The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-02-27
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The announcement Of Senator Walk
er's death was made in the house i'm
mediately after the roll call, and, on
motion of Mr.. Cowley. it was decided
that adjournment at the dinner hour
should be until Friday morning as a
tribute of respect to the deceased.
A large number of committee re-
ports were submitted, and a majority
of the measures returned were with
unfavorable recommendations.
The bill authorizing the Mississippi
levee board to make $1,000,0O0 bond is
sue was passed, witty an amendment
from the committee on levees, elimi-
mating the senate amendment provid-
ing that the bonds shall not be sold
below par. The bill was sent imme-
diately back to the senate for concur
renee at the next meeting of that
body.
The judiciary committee slaughtered
nearly a score of bills which have
been under consideration. An effort
is now on foot in the house to prevent
introduction of bills after March l,
and to provide that bills with unfavor-
able recommendations shall not be
considered until all measures bearing
favorable reports are disposed of.
The house took up the privilege tax
bill and adopted fifteen sections of the
measure. The feature of the morning
was the adoption of the section assess
ing a tax of $500 per annum on bucket
shops, which went through after a
spirited debate. many members hold
ing that the imposing of this license Is
practically license to gambling. The
idea of the majority. however. was
that the bill would force the bucket
shops out of existence.
Despite the fact that the measure
was debated all day, the senate failed
to cut down the common school fund
appropriation bill giving S1,250,000 per
annum for this purpose, which, with
the poll taxes retained in the coun-
ties, will make the allowance for the
schools over $1,000 900 per year.
Only seven members voted in oppo-
sition to the measure-Messrs. Dent,
Dunn, Elmore, Farley Gordon, Moung-
er and Sanders Several others were
in favor of an appropriation of only
$1,000,000, but when this amendment
was voted down, they toed the scratch
and registered their votes in favor of
the measure.
The bill now goes to the governor,
and 1t is known that he will give it his
This is the largest appro-
priatio1 Mississippi has ever made for |
her common schools
The house convened at 10 o'clock.
Owing to the absence of Speaker |
Thomas, Mr. Smith of Holmes was |
elected speaker pro TEN. by acclama-
ton
Mr.. Cowley offered resolutions,
which were adopted, on the death of |
Hon. w. B. Walker, a senator from
Monroe county.
A minority report was submitted
on H. B. 40, relating to the exercise
Of the right of eminent domain from
members of the judiciary committee.
The report opposes the granting of
domain rights to street rail-
ways.
S. B. O5-Authorizing the Missis-
sippi levee board to issue one million
dollars in bonds was called up by Mr..
Miller of Sharkey.
The bill was read a third time and
passed by vote of all present. BY
unanimous consent the bill was re-
turned Immediately to the senate for
in amendment.
Mr.. Stennis, chairman Of the ways
md means committee, called up the
lew privilege tax bill and explained
hat this is the first entire meast