Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-03-17

'eauy 10 follow leadership. Tbs
senate contains several very able NON.
hers, but " seems that none u thorn
has sspired TO assume command AL
10th bodies have followed a drifting
policy which Il the chief cause q. .he
small amount ot work accomplished
II the two houses had BEEN under wig
orous and energetic leadership Il
would have greatly enabled the pre-
SIDING onicers 10 transact business
quickly and adjournment could have
heen reached during the week lust
passed
Up to date nearly 900 bills have
been Introduced In the two bodies Ths
calendars show tha, 50 per cen, Of the
number are local and private meas.
nres. OF which 25o have already been
PASSED, and many others arc pending
bills are being introduced at the rate
on fifteen or twenty day. and meas.
ures placed on the calendar from now
on will have but little prospect OF
passage. A brief review OF the geuer.
al legislation shows the following i'm.
portant measures enacted.
Common school appropriation. a..
100000. an Increase OF $500 900
Pension appropriation increased
800 900 per year
Jim Crow bill. providing for scra.
rate street car accommodation for ise
Races
Stringent vagrsncy bill enacted.
Amendment for constitutional pro
hlbition defeated.
Resolution instructing United St,tss
senators to vote for Panama treaty
William VI. Hearst indorseI GROW sr
Cleveland turned down AMI RESOLUTION
criticisirg Bryan repudiatef
Constitutional amendments pruvld.
ing for an elective judiciary system
passed by botn sides. though at va.
rance in terms
Uniform text book bill passed and
now pending In conference commit.
tee to agree upon amendmenf :, with
no prospect Of success
Several school laws revised. slli-.
iss OF county superintendent rcgu-
lated improvement of rural school
touses encouraged. punishment provid-
ed for selling OF examination ques.
tions, better method Of extending
rural school terms provided
Privilege tax bill passed making
numerous increases.
Circuit and chancery court districts
redistricted by Joint committees and
the measure reported back TO both
bodies for adoption No new districts
created
Bill to make separate court districts
In Pike and TO abolish Second dis
trict in Coahoma pending. with NO
prospects Of passage
Primary election law revised and
amended so as to eliminate plurality
and electoral features and regulate as
sessments on State candidates.
Insurance laws amended Proposi-
ton to exempt insurance companies
from the antitrust law rspudiated
Personal property exempted from val.
uei policy law
Foreign corporations securing do
msstic charters authorized 10 form
mergers
Bill requiring all foreign corpora.
tions doing business in the State 10
take ont domestic charters defeated
Two branch agricultural experiment,
stations authorized. making a total u
four in the state
Two levee boards authorized to is
sue bonds for Improvement purpose.
aggregatlng 81 500. 600 ofice of cot
ton tax collector OF Mississippi Isyee
board abolished
Appropriation Of s1l 200 made for
the suppression OF the boil weevit
Municipalities authorized to issue
bonds aggrsgating about 81 500 900.
Labor Day made legal holiday Sim
liar action will be taken regarding
the birthday OF jefferson Davis.
Circuit court civil cases made tri-
able when personal notice served thir-
" days in advance of term
Increase in number of notaries pub
lie authorized
Permanent capitol commission ere
ated