Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-09

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| Committee now investigating the pres
ent system. This has been the subject
most given attention by the committee
which will not even now have its re-
port ready for probably week. The
report is not out, but the information
is very well authenticated that the
Committee has decided on this rec
ommendation to the two branches OF
the Legislature.
The revised Boddie bill, presented
as an amendment to the Criminal
Code after the defeat Of his former
extreme revenue measure, has one fea-
ture in it that is causing much COM
ment among the members of the
House. 1t is that provision which
makes the party owning the property
where the transaction might be unlaw-
fully made responsible under the law
for all losses incurred on the proper
ty through his tenants
The senate has revised its former:
action by voting by strong riiajoritys
p to IA, to exempt "moaiey on de-.
posito from taxation. The question:
was debated extensively and drew out
some bitter talk on both sides. The
friends of the proposition made strong
appeals to the senate on the ground
that it was wrong to tax idle money.
and that it was also suicidal, as much
money would be compelled to leave
the state 1t developed that the lawl
taxing money on deposit has not been
enforced, and that few bankers knew
of its existence, but that when the
fight was begun in the senate many
large depositors withdrew their money
and sent it to banks in New Orleans
and Memphis to escape taxation.
Mr. Hightower, who lead the fight
for taxing all money, said it was abb
surd to talk of exempting idle money.
The legislature, he said, taxed the idle
mule and the idle land, and why not
idle money
The house voted to reconsider the
passage Of the bill making unlawful
retailing a felony and Furnishing by
Imprisonment in the penitentiary, and
after short debate the bill was voted
down.
Present indications point to some
long drawn out fights between the
enate and house over differences of
opinion. as to the code provisions. The
senate has refused to accept several
Important house amendments and the
rouse is not disposed to recede. Old
members now think the session will
need all the time the legislature has
been allotted by the governor.
The fight over the division of Jones
county into two seperate court dis
tricts, with court house at Laurel,
ended in the senate in vote to divide
the county.
The house appropriation commit
tee is expected to take action this
week on the bill providing for the es-
tablishing a state charity hospital at
some central point In the state.
This is the bill originally framed
for the establishment of hospital at
Jackson costing 100000, and which
is backed by several hundred of the
foremost physicians Of the state. The
house committee on humane and be-
nevolent institutions, however, struck
,ut the word "Jackson' and substi
tuted cat some central point
Briefly stated, this is a fight be-
tween Jackson and Vicksburg on the
hospital question, the city council of
Vicksburg having offered to donate
the hospital property in this city, es-
timated to be worth 100000 to $780,
600, provided it is supported by the
state for hospital purposes.
Jackson is basing her claim for the
hospital chiefly on the ground of CEN
trail location and railroad facilities to
all parts of the state. No bonus is
offered by the capital city, but the
backing of the medical fraternity of
the state has been secured, and some.
very effective missionary work has
been in progress among the legisiat-
ors during the past ten days.
The joint committee on universities
and colleges is now winding up It's
work, and will make a supplemental
report within a few days concerning
its investigation of the charges
against Chancellor r. B. Fulton, of
the University of Mississippi. Dr.
r. w. Jones and Prof Paul Saunders,
Of Laurel. former members of the
University faculty, were closely ques-
toned concerning the trouble at the
institution while they were members
IF the faculty. The nature of the
evidence given was not revealed. All
icssions Of the body are executive in
| haracter.
/ From member of the committee it is
! earned that Chancellor Fulton frank
acknowledged the summary dis
sharge of a student named Morris.
lnd in extenuation thereof stated that
It was one of those unfortunate mis-
takes that a man is likely to make.
It is likely that the supplemental
report of the committee will contain
several paragraphs rather critical in
! tone, and having direct reference to
internal troubles at the University.
j ROOSEVELT FOR MAYOR.