The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-03-12
FoRTY.FouRrH DAY.

After debate lasting for the past
three days at intermittent periods, the
lower house last week finally passed
the bill authorizing telegraph and tel
ephone companies to exercise the
right of eminent domain. There was
very strong opposition to the bill,
many members believing that the
semi-private or quasi-public corpora
lions should not thus have their lib
critics enlarged
The appropriation bill for the In
dustrial Institute and College, carry
ing an appropriation of $159, 548.14 for
the biennial period, was passed. Mr..
Patterson introduced bill prohibiting
the sale of tobacco to minors.
The senate passed the general ap-
preparation bill to defray the current
expenses of the various departments
of State government for the next two
years. A measure was passed author
izing boards of supervisors to supple
ment the State pensions by making
payments to pensioners from county
funds.
Good-by to Peruna.
The senate today passed a bill pro-
hibiting the sale of Peruna, Jamaica
ginger and all forms of intoxicating
bitters OF remedies.
The vote on the bill was % to IL,
and although a motion to reconsider
was entered, there Is little hope of
accomplishing the defeat of the meas
'uer when it is again called up on the
motion.
Much jocularity and good natured
jibing took place in across-the-aisle
conversation during the discussion of
the bill, and also in open debate. One
member remarked that its passage
would be a direct insult to a certain
eminent Mississippian now in private
life, whose picture frequently adorns
the Peruna advertisements in daily
and weekly newspapers. During the
discussion few members asserted
that Peruna is really valuable medi-
cine, while others contended that If
persons want to drink whisky that
they should use good whisky and not
stuff that is doped up and sold under
the guise of proprietary medicine.
At any rate, If the bill passes the
house and receives the signature of
the governor, 1t is good-by to Peruna
and all similar drugs in Mississippi;
and there will be much weeping and
gnashing OF teeth in the dry" towns,
where the local drug patent medicine
shelf is the popular resort of those
who love the cup that cheers. In
many of these towns honors are about
even between Peruna and Jamaica
ginger as the popular beverage, and
of late years certain kidney remedies
have entered into the lively competi-
ffnra A fnI IND f1,
compounds is said to produce the fierc-
est sort of jag, having duration
much longer than that acquired by the
use of the common intoxicants sold in
wet communities, and with the sale
of these prohibited it verify seems that
the lot of the boozer indeed becomes
hard one.
FoRTYFIFTH DAY.
The Confederate veterans in the SEN
ate were very much stirred up last
week over the bill seeking to change
the name of Lincoln county to JEFF
Davis county, in Eenor of the cnieftain
of the Lost Cause
In spite of the explanation of the
member from that district that the
people of Lincoln county did not de-
SIZE a Gunn6C VI A1dticJ Lie AnCdSuI6.
received a very serious consideration
from members, especially Senators
Fritch. Henry and Gordon, who were
opposed to perpetuating the name of
Lincoln in Mississippi. and declared
that all counties bearing names in hon
or of any person who opposed the
South, or who were involved in the
carpetbagger regime during the days
of reconstruction should be changed.
Tho bill was indefinitely postponed.
Educational and appropriation bills
occupied the attention Of the house
during the morning. Measures were
passed for the support Of the East
Mississippi Insane Hospital, the de-
partment of archives and history, and
allowing the Supreme Court mes
senger. Several Incidental measures
relating to county uperintendents Of
education were passed, among the
number being bill to make the sell
| ing or giving away Of examination
questions misdemeanor. This recalls
the prosecution of the celebrated
WaTdlaw case, from Yazoo county,
wherein Il was Impossible to punish