The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-01-20
HOUSE.

nous, passed q bill, brief in its phrase
e ology, but emphatic in it's statement
f that no convict of any Mississippi pena
!, institution shall be worked on any bu
!, land owned and title in fee simple" i
the name of the State, other thai
: public works, such as levees, or tn,
public roads.
, The house, by a vote of LOG toa singh,
no, indorsed the action of the chief ex
e%cutive in his disapproved of the meas
ure authorizing the merger of the
Mobile & Ohio and Southern railroads
An amendment to the State constitu.
ton that will materially affect the
criminal law of the commonwealth was
presented by j. A. Cunningham OF
PrentiSs, giving the State the right of
change of venue under certain cOndi-
tlons, the most important of which is
that it provides where deep ~preiudices
exist, or where q venire is exhausted,
the State may go to other courts of the
district to try the cases. This, if in
dorsed by the people at the next State
election, will prevent delays in the
prosecution of cases, where wide pub
llclty is given the circumstances, where
resulting from that publicity it is found
difficult to obtain jurors.
The Sample an%ti-lobbying measure
was again the subject of discussion on
the floor of the house, it arising through
a motion of one of the members that
door privileges be granted to friends of
the members by simply submitting the
names to the clerk, instead of by the
usual standing request in open session.
So great was the opposition to the mo-
ton that it was withdrawn.
The report of the committee favor
ing the establishment of an ''abSent
committee" and requiring members to
present themselves before that COM
mittee and obtain its permission before
leaving the assembly, met with some
vigorous opposition, but was finally
adopted.
A resolution was presented in effect
asking that the United States govern
ment appropriate the sum of $50, 900 to
Mississippi, that being the sum that
the State borrowed to pay its troops
who, during the quarantine, were used
along the States borders.
Important railroad measures again
before the house, when Mr.. Bar
Der r~eintrOduced his amendment to the
code, outlining the duties of the rail-
road commission of the State. The
bills were withdrawn because
whole is said to be deferred for
action under its regular place in the
work of the code.
Mr., Bynum introduced a resolution
providing for a committee to memori-
llize congress to appropriate the sum
If $500, 900 for the establishment of q
monument of the famous Vicksburg
battlefield, this monument to cOmmem-
the valor there displayed of the {
american soldier, regardless of wheth- :
r he was IN the side of the North or of y
he South. :
Concurring with the senate in the q
ecessary Investigation of the alleged q
amber trust in the STATE of Mississippi, q
be house adopted the senate resolution, O
nd is to have a committee of three to h
Din with the senate in thoroughly in q
estigating the whole matter. "
Mr.. Lockwood introduced a bill cover
lg the full and thorough inspection n
all drugs sold within the State. The n
establishes the Mississippi ex- a
eriment station as the recognized au- f,
lority on all violations of the precepts q,
the resolution. Heavy penalties are
divided. ~
Mr.. Cody of Yazoo presented a resolu- .,
On providing that the arrangement y,
engagements of pastors to open the :;
sSiOn with prayer be delegated to the =,
-stOrs' union of Jackson, and incident -
appropriating the sum of 800 to the "
easury of that organization, This .,
solution created much contention, and -
rs finally tabled by vote of 60 to 53. -
The committee on appropriations re-
rted favOrably on the bills providing ~
: the taking up of certain bonds in ~
e sum of 5000 900, which comes due 80
n. l, 1907. This committee also
7ored the payment of the code COM do
ssion one-half the sum due On it's N,
rk. d;
The committee on appropriations re- -
rted that the $500 asked for in be- 10
If of the old soldiers and sailors of ,
vii Wa ''do not pass" This same ~
nmittee reported f%avorably on the ~,
preparation for the State guard and ~
reimburse the banks which loaned =
State money since the last regular NJ,
sion of the legislature. ,
\ resolution authorizing the COM a.
tee of colleges and public institutions co,
visit the agricultural and mechanical
titute and the industrial institute be- -
e making its report, received favor. ~,
G resolution carries with it the ap- r
'priation of funds for the payment .n
the expense of the trip to those in Sc,
he report of the house department
the joint steering committee as to /
method of taking up the code re- Gel
on received tho in6Orcomopt Of tbo loft