Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-02-22
SENATE.

providing for the branch agricultural
experiment station at Mcneil The bill
wa~ passed. being the same IN terms a.
the former measure
MIR. kcndrics introduced hill to ap-
propriate money 10 run the state board
OF health for the wears Is0s-07.
Chapter -. On guardian and ward.
Wa taken uD and the sections called
oil by the clerk. and werc adopted with.
out material change. In section ss56
the term -cncaine. opium OF morphine
eater was altered to read -habitual
user OF the~e drugs. ~ a. 60 make IL
more >pecific. This j. the section which
give authority tn the Chaneery Court
to appoint a guardian for one who j.
addicted to tine morphine. eocsine or
opium habit.
The anti-child labor legislation forces
won out in the senate. aud a. far a.
that b--ly i concerned il j. not likely
that there will H. any further attempt
to legi>late an the subject.
MIR. Dunn offered concurrent rcsolu-
tion for the appointment Of a Joint com-
mittee Of members Of each house To in
ve-tigatc along the lines IT the house
bill which seeks To create several more
/
Of holding court To- tire. zines a year
in each district. This created oppo~i-
ton from the start. a. several senators
stated that they could see nothing in it
except plan to- make few more Judges
AMI district attorneys: there were very
few counties with doekets - eonge-te,i
that the business could not L. cleared
of un'ier the present system. The prop
o>ition ws- defeated by a decisive vote.
Senator kendrieS sent up senate bill
i0s. 10 donate money to take care Of
the oi,. and infirm women IT Mississippi.
The report OF the Judiciary committee
Wa favorable to the bill to provide for
other legal holidays. ami unfsvorablc on
the bill To- fiN lines of liability for GER
tain hotel keeper. ami the bill provid-
inS for tn. payment OF costs in certain
criminal ess-s..
Senator iiishtoNsr. under the unani-
nn"u> evn-en, rule. esllei up house bill
No .. Which l. TO ani-nd the aet- rels-
tive t. preserving the crops Of Tate
county A. To- extend the same laws
g. thr counties ri Lafayette. Pamela and
IA>o,o- The bill Wa Va-srl without
ohiertiou.
>~uat"r Smith then called up senate
bill No -. b-ing a bill ta anthorize
the mayor and aldermen Il NiekShurg
10 i"nate To the State BY deed. TO b.
duly executed. the property known a.
the NieSsburg State Charity Hospital. to-
-ether with the lands and improvements
thereon. to be used a. general State
charity hospital The bill passed BY a
vote 81 > 10 10.
Mr.. Mounger then called up hi, motion
20 reconsider the vote by which the hill
e. repeal the LAYS relative To the rights
OF tramway operators un,ler the law
10 eminent domain He thought that
they arr operating a. much in the in
tere>t 81 the Public any other cum
mon earrier. This brought on CONSIDER
abe argument.
/ After defeating the efforts OF Mr..
Nounger to get a reconsideration VI the
tai repealing the law allowing the own
er> Of tTamway> and causewavS the right
OF eminent domain proceedings. by
adopting the motion to lay On the tabIs.
the senate proc~.,le,l in committee OF the
vhols To- consider the eide chapter on
district ATTORNEYS. There was only one
change made. bat that was a very i'm
| PpFtaht one. consisting Of the striking
out 81 a clause from section 1856. whica
dehnes the relationship Of the the di--
tFiei attorney to the grand Jury. The
Committee found the following addition
to the Old law Inserted BIZ the commits
slon: But IN ~ ease shall he advise the
grant jury to fnd OF not to find a true
bali t"r violation OF this provision h.
b guilty Of malfea>snre IN office and
IN conviction may be finesl not les than
$40" ami removed from offee-
The committee eon-bIeresl this too
WIDE departure from the present law
and the proposition 10 cut il out was
agreed u.
Quite tilt vas eau~e,l over the bill
Of SENATOR Henry to make an appro-
PEiation or donation of $500 for the
Confederate Park at Jackson for the
/ years 1906 and 1907 The measure might
have gotten through without objection
had mt an amendment been tackled on
To provide for the appropriation Of
similar amount for tn. Confederate e-m-
etery and monument at the State Uni
veTsity grounds at Oxford. which was
too much for the bill to carry against
the constitutional objections raised. At
any rate the adverse vote on the amend
4
| covering it, introduction. had the effect
OF dividing the question - that there was
not enough votes in favor of IL, or the
required two-thirl- for the passing of
donations.
Vt section lG95A OF the code. which
covers .he coeaine question. MIR. Nell
benny offered an amendment maxim. the
penalty for Sale IT the stuff without a
Phy>ician', prescription punishable on
eontieti"n- the punishment to he any
where from three TO ten wears impri>on-
nent in the Penitentiary. Mr. Nell
benny believed that hall or probably
larger proportion Of the crimes Of a
mere aggravated or deadly nature arise
in the iBii>eTiminate handling and tax
my Of eues,ine. and any corrective meas
ure would he Wholesome. The amend
ment was defeated
Senator Hebron offered a new suisse
ton. 81 lo0esA. which provides that
any enc living convicted under the fore
going section shall have hi- weapon fer.
feite.l and that the sheriff shall take
charge II and publieiy destroy the sane.
After some di-eI--bsn the amendment
was adopted
On motion OF Mr.. Farley the senate
bill Ia require foreign corporations TO
charter under the State Law. was called
uP. but a. 1t Developed. after some dis
ell-~ion. that there we're some IneIuali-
tie IN the measure. II was. on motion.
rec0mmitte,l To the committee ON cor
porxtions-
Mr.. Keniriek introduced a hill to pro-
vide for the appointment of medical
field officer. to be under the direction
Of the State hoard of health. whose duty
it >hsll be to keep careful watch for anv
Indications of yellow fever OF other con
ta.iou> diseases.
Mr. Weaver called up the bill to pro-
vide money for the reimbursement OF
sunsiry county assessors for work done
| in feTretins on. back taxes in 1899.
The ball carries total of Ss.IIl. and
was passed
The following bill, were introduced:
BY Mr. Dsmn-To appropriate money
in all az the Narfta Hs.r..v Iu.tsrr,.