Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-01-20
SENATE.


and Judge w. II. Hardy, "to confer,
consult, discuss and decide" with such
committee on any provisions that re-
ouired their assistance This matter
precipitated an animated discussion,
which continued for an hour.
Senator w. X. McLaurin moved to
strike out the amendment altogether.
" The amendment of Mr.. McLaurin was
ultimately adopted by a vote of IL to
q.
Another matter that started some de
bate was the motion of Mr. Bloomfield
to reconsider the Mcleod resolution
adopted yesterday to provide for a
special committee to investigate the al
legged combination or trust of the lum-
Der manufacturers of the State TO keep
! the raw material at exorbtant figures
/ in restraint OF trade or industry.
Senator Sanders moved to take up
the senate bill providing for the re-
Enumeration OF the members of the code
lcommission The bill provides that the
members be paid one-half the amount
provided for by the act of 1904, which
created the commission. 1t specifies
that the sum of 100 shall be paid
them when the dummy code is placed
in the hands of the legislature and an
other half when the bill is accepted by
that body. The bill was finally passed
by vote OF % too.
The finance committee reported un-
|fayorably on senate bill No. ., to au'
y thorize boards of supervisors to put a
per capita tax on dogs, owing to de
fective or Imperfect title.
After twenty-minute session the
senate took recess until } pm.
n When the senate met pursuant todin-
Nner recess there was bare quorum OF
Il he members present.
q Assistant Secretary Chiles read
Hcommunication from Secretary Wood'
u Of the Mississippi division of the South
Eern Cotton Association, notifying the
1members Of the senate that each one o
ythcm had been designated by Presi
n dent Clark as delegates to the New
AOrleans convention.
N The senate received a message IRON
the house announcing the passage o
,, bill to repay certain money borrowed
by the governor, for which he ha'
w. given notes. The rules were suspended
and the bill at once referred to the com
a mittee on finance.
A message from the house announces
that that body had adopted concur
zrent resolution inviting Gen. Lee t
address the two houses in Joint session
and on motion of Mr.. Franklin of Go
zlumbus the rules We're suspended an
the senate promptly concurred.
| On motion of Mr. Magruder, the chat
was authorized to appoint as delegate
representing the senate to the Souther
D cotton convention at New Orleans
a Messers. Yarbrough, Scott and Gordon
which was agreed to by unan nous cor
sent.
\ Senator Henry introduced "A concm
8nent resolution to amend the constit'
tion by striking out sections 40, ID
and l53, the sections relative to IL
election OF Judges.
The session of the senate was marke
by quite an extended discussion rel;
I tive to the States financial conditio
and the necessity and desirability tt
discussing these matters thorough,
n The subject was sprung on resolutlc
- offered by Senator Hightower, wi
asked unanimous consent to offer
4 resolution tout of order" On consel
being given, Senator Hightower sent
A the desk and had read resolutiC
providing that on Friday, Jan. l9, at
! o'clock, the senate take up and discu
in COMMITTEES of the whole the financi
condition of the State, its present /
dcbtedness, and inquire into the caus'
] of such Indebtedness. In fact he wan
ed the whole matter of State tinanc
I thoroughly understood, and he thougI
l the sooner they knew this the bette
The resolution was unanimously adoI
ed.
Senator Farley sent to the clerk
desk and had read a petition which h;
been sent to him by the DeSoto coun
I Medical Association. The petition W
| addressed to the legislature of Missi
sippi, and memorialii,~s that body
enact q law placing restrictions al
otherwise regulating the sale OF pr
prietary and patent medicines.
Senator Firth introduced u resoluti
Al calling for joint committee of bo
81 houses to visit the Soldiers Home
BeauvOir and to report to the legisl
I ture the result of their investigation,
The resolution was unanimous
adopted.
The following bills were introduce
10 prevent the breaking of lev
gates and levee fences, and to provi
penalties therefor.
To prohibit the cutting of levees
the counties of Coahoma, Tunica a
DeSoto, and the taking of dirt thel
from.
To amend the acts of 1896, relating
courts of eminent domain and defini
the process of appeal from the awar
1 of such courts in the Yazoo delta, a
for other purposes.
by Mr.. Estes: To provide for a e,
logical and Typographical survey of
State.
BY Mr. Coleman: Authorizing sup
visors of counties to loan any mon
in their hands on good security.
BY Mr. Denton: Making the lie.
rate Of interest in the State per Ger
with 8 per cent. allowed under writ
4 agreement, and excepting building a
4 loan associations.
q BY Mr.. Robinson; Providing pen
Y ties for the giving away or "treatir
an Of any one by candidates for Office
~ twN4n the hours of Gam. and 6 pm.
y any election day, to any intoxicant
- any lind, and providing penalties,
q cllading fine and Imprisonment, for
- viol1fion,
By Mr. Robinson of Landerdale: P
nsT vid7nc for the enumeration of ex-C
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