Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-03-02

sooeAoh q, VI CudpteT Az, bCbS loSO, so
as to require state board of examiners
to indicate on all licenses granted the
per centums made ON each subject
made by the applicant. House bill s,
amending section GOT, code, SO as to
permit confirmation in vacation Of
sales upon publication, for non-residents
and absent parties In interest; by Mr..
Brown, Of Adams, passed. House bill
14O, amending section 1868, code, pass
ed. House bill 1S, amending section
1888, chapter A, code, authorizing sale
of personal property in vacation when
needed to pay debts. Passed, as to o.
Senate bill III, permitting guardians
to raise or renew incum brances, etc, /,
for benefit Of minors. Passed, 81 to o.
Senate bill 1874, to regulate working Of
county convicts and to discharge them
when boards Of supervisors so order.
Passed 26 to l. Senate bill 105,
amending section 3006, code, making
printed minutes Of municipali ties
prlma facis evidence Of validity Of Or
dinances. Senate bill 1919, authorizing
boards of supervisors to elect public
weighers. Passed 1S to IS.
Tuesday. Mr.. Kiger called up SEN
ate bill 1877, the capitol born bill. Mr..
Dunn offered an amendment making
the bonds redeemabls in fifteen years
instead Of twenty. Adopted. Mr. XII
ger offered amendment to effect that in
issuing the bonds the governor should
have In view any surplus money in the
treasury. Adopted. Mr.. Harris in
the chair. The bond bill was passed
by 90 TO 10. Mr.. Dulaney called up
house bill s24, appropriating $4,000 to
aid In building annex to vicksburg
hospital for confederate sick. Passed,
% to 10. Mr.. Balllnger called up house
| bill 1919 ID to stock law districts, and
providing that townships Of other coun-
tries may attach to stock law countries
Passed, 28 to 4. Senae bill 154, amend
ing section 004, code, 80 as to make II
mandatory on boards of supervisors to
work roads. Passed 80 to 0. Senate
bill 12o, requiring sheriffs to print
names of those delinquent for poll tax,
every year at cents pei line, but not
over S25. Passed.
Wednesday. Mr.. Kiger called up
motion to adjourn on February 23 and
moved to make it March 0 at 10 a. m.
Passed. Senate bill 2SY, requiring
levee commissioners to take earth from
outside levees, was called up by Mr..
Abbay. Passed. Mr.. George moved
to take up the Tallahatchie county
double district bill. Passed.
Thursday. Senate concurrent reso-
luton %, Mr.. Noel, submitting to the
electors for ratification or rejection an
amendment relating to filling judicial
vacancies and providing "a substitute
therefor. The resolution provides for
an election in November, 1900; annull-
ing section 1T of the constitution;
slecting a supreme judge, circuit judge
and chancellor for each district, terms
to be eight and four years. Adopted.
Senate concurrent resolution 90. Mr..
Noel, submitting proposition to annul
section 150 of the constitution, whcih
require census every ten years. Adopt
cd.
Friday.-Mr Falkner called up the
A. and M. Alcorn college appropriation
bill and moved its passage. Passed 81
to 4. On motion of Mr.. Klger the gen.
eral appropriation bill was again taken
up section by section Passed. Mr..
Marlborough called up senate bill 229,
to prohibit the sale of liquors within
five miles of any incorporated male or
| female college or institute. This does
not apply to "wet" COUNTIES. House
bill 252, Mr.. Thames, authorizing ap-
pointment of history commission and
appropriating $4,000 to State Histori-
cal society.
Saturday.-Mr. Gardener called up
senate bill 227, authorizing board of
levee commissioners of Yazoo Mlssis-
sippi Delta to issue bonds not exceed
inS $3.50. 900 for high water emergen-
cies. Passed 81 to 1, Senate bill 63,
| for crestion of county board of health,
by Mr.. Evans, who spoke In Its favor
and against the stste board of health,
which, he had heard, was the biggest
political machine in the state. Special