Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-01-28
The Best Amendment to the Bill
Withdrawn Before a Vote
Was Reached.
The House Decides That Saloon
Keepers Cannot Serve
Oh Juries.
Legal Interest Fixed at Six PEI
Cent. With Option of Ten
Under Contract.
A Weekly Summary of the Most Import
ant Acts of Both Houses.


consideration of the chapter of the
new code on "Dramshops." Nothing
else, except of a minor nature, was
done, and chapter on ''dram-shops," as
amended, was finished and the chapter
adopted as whole late Saturday after
noon.
A synopsis of the main features of
this chapter, has already been given
in the LEADER. We note here the most
important amendments by the Senate.
An official ballot is required in local
option elections, containing the words,
For the SALE" and Against the SALE"
Not only candidates, but any other
person, is forbidden to treat voter for
the purpose of influencing his vote at
any election, and the penalty is both
fine and Imprisonment.
Boards of Supervisors are denied
the right to grant license to establish
saloon within five miles of any town
or village if petition against same be
filed by a majority of the qualified
voters of such territory.
The section providing for summary
judicial proceedings against any Ii
censed seller before a circuit judge,
chancellor, justice of the peace or
mayor of any municipality, without a
jury, to vacate his license, on the aft
davit of any citizen that he has violat-
ed the law, was amended so as to allow
the privilege of jury.
The paragraph prohibiting the carry
ing on of any other business in build
ing used as dramshop was amended
by excepting hotels with lodging
room for 80 or more guests, and also
TO permit the sale of cigars and to-
bacco in dramshops.
Several attempts were made by
friends of the liquor interest to reduce
the minimum license fee fixed by the
code commission. Mr.. Scudder moved
to amend by making the minimum Ii
cense on country saloons $500 instead
of 500. Lost. Mr.. Kiger moved to
substitute 500. Lost. Mr.. Scudder
moved to amend the license on saloons,
making same $780, whether in city.
town or village, instead of $500, $1,000
and 800, respectively, as provided by
the Code Commission. Lost. Mr.
Jayne's amendment to make license in
cities $1,000, and in towns $500 was lost
Just before the vote was taken on
the adoption of the chapter as a whole
Senator Heidleburg introduced the
following amendment to be inserted as
separate section:
Sec. -. 1t shall be unlawful for any
| licensed liquor dealer, carrying on bust
ness in license county, to ship any
liquors, bitters or drinks in a jug OF
otherwise, into any county, district
territory or municipality in which the
sale is prohibited by law, or for any
express or railroad company to receive
for shipment or transportation such
liquors, bitters or drinks, if same are to
be transported from a license into a
prohibition county, district or mum
cipality, and for every violation OF
this section, the offender shall be liable
to fine of not less than one hundred
nor more than five hundred dollars.
Senators Harrison, McGehee, Roane
Broyles and Heidelberg made speeches
urging its adoption. Senator Roane':
speech was one of the strongest an(
most logical yet made on the liquor
question, and went straight to thu
marrow of the subject.
Senators Watts, Martin, billiard
Mayes, Teunisson and Hicks made
speeches opposing the amendment
Seeing the opposition offered by tn
last three gentlemen, who were from
Prohibition counties, and who hat
been confidently relied on for support
Senator Heidleburg withdrew tn
amendment before vote was reached
though it has been admitted since b.
some of it's opponents that it woul
have been adopted, had the vote bee
taken.
On Monday the Senate commence
holding two sessions day, beginnin
at II a. m. and $3.50 p. m.
The Senate spent a large part O
Monday discussing the question of al
lowing the State Superintendent c
J Education a clerk with salary {
$500 per month. The proposition wa
} defeated by vote of 20 to II.
The provision to require the Stat
} Superintendent to visit each county a
least once in every two years, was ais
stricken out.
: County Superintendents are mad
, elective in all counties except Hind
, Madison, Yazoo, Warren, Sharkey, Iss'
quen a, Sunfower, Lefore, Tallahatchi
Tate, Noxubee, Pamela, Adams, BOLIVIA
Claiborne, Coahoma, DeSoto, Holme
Quitman, Rankin, Tunica and Wasl
, Ington.
They must hold first grade teacl
er's certificate, and possess all I'll
!, qualifications of Representative in ii
Legislature. Any vote cast for pc
v son not possessing these qualification
shall not be counted.
In answer to an inquiry as to whet
: er under Sec. SO of the Constitution
: each chapter of the proposed Annota
b ed Code will have to be read throue