The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-03-05

ing IA to 10. No motion 10 reconsider
was entered Senator J. Alcorn Gloy-
er was the champion of the bill and
made very determined fight with the
odds arrayed against him.
The senate committee on finance
made an adverse report on the bill al
lowing the University of Mississippi
interest due on its land grant fund for
the years 1904 and 1905. Il Is under
stood that the effort will now be made
to push this measure through the
house. The public health and quaran-
tine committee gave black eye to the
bill seeking to regulate the practice
of osteopathy and creating State
board of examiners therefor, which
means that the State will not recog-
nize osteopathy as a branch of medi-
cine. The pensions committee has
reported an equitable plan for the dis
tribution of the pension fund.
The day in the house was devoted
to appropriation bills. The general
measure for the support of the depart
ments Of the State government was
the most important passed, several
minor changes being made in the
amounts recommended by the COM
mittee on appropriations. The bill
carries total appropriation of $780,
914.1S. The Mississippi Insane Hos
pital support bill, carrying S2S1,000,
was also passed.
Death Blow to cavett Bill.
At the afternoon session the lower
house gave death blow to the Cavett
bill, which sought to deprive negroes
who were servants to Confederate sol
diers in the civil war from participat-
ing in the State pension distribution.
The clause was knocked out by a
very decisive majority, as was also
the amendment offered by the COM
mittee on pensions. which provided
that the negroes should receive only
one-half of the sum allowed partici-
pants in the non-preferred class.
Both propositions were decidedly un-
popular, a large majority of men,
bers believing that the negro should
receive full recognition for faithful
services during the civil war.
The bill as passed by the house Gre
ates a 5000 preferred class for the
soldiers who are totally disabled from
injuries or wounds sustained during
the war and a SIS class for those who
were partially injured.
The boards of pension examiners,
composed of ex-Confederate soldiers in
each county, are abolished and boards
of supervisors, sheriffs, and chancery
clerks substituted in lieu thereof.
"Jim Grow" Bill Passed.
Without dissenting vote the SEN
ate passed the Collier lin crow" bill,
which requires street railways to pro-
vide separate accommodations for the
races, with two minor amendments,
which do not materially change the
bill, one allowing the companies nine
ty days in which to provide separate
accommodations and the other allow
ing movable screens to be used, to be
regulated according to the volume of
traffic of each race.
Senator Stone offered an amend
ment rendering it optional with city
councils to enforce the measure, but
afterward withdrew the same when
opposition developed on the ground
that some aldermanic bodies are like
" to be dominated by the street rail-
way corporations.
The negro question was fully aired
during Lne ulSCuSSlOu anu souc StiOhb
speeches were made.
The bill was passed exempting from
taxation property in Tunica, Coahoma
and DeSoto counties between the levee
and the Mississippi river.
The McLaurin bill creating forty-five
district judges at a salary of $75 a
month each was left pending when the
senate adjourned. The bill will be de-
feated