The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-09
Mississippi. Legislature
Senate.

Senate.
Mr.. Munger called up the bill to create
a new circuit court district, to be known
as the Thirteenth. The bill was taken
up and passed. 1t creates a district out
Of the counties of Lawrence, Lincoln,
Covington, Simpson, Smith and Jones;
fixes the time for holding courts and
provides for judicial oversight.
Mr.. Franklin, of Pontotoc, offered a
concurrent resolution, which in effect
will reopen the elective judiciary matter.
The resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on constitution.
Senator Magee requested that the bill
to provide trained nurses and medicines
for the INDECENT inmates of the blind in
stitute, something that is badly needed,
be taken up. 1t was agreed to and the
bill passed. 1t carries an appropriation
of 81 900 each for the years 1906 and
1907, to be used at the discretion OF the
trustees. The bill received the vote CT
all the senators present.
Mr.. Simpson called up the House blu
to authorize the county of Quitman to
hold an election to determine whether
the county seat shall be removed from
Belen to some other part OF the county.
The bill specifies the manner OF holding
the election, and if the question is car
ried and a new site chosen, the manner
of carrying out the provisions of the act.
The bill was passed without any oppo-
sition.
The following bills were introduced:
BY McLaurin, of the Twentieth Dis
Also by McLaurin-To differentiate
lynching from murder.
trict-1o regulate the speed of automo-
biles.
Also by McLaurin-To authorize GER
tain officers to search persons for con-
cealed weapons.
BY Mr.. Hebron-To authorize the
board of supervisors of Washington coun-
ty to clean out Black Bayou.
BY Mr.. Thrasher-To appropriate the
sum of $4,000 to be used to build a mon
ument to Gen. Earl Van Dorm in the
Confederate Cemetery at Port Gibson.
BY the narrow margin of two votes
the Senate of Mississippi killed the bill
for support and maintenance OF the In
dustrial Institute and College for girls at
Columbus. 1t was the insertion OF al
amendment to provide for the erection
of a dormitory and the appropriation
therefor of 500, 000, OIL as, much thereof
as may be necessary, that killed the
measure. The bill carries the following
amounts:
For support fund, two years. 100000
Student labor fund, two years. 10000
Trustees meetings and printing. 1000
Books and periodicals ........h $500
Insurance premiums, three years 10000
n 4-- S0n
Pavements, drainage and the like 1900
Total PIoo,oo
Added to which is the sum OF SIS
1854 for accrued interest on money
from lands sold that were donated by,
the United States government for school
revenue purposes.
The fight did not materialize on the
bill itself, but rather on the committee
amendment providing that there be add
ed after the item $1,000 the sum OF
800, 900 for the erection of a new DOR
mitory and other buildings additional to
those already on hand. !
Eventually, after much general discuss
sion, the previous question was moved,
and the vote taken on the amendment,
which was adopted by a vote of 21 to Is,
but that amendment killed the bill, as
practically the same vote was recorded
for the bill on final passage, and as at
carries an appropriation, it required Il
majority vote of all the Senators to
pass it. -
The Industrial Institute and College
bill was taken up on the motion to- re-
consider entered by Mr.. Glover. Mr..
Moore stated that it had been settled
by more than a respectable minority of
the Senate that the only obstacle 70 the
passage of the bill was the item for a
new dormitory, and the friends iof the
measure, as a whole, in Differences to the
views of that minority, were ready to
withdraw that item and submit 1.-THE bill
to the Senate as it came from tfe House.
Accordingly, the motion TO i Eject the
amendment prevailed, and then the bill
was put on its passage and received the
affirmative vote of every Senator present.
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