The leader., 1897-05-19
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
THIRrEENrH DAY.
IInnaa

House.
Jackson, May 1.-THE morning session OF the
house wa. consumed In the discussion OF bin
giving all colleges located in Mississippi having
= law department the same authority relative 20
law graduates as Is now exercised by the Uni
Nersity OF Mississippi, located at oxford. Grad
yates from the university are not required to
stand an examination unless the chancellor sees
To license. Heretofore this Institution Is the
only one having that authority. The fight for
i me passage OF the bill was made BY Mtllsaps
College OF this city. which Is the only college In
the state, except the university. having a law
department, but under the terms OF the bill all
colleges are placed on par. The bill passed
the house by vote OF CO to 80. IL has not yet
been considered by the senate The bill failed
TO pass the last session OF the legislature.
The morning session Of the senate was devoted
20 . discussion Of an amendment to the consti-
tuition changing the appropriations to common
schools.
Speaker McCool called the house to order at 0
O'Clock
Concurrent resolution BY Mr. weathersby OF
CoahOma, which was adopted by rising vote,
expressing deep regret at the protracted Illness
Ut Hon. }. z. George and the hope that he may
be soon restored to health and Usefulness. The
resolution was sent at once to the senate for
concurrent action.
Mr.. Kern OF Holmes called up house bill No.
l5-"An act to provide for deficiency in the
appropriation for payment for fuel, stationery,
postage and express, gas and incidental tx
penses Tor the years 1851" The bill carries
out opposition.
Mr.. Anderson of Warren called up the house
Dill NO. IA, amending the code in regard to ad-
mission TO the bar by license from law schools.
The bill was passed by n vote Of sc to 50.
Concurrent resolution by Mr.. Yerger OF Wash
ington to repeal article II Of the constitution
was referred TO leyec committee.
Alter hearing few committee reports the
house adjourned.
Senate.
:, The senate was called to order by President
Pro TEN. Harrison at o'clock.
The regular order for this hour was taken up,
the proposed am ,ndment to the constitution.
Mr.. Miller offered an amendment TO the reso-
luton by striking out 3 and inserting 3li mills.
MIR. Noel offered substitute by saying: mot
less than nor more than mills"
The substitute was adopted for the amend
neni. there being Tie vote and the chair voting
in the affirmative.
The question then REQUIRED on the adoption OF
The substitute as an amendment to the resOlu
ZION and the amendment was lost on call Of
The yeas an nays, by Is yeas and y NAYS.
Mr. ktgcr moved to amend by inserting 1887"
for 1888" Adopted.
Mr.. Price CT the Sixteenth district offered an
amendment, in effect, fixing the minimum OF the
school term for each year at four months.
House concurrent resolution expressing sym
pathy Tor senator j. T.. George In his Illness was
called up from house messages and unanimously
concurred in by rising vote.
MIR. McLaurln, from the committee on leyees,
reported and recommended the passage OF senate
bll 10 authorize the boari OF levee commits
quire the services upon the leyeeS of certain per-
sons within the bounds of the said district fixing
a compensation therefor to insure the protection
of its line Of leYees AMI providing means for the
enforcement of the same"
Mr.. Rainwater called up senate bill AN act
TO exempt from taxation municipal bonds issued
Tor the purpose of raising money for the cree
tion of school buildings, etc"
Mr.. Ralnwater offered TO amend by adding
mat said bonds Shall not bear a greater rate
OF interest than per cent" Adopted and bill
passed as amended.
Mr.. Magruder called up his motion to recon-
slider the vote taken on yesterday whereby the
senate refused to pass senate biII Allowing the
encouragement clerk at a salary of $500 per
annum" The vote was reconsdered and the
bill put upon its passage and faiei to pass.
Following is the fun text of the concurrent
resolution OF the senate submitting an amend
nent relative TO the school fund
Resolved, by the legislature OF the State of
Mississippi twO-thrdS of each house agreeing
thereto, That the following amendment Tor Sec
ton 2O6 and repeal OF section 205 OF article of
the State constitution be submitted to 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
vember, viz:
section 2O6. special levy of mills upon
all the taxable property of the State, real and
personal, shall be annually set aside for the
benefit of the public schools and sh Ill be called
the public school fund Said fund shall be di-
yided among the several counties and separate
school districts in proportion to the number OF
educahle children therein; and shall be supple
mented in each county by the poll tax collected
therein Ito be 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 diStributive 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) as
may be necessary, with the amount OF polls and
state distribution to support the public schools.
The amount collected in the county shall be di-
vided between separate schools districts and
n
the number of educable children in each. Any
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.