The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-02-27
THIRTY.FJRST DAY.

The house passed the bill providing
for new codification of the laws of
the State, and after considerable
wrangllng authorized the speaker to
appoint 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 appropriating
$1,250,000 for the common schools of
the State. A strong disposition was
shown among many members to cut
down the allowance.
H. B. ITO 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 $1,250,000 for
that purpose, together with the poll
tax.
Senator Farley moved to amend by
substituting $1,000,000. 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 it was
economy to economic at the expense
of the educational interests of the
State. The common schools needed
to be improved. They were the reli-
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
$3.50, 900 instead of $1,250,000. This
amendment would not reduce the
amount below that appropriated last
year, but would really increase it $780,
900.
Senator Hightower thought the title
of the bill should be changed so as to
read, "a bill to create the necessity for
issuing bolds and to educate the ne
gro" He said the children would de-
rive no benefit from the passage of
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 sell
when the necessity did not exist. But |
If it was necessary to issue bonds to |
educate the barefoot boy and calico |
girl, then he said, issue.
Senator Franklin (31st) was in IA
vor of the bill. He was not afraid to
go on record as voting for it, neither
did he believe it would call for bond
issue.
The amendment cutting down the
school fund appropriation was voted
down and the original bill appropriate
ing $1,250000 per annum, passed by
vote of 2S to Z.
The finance committee made an I'M
favorable report on the bill appropri-
ating 100000 to erect monuments at
the National Park at Vicksburg.
The bill prohibiting the shipment
Of liquors from wet" counties to
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-
cial order of next Tuesday This bill
provides for the exemption of money
oaned and vendors liens for purchase
money of real estate, where the inter-
EST does not exceed per cent.
Mr.. Millsaps called up H. B. 81, pro-
riding for a new codiflcation of the
avs of the State. The committee
four in number. were
adopted.
The bill was then read third time
ind passed.
This bin authorizes the governor to
appoint three code commissioners
ee- n the law"
ives offered, by request q