The Kemper herald., 1908-03-26
HASADJOURNED
AFTER A SESSION OF OVER
TWO MONTHS.
TOKENS OF ESTEEM
Presented to Presiding Officers Took
Up Most Of The Last Day.
: No Pain in the Parting.
FIFTY -SITH DAY.
HOUSE.

FIFTY-SITH DAY.
HOUSE.
H. B. $40, for the establish and
regulation Of depository for funds
belonging to board of commissioners
of Yazoo-M Mississippi delta. Passed.
S. B. 202, authorizing any munich
pality not composing separate
school district to levy tax not ex-
ceeding mills for school purposes.
Passed.
H. B. 679, to punish idleness and
for detection of the carrying Of con-
cealed weapons. Passed.
SENATE.
Mr.. Anderson offered the follow
ing resolution, which was referred to
the committee on penitentiary and
prisons:
Whereas, A member of the board
of trustees of the Mississippi peniten-
tiary, Col. w. A. Montgomery, has
charged through the public press in
an open letter, that during the year
1907 the penitentiary was managed
with reckless disregard Of the law,
and
"Whereas, Such charges were
strongly intimated before the peni-
tentiary committee of the senate when
considering the matter Of the confirm
alton of the superintendent, and
Whereas, Four members Of that
body reported against and four in
favor Of confirmation, and
Whereas, 1t is made by law the
duty Of the trustees and the COVER
nor to deal with charges against the
superintendent, therefore be it
''Resolved, That it is the sense Of
the senate that the board and gov
ernor should thoroughly investigate
the penitentiary management for the
year 1907; and be it further.
"Resolyed, That the findings of
this inquiry shall be made public.
FIFTY-SEvENTH DAY.
HOUSE.
Governor Noel submitted a mes
sage dealing with affairs in the Up
per Levee Board and assailing tele-
phone companies for unsatisfactory
rervice.
Mr.. Johnston, of Coahoma, called
up House bill No. 3, being the age of
Ionsent bill introduced by him at the
first day of the session, for the puE-
pose of acting on the Senate amend
nent. The bill as it passed the
House fixed the age limit at IA years,
after a memorable and exciting de-
bate, and this was cut down to II
years by the Senate. Mr.. Johnston
contended that the subject sought to
be covered by the bill defining seduc-
tion is not reached under that bill,
and pleaded earnestly for all possible
safeguards being thrown around the
young girlhood of the State and
moved that the House do not con-
cur. 1t required a roll call in order
to determine the position of the
House, which showed total of so
for to A against the motion to con-
cur.
SENATE.
The Insane Hospital appropriation
bill was called up and passed by a
unanimous vote, the only amendment
from the House being that which cut
out the two medical assistants to the
superintendent.
The tax on each sewing machine
for each company, $25, was adopt
ed. -
House Bill No. 623, making an ap-
preparation for the support Of the
State National Guard, came before
the Senate next with a Senate amend
ment raising the annual appropriation
from $4,000 to $4,000. The Guard
requested $4,000. The bill passed as
amended.
The tax on meat packing houses
was doubled, from 800 to 5000 q
year, and Mr.. Pollard moved to re-
consider this vote and opposed the in
crease.
Mr.. Harper desired to amend the
tax on transient vendors of patent
medicines form $500 to $1,000, but
this was lost.
FIFTY -EIGTH DAY.
HOUSE.
Senate Bill No. 3l2 to donate $4,000
Tor memorial to the battleship Mis-
Issippi, was called up, and provoked
considerable discussion. The bill fail
ed to pass by vote of So to 46.
House Bill No. 40S was called up.
1t provides better method Of issu-
Jury Trial in the Canal Zone.
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