The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
THE MISSISSIPPI
LEGISLATURE
OUR CORRESPONDENTS WEEK.
LIZ LETTER.
RESUME OF THE PAST WEEK
Subjects Of Legislation Recommended
and Acted Upon From Day to Day.
House and Senate Bills Passed and
Other Items of General Interest.

vltatlon of the Natchez Mardi Gras
Association and spent Monday and
Tuesday indulging in the revelry at
tending this gay occasion, hence did
not get down to grinding until We'd
nesday when the senate started some
thing sensational by passing an
amendment to the code chapter
which oonfers upon the governor the
right to suspend any State officer
who is believed to be guilty of drunk
enness in Office. The amendment also
provides that in case the suspended
official is not convicted in court Of
justice, he can receive his entire sal
airy for the time of his suspension
and be reinstated In Office.
A proposition to give the chief JUS
tice of the supreme court power to
remove the governor in case of his
drunkenness was voted down.
The house adopted the code chap
ter on fire escapes after amending
same to require theatres in cities of
10000 and over to put in fire proof
curtains.
The committee on benevolent instl-
buttons divided on the question of ac-
ceptance OF the state charity hospit-
al at Vicksburg and adOupg it as
a state institution. nalf of
the committee signed minority re-
port opposing the passage of the bill
on the ground that the state should
not invest money on property not
owned In fee simple and also because
the state should not establish state
3. hospital at point that would be in
accessible to the large majority Of
the citizens of the state.
The governor sent into the senate
the names of Chancellor R. B. Mayes
for supreme court judge, to succeed
Justice Truly and Judge Sam c..
Cook, to succeed himself as judge Of
the eleventh Circuit Court district. 1t
IS understood that the governor will
appoint Mr.. Byrd of New Hicks to
succeed Judge Enochs and Mr.. Hicks
Of jefferson to succeed Judge Ven
tress.
1t is now generally conceded by
the members of the legislature that
an issue of $1,000,000 of bonds will
be necessary at this session to tide
the state over the present financial
deficiencies.
The vote in the senate defeated
the passage Of the bill which carries
the support fund for the Industrial
Institute and College for the next
two years. The defeat of the bill
while discouraging to the friends OF
the college, is simply rebuke to the
policy of alleged extravaganza In edu-
Rational expenditures. When the bill
came up for consideration it develop
ed thst the senate was very willing
to vote the necessary funds for run
ming the Institution during the next
two years, but the friends of the col.
lege insisted In putting In an amend.
ment making an additional appropri.
alton of 100000 for a new dormi
tory. 1t only takes a majority vote
to pass an amendment to an appro
priation, bill, but a two-thirds vote
is required to pass the bill itself. A
majority voted for the amendment
but when the vote was taken on the
passage of the bill as amended the
senate refused to pass it. A motion
to reconsider was of course entered
and the friends of the bill hope to BIZ
able to muster enough votes to gel
it through without cutting out the
dormitory.
The house ways and means com
mittee dividen on the matter of ex
empting money loaned at per cent
from taxation. In the division thu
singular fact was presented of ma
iority of the committee signing TIT
minority report. When the commit
tee passed upon the question with I
quorum present majority of thu
quorum voted against the exemption
A minority report was drawn and thu
minority of the quorum with the alb
sent members made majority of til.
committee which recommends the ex
emption of all money loaned at 6 PEI
cent. The senate has already passed
the exemption, and a lively fight il
in prospect in the house.
The approaching visit of Judge AL
ton B. Parker of New York, formel
democratic candidate for president
who has accepted the invitation Il
address joint session Of the Mississ
ippi legislature on March 13, is be
ing looked forward to with much in
terest