The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-04-12
THE MISSISSIPPI
LEGISLATURE
OUR CORRESPONDENTS
WEEKLY LETTER.
RESUME OF THE PAST WEEK
Subjects Of Legislature Recommend
ed and Acted Upon From Day to
Day---House and Senate Bills Pass
ed and Other Items of Interest.

The appropriation for printing the
penitentiary evidence in the Rankin
and Oakley investigation failed topass
| lhe house for want of the necessary two
thirds majority. Only thirty-two
votes were recorded against it, but
| owing to absence of many members
| the bill failed and will be reconsider
ed. The house and senate seem to be
getting at cross purposes on many
| important matters and the rule is III
| both bodies was to "refuse to con-
cur" The governor has nothing to
say regarding the probability OF ex-
| tending the session, but as the work is
now progressing further time seems
to be absolutely necessary and many
members think the session will con-
tinue all the month.
The senate, by vote of "a to IL, re-
fused to concur in the Boddie amend
ment which passed the house recent
| ly and which would in effect render
illegal all boards of trade and cot
ton exchanges in the state. The mat
ter now goes to conference commit
tee of the two houses, and as a ma
iority of each are large for and
against the proposition there is scarce
ly doubt that the present law will
remain in force.
For the third time the senate also
refused to return to the house the re-
venue chapter for correction. This
is the chapter in which the exemp-
ton of per cent money is inserted,
and if the governor should veto the
chapter many leading members believe
that an extra session of congress
would be inevitable. While much pro-
gress has been made this week there
is still much work to be done. The
Revision Committee has enrolled not
more than one-half of the code, but
it is up with its fork.
The senate also on reconsideration
adopted a report of the committee
legalizing common law marriages III
Mississippi. The house bill carrying
an Appropriation of $4,000 for repair
ing the governors mansion was pass
ed.
The house, after some hard fighting,
passed bill appropriating $4,000 for
planting oysters in the Mississippi
Sound and restoring the reefs that
have been fshed out.
An effort in the house to 1rovlde
for holding night sessions was smoth-
cred under practically unanimous OPP
position.
The, chapter on fees and salaries
was adopted after many changes, the
chief of which is the increase In fees
of jurors from So to $3.50 per day.
The house committee is again inves-
tigating the activity of alleged lob
byists.
Mr.. Greaves called up for consider
alton the bill for repairs to the gov
ernor's mansion, which had been in
definitely postponed. This was done,
and the bill was put before the senate
on its passage.
The bill calls for $4,000 for repairs
and Mr.. Belk moved to amend by max
ing it $4,000, which the chairman
of the committee accepted. Mr..
Groves offered, and the senate adopt
ed, an amendment, requiring the capit
ol commission to supervise the work
of repairing the house, grading the
streets, laying pavements and putting
fences around the property. Upon a
nay and aye vote the bill passed as
amended by majority of twelve.
Mr.. Farley presented a conference
report on the University bill, stat
ing that it had been agreed that the
house recede from its position as to
the science hall, and adds $4,000 TO
the original $4,000 for the same.
Seuate recedes from its amendment
striking out $4,000 for books, ap-
paratus, ETC., and adding $4,000.
Further, the support fund for years
1906 and 1907 is cut down by the
sum of $4,000. This report was ad-
opted.
Mr.. Brandon for conference COM
mittee on chapter SO, municipalities,
,,odo on oyboucfiuo ror,ort .foy. thn
committee.
Mr.. Farley made report for the
finance committee, only three out of
dozen or more bills being recon-
mended., These were for increase of
salary of state treasurer, for increase
OF salary of adjutant general and the
bill by Mr.. Smith, authorizing the
state treasurer to accept payment on