The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-02-06

izing the city of Jackson to iss1e
bonds in the sum of $250,000 for tie
purpose of erecting new water WORKS
plant.
The report of the committee created
surprise, as the bill was carefully
framed by Judge r. H. Thompson, tie
city attorney, and was unquestlonaDy
in proper legal form. Inquiry among
members of the committee brings the
statement that the unfavorable report
was made because, in the opinion Ct
the committee, a special legislative ac
is not necessary to give the city thu
proper authority to make the bond is
sue. The members believe that the
code chapter on municipalities givei
all the authority necessary, and there,
fore they reported that the bill do not
pass"
Notwithstanding this report, the
members of the city council will insist
on the passage of the bill, to make
the authority doubly sure, and prevent
the question of invalidity being
brought up when the bonds are placed
on the market. The proposed issue.
If made, will draw 5 per cent inter
est and run for a period of twenty
years.
!. Inspecting Colleges.
The members of the house commit
tee on universities and colleges left
last night for Oxford, where they will
investigate the needs of the University
of Mississippi before passing ON the
appropriation bill for that institution.
Some of the most prominent mem
bers of the house compose this COM
mittee, the personnel being as fol
lows: Bell of Washington, chairman;
Maer, Upton, Millsaps, Eddins, Nixon,
Lopez, Patty, Mitchell and Ellis.
After visiting the University OF MIS-
sissippi, the committee will In turn
make trips to the Industrial Institute
and College, the Alcorn Agricultural
and Mechanical College and the Mis-
sissippi Agricultural and Mechanical
| College, at each place making rigid
| inquiry into the expenditures for sup
port, and forming estimates of the
| financial needs for the coming bien-
NAL period. None OF the educational
appropriation bills now pending Will
be passed upon until these investiga-
lions are concluded.
Railroad Legislation.
| A number of prominent railroad OF
ficials were in Jackson for the pur'
pose of expressing opposition to the
| bill introduced in the legislature, pco-
hibiting the running of "double-head'
err" engines.
The railroad men contend that this
matter should be left to the railroads
and their employees for settlement, as
it is not properly within the province
of legislation. The chief argument OF
fered in support OF the measure IS ina,
engineers and firemen on the secono
locomotive of "double-headers" are un
able to see the track ahead, and pace
their lives in the keeping of the crew
of the forward engine, which a;gu
ment is answered by the officials by
| calling attention to the fact that ev
erybody aboard the train place theii
lives in the hands Of the same men
and the contention of the trainmen Is
purely a selfish one; that, in all falr
ness. they should take the same risF
as the people who travel on railroads
and trust to the skill and GOODNESS OF
the men at the throttle for their safe
ty. 1t is furthermore urged agalns'
the bill that the accidents on double
header" trains are less frecSent thar
when passenger trains are run in sec
tions a few minutes apart, and the
apathy of the public against travel
ing on second sections is well known
In the senate the constitution com
mittee reported unfavorably on tnt
senate concurrent resolution in regarc
to the salaries of judges.
The same recommendation was
made as to the senate concurrent res
olution 16, to equalize the salaries O.
the Judges of the State, The bill NIX
ing the legal rate of interest and ex
empting from taxation all money loan
ed out at a rate not exceeding Z pei
cent was referred to the finance com
mittee by the judiciary committee. L
reported favorably the bill conferrini
upon illegitimate children and to theil
mothers and brothers and sisters, al
the rights and benefits now conferred
upon legitimate children.
The finance committee reported IA
/ yorably. the bill to make up the de
ficit in the salaries of circuit and dis
trict attorneys; senate bill 80, making