Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-02-09
HOUSE.

bles. Mr.. Underwood in the chair.
Privileges of the house were extended
to Hon. d. A. Scott of Coahoma coun-
ty. The house substitute for senate
bill 90 was read and after being amend
ed. was adopted. Senate bill 4, pro-
viding for the sale of Brame and Alex
ander's digest, was called up and pass
ed. House bill, 8 providing for state
reformatory was made SPECIAL order for
tomorrow at II O'Clock. Senate bill 81,
to confer in the boards of mayor and
aldermen of the cities of this state Ger
tain powers. The house offered sub
stitute and same was lost. The house
Adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Tuesday. The consideration of-uss
ate bill "a was resumed wnere same
was left off Yesterday The bill pro-
vides for comforting on boards Of may
or and alder men certain additional
powers. Failed Of passage 83 to II
House bill 3 to provide for state
refornlatory for juvenile prisoners be-
ing the special order set for this morn
ing. its consideration was taken up
The bill was introduced by Mr. Shar-
key and has been discussed at length
informally by the members. On a call
OF the roll the bill failed Of passage by
the following vote. ayes SO, nays 6s.
Wednesday Mr.. Kyle called up the
bill making an appropriation to de-
fray the expenses of the East Mi7sis
sippi Insane Asylum. Passed. House
bill IT'S appropriat,ng money to de-
fray expenses OF the state lunatic asy-
lum for the years 1900 and 1901.
Passed. Mr.. Anderson called up
house bill 65, providing that persons
suing for divorce shall deposit money
for court costs. Passed. Motel to
reconsider. Mr.. Anderson called up
house bill 104, to amend section 4164
code,In relation to 10th section lands.
Passed. Mr.. Speaker read letter
from the Hon W. J. Bryan accept
ing the invitation to address the leg
islature House bill 10, allowing
boards of supervisors to redeem out
standing bonds at the end of five years.
Passed. House bill 131, to amend Sec
tion 298, code, in relation to boaros of
supervisors employing county attor-
neys. Passed. House bill 14O, to
amend section 1888, code, in eference
to obtaining money or goods under
false pretenses. Passed. Senate bill
"a to amend section 1924, code, in re-
lation to transfer or conveyance OF
goods and chattels or lands from hus
band to wife. Passed with amend
ment.
Thursday. House bill 1903, provii
ing for the purchase and establishment
of state convict and establishment of
state convict farm, was called and
precipitated a warm debate. Mr..
Sharkey offered reformatory amend
ment as section and same was adopt
e /. The bill as amended was then read
and placed on its final passage and
pa ssed by a vote of 96 to 23. Mr. Mil
Ter sailed up senate bill 8, to regulate
the sale or giving way of cocaine.
Passed unanimously. A JOINT resolu-
ii On recalling senate bill 25, was &C u
Cured in Senats bill 8, to regulate
forwarding express matter indetini ely
postponed.
Friday. MIR. Kyle called up house
bill II, to appropriate money for In
digent confederate veterans. The orig
inal bill carried an appropriation of
800 The committee amended to
S125,O0O. Mr.. Hlghtower offered a
substitute placing the amount at $780,
900. Tabled. Amendment offered by
committee to substitute $1a5. 900 was
lost by a vote of 81 to 46 and the orig
inal amount of SIS. was ret,ined in the
DILL. The bill was read a third time
and passed BY vote of 101 to 5. Mr..
Kyle called up senate bill 81, making
an appropriation for the Agricultural
aud Mechanical college. The bill car
riss an amount of $50. 73s, for the two
years 1900 and 1901. Several amend
ments to the bill were offered but were
voted down. The bill was passed by a
vote of 76 to 90.
Saturday. MIR. Millsaps called up
house bill for the relief of Dinah Dick
son and others, of Clay county. Pass
ed. House bill 1919, to amend chapter