The Tupelo journal., 1906-02-23
HOUSE.

49,
ton B. Parker to make IN address to the
Mississippi Legislature the house this
morning unanimously adopted the fol-
lowing resolution, introduced by Mr.. Nc
Allister:
Whereas, Judge Alton B.. Parker, late
chief justice of the high court of APP
peals of New York, and Democratic
candidate for president during the cam
paign of 1904, will arrive at Lynne
Castle, Scranton, Miss, within the next
few days; therefore, be it
Resolved by the house, the senate
concurring, That the Hon. Alton Il.
Parker be and is hereby invited to deliver
an address to the Legislature of Mis-
sissippi during its present session upon
a date to be fixed by him; and that the
clerk of the house is hereby instructed
to forward him a copy of this resolu-
tion.'
The house passed a bill authorizing
the sum of ST 900 to the fire department
of the city of jackson.
That feature of the military code bill
which was to raise the salary of the
adjutant- general from $500 to So, JOG per
annum precipitated a discussion in
the house.
Mr.. Mitchell offered an amendment to
the Wells amendment making the sal
airy $1,000 a year.
As a compromise of the matter the
house in committee agreed that it should
be set for the forthcoming two years
at $1,000 per annum. This is just double
the present salary.
An act regulating the sale of feed
stuffs in this State was reported on
favorably by the committee on manu-
features. This bill provides for an es-
tablished grade of purity in certain pro-
ducts.
The committee on public buildings and
grounds favored the sale of that part of
the old State Capitol that is not used
as a park; favored the donation of GER
tain lands near the blind asylum for the
fire department purposes and was will
ing that the code charter on water be
passed.
Mississippi may vote none of her dol
lars coward the purchase of a silver ser
vice for the battleship named after her.
This morning the house killed the
Doherty bill, which covered an appro-
| priatiOn of $4,000 to be expended in the
purchase of a silver service to be the
| donation of the State to the battleship
of Uncle Sans navy that bears the name
of Mississippi. Although this battleship
has been i'll service for some time, and
under the usual custom had been chris
tened when she was first sent from the
dry docks, an amendment was offered
in the house this morning by Mr.. Ellis
to the effect that the bill be passed and
the donation made, provided no wine
shall be used at the christening" 1t
was charged that this vessel was not a
t-,o s. xo@lo.. - Al-% L
would be removed from the service and
thrown away within a very short time.
1t was said that the government had
expected no serious service of her. Mr..
Doherty challenged these damaging
statements with the question, Does the
government of the United States ex-
pend S., 200, 600 for a toy?" Mississippi
is evidently not proud of her vessel, and
would rather keep her money in the
| State vaults than donate it to a battle
ship.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Nc
Michael reduced the appropriation to
the sum of $4,000. The house voted
down the amendment. The vote on the
final passage of the bill was "a opposed
to so f~avoring the appropriation. TIE
bill would have to receive favor of sixty
eight members of the house to pass.
Chairman Brown, of the appropriations
committee, which had passed favorably
on the bill, changed his vote to nay at
the last moment, and moved a recon-
sideration. The friends of the bill hope
to get it through at a later period of
the session.
The house this morning disposed of
the oyster question by the passage of
tho hill nrocantab fhrotrh Mr. p,,IlorI
and which is virtually Just what was
covered through the report of the oyster
companies. This bill has been covered
through the press, the most interesting
feature being its section which recog-
nizes a standard of measurement. Ii
provides protection for newly bedded
oysters through a period of two years.
The bill to help provide for an old
ladies' home in Mississippi was discussed
at some length, and brought forth con-
siderable oratory. Among others who
participated in the discussion was Mr..
Mahon of Lincoln, who remarked:
"God bless the INDECENT old women of
Mississippi. They must have a home. I
implore every man and woman in Mis-
sissippi who has a heart of sympathy
to espouse this holy cause, for the soli-
tary lives are cast in the shadows of
deepest poverty and for those who
"'Want a little petting at life's setting,
For tits harder to be brave
When feeble age comes creeping
And finds us old, alone and tired,
And our long life's work is DONE
"There has never been anything done,"
asserted Mr.. Mahon, "by the State of
Mississippi in this direction, and / don't
think they should be neglected any
longer"
The house took up chapter so, on
criminal procedure and made good pro-
gress.
When the house committee of the
whole rose it was to report the compile
ton of chapters 100, on paupers, and
1875, on State revenue agent. Both
these subjects furnished ample food for
the exercise of oratorical ability and
gifts, and it was during the discussion
of the former that the subject of an old
ladies' home was brought up.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Mr.. Winston-An act authorizing
boards of supervisors to make expendi-
lures for creating gravel roads.
By Mr.. Mahon-An act appropriating
a sum of money due to teachers of the
old Holly Springs school for services
rendered in 1904.
BY MIR. Scandinavian act regulating
State banks and creating a department
of bank examiner.