The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-02-09
Mississippi Legislature
Senate.

hesulhcu, ny the Legislature OF Tue
State OF Mississippi, two.thirds OF each
house of the Legislature agreeing there.
to, That the following proposed amend.
ment Of the Constitution of this State he
submitted to the qualified voters thereof
at the election to be held therein on The
first Tuesday after the first Monday ii
November, 1907:
""fle Legislature shall have full
power TO provide by law for the estab
lishment, maintenance and operation Of
cotton factories in any county or slthdi
vision thereof designated by The Board
Of Supervisors of such county, with the
proceeds OF a tax levied on all cOttoL.
produced in the territory designated
each year for Is years or less; and may
enact all laws deemed proper to establish
and operate such factories by organizing
into Il corporation for that purpose, each
holder TO be entitled to stock in such
corporation to the amount OF the re.
ceipts held by him for such taxes. Full
power may be vested by law in the
Boards of Supervisors OF the several
counties to carry into practical opera.
ton the scheme contemplated by this
amendment"
Mr.. Boyd. chairman of The Joint rom
mittec to visit BcaaVoir, then sent up to
the desk the report OF that committee,
which was read. Tie committee, after
complimcnting the management OF the
home, makes the following recommended
tons;
Your committee earnestly recon.
mends that a sufficient allowance be
made at this session for cquipping n
hospital at the home, and we think the
hospital should be established without
delay.
After carefully investigating the
home and its needs your committee re-
spcctfully recommends That the follow
ing appropriations be made therefor;
"For II thirty-Eed general hospital,
having Il small but modern operating
room with needful accessories, sun par.
lor for convalcscents, several small
room for patients about to die, ~Iayato.
rics, diet kitchens, room for nurses, drugs
and surgical supplies, modern plumbing,
steam or hot water heated, all outside
openings TO be screened, $500.
"For a spring and winter uniform for
each inmate, $1,000.
"For an artc,ian well or for such con,
nection with the Waits Home artesian
well as will furnish an ample supply Of
water for domestic purposes and lire pro-
lection. 1000.
"For additional dormitorics. wharf,
laundry, repairs, etc, the sum uneNpcnd.
ed of the appropriation for 1904 and
1906, $~5,9S2.92.
For support fund for 1906, $4,000.
"For support fund for 1907, $l7,500,"
Under the head of committee reports
Mr.. Dunn, from the Committee on Con
stitution, reported unfayorably IN the
Senate concurrent resolution suggesting
a change in the present manner of work.
ing the public roads, and that it do not
pass.
Mr., Dunn offered n concurrent rcsolu,
ton providing for the striking out Of
Section 211 Of the Constitution, provid-
ing for the handling of the sixteenth
section school lands.
The chapter on revenue was then
called up by Mr.. Farley, who moved that
the same be and is hereby adopted as
amended Mr.. Dunn offered an amend.
mcnt that Section 374t on exemptions,
which had been stricken out in commit
tee of the whole, be included, the speci-
fled clause being subsection 3. lie
would not make Il fight on the question,
but would like to hear other Senators
discuss it, "a he believed the best inter.
ests OF Mississippi demanded its rctcn.
ton.
Mr.. Groom wanted to be consistent,
and as he had voted TO exempt money,
he would vote to exempt factories.
The question then REQUIRED on the
adoption of the N%arbrough amendment,
which was adopted by a vote OF 20 to 8.
BY n vote Of % 20 If the Senate
agreed that the exemption Of money on
deposit from assessment was the best for
all the interests of Mississippi. This
is the result Of one Of the ~stiffest fights
of the session and after all the arts and
and turns known to parliament.
airy tactics had been resOrted to. Ever
since that section was first reached it
has been fruitful in provoking debate, |
on the amendment striking out the
cxempting industrial enterprises
and later on the amendment taxing
money on deposit.
The fight over the division of Jones
county was renewed on the Senate floor,
and under the twenty.minute rule sew
eral Senators addressed themselves TO
the subject. Mr.. Belk spoke against the |
measure in strong and impressive terms, |
and Mr.. Mclean for it, in terms equally |
as vigorous and emphatic.
1t appeared fOm the remarks Of Sen
ltors who were on the committee that
there was a division, two being in favor
md two opposed, with one member, Sen.
ltor Harris, absent.
After threshing over the subject for
two and a hall hours, Mr.. Heidelberg
moved the previous question, which was
IN the passage Of the bill and the adop-
ion of the amendments thereto. All
he amendments were then put to the
loise and all voted down, and then the
question REQUIRED on the bill itself,
which was passed by the vote Of 90 to
l6.
The Judiciary Committee reported nm.
'avorably on the Glover concurrent reso-
ution providing for n constitutional
amendment to make the children Of par
.nts not paving poll tax and between a
age limit ineligible to attend the
,ublic schools Of the State. This dis.
,oscs Of the matter at present.
Mr.. Farley, chairman OF the Finance
Committee. asked unanimous consent TO
all up chapter 116, on revenue, as the
ommittee wished to propose a couple OF