Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-02-22
Mississippi Legislature
HOUSE.

fFa- - view loIA. anu lftulfsrutr
candidate fer president during the cam.
paign IT 1904, will arrive at LYNX
Castle. scranton. Miss. within the next
few days; therefore, h. il
~Re~olv.d by III. hou-s. the s.snats
evururring. That the Hon. Alton u
Parker ~ and j. hereby invited to deliver
an address to the legislature II Mi.
si--ippi during it, present ~.->iun upon
date To he fixed by him; and that tn,
clerk OF the house J. hereby instructed
To forward him a copy Of this re-oiu-
ton
The house passed bill authorizing
the sum Of $1,000 to the fire department
of the city OF jackson.
That feature Of the military code bin
which was 20 raise the salary of the
sdjutant general from $500 to 5000 peI
annum precipitsted a discussion ID
the house.
Mr.. Mitchell offered an amendment 10
the Wells amendment making the sal.
airy $1,000 a year.
" compromise Of the matter tl.s
house in committee agreed that il should
b. set for the Forthcoming two wears
at $1,000 per annnm. This i ju-t double
the present salary.
An act regulating the sale ii fe~i-
-tui'- IN thi- State vas repeated on
favoFably by the committee on manu-
faetures. Thi- bill provides for an 80
ishlish-d grade OF purity in certain pro-
ducts.
The committee ON public builiing. and
grounds favored the sale of that part II
the old State Capitol that l. no, u-.,I
a. park: favored the donation of e-.r-
tain land~ near the blind asylum for the
nre department purposes and was will
ing that the code charter on water b.
passed.
Mississippi NAV vote none Of her dol.
lars toward the purchase Of a silver ser-
vice for the battle-lip named after her.
Thi> morning the hou-e killed the
Dohsrty ball. whirh covered an app-o-
Pristion Of ss.ooo to he expended in the
purchase Of silver >eFNie- To- l.. the
donation Of the state To- the tattIe>hip
Of ncle Sans navy that b<,ar- th. name
nj Mississippi. Although this battIeshin
ha- h-ea in serVicr for some time. and
under the usual custom had b.--n rhFi.-
tened when -he wa fir-t sent from the
dry dock. an amendment wa sfF.rs,,
IN the hou-.r thu morning by Mr.. Ellis
To the eiferi that the bill b. passed. an
the DONATION made provided M wins
SHAH b. Used at the ehri-tenin-.- IL
vs. charged that this vessel wa not a
type Of rno-iern bsttle-hip. and that sh..
wouid bs removed from thu service and
thrown away within a very short time
IL Wa said that the government had
expected NJ serious -ervice OF her. Mr.
Doherty challenged these damaging
with the question. Dos ths
government OF the CnIte,l State. ex-
pend s5.O00.Oo0 for a tow Mi~<iS-iptt
Is evidently not proud Of her vessel. AMI
would rather keep her money in the
state vaults than donate 1t 10 a hstttIe-
ship.
IN amendment offered by Mr.. Ne.
Niciiael reduced the appropriation 70
The sum Of S2.0Oo. The house voted
down the amendment. The vote On the
nnal Passage Of the bill ua- 81 opposed
10 80 favosing the appropriation TA
oiii wouid have to reeeive favor Of sixty
eight memter- NJ the house to pass.
chairman Brown. Of the appropriation.
r"Inmittse. Whieh had passed favorably
on the ball. changed his vote to nav al
he last moInent. and moved a recon
-hieration- The friend- OF the bill hone
to get Il through al a later period OF
the session
The house this morning disposed Of
the oyster question BY the passage of
the ball presented through Mr.. Billiard.
and which i virtually in-, what Wa.
covered through the report Of the oyster
This bill has been covered
through the press. the most interesting
feature being it, section which recoC-
nike> a standard of measurement. Ii
provides protection for newly be,ided
oysters through a period of two wears.
The bill to help provide for an old
adies home m Mississippi was discussed
at some length. and brought forth CON-
siderable oTatory. Among Others who
participated in the discussion was Mr..
Mahon of Lincoln, who remarked:
tod bless the INDECENT old women of
They must have A home. I
ImPlore every man and woman in Mis-
-i>>ippi who has heart of sympathy
I" spouse this holy cause. for the soil
tary lives are east in the shadows of
deepest poverty and for those who
Want a little Petting at life's setting,
For It's harder TO lie brave
" hen feeble age comes creeping
And finds us old. alone and tired.
And our long life's work is DONE
here has never been anythin. sIone.v
asserted lIr. Mahon. -by the State of
in this direction, aud don't
think they should be neglected any
longer
The house took up chapter 30. on
procedure and made good pro
gre>s.
When the house committee OF the
whole rose il vas to report the compile
lion OF chapters leo, on paupers. anil
i2o. On State revenue agent. Both
these subjects furnished ample food fer
the exercise Of oTatorieal ability and
gifts. AMI il wa during the discussion
Of the former that the subject of an old
ladies home was brought up.
Bills we're introduced a. follows:
by Mr. Nmston-An act authorizing
boards ef supervisors 10 make expen.ii.
lures for creating gravel roads.
BY Mr.. Mahon-An act appropriatiny
a sum of money due to teachers Of the
Did Holly Springs school for service,
rendered in 1904.
BY Mr. Sturdiyant-An act regulating
state banks and creating a department
u hank examiner.
BY Mr. Doherty-An act authorizing
The superintendent of education OF the
counties tn increase salaries where the
funds are ample to Justify such in
crease.
by Mr. PstteTson-An act regulating
he business of dealing in futures
By Mr.. NIayfield- act regulating
the duties of all public cotton weishers
in this State.
BY Mr. Doherty--tn act requiring the
lax collectors to publish the names Of
all delinquent poll taxes about Febru-
sry II each year
By MIR. Ringeld An act demanding.
That common carriers give notice of the
reeeipts Of paekaees containing whisky
upon arrival. and that II
the packages are not called for in seven
lays to be- returned Ia the shipper The
bill alsp prohibits the express Company
from returning the whisky shipments
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