The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-17
Senate.

constitution of the State so that "by a
majority vote of the electors" of a
county the seat of government may he
changed from one part of the county
to another, provided the distance TO be
moved be not greater than five miles
from the present or existing site.
Mr.. Dunn introduced a bill to appro-
pirate money to pay deficit in mileage
and per diem of the trustees of univcr'
stiles and colleges.
The senate resolved Itself into q com
mittee of the whole for the pnr2ose OF
considering code chapters, and the chap
ter on revenue agent was taken up.
Section AGO, on powers of the revenue
agent, was amended so as to provide
for the authorities of counties, munich
palities or levee boards to summon wit
nesses in cases where property has es-
capped taxation, and for the revenue
agent to cooperate in summoning the
same.
The clause defining limitations was
changed so as to allow the revenue
agent to 60 back as far as 1896, but no
further, in the collection or investiga-
ton OF delinquent taxes in eases where
they havc-escaped the assessor.
Mr.. Mclean made an unsuccessful at
tempt to get an amendment inserted to
have the revenue agent put on Il salary,
with four paid assistants. The majority
of the senate could not see it that way
and voted the amendment down, it hav-
ing received only two votes.
Chapter 4j, on the subject of exempt
property or property not liable for
seizure to enforce Il creditors claim, was
taken up and some few notifications
made. The most important of these
was in clause 10, subsection a, which
reads that the wages of every laborer
or person working for wages, being the
head of Il family, TO the amount OF 500
Shalt be exempt from garnishment. MIR.
Dunn offered an amendment making 1T
read $50 per month II this was
adopted.
Mir. Brandon offered an amendment to
section 1880, defining property not ex-
empt from execution. which would pro-
vide that the property not exempt when
the Judgment is upon Il forfeited bail
bond or from distress or attachment for
rent.
Mr.. Heidelberg stated that such a pro-
vision would bring about 4 radical de
parture from the present law and woui
put debt for rent on the same footing
as for taxes.
Mr.. Brandon subsequently, Withdrew
his amendment, but promised to offer 1t
later on when some ether chapter Is
reached.
The finance committee reported I'M
favorab!. on senate bill No. II, to APP
propriatc $4,000 0 for pensions to Con
federate veterans-that it do not pass.
The same committee reported u%nfavor-
ably on the house bill ap%propriating
$500 a year to the Confederate Neter-
ans Hospital at Nicksburg, but that a
substitute bill do pass.
Then came the county court bill with
the two reports, one being a favorable
majority report, and the other an I'M
favorable minority, presented by MIR.
Greaves. Mr.. Kendrick suggested that
rs the bill had been printed and the
senators were acquainted with its pro-
visions. it would not be necessary to
read it through, but take it by sections.
MIR. Dunn thought as section A. was
the heart of the bill, it would be we'll to
consider that first. and this was agreed
to and the section was read by the
clerk.
. Senator II. j. McLaurin was then
recognized and explained the features
and principles of the measure. That
there is ample ground i'll Mississippi for
such a law he thoroughly and eonsci-
cntiousiy believed.
Eventually the matter having been
pretty well threshcd out Il vote was
reached. Mr.. Dunn moving that the
bill be placed on its final passage, and
the bill failed by a vote of ii to Il.
Senator Malcolm Franklin of the
Twenty-ffth submitted the report on all
three of the State colleges for the COM
mittce on those institutions, which con-
sumed some little time in the reading,
and Mr.. Hightower, a minority report,
which required a still longer time.
After disposing of the reports and
sending them to the finance committee
fhe. senate started On its Sandy Bayou
bill. Chairman Dunn sent up an
amendment to the house bill. which was
in effect that the passage of this bill
should not affect any valid contracts at
present in force for the year 1906. This,
OF course, implied that should the Sandy
BAYOU contract be found valid by the
Supreme Court the legislative enact
ment would not be retroactive. The bill,
as amended, passed by a vote of 81 to 2.
Senator Farley then called up house
bill No. /, appropriating $l,25O,O0O for
the years 1906 and 1907 each.
The finance committee had an amend
ment to offer, cutting down the amount
to 1925, 900 for each year, but this was
not agreeable to some of the senator's,
who would rather have the apprOpria-
ton for universities and colleges thar
take one cent from the common school
fund.
Under the unanimous consent rule,
Senator Boyd called up the bill pro-
yiding for a geological, Typographical
and economic survey .on lines similar
to and in conformity with the same
work as lone by the United States gov
eminent. The bill was passed.
The act to relieve certain tax collect
ors in the State who were in 1899 com
PEELED to pay into the State treasury
that was exacted of them under
a misapprehension of the State revenue
agent law, was, on motion of Mr..
Weaver, taken up and after a brief
explanation by him, passed by unani-
vote.
Mr.. Firth called up house bill No. So.
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