The new South-news., 1906-03-03
THE MISSISSIPPI!
LEGISLATURE
RESUME OF The PAST WEEK
Subjects I Legislation Recommended
and Acted Upon From Day To Day.
House and Senate Bills Passed and
Other Items Of General Interest.


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The elective Judiciary amendment -
the constitution. vas lost IN the sem
ate by failing 10 secure the two-tbirds
votc required to pass constitutional
amendment. An effort will be made
20 reconsider later, and the friends Of
the measure hope 70 get II through.
The opposition senators urged that
there was so reason FOR changing The
present system of appointing the
judges and that there was no demand
FOR change by tho people. and further
That the election Of judges by dis
tricts instead Of by the whole people
Of the state would afford opportunity
for politicians 10 secure control Of the
Judiciary
Tho legislative Assembly Of Miss
,ssippi will never recognize anything
that pertains 10 the shortening Of the
usual wcrk-day. Anything that
might smack Of the eigln-hour propo-
sition would be hootod at. An expires
sson was given by the house that will
forever discourage any enthusiasts
for an eight-hour day In this state.
The question arose under a discus
sion Of the Code chapter on munich
palities That part of tais chapter
which provides for road taxes requires
thai the sum Of three dollars must be
paid IN tax, or Ia lieu thereof that
sis days labor must be given to the
improvement of the public roads, each
of those days 10 consist of ten hours
work
Mr.. Bynum offered a substitute to
that law which sought TO reduce the
hours Of work each day TO eight.
Immediately the subject was taken
up, several clamorng for recognition
from the speaker Mr. McGec obtain
cd the floor lie thought any such
recognition Of an cight-hour day
would establish a very dangerous pre-
ceden, in Mississippi, IT would be
virtually recognition Of the eight
hour movement aud would give it en-
dorscmcnt. Within a short time, he
Thought workingmcn about jackson
and other cities would be clamoring
for reduced work day They would
have the legislative action To point to
in recognition of their claim.
.~- With but very few dissenting votes
sra te adopted Murray +. Smith :
5hnlprovidins for the appoint
by the governor Of commits
sion to investigate and report upon
the states free public school system.
While advocating the passage of the
resolution Senator Ilightowcr went
on record as being opposed TO the APP
poinimcnt of college men on this com
mission on tho groVnd that they were
visionary and impractical. The SEN
ate accepted an invitation to Visit the
Natchez Mardi Gras.
In the house the greatest storm of
the session WAS raised when Mr.. Cole
man of Ictlore introduced an amend
ment to the state University appropri-
alton bill excluding women from that
institution. In Offering this resolu-
ton Mr.. Coleman declared that ever
since co-education had been introduc-
sd there had been something wrong
at the University. The amendment
was voted down and the bill passed
after the amount asked for new build
ings and other improvements had been
slashcd and trimmed to almost nothing
Scarcely had calm been restored
when the house was again thrown IN
TO an exciting debate on the Agricul-
tural & Mechanical College appropri-
alton bill. In urging that the measure
be taken mp for immediate considera-
tion Mr.. Morrison asserted that a
shameless lobby was at work in
the interest Of increased apprcpria-
tions and that Ca gigantic political
machine is being built mp at the coll
lego threatening TO throttle thestate. y
The dehac ragged fast and furious until
adjournment, and viii be taken up
again IN the morning.
In The senate an amicahle end sat
isfac'ory settlement was reached in
the ease of Senator Hishtower, whose
right TO sit on the finance committee
Of the senate was recently challenged
by Mr.. Franklin Of Lowndcs. the mat
Ter was referred 20 the committee on
rules and the committee reported its
hndings as follows;
"ffrst-ihat rule was reported by
the committee on rules in 1904. which
h or record on page 100 of the senate
journal for 1904. providing that one
member be added 10 the finance com
mittec, That Senator High,owcr was
then appointed. although his name
does not appear in the journal, mem
Odessa. Feb -. ~ When q detach-
ucni of police were searching house
on the outskirts of the city tins af-