The Greenville times., 1896-02-26
THE STATELEGISLATURE
SPECIAL &c he Commercial AFpeaL
Ihn IInusr.

court districts 50 a. % provide ter the unneii-
are tEial a certain clzsses Of criminal cases.
After nsuy speeches pro snf coa The measure
vas ihdsfnitsiy rosirones oy vote Of 3 10 ..
OtheF Important business transacted by the
house sas as follows:
House bll ~. to make an Appropriation Tor
tac suRpart o. the Vieksturz hospital-sl2.os .oso
for iss.i AMI si..a9 for tssF Ihe roll was called
on tnal passass e the tIil and il passed hy
vote Of = 70 -
NJ. KERN e1i.ei Up hoes bin 90, 20 make an
appropriation isF the maintenance and support
Of the laHatic asylum as amend d by the senate.
1he house eoaearFed with the senate ameEd.
bieut by a vote Of ie4 to :. TsE aFpUpsiales
ss,cQ loF an inlrmaTy.
House bll ~. niaking an appropriation for
payment O( salaries ol special judges and al
lozaaees b Glsfric. attorneys PRO iempore
passed as Amended b. the senate by ves p
ics toe.
lIoGse Tin SO, to issue STATE boats In lieu Of
Outstanding ho8d- n favor Of Agricultural and
Mechanical land scrip fIinl. Reported iavora-
biy b. Nsys and means committee AMI Was
taken up AMI put on iis fin1l passage. The hill
provides for the issuance OF bonds Of ~ 900 each
10 The amount Of sl2ooo. at per cent. In lieu Of
outstanding scrip. Passed By vote of iss 20 0.
on Resicc Il AIr. Houston, chairman u The
Ways and means eommiitee. the bil on general
privilege tax WAS read the third time and placed
90 rs HHal passsge.
Then hr. last Hioyed that the house take re-
cess uniIl o cloek. which Ras done.
me house held an terno0u session anl intro
eueed numerous bills Of oaly iaeai importance.
Tue bill amending tie privilege tax iaw wat
bnally passed Il makes numerous changes 10
The present law. Mr.. Glover Uaefed a res0lu-
tHaH .H.a
on The part of the house and - on the part
Of ihe sehaie be appointed 10 he known as tae
capitol building committee, AMI that rll hills
aud Tesolu iIas that have been introduced OF
thai hay bt introduced IN the future In relation
I. the building Of q new capitol be referred to
this committee.
Senate.
jackson, Feb. al.-The senate spent most OF
the day IN discussing the Insurance bill intro
duccd ~ Mr. kigcr ant largely amended by the
committee. the senate spent the larger p0r-
tl"n ol previous day IN discussing this meas
ure. The iii Was amended In various part ell
lafs, afd alter being reported back TO the senate
bt t'e Committee tvrDty senators as against
Slteen dee ,dcd that the present insurance laws
uere Ireierahle, and BY taat vote indefinitely
postfoael the measure.
Following bills Mer introduced and reierrpd
by Mr.. fFi-g. 10 authorize the hoarl Of
trustees OF the Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb TO dispose Of lant ant buildings now oc-
eup'd BY sail Institution aud 10 purchase other
ant noFe suitable and convenient buildings and
improvements.
Ny Mr. Love; To refund the purchase money
pad By purchasers OF swamp and ayerii1Wed
Iands iT9m the state In cases where there wasa
prior sale by the board OF police or commission
ers under the authority OF state statutes not
shown hy The recOrlS OF the lanI office.
BY Mr. SOmeTy.ile; To SO aniend section ii20
ol the aanO ated code as 10 blake Il a misde-
mean0r 10 ~ uw or engage IN gambling for
amusement on sundays la hotcls aud other pub
lie places.
By Mr. Kleer To amend section i3 Of an act
entitled an act TO repeal chapter % OF the anao.
ialed code in reference to eOnyictS In county
Ialls AMI 10 ptss substitute therefor providing
Tor The working, safe keeping ami proper treat
mcnt 0f cnnylctS. To amend section 3li3 OF the
code VI is2 so rs 10 extend the powers Of juris-
dietion OF the bJrd OF supervisors over the
county poor.
BY Mf Moore; To amend section g7j, Of the
code OF lsy2 so as TO shorten the tine In which
anreals 20 the supreme court may be taken
by Mr. Mclaurn; To raise revenue Tor le,ee
purposes. To repeal section 4lG5 OF the code
providing funds tor teachers Institutes
by lG Taylor. To amend chapter 81 u the
laws o. Iayl - as To give lessons OF stores
storthollses AMI warehouses a lien for UNI aid
renf.
Mr.. Wells offered Joint resolution memorial
izins the congress ol the United States as TO
imp oyeincnts OF Pearl river.
hAts htNtN NuEAtu " lNiitt itNllUliVU ftfIUtNt~
ing the rrpr, senlatiyes oi Mississippi IN the
congress II the United States to secure such
legislation AS viii prevent ihe issuance oi H.
eensc by the United states for the sale OF in
toN eating spirit, in counties or districts Of this
State where such sale Is now prohibited By the
laws Of Mississippi.
The following resolution was adopted.
whereas, I he S0.called Whlney boom has
created an err)neau, impression In some quar-
tiers In regard TO the financial views pf tue De-
mocracy Of Misslssppli therfore be 1t
Resolved, That the people oi the state are
In favor OF the free and unlimited
coinage Of both silver and gold at the present
ratio Of 10 to l. regardless Of the action Of any
Other government.
Resolved, That Il Is the sense Of the senate
of Mississippi that States which hahtually vote
In The electoral college against the nominees OF
the Democratic party should not shap. the pul-
eica OF the larty or dictate is nominees"
The house yesterda! rassel similar resolu.
tiOug.
The resolution was introduced by senator
Nesoitt nt DtSoto, Who prclaced the same with
the following remarks. Am erroneous mpfes.
sion has gone ont to the country growing out Of
the sO.ca lh Whitney prcs.d ,nlial boom that
the people OF this State haND modified their
views upon the financial question. II is well
uniefsioO hefe tina; the slgncrs Of the Whitney
palNr calling upon that gentleman 10 become 4
canuluale Tor presi tent 0f the United states
haze generally disayuve1 and recanted, repre-
ney was a O.melal.iit am advised that the
disayowai has not been 80 generally circulated
as the Tact that the Mississippi legislature had
indorsed guldhug for president hence these
resolutions ihat tie country may know that
the grand old state Is true To the principles Of
bimeiallism and TO The free aud unlimited coin.
age OF both metals without discrimination
against either or charge for mintage'
The senate then resumed consideration Of tho
bill reducing certain salaries. As nsaly
annDfrI iii hNll rtftp44 the 4ulurtpa ~ qf
Judges and clanCelOrs from 81 i5l TO $3.50 and
feacral sessions ut the legislature from 500 10
$3.50. The constitution provides s. day Tor eN.
raurdinary sessions. and this feature could not
be disturbed. The cuts antct nonc uf the present
Judges or members OF the legislature. the
amendment to reduce the salaries Uf members OF
the legislature caused good deal Of excitement
Fnd many senators expressed themselves pru
and CON on the question. motion has been
made TO reconsider it. and II Is not unlikely that
Il Viii lie adopted aud all The salaries laft where
tncy are now. u Is The general impression thar
the legislature Is paid none too high. and that
tie reduction would be ridiculpusy small pay
/ he amendment was offered by Mr., Smith, Who
has voted agsinst all kinds Of reductions and at
Gfst It was generally believed it was q Joke or a
desire on his part 70 Kill tile whole bill AM that
Is the way many now look at the matter. Those
voting Tor the reduction rs rule say salaries
are none too HIGH but insist II those nf the
lutses are cut the salaries OF the legislators
should he also.
Mr.. Noel offered the following amendment;
" Amend by inserting after last section ths fol-
loving wOrls To members Of the senate and
house uf representatives for each regular ses-
sion, S5l9 AMI ~ 'nts for each mile OF the dis
tanc BY the most direct route usually Travelled
III coming 10 and returning Iron the place
where the legislature shall SIT"
Mr. Smith offered an amendment reducing the
salary Of the members TO $3.50 per session.
Ihe previous question was then called by Mr.
smith and the bill passed as shown above by
vote nl D yeas TO - nays.
AF boyd offered the following amendment to
The titles Amend the title so as to read as fol-
lows An act TO prevent men without financial
resources from becoming members of the legis.
tatuie
Oyerruled on point Of order as being uncon-
siituiiuna
MIR. Price uf Noxubee. before the bill passed
moved that the entire bill be recommtted to the
hnance committee with Instructions that il re-
port another cutting all salaries one-haf. Lost
by large majority. The fight over this matter
was one OF the livelicst which has taken place
in the senate.
The following bills were introduced and re.
ferred:
By Mr.. Harry. IN act to authorize the mu-
nieipal authorities of the city Of Meridian TO
supervise and regulate the charges that the Ne.
ridian WaterwOrks Company may make and
all -.