The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-20
Mississippi Legislature
SENATE.

SENATE.
The senate refused to concur in the
house amendment to the chapter on sal
aries, making the salary plan for the
insurance commissioner effective on the
adoption of the code, but insisted On it's
original position, that it 60 into effect
January l, 1908.
The chapter on supervisors was taken
ments, regulating procedure and govern
ing bonds and county contracts, and
these were concurred in.
The senate passed the bill providing
for the division of Harrison county into
two courthouse districts, the principal
feature of which is the proviso by the
committee that the question be sub
mitted to the voters of the district.
Mr.. Mounger introduced a bill which
provides for salaries for the judge and
district attorney for the Thirteenth dis
trict, Just created. The bill specified
that they shall receive the regular sti-
pend, or $4,000 for the judge, and $4,000
for the district attorney.
Notwithstanding the differences OF
opinion as to policy and measures exist
ing between the house and enate on
some measures, they got together on the
vital question involved in the house bill
to change the system of management OF
the State penal system, thereby making
! a radical departure in this respect. The
senate turned down the report OF the
| majority of the committee on the peni-
| Tertiary, and instead adopted, with some
| slight notifications, that of the minor
ity. i,
After one of the most extended and
generally participated in debates that
has occurred in the senate chamber for
! some time, the senate substitute was
defeated by a vote of 10 for to II
| against, and directly afterward the
house bill as recommended by the minor
| ity report was passed by a vote of % in
| the affirmative. This being a clear ma
| iority, it was not necessary to put the
negative. -,
The feature of this section is that 1T
will do away with the management OF
| convict and penal matters by the mem
bers of the railroad commission as ex-
| offcio members of the board of con-
| troll, and vests the management in the
hands of three trustees, who shall be
practical agriculturists. The bill further
| removes from membership of such board
of trustees or control the governor and
| attorney general, though both these Of
| fcials will be connected with it in their
advisory capacity.
The senate took up the chapter on
trusts and combines. Chairman Smith
| of the corporation committee introduced
an amendment which, in effect, enacts
the Arkansas insurance law. The
--.o~& Joolorae {hot oil alliances OF
anv corporation of any kind whatsoever
entering into any pool or comblnatioh
| with the purpose of unduiy e1ecting
| rates and values, in defiance OF the gem
| eral antitrust avs of Mississippi, shall
| be guilty of a felony, and shall be sub
iect to fine for each and every such COM
bination, each in its individual capacity,
| the minimum of which shall be 5000 and
the maximum $1,000. This applies espe-
| cially to foreign insurance corporations.
| The section was ultimately adopted. An
| amendment introduced by Mr.. Mounger
| and adopted by the close vote OF 10 TO
| IA strikes out the words "either" and
sselsewhere," which, if they had stood,
| would nave made the provision still
tighter, as the terms implied as used
| that the same law would apply to those
| companies or corporations who are IN
| combine in other States.
The bill for the support and mamie
| nance of the Natchez State Hospital, car
rying $4,000, was passed without dis
cussion.
Mr.. Farley called up the running ex-
pense bond bill and offered an amendment
to make it $5OO,OOO instead of 100000,
| which he moved be accepted. Mr..
Greaves moved to indefinitely postpone,
| but this was voted down by a vote OF
80 to 10.
Amendments to make it smaller
| amounts were offered and debated IN
til finally Mr.. Magruder offered one to
| split the difference and make it 100000
| and this was adopted on a division by a
| vote of 10 to Is. With this amend.
ment the bill was put on passage and
| passed by a vote of 80 to 10.
Mr.. Farley called up the revenue bill,
| which declared a general tax levy for the
| next two years of 6 mills.
Mr.. Dunn offered a substitute to make
it 6H mills, and this precipitated a
| fight. The vote showed a total OF 20
to IS, and the bill is the revenue act
of 1906.