The Kemper herald., 1908-03-26

ling bonds by municipalities. II pass
ed by vote Of 70 to Ii. Mr.. Stock
EFT entered a motion to reconsider.
| The Committee on Railroads re-
ported:
House Bill No. 751-To empower
Railroad Commission to so connect
their tracks that cars may be trans
ferred from one road to another, etc.
Do pass.
Senate Bill No. 14O-To require
common carriers to settle claims for
lost or damaged freight within rea-
sonable time. Do pass.
! Senate Bill No. 203-To require
common carriers to properly care for
cotton transported by them. Do pass
as amended by Senate.
The Committee on Education re-
ported:
Senate Bill No. 302-To provide
for the establishment of county ag-
ricultural high schools, etc. Do pass.
The Committee ON Registration and
Elections reported:
House Bill No. 623-Appropriating
$40, 900 a year for the support and
maintenance of the National Guard
was amended by Senate to $4,000 a
year and was called up for concur
renee. House refused to concur.
Senate Bill No. % was taken up.
1t is the Porter bill, which provides
for state repositories for treasury
funds, and after much discussion was
passed. The House then took up bill
providing for the remainder of the
missing Code sections to be insert
ed and it passed.
SENATE.
Message from the Governor was re-
eeived and read, vetoing Senate Bill
No. 82-An act to relinquish the title
or claim Of the State to certain lands
sold prior to 1875, for delinquent tax
es and which were not brought for
ward under the abatement act Of that
year.
Senate Bill No. 100.-To repeal the
act incorporating the Memphis and
Vicksburg Railroad Company, was
taken up and house amendment con-
Cured in.
House Bill No. 52.-To regulate the
practice of optometry was called up
by Mr.. Mcdowell, who moved to table
the motion to reconsider the vote by
which it passed. The motion was lost.
An amendment by Mr.. Darden chang
ling the plan Of selecting the Examin-
ing Board, was adopted
An amendment by Mr.. Owen to ex-
empt bona fide citizens and Confed-
crate soldiers, was adopted, after
which the bill was indefinitely post
poned by a vote Of 20 to 13.
Senate Bill No. 264.-Changing the
manner of holding Circuit Court In
Leflo,e county, was taken up and a
house amendment corcurred in.
House Bill No 5s2.-To facilitate
work Of Railroad Commission in max
ing assignments Of ihe property OF
railroad, telegraph and telephone com
panic was lassed. Mr.. McLaurin Of
fered resolution that Senate consider
no House bills passed by the House
after March 16. Tabled.
Senate Bill No. 205.-To protect
cotton from damage by the weather
and owners from unjust charges was
taken up and passed.
House Bill No. 271.-Authorizing
supervisors to employ janitors for
court houses was passed unanimously.
Senate Bill No. 1870 provide
for the restoration, preservation and
care of the old state house as hall
Of historical records, state museum
and Confederate memorials, etc., re-
committed to Finance Committee.
FITTY-NINTH DAY.
HOUSE.
BY consent, Mr.. Rogers bill, H. B.
283, securing to all members of a
family equal rights and privileges to
mileage sold by railroads was called
up and passed by vote Of 80 to l,
Mr.. Frierson voting nay.
S. B. 81, was taken up. 1t makes
equal the right of action against for
eign and domestic corporations. Pass
ed by a vote of 30 to 0. Mr.. Ben
nett of Franklin entered a motion to
reconsider.
s. B. go, giving to employees OF
saw mills, etc, and persons engaged
in shipping and rafting, a hen for
wages, was passed by vote of SO to 0.
S. B. Ill, providing for the liabil-
lity for injuries to employees from the
negligence Of all persons and corpor-
ations using engines, locomotives OF
ears propelled by gas, gasoline, steam,
electricity or lever power and run
ming ON tracks. Passed.
SENATE.
By unanimous consent, H. B. 428 to
increase the membership of the Vicks
burg National Military Park commits
sion, was taken up again for reconsid-
eration, and again indefinitely post
poned, after dozen speeches, occu-
IpvinO an hour. and after the adop-