The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06
To Visit State Schools.

Nudu uldll W. "A. Il Idukllu, Ol Tile sell
ate, left Monday afternoon on its tour
of the state educational institutions.
The first visit will be made to the
University of Mississippi, where a
careful investigation Of the needs Of
that institution will be made on Tues
day. From Oxford the committee will
go to the A. and M. College, at Starks
vile, and it is expected that the re-
mainder of the week will be spent at
that place. An effort will be made
to reopen and review the recent trou-
bles in the college at .Starkvill, but a
goodly number Of members of the com
mittee are opposed to such proce-
dure, believing that the report of the
board of trustees should be accepted
In toto.
President j. C. Hardy, who is the
central figure in the A. and M. trou-
BILE was visitor in Jackson last night
and held conference with members of
both branches of the legislature. Capt.
[. c. Wlborn, deposed commandant,
was also in the city last night, aad
expressed confidence that the commit
tee will give him the benefit of full
hearing.
Capt. Welborn is an officers Of
splendid record, gentleman Of pleas
ing address, and it is not unnatural
that he should feel Inundated over
the action of President Hardy, and
therefore anxious to secure exonera-
ton at the hands of the committee
on UNIVERSITIES and colleges. He is a
graduate Of West Point, served with
distinction during the Boxer troubles
in China, and also during the Ameri.
acn invasion Of the Philippines, ana
wears cross Of honor conferred by
congress for bravery shown on the
field of battle.
After concluding its session at
Starksviile the committee will 60 to
Columbus to investigate the status
OF affairs and the appropriation needs
Of the Industrial institute and college
1t is expected that the body will be
absent from the capital at least ter
days.
Harrison County Fight.
The house committee on local and
private legislation is giving hear
ing to the celebrated Harrison county
court division fight, the matter being
brought before the body on the bill
seeking to repeal the measure adopt
ed by the legislature two years ago
authorizing a SPECIAL election on the
subject, the result Of which is now in
litigation.
The case is one of exceptional in
terest, inasmuch as the legal phases
of the matter are pending before the
supreme court, and it remains to bee
seen whether the local and private
legislation committee will recommend
that the lawmakers invade the func-
tons of the Judiciary and take the
entire matter out of the hands of the
supreme court, by repeating the act Of
1906.
The local and private committee has
made In unfavorable report on the bill
proposing the creation of a new coun-
ty from portions of Greene and Jack
son. The proposition to establish a
new county from portions of Amite,
Franklin and Wilkinson will come up
for consideration next week.
A Blow at Lawyers.
The Judiciary committee of the
house held a very lively session. The
principal subject of discussion was the
bill proposing the repeal on an act
passed at the 1906 session prohibiting
all persons who are not practicing law
yers from writing deeds, mortgages
or other legal instruments ito be filed
for record. This statute has been sub
Jected to some very severe criticism
during the past two years, and ma
Jorlty of the members of the commit
tee are inclined to either favor it's
repeal or subject is to a number of
amendments. Final action,
after yesterdays debate, W aesderrf
after yesterdays debates, was deferr-
ed until next week.
EDO not pass" recommendations
were attached by the committee to a
dozen or more bills pending on the
calendar, and diligent effort is be-
ing made by the body to kill proposed
of immature character as
fast as it can be introduced.
School Fund Questions.
The Cunningham amendment offer
ed In the senate to the common school
appropriation bill, providing that I'M
expended school fund balances held in
the various counties at the end of
the end of the scholastic year shall be
be deducted from that county's pro-
rata share of the state distribution
for the ensuing wear, brought out one