Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-03-15
Mississippi Legislature
House.

Mr.. Bloomfield submitted the reporte
Of the Investigations Of the lumber tru$
system by the special committee Of thk
Senate and House. The report was dil
vided. the majority finding -emhlance
Of a combine among the dealers and man
ufacturer~, and the minority finding that
the only semblanee OF trust OF cum.
bine was among the retailers and lum-
Der yard men.
MIR. Farley called up House Bill No.
s49. being the peniteutiary appropria
tion bill. on which there was motion 10
reconsider pending. II was all on the
striking out of that $4,000 deficit sp.
propriafiun. which MIR. Farley proceeded
TO show did not exist without any dis
cussion the motion to table was agreed
To, and the bill then came up for hn.al
approval and passage
MIR. Mcllhenny moved tn take mp the
bill to divide Newton county into two
circuit and chaneery districts, which was
done and the bill with sundry amend
m.nts was passed The bill lestes the
aest- o. the apiJT dissric, AZ ilrc-,tar,
the present county seat. and of the lower
at Newton. and fixes the time when such
change shall 90 into effect.
TN motion of Mr. fIightower. the mo-
tion to reconsider the vote by which the
bill creating a department OF agriculture
was passed was called up. and ON further
motion was promptly tabled. which
means the passage of the bill by the
Senate.
Advocating the liberal Use Of the rv,I
as a substitute for "A State rcformatory
for juHsnile criminals, Mr.. Errington led
an opposition to the lloyle bill. which
resulted in the killing OF the measure
and the indefinite po~tpouement Of any
action tending toward the creation of
any such institution in this State at
present.
The appropriation committee an
nounced it, concurrence with the Senate
in amendments To the l. |. and e.. bill
The amendments demand that moneys
Appropriated for specific purposes must
be expended only fer the purposes stat
ed. and that any surplus must be turned
hack into the treasury at the end 1T the
regular year. \ second amendment also
emphasizes the law to the Boar,i ot Trl~
tecs Of these institutions in regard tn
making expenditures in advance of the
sum In hand To- meet them. II has been
the policy of these boards to meet urg
ent situations with pledges II payment
later, and depend ON the legislature to
sanction such action. warning Is Civ
en- in this SECOND amendment which will,
it i believed. keep the EXPENSES confined
10 the appropriations made, regardless
Of urgent contingencies.
Mr.. Wells brought up his bill which
provided for the sale Of the block ada
cent To the blind institute. with the eX-
ception Of a single corner lot. where the
city Of Jackson sought to establish a
branch Of the tire department. The bill
provided for the donation of this lot for
the purpose The bill was killed
Reporting for the local and private
committee. Chairman George presented
the following bills. which were passed
\ hill for the creating II a county Ia
be ealle,i Jed Davis county. Mr.. Watts,
Of Lauderlale. objected to the name of
the ex-president of the Confe,ieracy b.
ing abbreviated. and the bill was amend
ed to create the county Of jefferson
Davis
The Nixon bill. appropriating a sum
OF $1,000 for the purpose Of CREATING a
laboratory for the State Dental Exam
mers' Association was opposed somewhat
BY Mr. HeideIburg. but on the final rcll
call it received a sufficient support ana
was passed