The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-23
Mississippi Legislature
SENATE

concurrent resolution number 26, pro-
posing an important amendment to the
constitution, which reads as follows:
"A concurrent resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution of the
State of Mississippi relative to an APP
~portionment to the senators and repre-
sentatiyes in the Legislature.
Resolved, by the Legislature of the
State of Mississippi, two-thirds Of the
house agreeing thereto, That the follow
ing amendment to section 256 of the
constitution of the State of Mississippi
be submitted to be voted on by the
qualified electors Of the State of Missis-
sippi at an election to be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday Of
November, 1907, viz:
Section 1910. The Legislature shall
at the first session after the Federal
census of 1910, and may ~decennially
thereafter, make a new apportionment
of senators and representatives. AT
each apportionment each county then
organized shall have at least one repre-
sentative. The counties of Tishomingo,
Alcorn, Prentiss, Lee, lttawamba, Tip
pah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette,
Pontotoc, Monroe, Chickasaw, Calhoun,
Y~allobusha, Grenada, Carroll, Montgom-
cry, Choctaw, Webster, Clay, Lowndes,
Oktibbeha, Alfalfa, Winston, Noxubee,
kemper, Leake, Neshoba, La~uderdale,
Newton, Scott, Rankin, Clarke, Jasper,
Smith, Simpson, Copiah, Franklin, Lin
coin, Lawrence, Covington, Jones,
Wayne, Greene, Perry, Marion, Lamar,
Pike, Pearl River, Hancock, Harrison
and jackson or the territory composing
them shall together never have less than
eighty-eight representatives, nor shall
the remaining counties of the State or
the territory now composing them ever
have less than forty-four representa-
tives. A reduction in the number of
senator's and representatives may be
made by the Legislature if the same
be uniform in each of the two said di-
visions, but the number of representa-
| tives shall not be less than 100 nor
more han 133, nor the number of sena-
tors less than 80 nor more than AS, pro-
| yided, that new counties hereafter cre-
ated shall be given at least one repre-
sentative until the next succeeding APP
portionment. flaws 1904, chapter
172.)"
IN III W 'cSS1
adopted a concurrent resolution offered
by Mr.. Dunn, fixing Saturday, Marcel
81, as the date for final adjournment OF
the Legislature, there being no discussion
of the proposition.
The code chapter on public health and
quarantine was called up, and after a
few changes was adopted. One amend
ment provided that each member of the
| State board of health be a praeticing
| physician, with license from the State.
| Another amendment by the committee
provides that all practicing physicians be
required to report directly to the coun-
| ty health officer all cases of contagious
| diseases as soon as discovered.
An amendment providing that in the
event of a physician failing wilfully to
report any case of contagious disease his
license be revoked by the State boar
of health created strong opposition, led
by Senator Smith, who, in forcible and
eloquent terms, pointed out that the
proposition savored of despotism, if
nothing worse. Mr.. Kendrick argued
| that the general good of the greater
number. would be subserved by adopting
| such a course. The motion of Mr.
| smith TO table the Amendment WAS Cal
ried.
The Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege bill was taken up.
Mr.. Farley, chairman of the finance
committee, yielded the floor to MIR.
| Weaver to speak on the Hightower
amendment, which he had accepted in
| lieu of his own. This original or
| Weaver amendment cuts the support
| fund down about $14,O 900 annually, and
| Mr.. Hightower's reduces this by the
further sum of $46.36 annually, making
| the reduction $4,000. The support fund
as now standing is $so,546.36 a year.
Finally, when the matter had been
pretty well threshed out, a motion to
| table the Hightower amendment was
made, which resulted, yeas IS, nays Is.
The bill wa then put on its passage
| and received a practically reverse of the
| vote above, the count showing 10 to
| 16, those voting for the bill being the
same, with m or two exceptions, as
| those who voted to table the Hightower
| amendment. This lost the bill, owing
| to the failure of the workers to com
mahd a two-thirds vote of the senate.
This was history repeating itself, as in
the case of the bill for the Industrial
Institute and College.
HOUSE.