The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
THIRTEENTH DAY.
House.


Jackson, MAY 1.-THE morning session OF the
house WAS consumed In the discussion OF a bill
giving 6Il colleges located In mississippi having
a law department the same authority relative Ia
Law graduates a. is now exercised 10y tie Uni
s~ersity of Mississippi. located al oxford. Grad
yates from the university are not required 10
stand an Examination unless the chancellor sees
III 10 order one. Graduation gives him the right
10 a license. Heretofore this Institution is the
only Que having that authority. The hght for
the passage Of the bill was made by Millsaps
College of this city. which Is the only college IN
the state, except The university, haNins a law
department. but under the terms OF the hill all
colleges are placed on a par, The bill passed
the house by a vote OF CO to 10. II has not YET
been considered by the senate. The oil failed
to pass the last session of the legislature,
The morning session OF the senate MAS devoted
To a discussion OF an amendment TO the consti-
tuition changing The appropriations TO common
schools.
Speaker McCool called the house to order at .
o'clock.
Concurrent resolution hy Mr., Weathersby OF
Coahnma, which was adopted by 4 rising vote,
expressing deep regret at the frotracted Illness
OF Hon j. Z. George and the hope tbat he may
be soon restored 10 health and usefulness. The
resolution Was sent al once 10 the senate for
concurrent action.
Mr.. KERN OF Holmes called up house hili No,
i5-"An act 10 provide for q deficiency IN the
appropriation FOR payneBt for fuel, stationery,
postage and express, Gas and Incidental cN'
penscs for the years 1857 The hlil carries
an appropriation OF 81 1900, and was passed with
ont opposition.
Mr. Anderson OF Warren called up the house
bill No. II, amending the code In REGARD 10 adj
mission to the bar by license from liw schools.
The bill was passed by a vote OF GO TO 30.
Concurrent resolution by Mr.. Nergerot Wash
ington TO repeal article IL OF the constitution
was referred 10 leNee committee.
After hearing a few committee reports the
house adjourned,
The senate was called TO order by President
Pro fem, Harrison at = O'Clock.
The regular order Tor this hour was taken up,
the proposed amendment TO the constitution.
MIR. Miller nlitred an amendment to the ttsO-
luton by striking out 3 aud Inserting 81 mills,
Mr., Noel offered a substitute by saying; mot
less than z nor more than 3 mills
The substitute was adopted for the amend
ment. there being a tie vote and the chair voting
In the Affirmative.
The question then required on the adoption OF
the substitute as an amendment 10 the %resnlu.
ton and the amendment was lost on a cali OF
the yeas and nays, by Is yeas aud % NAYS.
Mr.. kiger moved to amend by Inserting "lS9'
for 1888 Adopted.
Mr.. Price OF the sixteenth district offered an
Amendment, in effect, fixing the minimum Of the
school term for each year at four months.
Following is the full text OF the concurrent
resolution Of the senate submitting an amend
ment relative 10 the school fund:
"Resolyed, by the legislature of the State of
Mississippi, two-thirds of each house agreeing
thereto, That the following amendment Tor see.
ton pos and repeal OF section 205 Of article s Of
the State constitution be m 10 the quail.
fed electors at an election to be held for that
purpose IN the several counties in the State on
The FIRST Tuesday after the first Monday OF No
yember, viz:
section 2oG. A special levy OF 3 mills upon
ali the taxable property of the State, real and
personal, shall be annually set aside for the
benefit OF the public schools and shaft be called
the public school fund. Said fund shall be III.
vided among the several counties and separate
school districts in proportion TO the number OF
educahle children therein; and shall be supple
men,ed in each county by the poll tax collected
therein Ito I've retained In the counties where the
poll tax Is collected), and which poll tax shall
not be charged against the said counties, nor
against their distrlbutive shares OF the SAID
school fund, together with such additional sum
raised by taxation on all the property of the
county (includIng separate school DISTRICTS rs
may be necessary, with the amount OF polls and
State distribution to support the public schools,
The amount collected In the county shall be dt.
yidcd between separate schools districts and
other portions of the county In proportion to
the number OF educable children In each. Amy
separate school district or county may levy
additional taxes for school purposes, but no
levy made by any county in excess OF an amount
necessary to support schools for four months
annually shall be extended into a separate
school district.