Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-02-01

funds Of the Iazoo and Mississippi
Delta Lsvee Board deposited in the
Merchants Bank and Trust Company
OF Memphis.
After going over the subject for two
hours and a quarter, and when some
dozen or 81 Of the senators had cx-
pressed themselves quite freely on IL,
the majority voted adversely to any SEN
storiA action in the matter, and the
resolution was lost.
After the resolution had been voted
down, Mr.. Clover offered ~ substitute
or eompronii~s measure. a resolution 70
the effect that the house OF representa-
tives be requested to investigate the
lazno and Mississippi delta levee board
and report 10 the senate the result OF
such investigation. This resolution
was also lost.
The committee on pensions reported
favorably ou senate bill No. -, to au-
thorize payment Of pension for 1904 To
Mrs. NJ. r. Rives, A. it seems her name
was errou.ously left from the roll for
that year. The bill passed.
The following bills were introduced:
| BY Mr.. Graves-To empower the
capitol commission to have certain
ne'se~>ary repairs made on the grounds
sud structures Of the executive man
sion.
b. Mr. Sanders-An act to require
| all solvent creditors to give in as
security for taxation and prescribing
penalty for violation thereof
BY Mr.. Smith-An act To authorize
the mayor and aldermen % Vicksburg
to cesie to the state the grounds on
which the present STATE charity hos
pital az Nicksburg now stands, To au-
thorize the State To accept the same
for the purpnse OF establishing there
on a general state hospital
senate bill No. -. to provide for a
geological, geographical and economic
survey of the State passed
The committee on local and private
legislation reported on senate bill No.
5. the bill 10 authorize boards OF super.
vi-ors Ia levy n Per capita tax on dogs,
The title Wa found sufficient. but the
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posfpone action indefinitely Agreed
Ia.
Tba bul iutrc,,u,.ss bx s..n,,or Ne.
Laurin, entitled a ball to provide fot
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sas,.s-ir oth.r xo-,,s ,h. ..,.hirr,ns
p.st- biIl-r-,.,.iv.d an uns,xor.bl.. rs.
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na..,.a ,h. Ni..;.sinn, vi,.<.b,,r,, nil,
t.rv p.rs ,ommissica hill A. I, ,.ms
from the bouss hv . vote ~ 10 -
IL.
The senate disposed Of four page.
of the code chapter on revenue and
about dozen sections. practically III.
e1fire day being devoted to that specific
work. Out of those sections two ol
them were responsible for four out o.
the five hours time devoted TO the di,
eussion and consideration of the sub
iects involved.
The judiciary committee reported OF
senate bill No. il. for the creation N
county courts. The committee RECON-.
mended that the bill be passed, but
with committee amendments.
Two reports from standing commit
tees were presented. One was senate
bill No. Il, providing for the setting
Aside OF so,ooo a year TO be paid TO ths
wido~s ana orphans ot Confederate
veterans OF the army anu navy anc
their dependent servants; favorable
Ihe other was senate bill providing foi
the enumeration oil surviving confed
crate soldiers. do pass.
| The judiciary committee reported IA
vorably on house bill No. ~, TO pre-
vent the working of eonvicts on land,
not owned by the State. The sam,
committee also reported favorably OF
senate concurrent resolution on th'
same SUBJECT
Two bills on the calendar passed b,
the mouse Tor the payment OF oalanc'
due on bonds outstanding, principal ane
interest, amounting respectively q
sio' ~ ana sN"'ooV' were taken up an'
Pa'seu y unaiiinious 'oee-
MI 1ioSer sent up senate Dill No. o.
being an act 10 prohioit any officer o
the State or OF any ievee board to pla''
the public money IN their hands II
banks outside the State.
| Mr.. Magee called up senate bill No
2J, 10 create the county of JEFF Davis
and provide for its organization. Tn
bill provides that the new county shal
be composed of parts of Lawrence
county lying east OF certain describes
line and parts of Covington, situate,
west of the old Choctaw line, the centei
OF the proposed county TO he at tn,
boundary of Covington and Lawrene,
as az present constituted. The hill
n.s-aS he v,,,a - 10 ,-
Senator Gordon, one OF the Confeder
ate veterans Of the senate, called atten
tion 70 the death of Gen. Toe Wheeler
and rovad ,b.. the .b,;r .,,;.