The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16
Senate.

The bill introduced by Mr.. Kendrick
some time ago to make a supplementary
appropriation for the Confederate veter-
ans of the State, which was accompanied
by a favorable report from the commit
tee on pensions, was taken up. Inc Dill
~appropriates $250,O00 additional each
year. 19O6-'97, or just double the amount
appropriated by the House bill, which
has already been enacted.
Mr.. Greaves moved to amend by strik-
ing out $500, 900 and inserting instead
the sum of $50, 900. The bill as amend
ed was then put to the vote and lost, the
vote being 10 yeas and 10 nays, the at
irmative vote lacking four in order to
constitute a clear majority of all the
Senators.
The bill defining and Furnishing the
crime of adultery was then taken up
and killed by a vote of Is for to 1S
against, the opposition being based more
on the difficulty of enforcing such a law
than from objection or opposition to its
intent.
The bill to encourage and promote
horticulture, to protect the fruit and
truck growers of the State and provide
for inspection by or under the direction
of the State entomologist, was then tax
en- up and provoked a lively fight and
animated discussion of the whole sub
iect of fruit growing, pomology, horti.
culture, truck growing, the boil wefyll
and kindred subjects. The bill was re-
committed.
The Senate, by unanimous vote, put
itself on record on the G. 0. d. liquor
question by adopting, without change or
amendment, the McLaurin bill to regu-
late the traffic. The feature of the bill
is the provision that it shall be unlawful
for anyone receiving what is commonly
known as c. O. D. vinous, alcoholic or
malt liquor, from any express company
or any common carrier, to remove it
more than 100 feet from the depot, of
flee or other building where it is deliv-
cred by such common carrier. And, fur
thermore, that he shall not be permitted
to sell any of such liquor, or give it
awav. Violation of this act shall be
construed the same as for the illicit sale
of LIQUOR. None but a regularly licensed
dealer shall be permitted to remove such
C. O. D. liquor from the place OF dellv-
cry by express company or common car.
rier.
The Senate passed the Beauvoir Sol
diers' Home bill. The bill carries the
I sum of $4S,9s2 for the two years, which
is apportioned as follows: Support fund
1906, SIS, 900; same fer 1907, $17,250;
buildings and repairs, $500; uniforms,
$4,000; artesian well, $1,000; new hos
| pital, $3.50. This was all that the trus-
| tees asked for. The Senate committee
| submitted an amendment to the bill as
! it came from the House, providing each
| inmate of the home, in lieu of pension,
| which they are not entitled to receive
| while there, with the sum of $40 each
per year, as pocket and pin money. The
amendment was agreed to and then the
| bill was put CT passage and received
more than the constitutional majority.
Several committee reports were sub
mitted, among them committees on en-
rolled bills, who reported several chap
| tiers and bills as completed and ready for
| signature by the presiding officer. Among
the bills so signed were the following:
House bill to provide for the equip
ment and maintenance Of the national
yuard; House bill to provide for the sup
port and maintenance of the Mississippi
| Industrial Institute and College; House
| bill to authorize the board Of supervis-
ors of Quitman county to hold an cleo
| lion to decide on a new county seat, and
| House bill to defray the expenses of the