The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-04-19

day during the remainder Of the time
and . longer amount Of time if nee
essary. In addition to the code chap
ters now pending the senate has q
number Of revenue and appropria-
ton bills, among them being the bond
issue and state tax levy measures.
The failure Of the governor to re-
turn the Stegall bill with his sigma
ture is causing considerable uneasi-
ness among the friends Of that mea-
sure.
From very authentic source it
IS learned that the governor serious
~ contemplates a veto on this bill,
on the grounds that it is violative of
the constitution, and that the legis-
lature should not interfere in the con-
troversy that is pending in the courts
for settlement.
All features of the privilege tax law
have been agreed on in conference ex-
cept the section pertaining to the tax
on local telephone exchange, and it
Will be necessary for another commit
tee to dispIe Of this subject.
The senate had very much the bet
ter OF 1t in conference, the house re-
ceding from the increase made on
railroad and express companies, and
a very slight increase was made on
the telephone tax. On the telephone
tax, howevr, the committee split, and
the difference was so abrupt that the
subject matter was placed in the
hands of another committee.
The Cumberland Telephone Com.
pany is chiefly concerned in the sub
Ject still pending, and the represen-
tatives Of that corporation are very
much OF the opinion that they have
had a hard time Of it at this session.
No change will be made in the time
limit for widows Of Confederate vet
Grams. They must have married their
deceased husband pprior to 1875 in or
der to participate in the annual pen.
sion distribution.
This conclusion was reached by
the joint conference committee, the
house receding from its amendment
moving the year up to 1883, the eff.
feet Of which would have been to
place not less than 1000 names on
the pension rolls.
The senate In turn receded from
It's amendment requiring ex-Confeder-
ates who went to the war from other
states and who have since become cit
liens of Mississippi, to produce evil
dence showing their military service.
This in reality was unnecessary as the
county boards of examiners always
require documentary evidence before
placing name on the pension roll.
Joint conferences will not be nee
essary on the primary election chap
ter. The senate g amendments to
these went through the lower body
like they we're CREASED, the house even
accepting the elimination of its pet
section requiring candidates to file
ltemlzed statements of campaign ex-
penses with the secretary Of state,
thus establishing financial guardian
ship for every aspirant for Office. The
senate decided by an overwhelming
vote that such a provision was utter
ly foolish and, furthermore, that it
could not he enforced. The house
reached the same view on the subject
after mature elaboration, concurring
IN the senate amendment rejecting
the clause by vote Of As to 20. and
IN spite OF some frantic appeals to
the poor man chance to run
for office.'
The senate amendment striking out
the clause allowing boards of super
visors to order primaries in case
county executive committees fail to do
so did not even attain the dignity Of
a second debate in the house, it hav-
Ing been clearly shown to be violative
OF the spirit Of democratic form
OF government to allow constitutional
officers to act in political capacity.