The Grenada sentinel., 1904-01-30
MISSISSIPPI LEGISL AZURE

Mr.. Knox, a. b. 17O-Amead sec
ton 4O61 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
summo1ing 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 q 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 !:
persons leading idle, immoral or prof.
l1gate 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-
tlon 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 a livelihood: every COM
mon prostitute who has no other
means of support; every keeper of
house for prostitution; every keeper
OF public house of gambling or gam
ing: every person who shall desert
his wife or family without just cause;
every able bodied person who lives
without employment, having no visible
means of support. All persons able
to work and do not work, but hire out
their minor children and live upon
their wages; all persons over Is years
of age and under 21, able to work and
do not work and have no property to
support them and not attending some
institution; every person
who is an habitual drunkard, and
makes a practice of being habitually
drunk in public places
The bill was introduced by Mr. Cal
vim Wells of Kinds county. who ex-
plailed the provisions of the bill in
an able manner The bill provides
that every vagrant shall give bond
of $3.50 for his good behavior for the
period of one year.
Mr.. Hicks moved that 400 copies Of
the bill be printed and that it be made
a special order for Monday morning
at IL o'clock. Carried.
In the Senate.
The senate was called to order at
II a. M, Lieut.. Gov. Carter in the
chair; quorum present.
Mr.. Groom moved that the minis
ters of the gospel be extended the
privileges OF the senate chamber.
Mr. Henry moved to amend so that
all citizens of the State be extended
the privileges of the senate
Mr.. McLaurin of the Twentieth, Sec
onded motion
Mr.. Smith of the Twelfth, thought
hey shauld be allowed the privileges
IT the galleries, but that the senate
1oor should be reserved for the mem
oers
Senator Groves was heartily in fa-
'or of allowing the people of the
State the full privileges The house
belonged to the people. a1d they
should have the right to visit it at all
lines.
On call of the roll the motion as
was adopted.
Senate concurrent resolutions Nos.
5 and 18. and senate bills Nos. l8,
3 and 73 were recommended for pass.
lge.
A considerable number of new bills |
we're introduced, but they were all of |
ccal nature
Senator Mclean introduced concur |
ent resolutions seeking to make the |
'upreme Court composed of five
Judges, and increasing the terms from
inc to ten years. The resolutions
we're referred to the judiciary COM
oittee. The subject is one of the most
important to be discussed during the
essiOn.
The senate then adjourned.
Tho Joint Session.
The two houses Of the legislature
let in joint convention in the after
Don, and proceeded to the election of
Evo United States senator's
Lieut.. Gov. Carter called the conven.
on to order and stated the object of
ne same.
The secretary of the senate read the
'ur1al of the senate of yesterday and
le clerk read the journal of the house
the same day, which showed that
pon a call of the roll of the two
buses Hon. H. D. Money and Hon. A.
McLaurin were declared elected.
The convention was then declared
[ssolved, and both houses adjourned.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21.
Minor matters occupied the larger
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