Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-01-26
THE STATE LAW MAKERS
rHE WEEKS PROCEEDINGS OF THE
LEGISLATURE.
~hAs our soions are Doing at Jackson.
A Condensed Report of the most Interest.
ing work---rhe Proceedings Of Both
6enate and Lower House.


absentees. Journal of Friday read and
approved. At 1920 the senate went
into executive session to consider exec
alive appointments. Lieut.. Gov. Har-
iison stated that because of the illness
OF Gov. McLaurin he was requested to
act as governor during the day and
was excused. 3. B 83, relating to
penalty against telegraph and tele-
pAone company. Mr.. Moore for judic-
larry committee moved to adopt substi-
tuss making penalty s75. Plaintiff re-
quired to prove damage; passed. S.
b. 30. as to duties of county superin-
tendents visiting schools Amend sec
tioa 1884 slightly by providing super
intendents may escape 800 fine il they
have good excuse Adopted by vote of
90 to .. S. B. 43, as to employment
OF stenograher fer supreme court at
salary of 5000 per annum. Adopted
81 to 6. s. B "a, conferring on city
authorities power to punish for all
crimes punishable by state law. Is
similar to bill adopted in 1898, but
which for so ne reason Is not PLAIN
Limits cases to misdemeanors; passed.
AT 12:10 the senate went into execu-
tive session. At 1 pm. senate ad-
journed till 1890 tomorrow. There
was no session Of the house today, that
body having adjourned last Friday till
Tuesday morning.
Wednesday. The senate met at 10
o'clock, Lieut.. Gov. Harrison presid-
Ing An effort was made this morning
to push the bill approprlat ng one mil
lion dollars to the common school fund
through the senate on the ground tha
1t was an emergency measure because
OF the fact that considerable number
OF the teachers have been working on a
credit for sometime, but it failed.
Superintendent Whitfield was given an
opportunity to explain the needs of his
department, which he did IN business
like way, and urged the senate to pass
the bill. 1t was finally re-ommittsd to
the judiciary committee and will be
reported back tomorrow or next day
The passage was objected to by Mr..
Dinsmore and others on the ground
that 1t should take the regular course
and be presented as part of the gen
eral appropri tion bill, which is always
reported towards the end of the ses-
sion. The chair appointed the follow
ing committee TO notify the house that
at 10 o'clock the senate wo1ld be over
to meet In JOINT session for the election
of senators: VIZ. Messrs. Heard, Saun-
ders AMI Ballinger. s. B. 4, amending
section 1894 of code, was passed. s.
B. SO, providing for. filling official va
oancics was recommitted to Judiciary
committee. At 1870 senate adjourn
cd until 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
Thursday. Mr.. Faulkener called up
S. B. Z, which provides for repeal of
sectloa 1904 of code, relating to fess of
sheriffs. and spoke in It's defense. The
present law requires saeriffs to forward
fees with writs to other count es- the
amendm,nt does away VITA this feat
ure and defeated by vote OF 81 t, 10.
Mr. Moore called from table F. B 70,
which makes valid and binding all con-
tracts which are or were null and vcid
or <voidable because Of non-payment of
privilege tsxes, and spoke very strong
~ In its favor. Several amendments
were offered and defeated when previ-
ous question was moved and carried
Passed by vote of 274 to 16. At 1910
senate went into executive session.
Friday. On motion of Mr.. Kiger
S. B 20 was taken up out of order.
1t appropriates S1,00O,OO0, including
poll tax. for public school purposes for
the years 1900 apd 1901. Mr.. Lconey,
the author, spoke in favor OF immedi-
ate action, explaining that the country
teachers had beeh working since last
September on credit, and needed their
money. In sorlle counties slperinten-
dents were using the poll tax to pay
teachers. but it is Illegal till the az.
propriation is made. Passed. Senate
concurrent resolution No o. by Mr..
Noel. as to elective Judiciary amend
ment, being regllar order, was takeI
nE MI. Noe! opening the discussion