The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
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poilCd carr lhG appropriations HGg''Gal
ing S4,67&,Ad2, or within 4 million dol
lars OF the total appropriations Of the
1904 session.
This budget, of course, Includes the
common school fund OF s., 100000 for
the biennial period, and 100000 for
Confederate pensions, which shows where
81, 100000 OF the sum has gone.
Other notable items are sos, 900 prin-
c,pal and interest of amount borrowed
by the Governor, 100000 for Il bond is.
she to be retired, and appropriations for
the Institution tor the Blind, Acorn A,
& NJ, College and the " insane hos
pitfalls.
Three very large appropriation bills
are still pending tor support, the higher
educational institutions Of the State
asking in the aggregate for $685., 900, di-
Vided us follows: Mississippi \. Il NJ.
College, $354,OO0; Industrial Institute &
College, $@5j,O00; University OF Missis-
sippi, SaiG,000.
This by no means includes MI The ap.
preparation bills to be submitted during
this session. A number are pending for
tuhNthtl allbl w WV NtllilliNNNN'
The House killed the RatcliT hill, which
was to authorize a lease Of the old State
Capitol property to the Mississippi En-
position Company for a period OF TWEEN
ty years.
Mr.. Patterson presented a bill pTovidr
ing for a minimum tax on brokerage and
commission business. which was sent TO
the Committee on Ways and Means, The
terms OF the bill place a tax OF one and
one.quartcr per cent. on the business,
and legalizcs it under the law. The bill
docs not recognize nor lcgalilc what Is
known generally as "huckctshop' opera
tons, but merely taxes operations trans
acted through recognized boards OF
trade.
Gov. Nardaman sent in a procIoma,
ton authorizing the Legislature to re-
main in session scvcnty-t three days after
January II ii it was found necessary to
continue that long to complete the bust
ness assigned.
New bills were introduced rs follows;
by Mr.. Me NlIistrr Providing for the
publication in the county papers OF notice
OF public sale wherein the sum OF
500 is involved.
BY Mr.. Ethridgr-Appropriuting the
sum OF 5000 900 to the Improvement End
rclmnishing OF rural public schools
OF the State.
BY Mr.. Donton-lhc customary ap-
preparation for the maintenance ot the
Fast Mississippi insane hospital at Me.
ridian.
BY Mr.. Patterson = Providing for a
privilege license on future dealings OF
ono aud one quarter per cent. OF the
gross sum Of the deals.
BY Mr.. Suddcth-An act requiring
county prisoners to be worked only on
public works.
BY Mr.. Watts Authorizing the Gov
crnor to make Il change in title Of Ger.
tain property III Sunilowcr county.
Iy Mr.. Denton Providing Tor the
payment OF tax assessors Of the State
for services rendered during the year OF
1899.
The committee on the old soldiers
home presented II report on the Beau.
vOir place, commencing the manage
mcnt and recommending certain appr0.
priatiOn5,
Fifty-siN years ago Mississippi under
took n geological, economical and topo-
graphical survey Of her surface. The
work progressed for twenty-five years,
and was abandoned. In the House the
Boyd Senate bill, authorizing the work
to again be taken up, and appropriating
money TO meet the expense Of the con
tinuaucc Of this work, was passed with
but few dissenting voices.
A bill almost ~ stringent as the one
enacted in Indiana, preventing the sale,
manufacture or disposition Of cigarettes
III any form, was presented by Mr.. Bch-
dies. The provisions of the bill provide
heavy penalties for the violation Of it,
restrictions. aud to better enforce it, 50
per cent. OF the fines resulting from con
y~ictions are TO be given as reward to
the persons who secure the convictions.
Through Mr.. Foster, OF Warren, a bill
has been introduced aucnt the brokerage
license question, which d]enounccs buck
bishops" and refuses to recognize them,
but which provides for a minimum Ii.
on all persons engaged in the hand
ling Of legitimate commissions which
were executed on the recognized boards
Of trade in the country.
Mr.. Wells presented a bill appropriat-
ing II small sun to cover q deficit in the
last years light and water bill for the
The Joint committee which had Wis
tied the colleges and universities made
It's report as to the appropriations asked
for, and every report vas favorable TO
The appropriations.
-Four new bills were presented as fol
BY Mr.. Doberty-N bill appropriating
he sum of $1,000 with which to plr-
a silver service for the battIcship
Mississippi.
by Mr.. Cooper-A bill prohibiting
state OF county officials from purchasing
property sold under public sale, OF hay-
ny any interest in said purchases other
han as public statesmen.
BY Mr.. Cooper Providing for scpa.
ate entrances into all passenger coaches
operated by roads in the State, and for
cparato 2atcways fOr the two races TO
urIl entrances.
BY Mr. M~ilIsaps-A bill authorizing
he appropriation by the Board of Su.
t~eryis0rs Of the sum Of 81 900 for n mon
meat to the cx- Confederate soldiers az
Point.
Chairman Brown, Of the Appropria.
ions Committee, reported on two i'm
measures. each report being a
ayorable one. The first was the relief
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