16
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anti-prize-fighting bill passed with senate's misdemeanor substitution; whipping prohibition bill killed; reapportionment bill introduced and passed first reading.
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The lower House passed the anti-prize-fighting bill after heated discussion by a large majority, substituting the Senate's version classifying it as a high misdemeanor instead of a felony. Senator Strud's bill to prohibit whipping convicts was defeated in the Senate. The reapportionment bill was introduced in both houses and advanced to first reading.