The leader., 1903-12-02
STATE BUSINESS LEAGUE.
Action Taken by the Jackson Convention
This Week.
Efforts to be Made to Secure Changes
In Various Laws.

jackson, Nov. 20. Ihe second
days session of the Mississippi
Business Mems League was begun
this morning at 10 o'clock. Pres
ident Mckee, of Meridian, called
the meeting to older. The attend
ance was not quite as large as at
the session yesterday afternoon,
but much interest was manifested
and several important actions were
taken.
The action of the convention
yesterday afternoon, in passing
the resolution authorizing the APP
pointment of a committee of seven
to assist Commissioner Cole in
preparing a bill repeating the
anticompact clause and the valued
policy clause of the insurance
laws of the State, was much dis
cussed by the members informally,
though not discussed at the SEES
sion.
Soon after the meeting was
called to order President Mckee
announced that he selected a COM
mittee of seven to take charge of
this important remedial legislation
in hand, and the secretary read
the following names as composing
that committee: Insurance Com
missioner, W. @. Cole, chairman;
Levi Rothenberg, Meridian; A.
F. Barbour, Yazoo City; w. H.
Prichard, Natchez; T. B. Lamp
ton, Magnolia; T. ]. Senter, Co
lumbus; WiliamHemingway, Jack
son. This morning the back tax
laws came in for their share of
discussion from the members of
the convention. The discussion
was provoked by a resolution in
troduced by Mr.. Senter, authoriz-
ing the appointment of a commit
tee from the State League to mem
oralize the State legislature to
have the back tax laws of the State
changed. The resolution stated
that Revenue Agent, Writ Adams
had done his whole duty, and
nothing but his duty, in enforcing
the laws, but the laws were work
ing an injustice to the State, and
should be changed. The resolu-
ton passed.
The convention memorialized the
legislature to establish aDepart-
ment of Agriculture, immigration,
and Statistics.
A resolution was passed en-
dorsing the action of the legisla-
ture in appropriating $780, for
the st. Louis Exposition, and
the work of Commissioner r. H.
Henry and of the State EXPOSE
ton Commission, and pledging
the support of the league to Sc
cure a creditable exhibit of the
resources of Mississippi at the ex-
position in 1904.
Commissioner Henry made a
short address to the convention
about the work done and what
he hoped to accomplish in the
way Of having the products of
Mississippi on display at St. Louis.
A resolution was adopted author
izing the president to appoint a
C ommittee of seven to attend the
boil weevil convention in New
Orleans, and to arrange for such
a convention in Mississippi, if in
their judgment there was need for
such a meeting.
The Mississippi Builders Ex-
change, through President w. J.
MCGEE and Vice-President, j.
W. Mann, asked for the influence
of the league in securing RENE
dial legislation in regard to the
laws now relating to the erection
of public buildings. The present
laws require that the building
shall be completed before the
contractors are paid.
The following committee to Sc
cure better educational laws were
appointed by the president on the
passage of a resolution: Hon. H.
L. Whitfield, State Superintend-
ent of Education; George M.
Foote, Hattiesburg; J. M. Cons
ley, Laurel; John A. Stinson.
Columbus; F. H. Andrews,
Vicksbulg.
A very interesting paper by
Capt. w. II. Hardy, Of Hatties-
burg, on the subject of good roads
was read by the secretary, and
also paper by Mr.. Ferris of the
A. & NJ. Experiment Station.
Resolutions were passed thank
ing the city officials, State officials
and local business league and
others for their kindness during
the session of the convention.
At l o'clock final adjournment
was taken, and this afternoon the
delegates left for their homes in
the different parts of the State.
The committee to 60 before the
legislature and secure the remedial
Legislation the league thinks the
State should have will be selected
by Mr.. Mckee after he returns
to Meridian. The whole work
of the convention depends upon
the committees selected for actual
results, and President Mckee will
make careful study of the sit
uation before making appoint
ments.