The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1906-04-13
Mississippi Legislature
SENATE.

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and sanitary oversight of railroad
coaches, public stations, sleeping cars
and waiting rooms, under the direction
of the State Board of Health, the ex-
pense to be borne by the company or
corporation controlling same, was passed
with only one negative vote.
The most important change made IN
one election law was that providing for
the filling of State or district offices,
save legislative vacancies, between regu'
lar election periods. Under the present
law, if the vacancy occurs within more
than a year OF the next election day,
it is necessary to call a special election.
As amended the filing of the vacancy
is left TO the Governor.
The Alcorn drainage bill passed. The
bill was so amended as to exclude from
its operations the counties Of Sharkey,
Issaquena, Lauderdale, Chickasaw, CIai-
borne, Warren, Amite, Wilkinson, Tippah
and Grenada.
The Senate took up the house bill
known as the Stegall Pontotoc bill, in
troduced for the purpose OF relieving
the situation of the people, as well al
the railroads, up in Pontotoc and sur
/ rounding country. There was only one
speech against the bill and that was
from Senator Franklin, who is from the
town of Pontotoc. The bill passed by
a vote of sc to 8.
The chapter on insurance was taken
up.
The most important change was that
regarding the salary of the Insurance
Commissioner, fixing his salary at $1,000
per annum, with $4,000 for clerk hire
and $500 for travelling expenses. The
House had adopted an amendment tc
provide that the new order 90 into
effect Immediately on the adoption OF
the code. After some discussion tho
the Senate agreed to its committees
amendment, to non-concur, and there
fore rejected the House proposition
which seemed too drastic. The Senate:
original proposition to make the change
effective in 1905 was adopted in lieu o.
that of the House.
By a vote Of % to 0 the Senate
passed the bill authorizing the Caplto
Commission to take steps to make re
pairs on the executive mansion, and &C
companicd it by a provision to haV'
the sidewalks and grounds trimmed "
and graded. The bill specified that tn,
sum of 100000 be appropriated for TIN
80.
purpose mentioned. =,
Senator Yarbrough called up his bill
to regulate the care and management
of conyicts, whereby he would have tn
Board of Control authorized n dlrecte'
to omen an account current with ever,
convict, to credit him with the ralu'
of the work that he does for the Stat
and to allow the proceeds to either g
to the family dependent upon him, OF
in case of conviction OF the charge o
larceny or theft, that the proceeds g,
to recoup those whom he has defrauded
After the debt has been wiped out an
the convict has worked out the costs o
the court, and of his keep in the peni
tertiary he shall be liberated. The bi
failed to pass by a vote of 20 to IA.
The dram-shop chapter of the cod
was disposed of after some argumen
and some amendments had been pre-
sented and voted upon. The Hous
amendment making the penalty for un
lawful retailing, or other violation o
the law, a felony, as well as punishabl
by civil suit, was adopted after a some
what spirited debate. The fine is t
be not less than 500 and the imprisor
ment not less than sixty days, or botl
In addition to this the authorities ar
empowered to bring civil action to Wit
ate the license for continued and sus
tanned violation of TIE law.