The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-11
THE MISSISSIPPI.
LEGISLATURE
OUR CORRESPONDENTS WEEK.
LY LETTER.
THE SOLONS' DAILY GRIND
Subjects Of Legislation Recommended
and Acted Upon From Day to Day.
House and Senate Bills Passed and
Other Items Of General Interest.
No Increase.

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| Jackson. first "notev indicat-
ing the policy Of the legislature on
appropriations was sounded in the
legislature when the appropriation
committees served notice on that body
that no appropriations would be in
creased this year over the last session.
The question came up on the bill ap-
propriating money to pay pensions
for the next two years.
A bill was introduced providing an
increase in the pension appropriation
of 100000 for the two years, making
the annual appropriation 100000 in
stead Of $250,OO0 as now. The COM
mittee amended the bill cutting it
down to $250,00O per annum, as before
and recommended that it pass as it
was amended. This was done. The
committee on appropriation took oc-
casion to admonish the house that no
appropriations could be safely in
creased at this session.
The governor sent in his message
submitting the new code for consid-
GRAFTON by chapters.
A bill to regulate the patent medi-
cine traffic, which promises to provoke
one Of the liveliest fights of the ses-
sion, will be introduced in the lower
house tomorrow by Mr.. Lockwood, of
Copiah. The measure has been fran
ed, and several of the leading members
Of the body have pledged it their sup
port.
The principal feature Of the bill is
a provision that all patent medicines
containing more than five per cent of
alcohol, ether, choral hydrate, ergot,
morphine, or any form of opium, CO.
caine, or other poisonous drug, shall
be plainly labeled "Poison" in black
open Gothic letters on white back
ground
The sale of medicines containing
wood alcohol is positively prohibited
and very severe penalties are imposed
by the measure.
In anticipation of the introduction
of this bill the representatives of sew
eral large patent medicine concerns
have been in the city for several days,
and big fight is in prospect.
This bill is part of the fight being
organized on the sale of alcohol and
spurious liquors in the state as we'll
as the C. O. D. traffic.
In the senate concurrent resolu-
ion was offered and adopted provid-
ing for the appointment of a joint
committee to investigate the alleged
combination Of wholesale lumber deal
ars. The committee is empowered to
compel the attendance Of witnesses.
The legislature proceeded Saturday
as follows:
A message from the governor author
lied the senate to consider appropria-
ton for Vicksburg Military Park to
erect monuments, etc., authorizing
Amite county to pay certain quaran-
tine expenses and to transfer $4,000
from the Jail to the road fund; au-
thorizing Pike county to pay Mr.. Ball
$500; authorizing the city of Vicks-
burg to transfer Charity Hospital to
state; authorizing Jones county to be
divided into two districts.
Introduction Of Bills.
| S. B. 15-Mr. Ratliff: For relief of
Gerard Butler, quarantine guard.
| S. B. 16-Mr. Ratliff Authorizing
| Amite county to transfer Jail fund to
road
S. B. 17-Mr. Ratliff: For relief
Of j. j. Ball, Of Pike county.
S B. 18-Mr. Belk: Permitting
boards of supervisors to pay for stock
killed in determination of CHAMBERS.
Mr.. Dunn asked and received per-
mission to withdraw bills providing
for licensing engineers, etc. Grant
ed.
The judiciary committee reported
favorably on S. B. Z, providing com
pensation for attorneys In the Lousi-
Mississippi boundary case.
Resolution by Mr.. Dent authorized
secretary to employ clerical force to
annotate dummy code for members.
The reconsideration Of the vote by
which the senate determined to IN
vestigate the alleged lumber trust, be-
ing ordered. Mr.. Bloomfield spoke at
length in opposition to the measure.
taking the position that Mississippi
should protect and encourage its lum-
Der interests instead Of engaging in
crusade against them.