Oxford eagle., 1906-03-01
HOUSE

kss><- rcsfucinx the time within which the
company was ordered to make the refund
to one year. This, il was argued. would
give the companies more Opportunity to
make q financial statement at stated
periods
The chapter on municipalities was
taken up Few changes were suggested
iron the committee report, probably the
most important Of which was By Mr..
Wells. Of Hind<. which changed the pres
~nt law in regarf to the number OF slder-
men II citi~s Of over ten thousand In
h.hstsnt>- The present law pwovi.ie<i for
number Of tsoa fse to 49,. - ths
es~e& = 80 desnv&- lie smeniment
provides for two aklermeu as-snprr>ent
atIses from each ward in cities OF thi.
nush~r Of Inhabitants The city q.
Jackson has elk wsris. and thi. will
privilege an increase Of three aldermen.
The power Of the veto given Mayors
was not restricted. further than herpaf.
ter reasons for su~h veto must he given
in writing at the time the veto i pre-.
s~nted to the ski~rm.nir ho.iv. In the
matter Of appointment and bansls. IL VA.
the oil hw that q Mayor using an un.
just preroxztive might refu-e to issue a
commission tn certain elevtive Officers.
An amendment corrected thi. FEASIBILITY '
Of injury to subordinate officers.
Mr. Stevens offered an amendment "a
the part Of the chapter stating the duty
II P0isce Court offievr~. Under the
srrenied form such officers or junlgx
must take ecgnixance Of all violations OF
the law. whether specific violations OF
rsiinanrc or not. 1fr. Csroather~. st
Le~. also offered an appointment 10 this
section. which gives clerk. Of the eitv
the right to take evidence in certain
cases.
Somewhat Of an argument was rrecir-
itated cvrr the section on the pablics-
tion of ordinances. Mr. McMiehael pre-
s~nsed an amendment which required the
publication "a now ordered. with the al
dItian that allowances be limited to a
single publiration-
BY q majority Of . single vote the
support fund Of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College passed IL was Q
compromise victory
The Ballard sus~ nfinens. objective
point Of the liberals. raised the commit
tee appropriation Sfs.sOo. Thi- sun
had already BEEN expended The short
age On the appropriation Of last wear
had h<~n used TO this exteat to keep in
progress the work OF this college. To
have refused this amendment would
have been to repadiate the action Of the
board OF trustees Of this sckaol in their
aetsoa- IArrly due 10 Brooks Of Ncxa-
b<c and Smith Of Holmes. Nixon Of Pike
and Mr.. George. soa Of the late United
states Senator J. T. George. was this
VICTORY fsr edmratssuai interests in Mis-
ss~~ipPs Won They represented physical
S<monst rzsicns Of the finished product
of th~ s<Acsfs ef tn stair. and e~p~-
csallv in the instance Of the former. H.
H. Brooks. himself a graduate OF the
seheel. for whose life h> was fighting
EsEfyinx the forre> that had been hand
N kani % the campus. the-e Disciples
took the l~ad- and their asgres-iveness
largely controlled the verdict Defend
ing the fsrulty that had been their fac
ulfy against q tirade OF in<inuatiou, in
naensio and abuse, and championing this
cause Of their paters until the last, they
had proven their patriotism The cppo-
sition this increased appropriation en-
eountere,i was not all Of passion and
prejuiic~; there were calm and cool de-
eiamstssas against the Baliard amend
meat There we're those who stood for
committee inslors~ment- The vote on
the Ballard amendment. defeating the
committee Recommendation. was S. fos
a. against "a opposed On the fnsl
passage af the ball the vote was ~ for
and bat - against.
The renewal OF this contest on ths
fasr ef the House began With the recog-
nitiou OF Mr. Nixon BY Speaker Thomas'
Mr. Mixou -pske from the viewpoint oi
q fb~rali<t- lie regarded this as one oi
the most vitality important sabieets
peu.Ilnx before the Mississippi Legisls'
ture- He stated that he came from a
-ertion whseh traiitisu had connected
wstk -Asx pressure bat - long a. he
had b<eu . Ssath Mississippi representa-
tive in the House Ne had never east q
sote TO r.sis<~ = single appropriation
and that ke vet had the ar>s time 90 b
rvhak<d er approved for his z<sscu BY IA.
eca-sis.eney. NV p~ep,s h~ii~ve IN tho
fusure ef thss great state. ~ah Mr.
Nlxea- and are IN favor with the meas
ure~ that tend to spbaiid her in~titu-
t5rs<.- H. wanted the high standard oi
edur.tss~ .>ssklssh><i in thi> State Goa
sinwd foe an TIM. He spoke briefly on
ing graft and schhyin< with this meas
uge- lie d<aea ssy meMb<r tn cite one
such instanee- The ofne<rs Of the in
ssisution e.sse TO Jackson to talk with
the conmisss>>- II WAS making . prop
er seevunf Of their Stewardship II they
lad fs5lrd 10 eous<, il uoald he inssnu-
ated that th<re vas >cme reason and
that tk<y we're ashamed TO show their
faces. They are n<n Of high character
and hixh ssandinx.- sid Nr. 1hxou- -an1
ii thev have be~n ev~rzeaIsus Il Is but
that their lives and hopes are founded
on the surce>s Of the enterprises over
which th<v preside Closing his re-
marks. he said. when we begin Ia
Hin the wings Of our State institutions,
doa't let US begin with the Agricultural
snd N<eAanicaI School. for If we do We
viii injurs one of cur foremost einca-
tisnal iutere<tsl-
An a<t authcrixing Okitibbeha county
10 pay for certain stock destroyed BY
order Of its Board Of Supervisors: passed
The Committee on Ways and Means
rrpprted favorsbly On the Brooks ball
which provides for coal oil inspections
and furnishes protection from the sale
or introduetion Of inferior oil for Hum
instinz pwpnsea
ne Committee on Public Buildings
ana Grounds reported fAsosably on q
measure to sell the old mansion lot,
uhese nov stands the Governors home.
A ball designesf to prevent gates from
being left open ON public highways was