Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-02-02

sale o. personal property by chancellor
in vacation, whether necessary to pay
deb's or not, passed by vote Of s3 to 1.
Tuesdays. B. 25, to appropriate
one million dollars for the com non
schools of the state for the years 1900
and 1901, was called up and passed by
vote of 107 to 1, Mr. Cox, OF Prem
tiss. called up H B. SO, and the clerk
read the substitute offered for the
same. This bill is the one to provide
uniform text books for the free schools
OF the state Passed. Mr.. Smith, of
Holmes, offered an amendment to the
effect that If the publishers should at
any time sell said books anywhere in
the United States at lower price than
the contract price with the state of
Mississippi corresponding reduction
be made in this state was offered and
adopted Several amendments were
offered and adopted.
Thursday. The compulsory vaccina-
tion bill was called up This bill pro-
vides that the countries can adopt tie
law at their option and was passed by
vote of SO to 81. The bill providing
for an appropriation of $3. 900 to the
East Mississippi Asylum for the pur-
pose of furnishing recently erected cot
tages of that institution, WAS called up
and passed by vote Of 1O5 too H.
b ia, to make an appropriation to
defray the expenses of the Deaf t.nd
Dumb institut for the year 1900 and,
1901. was called up by Mr.. Kyle and
motion put on its final passage A
call Of the roll showed the bill to have
passed By vote of 102 to 0. Mr..
Bowers in the chair. Mr.. Kyle called
up Il. B. GA, for the support and nam
tairance of the state normal school at
Holly Springs, and moved that it be
pat on its final passage Tha bill was
read and passed by vote of 81 to 12
Mr.. Kyle called up 81. B. 30, to appro-
pirate money for repairs to ths state
capital, and moved that it be indefin
itely POSTPONED. Carried. Mr.. Hill,
Of Madison, called up II. B. IS, to rs-
quire the state board Of examiners to
indicate On the face of all license grant
ed, the caution made on each subject
and moved that the bill be put upon it's
final passage, and the bill was passed
by 107 to
Thursday. Mr. Kyle called up S.
B. making an appropriation for the
University of Mississippi. TIE trus-
tees Of the University asked for s62.-
600. The senate cut the amounts
down to $50, The house appropri-
alton committe made further cut,
bringing the amount down to $S4, 600.
The bill was passed by vote of 100 to 1.
Friday. Noel resolution to in
sert the elective Judiciary amendment
to the constitution of the state, were
before the house today. This resoiu-
tion passed the senate several days ago,
and was made the special order OF the
house today. There was considerable
discussion of the question, but the res
olution was adopted by vote or SS to
O. There is hardly any doubt that the
governor will sign the resolution,
though he is opposed to the elective
judiciary system on general princip pies,
and does not believe the amendment
carried IN the election last fall. 1t can
be stated with good deal of assurance
that the state has not heard the last
of this matter by any means, as the
supreme court will be called upon to
decide it after all. There is very lit
tie doubt the case will be taken to the
supreme court, and some of the fore
most lawyers of this city will appear
before that high tribunal to urge the
iilegslity Of the legislative procedure.
A number of local bills were passed.
Proposed Corporation Tax in Texas.
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