Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-02-02
THE MISSISSIPPI
LEGISLATURE
OUR CORRESPONDENTS WEEK
LY LETTER.
THE SOLONS' DAILY GRIND
Subjects f Legislation Recommended
and Acted Upon From Day to Day.
House and Senate Bills Passed and
Other Items of General Interest.

House and Senate Bills Passed an,
Other Items of General Interest.
The house voted down the bill
known as the ''Boddie Bill" whicI
was aimed at the future brokerage bu
s1ness and sought to prohibit th,
business in this state by prohibitor,
license tax of $4,000 on each broker
In each county. The final vote wal
81 to As against the passage of thu
bill. The debate lasted through two
days.
The leaders of the fight against tht
bill were loaded with statistics anc
arguments to prove that the future
business does not depress prices, but
that 1t helps to maintaina stable mar
ket for all commodities by gathering
statistics of the crop and disseminat-
ing them for the benefit Of the trade
and the producer. After the vote
was announced Mr.. Boddie got the
tioor and entered motion to reconsid-
er the vote whereby the bill was pass
ed, and this means that another hard
fight will come up. 1t is also under
stood that if the bill is finally killed
on this motion, Mr.. Boddie will make
another effort to strike at the broker
age business, but the majority senti-
ment In the house seems to be
against the bill.
The senate committee on Judiciary
finally acted on the house bill which
seeks to prevent the working Of the
state convicts on any but lands own
ed by the state. This bill passed the
house during the first week of the ses-
sion. A similar bill was introduced
IN the senate on the first day Of the
session, but was held up by the com
mite pending the decision of the su-
preme court Of the Sandy Bayou
case, as the subject matter of the
bill was In controversy at that time.
The committee reported adversely on
Mr.. Croom's bill explaining that they
would report later on the House bill
covering the same ground. The com
mittee decided TO amend the House
bill with provision which exempts
contracts made during this year from
the operations of the bill. This
amendment means that the Sandy
Bayou shall hold if the courts sus-
ded the bill to provide that the board
of control may remove the convicts
o other lands whenever they think
such removal necessary to the health
of the prisoners.
The senate has under consideration
the sections which make mortgages
taxable as lands are taxed, and pro-
vide for assessment of mortgages
just as lands are assessed. The COM
mittee reported in favor Of striking
ont three sections.
The house ard senate committees
on Universities and Colleges returned
frcm their tour of visitation to the
University of Mississippi, Industrial
Institute and College, and Mississippi
Agricultural and Mechanical College.
were well satisfied with the results of
their trip, finding all of the institu-
lions in first class condition, but bad
ly in need Of more funds for exten-
sions and Improvements, and liber-
al recommendations In their behalf
will be made. The report of the com
mittee has not been drafted, but it is
learned on authority that it will fully
exorate Chancellor Fulton Of the
University from the charges recently
preferred agains him by a former stu
dent At the university the commit
tee found $50 students enrolled. The
institution at Starkville has over 700
students, while the Industrial Insti-
tute and College has over 800 young
ladies on the roll. A very careful
inspection of the management of the
colleges was made and the members
seem to be thoroughly satisfied with
she result Of their investigation, and
will draft a report that will reflect
much credit on the boards of trus-
tees and the faculty members of the
three institutions.
Quite number Of prominent bank
ers from different parts of the state
we're in the city to confer with the
committee on corporations of the
house and the committees on banks
and banking in the senate relative to
the state bank inspection law.
A special train bearing the mem
6ers of the Mississippi legislature car
ried the lawmakers on their junkes-
ing trip to Vicksburg. Nearly two
thirds Of the members went.
The legislature spent the day in the
Hill City inspecting the national parl