The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-01-20
Mississippi Legislature
SENATE.

uoodte came up on an amen(
ment providing for the calling in of til
members of the code commission, Chic
Justice Whitfield, Gen. T. c. Catchings
and Judge w. H. Hardy, "to confer
consult, discuss and decide" with sue
committee on any provisions that re
CURED their assistance. This matte
precipitated an animated discussion
which continued for an hour.
Senator w. X. McLaurin moved t.
Strike out the amendment altogether
The amendment of Mr.. McLaurin wa.
ultimately adopted by a vote of IL t,
81.
Another matter that started some de
bate was the motion of Mr.. Bloomfield
TO reconsider the Mcleod resolution
adopted yesterday to provide for a
special committee to investigate the al
legged combination on trust of the lum.
Der manufacturers of the State to keep
the raw material at exorbitant figures
In restraint of trade or industry.
Senator Sanders moved to take I'D
the senate bill providing for the re-
Enumeration of the members of the code
commission. The bill provides that the
members be paid One-half the amount
provided for by the act of 1904, which
created the commission. 1t specifies
that the sum of 81, 1000 shall be paid
them when the dummy code is placed
ip the hands of the legislature and an
other half when the bill is accepted by
that body. The bill was finally passed
by a vote of % too.
The finance committee reported I'M
favorably on senate bill No. 5, to au-
thorize boards of supervisors to put a
per capita tax on dogs, owing to de-
fective or imperfect title.
After a twenty-minute session the
senate took a recess until 3 pm.
When the senate met pursuant todin-
ner recess there was a bare quorum of
he members present.
+" Assistant Secretary Chiles read a
communication from Secretary Woods
of the Mississippi division of the South
ern Cotton Association. notifying the
members of the senat that each one of
them had been designated by Presi-
dent Clark as delegates to the New
Orleans convention.
The senate received a message from
the house announcing the passage of
a bill to repay certain money borrowed
by the governor, for which he had
given notes. The rules were suspended
and the bill at once referred to the com
mittee on finance.
A message from the house announced
that that body had adopted a concur
rent resolution inviting Gen. Lee to
address the two houses in joint session, !
and on motion of Mr.. Franklin of Co.
the rules were suspended and
the senate promptly concurred.
On motion of Mr.. Magruder, the chair
authorized to appoint as delegates {
representing the senate to the Southern l
cotton convention at New Orleans, {
MesSerS. Yarbrough, Scott and Gordon,
which was agreed to by unan nous con-
I
Senator Henry introduced q concur
nent resolution to amend the cOnstitu- t
ion by striking out sections 145, Isl a
153, the sections relative to the j
of judges. V
The session of the senate was marked
oy quite an extended discussion rela- II
i've to the States financial condition o
md the necessity and desirability for IL
discussing these matters thoroughly. p
The subject was sprung on a resolution u
by Senator Hightower, who o.
Isked unanimous consent to offer a p
esolutiOn ''Out of order" On consent .
eing given, Senator HightOwer sent to u,
be desk and had read a resolution VI
rOviding that on Friday, Jan. 10, at 10 DC
the senate take up M discuss -
q committee of the whole the financial "i
of the State, its present in -
.ebtedness, and inquire into the causes =
f such Indebtedness. In fact he want W.
d the whole matter of State finances
thoroughly understood, and he thought ~
sooner they knew this the better. y
he resolution was unanimously adopt
! ia
Senator Farley sent to the clerks L"
eSk and had read a petition which had "
sent to him by the DeSoto county W
-edical Association. The petition was -
dressed to the legislature Of Missis- r.
ppi, and memorializes hat body to ~;
lact a law placing restrictions and -,
herwise regulating the sale of pro- -,
and patent medicines. dP
Senator Firth introduced a resolution ~
ling for a joint committee of both Wv
,uses to visit the Soldiers Home at
e%auvoir and to report to the legisla- !;
re the result of their investigation. -
The resolution was unanimously ~.
opted. fw
The following bills were introduced: IN,
To prevent the breaking of levee -,
and levee fences, and to provide r.
therefor. -;
To prohibit the cutting of levees 10 y
2 counties of Coahoma, Tunica and of
Soto, and the taking of dirt there the
IN. Wis