Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1904-03-18
Institute and College Appropriation

Institute and College Appropriation
Bill. There was quite a spirited de-
bate on the Agricultural and Mechan-
ical College Bill, and an effort was
made TO cut down the appropriation
but it failed.
/ AT the session this afternoon the
Senate passed the Beauvoir Soldiers
Home Support Bill just as it came
from the House. The bill carries an
appropriation of $4,000 for TINS year
and $l2,500 for next year. The Sem
ate also passed the bill providing for
la new deaf and dumb institution to
be located in the suburbs of Jack
son. The institution is to cost $751;
000. The bin provides for the sale of
the present property in State Street.
The House this afternoon passed
the bill for the support of the State
Board of Health. @ -
The House this morning did alb
solutely nothing except kill the Sen
ate resolution providing for the sub
mission to the people Of an amend
ment to the State Constitution pro-
viding for an elective judiciary In
the House an address from William
Randolph Hearst, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for President
was read.
THURSDAY.
There was nothing much doing this
morning in either branch of the Leg
islature. The Senate passed without
amendment the bill reported by the.
Redistricting Committee, redistrict-
ing the chaneery districts of the
State, and making eight instead of
seven. An offer was made to amend
the bill, but was voted down.
The bill which seeks to put The va
zoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
under the supervision of the Railroad
Commission, together with the Gulf
and Ship Island Railroad, was called
up on molten to reconsider the vote
whereby it twas lost. The vote was re-
considered and the bill passed.
The Senate also passed the House
bill reimbursing Grecnville for an en-
eampment that was called off, and the
House bill TO allow the Yazoo and
Mississippi Levee Board to issue ST.
G00,000 in bonds.
In the House, Mr.. Watts, of Lau-
derdale, introduced a resolution di-
recting the Ways and Means Commit
tee to report bill providing for the
issuance of $1,O00,000 in thirty-year
3 1-2 per cent. bonds to take up the
Indebtedness that the State owes the
Chickasaw cession counties, and on
which it is paying per cent inter
est. The resolution went over until
another time.
In the House this afternoon the
bill providing for the issuance of
100000 in State bonds to help de-
fray the expenses of the State Gov
erunaent wos-ealIed up, and it failed
to receive enough votes to pass it.
The Senate this afternoon passed
the bill setting aside $4,000 for at
torney fees and $4,000 for expenses
in the boundary dispute litigation
with Louisiana An effort to cut
down the amount Of attorney fees
proved unavailing
The Senate reconsidered its vote
on the Exposition Bill and passed it.
The bill carries an extra appropriation
of $4,000 for the Exposition Bu-
reau. The Senate adopted a resolu-
ton providing that no one related to
the members of the Bureau or any of
the members Of the Legislature should
be employed by the Bureau.
The House Committee on Appro-
priations this afternoon made up
favorable report on the bill to estab-
lish a training school for teachers.
The bill carries an appropriation of
$4,000. The school is to be erected
on site in city offering the great
est inducements. 1t is to be govern
ed by board of eight trustees ap-
pointed by the governor from the
congressional districts.
The suppression is general among
the members of the Legislature that
the date set by the Senate for the ad-
journment is about the time the law=
makers will quit. March % was the
time set by the. Senate for adjourn
ment. 1t is said that it will be i'm
possible for the lawmakers to get
through before this time.
The Committees on Enrolled Bills
of both Houses are earning their
money these days. These committees
had little to do during the first part
of the session, but are now making up
for any lost time. The other commit
tees have less to do than at the first
of the session.
Another favorable report has been
made by the House Committee on the
Brooks Oil Inspection Bill, which was
introduced by Mr.. Brooks, of Noxu-
bee, at the first of the session. The
House passed the bill once, then re-
considered its vote. and recommitted
the bill again to the Committee, to-
gether with a substitute offered for
it. The Committee last night reject
ed the substitute and agreed to fa-