Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-02-27
THIRTY.FIRST DAY.

THIRTY.FlRST DAY.
The house passed the bill providing
Tor a new codification of the laws of
the state and after considerable
wrangling authorized the speaker to
appoint a special committee to go to
the gulf coast and investigate the oys.
ter bill, which promises to provoke a
spirited factional fight.
The senate spent the entire morn
Ing considering the bill appropriati1g
Sl,25O.000 for the common schools of
the State. strong disposition was
SHOWN among many members to cut
down the allowance.
II. b. TO appropriate money for
the support OF the common school
fund, set as the special order for 10
O'Clock. was called up.
The bill appropriates sl,250,OO0 for
that purpose, together with the poll
tax.
Senator Farley moved to amend by
substituting $l,000,000 He claimed
that the larger amount was not nee.
essary because Of the balances now
on hand from former appropriations,
and remaining in the county treasu.
ries to the credit of the school fund
In some Of the counties he said these
balances were sufficient to run the
schools without any appropriations as
long as they have heretofore.
Senator Boyd opposed the amend.
ment. He was not willing to begin
economizing at the expense of that
class in whose hands the future OF this
State would be placed.
Senator Parks was opposed to the
amendment. He didn't believe II was
economy to ecolomize at the expense
OF the educational interests of the
State. The common schools needed
to be improved. They were the rei-
ance of the country boys and girls
for their education. and the terms
should be heightened so as to give
them better advantages in that line.
Senator Greaves was in favor of the
amendment He said the amendment
already passed by this body allowing
the poll ltax to be retained in the
counties added 100000 to the school
fund already, and the bill as it now
stood would really be to appropriate |
S1,55O, 900 instead OF sl,250,OOO. This |
amendment would not reduce the |
amount below that appropriated last |
year, but would really increase it $50. |
900.
Senator Hightowe- thought the title
OF the bill should be changed so as to |
read, "a bill to create the necessity for |
issuing ho'ds and to educate the ne.
gro He shid the children would de
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this bill 1t would go to pay in.
creased salaries to teachers and other
increasing expenses. Every dollar
spent by the State went half to the
negro, and they would get the benefit
of this increased appropriation.
Senator Henry said some of the sel.
ators were scared of bond issue
when the necessity did not exist. But
II it was necessary to issue bonds to
educate the barefoot boy and calico
girl, then he said, issue.
Senator Franklin (31sD was in ia.
yor of the bill. He was not afraid to
20 on record as voting for it, neither
did he believe It would call for a bold
issue
The amendment cutting down the
school fund appropriation was voted
down and the original bill approprat
ing Sl,250,OoO per annum, passed by a
vote Of 2S to 7.
The finance committee made an un-
favorable report on the bill appropri.
atlng 100000 to erect monuments at
the National Park at Vicksburg,
The bill prohibiting the shipment
N t,I |
dry counties was unfavorably re.
ported.
In the house, owing to the absence
Of the author, Mr.. Robbins, H. b. 4S,
which was the special order of the
day, was laid aside and made the spe.
cal order of next Tuesday. This bill
provides for the exemption of money
loaned and vendors liens for purchase
money of real estate, where the inter.
est does not exceed 6 per cent
Mr.. Millsaps called up H. B. "a, pro-
viding for new codiiication of the
laws of the State. The committee
amendments, four In number. were
adopted. ,
The bill was then read third time
and passed
Thls bill authorizes the governor to
appoint three code commissioners
learned in the law"
MIR, Greaves offered, by request. q
resolution directing the speaker to ap.
point committee of seven members
to go to the gulf coast and make an
Of the oyster industry
Mr. Barber, of Harrison, stated that {
In view of pending legislation on the
subject of the oyster industry it is i'm
portant that the house should have
full information.
The resolution was then adopted by {
n vote Of 3S to 15
A minority report from the commit |
tee on universities and colleges re. !
gardng H. b. 377, abolishing Greek t
letter fraternities at the universities, {
was submitted, recommending that I
The fraternitles in this and other insti- q
'utions, supported by the State, should t
be abolished.