The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-03-14
FORTY-FIFTH DAY.
House.

The first bill called up for action was
that providing for a remedy for the
rights of riparian owners as to oyster
grounds and oyster fishing, in order to
establish their claims in courts of law.
The bill was introduced by Mr.. Bloom
field, and after a brief explanation of
its features and purpose, which is in the
main to vest the %chanccry courts with
jurisdiction to quiet and establish titles,
and determine what are natural reefs
and what are not, the bill passed, 50 to
o, and by request of Mr.. Bloomfield the
rules were suspended and it was sent
Immediately to the Senate.
Another long discussion followed the
calling up by Mr.. Yewell Of the motion
to reconsider his bill regulating the
holding of terms of chancery court,
which was passed by a good majority.
Mr.. Woods of Tate, from the minori-
ty of the committee on railroads, filed a
report setting forth briefly but emphati-
cally their reasons for dissent from the
majority adverse report, against the
passage of any bill to make passenger
rate reduction statutory. Mr.. Woods
made an attempt to get the bills set
for special order, but there being OBJ
lection, under the rules this could not
be done, so that the time at which the
bill can be gotten at through the minor
ity report is indefinite.
The next matter of interest taken up
was the constitutional prohibition reso-
luton, which was, on a motion to table
motion to reconsider the last vote had
the subject, which prevailed by a de-
cisive majority.
Under the ruling of the chair it would
a two-thirds vote of the House
to table the motion to reconsider, and
the roll call showed that it had prevailed,
the vote being 70 to %.
On motion of Mr.. Johnson of Clarke
the bill providing for an increase in the
of the secretary of state from
So, 900 to $1,000 was taken up. The
bill called for the sum of 3d.
600, but this was amended by the COM
by a cut of 5000 after quite a
conference.
The bill created some discussion on the
floor, some of the members themselves in
favor, but desiring to make it effective
four years hence. This amendment was
and Mr.. Burkett took the floor
against an increase in this or any other
Mr.. Quin supported the bill. A
to indefinitely postpone was then
made and this, after discussion, was
by a vote of 70 to p.
Mr.. Doherty introduced a bill to en-
courage athletics in the university of the
State colleges, by appropriating specific
sums, $4,000 each, to the university and
he Agricultural and Mechanical College,
$1,000 to the Industrial Institute
md College.
Senate
The first business after the introduc-
ion of bills was the third reading of
bills, which resulted in the passage of
,wo important oyster bills, both of
which were clearly explained by Mr..
Mcdonald. House bill No. 413, which
'aises the present tax from two to three
prohibits dredging in Bay st.
Iouis and Bay of Biloxi, and on new
eefs established by the State; prohibits
aking oysters from new reefs, except at
price to be fixed by the commission,
shall not be not less than eight
ents per barrel.
S. B. 94-To provide a remedy for
owners to determine whether
he waters fronting their property con-
ain natural oyster reefs, or if the same
s susceptible for use as private oyster
grounds.
S. B. 2O2-Authorizing any municipal
ty not composing a separate school dis
riot to levy an annual tax to aid in
he education of children within such
municipal limits.
III. B. 304 was then called up and
assed, the amended title being adopted.
he only important change is in strik-
ng out the section which requires that
here shall be three physicians on the
GARD CT trustees of the State Insane
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