The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-02-01
HE MISSISSIPPI
| LEGISLATURE
Or CORRESPONDENTS WEEK
LIZ LETTER.
HE SOLONS' DAILY GRIND
|ubjects Legislation Recommended
and Acted Upon From Day to Day.
House and Senate Bills Passed and
Other Items Of General Interest.

The house voted down the bill
known as the "Boddie Bill,n which
was aimed at the future brokerage bu
siness and sought to prohibit the
business in this state by prohibitory
license tax of $4,000 on each broker
IN each county. The final vote was
81 to as against the passage of the
oiH. The debate lasted through two
3 days.
The leaders of the fight against the
bill were loaded with statistics and
arguments to prove that the future
business does not depress prices, but
that it helps to maintaina stable mar
ket for all commodities by gathering
statistics of the crop and disseminat-
ing them for the benefit of the trade
and the producer. After the vote
was announced Mr.. Boddie got the
floor and entered motion to reconsid-
er the vote whereby the bill was pass
ed, and this means that another hard
fight will come up 1t is also under
stood that if the bill is finally killed
on this motion, Mr.. Boddie will make
another effort to strike at the broker
age business, but the majority senti-
ment in the house seems to be
against the bill.
The senate committee on Judiciary
finally acted on the house bill which
seeks to prevent the working of the
| state convicts on any but lands own
ed by the state. This bill passed the
pouse during the first week Of the ses-
sion. A similar bill was introduced
in the senate on the first day of the
session, but was held up by the com
Mite pending the decision Of the SUI
preme court of the Sandy Bayou
:ase, as the subject matter of the
bill was in controversy at that time
The committee reported adversely on
Mr.. Croom's bill explaining that they
would report later on the House bill
covering the same ground The com
mittee decided to amend the House
bill with provision which exempts
contracts made during this year from
the operations of the bill. This
amendment means that the Sandy
Bayou shall hold. il the courts sus-
tain it. The committee further amen
ded the bill to provide that the board
of control may remove the convicts
other lands whenever they think
such removal necessary to the health
of the prisoners.
The senate has under consideration
the sections which make mortgages
taxable as lands are taxed, and pro.
vide for assessment of mortgages
just as lands are assessed The com
mittee reported in favor of striking
: OFT three sections.
The house and senate committees
Yon Universities and Colleges returned
from :hei. iour Of visitation to thu
University Of Mississippi, Industrial
Institute and College, and Mississippi
Agricultural and Mechanical College
were well satisfied with the results OF
their trip, finding all of the institu
tions in first class condition, but bad
ly In need of more funds for exten
sions and Improvements, and liber
al recommendations in their behalf
will be made. The report Of the com
mittee has not been drafted, but it il
learned on authority that it will fully
exorate Chancellor Fulton Of thu
University from the charges recently
preferred agains him by a former stu
dent. At the university the commit
tee found $50 students enrolled. The
institution at Starkville has over 70(
students, while the Industrial Insti
tute and College has over 800 youns
ladies on the roll. A. very careful
inspection of the management Of tht
colleges was made and the members
seem to be thoroughly satisfied Will
the result of their investigation, ane
will draft a report that will rehect
], much credit on the boards Of trus
tees and the faculty members of thu
three institutions.
Quite number Of prominent bank
ers from different parts Of the state
were in the city to confer with tn
committee on corporations of thu
house and the committees on bank,
and banking in the senate relative tx
the state bank inspection law.
A special train bearing the mem
bers of the Mississippi legislature car
ried the lawmakers on their junket
ing trip to Vicksburg. Nearly two
thirds of the members went.
The legislature spent the day in TIKI
Hill City inspecting the national parl