Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-01-26
LEAKEsvLLE, GREENE FRIDAY JANUARY &C. 100
by concluding the argument he began
Monday. Passed by vote of 30 to 10.
MOUaR


Wednesday. Speaker Russell being
still Ill, Speaker pro tenn Sharp called
the house to order at 10 O'Clock. Mr..
Brown called up the house bill go, pro-
viding for an appropriation Of e12, 900
to the hospital at Matches and, it was
placed on final passage and passed by
vote OF 90 to IA. The courtesy Of
the house was extended to Major j. K.
Vardaman. Hon. A. A. Kincannon
was extended the courtesies of the
house and invited to make an address
on the subject of an appropriation to
the l. /. and q. at Columbus Senate
informed the house that they were
ready to meet in joint session to elect
United States senators. At IL o'clock
the senate and house met In joint ses-
sion to elect United States senator's and
President Harrison took the chair. Sec
retary of senate was ordered to read
that part Of the journal Of the senate
Of yesterday, in reference to the cleo
tion of United States senator, Clerk
of the house then read that part Of his
journal of yesterday In reference to the
same subject. The chairman declared,
the section of the constitution being
conformed to In reference thereto, that
the Hon W V. Sullivan was duly
elected to the short term in the United
States senate and the Hon. A. ]. Nc
Laurin to the long term. At 1915
joint session adjourned and the senate
returned to Its chamber. President
Kincannon resumed his address, having
been interrupted in his remarks by the
joint session. President Kincannon
made strong and earnest speech in
favor of the appropriation, speaking
until / 30 at which time the house
took an adjournment until tomorrow
morning.
Thursday House met at 10 o clock,
pursuant to adjournment Of yesterday.
After the report Of committees and the
introduction Of number Of bills, the
appropriation asked for by the l. l.
and c., was taken up and evoked q
warm discussion the majority report
being finally adopted by vote of rs
to 48. The bill was then put upon its
final passage, and after several speeches
both pro and con, the bill was passed
by vote of 80 to 85. The bill carries
with 1t an appropriation Of SOL, 600
and is intended to put the institute on
a footing even with the balance of the
state colleges. Several amendments
were offered. intended tocut down the
appropriation, but the house. thought
the college needed the whole sum and
so voted it, The bill goes Immediately
to the senate. A tributs of respect to
the memory of the late Hon Jro. T..
Mcfarland, member Of. the house,
who died few days ago, was read and
ordere1 spread upon the journal Of the
house and copy sent to his relatives
and the papers Of Jackson and Water
Valley are requested to publish the
same. At 12:40 senate went into ex-
ecutive session.
Friday.-The report of committees
and introduction of bills consumed
nearly the entire time in the house to-
day. s. B 81, to ameni section 10S,
code, in reference to employing counsel
for prisoners unable to employ same,
was called up, and after some discus
sion, passed by vote of 81 to 81. A
motion to reconsider was enteret. Ad-
iourned until tomorrow at 10 O'Clock.
NITRO-GLYCERINE USED.