Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-04-12

SENATE

The bill TO provide for disinfecti1n
and sanitary overnight OF railroad
Coaches PuhIir stations. Sleeping carr
and waiting rooms. under the direction
OF the State Beard Of Health. the IN
psnse to be bnrne BY the company sr
corporation controlling same. was pssssf
with ouly ons negative vote
The most important change nIssie IN
one election law was that Fr1viliry for
ths fling Of STATE or dIstrirr offirv..
save legislative vscanrie-. between reyu-
lar election periods Under the present
law, il the vacancy oerurs WITHIN nars
than a year OF the next election day.
It Is necessary to call a spectral election
A amended the tilling Of the vacancy
Is left to the Goveruor
The Aleorn drainage ball passed. Tha
bill was 81 amemlef as tn exxrle from
Its apcr -Lssns thu -sr @rs.~ a SHnz.~v.
lssaqaena, LaudervEale. ChiekHaw, Ciai-
borne Warren, Anlite, Wilkinson, TTppsh
ant Grenada
The Senate took up the bouse bill
Known as the StegaIl P0utoeo bill. IN
trvduesi for the purpose OF relieving
the sFtusrtion OF the people. n well as
the railroads. up IN P0nt0toc and sur
rounding country There was only one
speech against the ball and that WIS
from Senator EranklIn. who - frum tbs.
town OF Pontotee- The bill passed by
vote OF 3S TO >.
The chapter on insurance was taken
up
The most important change was that
requiring the salary Of tine Insurance
Commissioner. iving hrs salary Mt S., 500
ler annHm. with $1,000 fsr clerk hire
AMI 500 for travelling expenses. The
House hat adopted an amendment to-
provide that the new 0ryLer 70 into
.feet Immediately on the adoption of
the ensis. After some discussion the
the Senate agreed To its rommittee's
amendment t0 non -euncur. and there
fore reIectet the House proposition,
which seemed toa drastic. TAe senates
original proposition to make me change
effective IN 1905 was adopted in lieu Of
that Of the House
By vote OF - to Q the Senate
passed the bill nHrharizIr- the Capitol
Commission to take step. % make rs-
pairs On the executive manssru- and g.
eompanie,l It By a pruvHzaea tn have
the sidewalks and grounds trimmed ap
snd grsnisd- The bill specified thnf the
sum Of $4,000 BE- appropriated Scr the
purpose mentioned
t>eratnr Narbruugh called 1p hrs bin
- regulate the care and nIaHa cement
- eunvirfs, whereby he would have the
Board Of Control aHthorizr,t amt fir-crei
20 open an acruuns current with every
ennvBt. 70 credit hIm with the value
of the work that he dos< for the Seafe
amt to allow the prucrets "a either 70
20 the fInily dependent upon HIM. or.
IN ease Of conviction Gu the charge Of
larceny or theft. that the prnc~eis 20
IN rgcuup thuse whom he has iefraussss,L
After thc debt has been wiped aut AMI
the euuvIct has worked CUT the suzts Of
the court. amt af hrs kssp IN ~ penn
tsnelary he shall be liberated IRE bal
fzshst 80 rz-- - n Nssr ~ n - -
The Dram shop chapter sf the cnde
was disposed Of after some argument
amt some amendments had been pre-
sente,t ami vated upon The H0use
amendment making the penalty tor un-
lawful ratdIling. or other violation sf
the law, a felony. a well a. punishabl,
BY -ivd suit was I'iapeesf after a some
what spirited debate The tine II to
be not bss- than 500 ami the Impri<su-
nent mot less than sixty DAYS. or both
In asbiItnan u this the Iuthorities are
empowered To bring evil aetion to WITH
ate the hreu<e for continued and s1Ts-
tained vbllatiau OF the INV