Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-01-14
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

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campaign committee Of any candidate,
or shall in any way endeavor to in
fiuelce the vote of any elector for any
candidate for Office, such judge or
chancellor shall be guilty of. misde-
meanor in office and subject to i'm
peachment. and, upon conviction, shall
be removed from Office"
In the House.
Speaker Thomas called the house
to order at 10 O'Clock and
it was led in prayer by Mr.. Duncan
of Tippah Roll call showed quorum
present.
On motion of Mr.. Coleman of LIE.
fore thesclerk was authorized to cast.
one vote for the officers nominated
in COMMITTEES Of the whole yesterdays
which was done.
Messrs. Bynum and Ethridge ap-
peared before the bar of the house
and took the oath of office, not hav-
ing been present the day before.
The committee on rules was an
nounced by the speaker as follows:
Mr.. Thomas, chairman; Brown OF Ad-
ans, Hoyle of Lee, Stelnis of Lauder
dale and Miller of Sharkey.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Tolbert
was adopted inviting all the ministers
of the city and visiting ministers to
open the house with prayer.
On motion of Mr.. Greaves the fol-
lowing committee on the part of the
house to cooperate with a like COM
mittee from the senate to notify the
governor that both houses were ready
for business was appointed: Messrs.
Sheffield, Stevens, George, Kyle and
Dulaney.
After the election of Miss Miller OF
Tishomingo as postmistress of the
house. an adjournment to 3 o'clock was
taken.
In the Senate.
Lieut.. Gov. Harrison called the SEN
ate to order at 10 o'clock. after which
Bishop C. B. Galloway invoked the di-
vine blessing A roll call showed that
there was quorum present. The min
utes of the previous day were read and
approved.
The first business of the morning
proved to be a very lively resolution
introduced by Senator w. b. Walker
of Monroe county, expressing the sense
of the legislature on the Panama canal
proposition.
The Walker resolution instructs the
United States senators to vote for the
Panama canal treaty. The resolution
caused a great deal Of discussion.
The resolution was discussed by
quite a number of senators both Tor
and against, al amendment and sub
stitute offered, which were both voted
down. and the resolution as offered
was finally passed with but
one dissenting vote-that of Senator
Kendrick. who explained that he did
not feel himself competent to instruct
United States senators. Following Is
the resolution in full
"Appreciating the tremendous i'm
portance of an itshmian canal to the
commerce of the world and especially
the benefits that it will be to the whole
South from the construction of such
waterway between the Atlantic and
the Pacific oceans, which would make
of Mississippi an open gateway Tor
worldwide commerce and trafnc; re-
alizing that conditions have so shaped
themselves that the country must
choose between the Panama route
and indefinite and probably permanent
postponement of the elimination OF the
canal at any point across Central
America; and waving all questions or
right or wrong in the recognition OF
the government of the republic OF
Panama. for which we of Mississippi
are in no way responsible, all OF which
is now an accomplished fact, present
ing a condition which must be met by
this country. Therefore be 1t
Resolved BY the senate, the house
concurring. that it Is the sense OF the
legislature that the treaty touching
the construction of this canal now
pending beween the government and
the republic of Panama should be
speedily ratified. a1d thereby make
certain the only apparently possible
opportunity presented to thls country
| for the construction of an isthmian ca
nal.
Second. That Senators Money
/ and McLaurin be and are hereby urg-
ed to use their best endeavors to Sc
| cure the ratification of this treaty.
| A concurrent resolution indorsing
| the action of the recent levee conven-
| ton at New Orleans and urging con-
gress to take action on the levee ques-
| tio1 was tabled subject to call.
By resolution the senators over six
| ty years of age were given their
choice of seats.
The following bills were introduced:
By Senator Smith-To divorce the
! judiciary from politics.
BY Senator Walker-To create and
establish a department of agriculture
and statistics.
BY Senator Walker-To empower
| the city of Aberdeen to build and own
its own waterworks and sewerage sys
TEN. -
BY Senator Duna-To empower the
supervisors of Lauderdale county to
pay ]. w. Stenton 81 600.
BY Mr.. Dunn-To amend an act pro
| yiding for the election of the State
revenue agent and to define his powers
and duties,
BY Senator walker-To amend code
section in reference to making con
! tracts by boards of supervisors fol
public works.
The governors messake was ther
received and pending its reading tht
senate adjourned to 3 O'Clock.
| The joint session..
The senate and house met in join
session in the afternoon for the pur
pose of electing State librarian. Boil
houses assembled at O'Clock in tht
hall of the house of representatives
Ali candidates were withdrawn ex
cept Miss Plunkett, of Leake, who wa;
elected by acclamation.
The senate then retired to its cham
ber, where ii received communica
ton from Secretary of State J. w
Power asking for an appropriation o
81. 500 for immediate use in running th'
new capitol.
Miss Minor of Macon was electet
postmistress of the senate, after which
ii adjourned.
THURSDAY. JANUARY 7.
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