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The leader., 1904-01-30

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The leader., 1904-01-30
State Entomology.

Senator Magruder's bill to create
the Office of State entomologist and a
State board of entomology places the
duties Of the latter position on the
president and board OF trustees OF the
Mississippi Agricultural AID Mechan-
ical College, and gives this board the
power to select the entomologist and
an assistant, whose duty it shall be
to eradicate the Mexican boil weevil
and all other insects dangerous to
plant life and all forms of plant dis
eases. The measure is quite lengthy,
providing the methods of extinction,
establishing embargoes against cotton,
cottonseed and other products likely
to be infected with the boil weevil
larvae OF other forms of insect life,
and requires regular reports to be
made, and gives authority to the Of
ficials to promptly act on information
of infection in any locality.
The leader., 1904-01-30

among the negroes Of the State. An.
other important bill introduced was
by Mr.. Watts, of Lauderdale, regard
ing the department of insurance and
seeking to amend many Of the laws
relating thereto.
The senate bill making an emer-
gency appropriation for the care Of
the state house was passed, as was
also the senate measure to pay the
salaries of special judges aad chancel-
lors.
Mr.. Smith, of Holmes, offered q bill
making an appropriation of $4,000 to
complete the Mississippi display at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
The bill offered by Mr., irwin for the
protection of game birds and their
eggs was made special order for
next Friday. On Thursday the house
will visit the national military park
at Vicksburg.
After the introduction of number
of bills, all local in their nature, and
the passage of several of the same
kind on third reading, the house ad-
journed.
The leader., 1904-01-30
Supreme Court Judqeships.

The concurrent resolutions intro
duced in the senate by Mr.. Mclean,
Of Grenada, providing for the increase
of the Supreme Court bench from
three to five members and the length
ening of the terms of the judges from
nine to ten years, are in the form of a
proposed amendment to the State co1-
stitution, and the change cannot be ac-
complished unless two-thirds of the
members of the two houses vote for
the measures, and they are ratified by
the people at the regular election.
The need for an enlargement of the
Supreme Court has been generally
discussed for some time and the propo-
sition is meeting with considerable IA
vor among the legislators, as it is
well know that the three judges at
present have more work than they
ought to be compelled to perform in
justice to themselves and the legal
questions submitted to them for decis-
ion.
The leader., 1904-01-30
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20,

The house met at 10 a. M, Speaker
Thomas in the chair. Prayer by Rep
reSentative Coody. Quorum present
Mr. MCGEE, chairman of the COM
mittee on public buildings, offered a
report stating that it would be neces-
sary for said committee to visit GER
tain public buildings, and asked leave
to do so. Adopted.
introduced:
Mr.. Ethridge, H. B. toto prevent
any person who is addicted to the use
Of morphine, opium Or cocaine, or
who is in the habit of becoming il
toxicated from practicing medicine;
Public Health and Quarantine
MIR. Ethridge, H. B. 161-Amend
section 4010 of the code of 1892, so as
to allow trustee to vote for a teach
er who is related to him Or pecuniarily
dependent upon him under certain
conditions; Education.
Mr.. Hathor1, H. B. 166-Authoriz-
ing the creation of new county to
be called Lamar" Local and Private
Legislation.
Mr.. Kimbrough, H. B. 167-Provid-
ing for the making of a new code;
Judiciary
Mr.. Cavitt, H. B. 169-Amend an
act for pensioning Confederate sol
diers, ETC.; Pensions
Mr.. Knox, H. B. 170-Amead sec
ton 4061 of code 1892, so as to pro-
vide compensation for teachers who
attend county institutes and provide
penalties for teachers not attending
Education.
Mr.. Heidelberg called up joint reso-
luton in relation to fertilizers, and
summoaing the State chemist to ap-
pear before committee on agriculture;
adopted.
H. B. 43-Amend certain sections of
code of 1892, defining vagrancy, was
called up and read a third time This
bill makes the following persons va
grants: Persons wandering or stroll
ing in idleness, who are able to work
and have no property to support them j.
persons leading idle, immoral or prof
ligate lives, who have no property to
support them; all persons able to
work, who have no visible means OF
support; all able-bodied persons who
loaf, loiter and idle in the cities,
towns and villages for the larger por-
ton of their time without any regular
employment and without any visible
means of support; persons who have
a fixed abode, who have no visible
property to support them, and who live
by stealing, or by trading or barter
ing stolen property; every common
gambler or person who for the most
part maintains himself by gambling;
every able-bodied person who shall be
begging for livelihood; every com
The leader., 1904-01-30
FRIDAY. JANUARY 20.

The session of the senate was very
brief today The body did not con-
yene until IL o'clock and immediate
~ adjourned until Monday il order
to allow the workmen to put down
the carpet on the floor of the cham
Der.
The appropriations committee in the
house reported favorably on the bills
providing for branch experiment sta
lions in the delta and the brown loan
regions.
The senate concurrent resolution re-
garding the improvement and beauti-
flying of the capitol grounds was adopt
ed.
Mr.. Collier introduced bill max
ing more stringent provisions against
the sale Of cocaine. the use of which
Is increasing at an alarming rate
The leader., 1904-01-30
THURSDAY. JANUARY 21.

MINOR matters occupied the larger
share of attention in both branches of
the legislature today:
The house passed the series of bills
regulating the Office hours of State of
1icers. Briefly stated, these bills cut
out the dinner hour heretofore allowed
the officials and require them to keep
open throughout the day.
A lengthy debate was provoked by
the bill appropriations $4,000 per aa'
nun for the protection of State prog
erty by the Jackson fire department.
The low pressure element got in
its work and the appropriation was
cut down to $1,000 per annum, not
Withstanding the fact that the city is
engaged in the work of establishing a
paid fire department.
Mr.. Smith secured the passage of
his bill for the protection of birds
other than game birds and imposing
penalty for their slaughter. This
measure was recommended by Gov.
Longino's final message.
The senate Wrangled for more than
an hour over the question of what col
stitutes legislative day, the matter
having been brought up on an attempt
to call up motion to reconsider
bill passed. This question always
brings about a debate in the senate
at each session, and was decided in
the same old way, the effort to bring
up the motion to reconsider being lost
S. B. No. AZ, relative to the payment
of premiums on official bonds was
passed S. B. No. 10, relative to land
assessments, was indefinitely postpon-
ed The judiciary committee made
favorable report on the measure in
creasing the salaries of county super
intendents
Chairman John Millsaps of the
house judiciary committee held con-
ference with State Revenue Agent Ad-
ans regarding the proposed amend
ments to the statutes governing the
Office of revenue agent, which are now
pending in the house and are in the
hands of the judiciary committee.
"Jim Crow" Bill Passes the House.
By practically unanimous vote the
lower house of the legislature passed
the Collier Jim Crow" law, requiring
street railroads operating IN Mississip-
pi to provide separate cars or COM
partments for the white and colored
races. The debate on the measure
was brief, and only two votes were
cast against it, those voting in the
negative being Mr.. Brown of Adams
and Mr. Sample of Holmes. The law
is quite stringent, modelled after the
one now il force in Louisiana, and
provides a punishment of a fine OF not
more than $25 and sentence of not
more than thirty days in Jail for per-
sons refusing to occupy the ears or
compartments assigned to them.
Heavy punishment is also provided
for the companies refusing to arrange
separate accommodations
A measure almost identical in its
terms was offered in the house by Mr..
Wells of Kinds and combined with the
Collier bill There is hardly any doubt
that it will be favorably acted upon
in the senate and no doubt whatever
that it will receive the signature of
the governor The measure affects
street railway companies in jackson,
Vicksburg, Biloxi, Natchez, Meridian
and Greanyille.
Many bills of a local nature were
introduced in both houses, but out
side of the above nothing of general
interest transpired in either branch
before adjournment was had
The leader., 1904-01-30
Typewriter Enrolment.

For the first time in the history OF
Mississippi, the bills passed by the
legislature will be enrolled in type
written form. Heretofore export copy
lists and penmen have been employed
to enroll the bills, and this has formed
e. heavy item of expense At one time
during the last session the secretary
of the senate had twelve copyists at
work and the clerk of the house had
an equal number. Secretary Murray
and Clerk Smith have both ordered
book typewriters, and these machines
will be used for enrolling work The
two machines, in the hands of good
typewritists, can enroll all the bills
passed during the session.
The leader., 1904-01-30
Farmer on Control Board.

Senator Belk wants to relieve the
attorney general from serving on the
prison board of control, a1d has in
troduced measure to this effect in
the senate. The chief objection raised
to such step is that the board of
control is always in need of legal
adviser, concerning contracts, sales,
etc, and the attorney general is there
fore Of special value in this respect.
Two years ago Attorney General Nc
Clurg asked to be relieved from serv-
ing on the board, but the legislature
declined to grant the request. Sena-
tor Belk's bill proposes the election Of
a first-class farmer in lieu of the at
torney general.
The leader., 1904-01-30
Misdemeanors and Felonles.

If house bill No. SO should be en-
acted into law it will serve to some
extent in decreasing the penitentiary
population. The measure seeks to
make embezzlement Of sums lot ex-
ceeding $25 misdemeanor instead of
a felony, and in this way save the
circuit courts of handling large and
constantly increasing class of petty
crimes. The bill passed the house by
a vote of SO to H..
Another restrictive measure passed
is senate bill No. by Mr.. Dunn, rela-
tive to contracts made by boards OF
supervisors, and making necessary per-
sonal inspections Of work done, which
went through the senate practically
without opposition.
The leader., 1904-01-30
Rotation In ofsca.

Quite stir has been created In the
lower house by the bill offered by Mr..
Foster, of Warren, providing that no
State officer shall succeed himself, or
succeed another official. If this meas
ure should be adopted it would affect
several officials who are now in Office,
and 1t is being strongly urged by those
who believe in official rotation, and
giving everybody chance to get at
the pie counter The law at present
prohibits the governor, auditor and
treasurer from succeeding themselves
or each other. Mr.. Fosters bill is
pending before the judiciary commit
tee, and it is understood that it has
q good chance of securing favorable
recommendation.
The leader., 1904-01-30
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10.

Aside from the introduction Of a few
bills in the senate the legislature
transacted but little business ald the
usual routine was greatly demoralized
by the inaugural ceremonies.
AS required by the constitution, both
houses went through the formality Of
electing two United States senator's,
Messrs. A. J. McLaurin and H. D.
Money being chosen by reclamation
and without opposition.
Both houses adjourned early in the
day for the inaugural ceremonies,
which were held in the hall of the
house of representatives After the
inaugural address the new governor
was sworn into office, the oath being
administered by Chief Justice Whit
field of the Supreme Court. After the
ceremonies incident to the Inaugural
tiol both houses met in their respec-
tive chambers but nothing of general
interest TRANSFERRED in either branch,
and adjournment for the day was TAX
The leader., 1904-01-30
SATURDAY, JANUARY IA.

o1ly the senate was in session, the
house having adjourned Until Monday.
The morning session of the upper
body was uneventful Two or three
unimportant measures were passed,
and quite number of bills intro
duced and referred
The only measure of general inter-
est was the resolution by Mr. Stone
1avoring the acceptance of the dona-
ton of the soldiers home at Beauvoir,
which was referred to the committee
on pensions.
A few debates occurred during the
consideration of minor measures, but
they were rather listless, and the at
tendance Of the members barely ex-
ceeded a quorum.
The leader., 1904-01-30
ABOUT IMPORTANT BILLS.
New Annotated Code.

Owing to the fact that the edition
has been exhausted, very few OF the
legislators have been provided with
copies of the annotated code at this
session, and the lack of this volume
on the legislative desks is one of the
strong arguments why a new codi-
fication of the laws should be provided
for before adjournment 1t is stated
that about one-half CT the justices of
the peace who went into office a few
days since have been unable to secure
copies of the code, their predecessors
refusing to sell their volumes, and
many OF them are therefore compelled
to either borrow copies CT guess at
the law when points come before them
for decision.
The leader., 1904-01-30

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The leader., 1904-01-30
why the nees store Honey

An Irish apiarist gives novel idea
in the following utterance: I'VE know
that the microbes causing foul brood
retain their vitality in honey for some
time, but just how long We do not know.
That the pores Of Bacillus mesentegicus
will terminate after being stepped in
honey for over year, / have very great
doubts, and if few years immersion
in concentrated honey is fatal to them.
We have a clew to the reason why bees
store. and keep in store, large auanti-
ties of honey. If the microbes causing
foul-brood could be exterminated, there
would be no Bookkeeping; The bees
would not store honey enough 10 make
It an object.
The leader., 1904-01-30
DITcH-GRADING LEVEL.

made OF piece of one by four-inch
board. 16 feet long. with straight edge.
On one end nail a leg 1x4x24 inches long
flush with the top. On the other end
nail a similar piece three-eighths
of an inch longer than the other. This
makes a good grade. In the middle of
the long piece nail on either side short
pieces, SO as to hold common carpen-
ter's level. Place the short leg on the
starting point of the ditch and move
the other end until the bubble is level.
In this way you will have ditch with
a three-eighths-inch grade to the rod.
Continue this throughout the entire
length of the ditch.-Charles G. Haas,
in Orange Judd Farmer.
The leader., 1904-01-30
Incidental Measures.

Among the incidental measures in
troduced in the senate Of general pub
lie interest is the bill by Senator H
K. McLauril, of Warren, who wants
the first Monday in September, known
as Labor Day, observed as legal hol
iday in Mississippi. The legislature
heretofore has always been willing to
create as many holidays as the people
want, and Senator McLaurin is prac-
tically assured of getting what he asks
for.
Senator Marlborough wants females
allowed to practice law in case they
are properly qualified, and if he steers
his measure straight enough through
the committees AID has it properly
booked after in the house it will
doubtless be crystallized into law
Thus far, however, no promising
crop of Portals is in prospect.
The leader., 1904-01-30
Trial of Civil Suits.

A measure of much Importance to
civil litigants and the members OF the
legal profession was the act passed
by the senate last week relative to
trials of causes il circuit courts. so
as to make cases that have been docd-
eted and personal notice to defend
ants given thirty days before the court
term triable at that term. The meas
ure provoked considerable debate, but
was finally passed by vote CT 81
to 6.
Under the present law civil suits
filed in advance of court term are
placed on the appearance docket for
that term, and do not reach
the trial docket until the fol-
lowing term, thus often max
ing the trial one year after the
suit is filed, as few counties in the
State have more than two court terms
during the year.
The leader., 1904-01-30
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The leader., 1904-01-30
More Liberal Pensions.

If the bin passed by the house max
ing appropriation for pensions for in
digent ex-Confederates passes the SEN
ate without amendment, the amount
of the annual distribution WILDE $780,
900 greater than that of last year. The
bill carries al appropriation of $780,
900 per annum, as compared with
$4,000 per annum for the past bien-
NAL period.
The liberality toward the veterans
is in accordance with the recommen-
dation in Gov. Longi1o's final mes
sage and the inaugural message of
Gov Vardaman, and the fact that it
passed the house unanimously justi-
fies the belief that it will go through
the senate the same way. For the
past few years the pension roll has
been steadily increasing in size as the
exc onfederates grow older and more
feeble and, as stated in the inaugural
address. In few years more a de-
crease viii be shown when the ranks
commence to rapidly thin.
The leader., 1904-01-30
Still Waxea Warm.

The plays on the chessboard of both
prohibitionists and ti-prohibitionists
are in evidence these days. The pro-
hibitionists, through their local COM
mittee. watch the situation pretty
closely. From all the Indications it
appears that the prohibitionists have
the best Of the organization. The an
tbs do not appear to have much if any
organization. No one seems to be pay
ing much attention to the anti part
of the campaign. The general con-
sensus OF opinion is that the amend
ment will be voted on and given to
the people. The house is regarded as
even more in favor Of the amendment
THAI the senate, but it is thought that
both branches will vote to submit the
amendment. Within the next week
it is expected that the amendment to
the constitution providing for the ban
ishment of the saloon will be submit
ted to both branches. It has to be
passed by both the house and the SEN
ate on three separate days. 1t does
not go to the COVER lor for his approx
al at all. If the amendment is passed
it will be submitted to the people at
the congressional election next fall
The leader., 1904-01-30
Road-Workinq Laws.

The first woodworking law embody-
ing changes of general interest, or
which promises to better the system
of public highways in the State, is
the bill by Senator Hightower. OF
Lafayette, which provides for the levy
ing Of a special tax not exceeding one
mill on the dollar for road purposes,
and making a general revision OF the
present measures, without attempting
to change the Bradley contract road
working law, which has been adopted
in number of counties.
The leader., 1904-01-30
Creating Drainage Districts.

Hon. w. "A. Alcorn, Coahoma, has
introduced a bill to create districts
for uniform system of drains across
property of lald owners. The bill
provides for the creation of drainage
districts by the taxpayers upon petit
ton to the chancery court All par
ties are given opportunity to go be,
fore the chancellor and be heard as
to the reasons for or against the drain
age district The bill authorizes tax
alton for carrying out the drainage
system and creates a commission 10
have charge Of same,