The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-01-25

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the House contingent fund be fixed at
$4,000, and the Senate at $500, an
increase of $4,000 in each house over the
Senate bill. The bill passed by a vote
OF AZ ayes and no nays.
Eighth Day.
Senate.
Senate was opened with prayer BY
Rev. Hill. Lieut.-Gov. Carter in the
chair. Roll call showed quorum present.
MI. Logan asked permission to change
his vote on the inaugural appropriation
from aye to no, for constitutional rea-
sons. This being allowed, the bill wa
declared lost.
The hour having arrived for the con.
sideration of the governors veto mess
age on the bank deposit back tax, Mr..
Hebron moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill.
Mr.. Franklin of the Twenty-ffth
spoke eloquently for the passage of the
bill, which forbids the revenue agent
back taxing bank deposits.
MI. Leftwich made the point of or
der that it was out of order for this
Senate to attempt to pass the bill over
the veto, as it is no longer a live issue
before this body. He regards the bill as
dead, and as having been the child Of
another father, with the fate of which
this body has absolutely nothing to do.
Mr.. Leftwich spoke ~learnedly as to
his point of order, citing a number Of
authorities to uphold his position.
The question at issue comes up solely
upon the fact that the bill in question
was originated in the last Senate, was
considered by their committees, was
vetoed by the governor, and, in the eyes
of some, is sent to this Senate solely
as a matter of information, and not for
their action.
Mr.. Leftwich was e%loquently upheld
in his view that the bill was dead by
Messrs. Berry and Mcdowell.
Mr.. Engle differed radically in his
view of the question, believing it to be
very much alive. Messrs. Gibbs, East,
Franklin of the Thirty-first upheld his
position.
Mr.. Mahon, believing that the only
thing before the house was Mr.. Left
wich's point of order, agreed to the
correctness of the point, and thought
the Senate had to answer this question,
"Will the bill pass, Notwithstanding the
governors vetO?" and spoke with re-
lila hdOlC Ia oupPOlI "a Ills
view.
The chair ruled that the point was
not well taken, in that the government
consists of three parts-executive, judi.
cial and legislative. Thus the position
that the Legislature ceases to exist
overthrows the government. The Legis-
lature of 1917 is the Legislature OF
today.
In a thoughtfully considered speech to
the Senate, Gov. Carter demonstrated
the danger which lies in the consequences
of such a position as that taken by the
gentlemen opposing his position, and
pointed out one of several methods by
which the matter might again be
brought before the Senate.
Mr.. Cunningham thought the bill
must be considered at once, and made a
point of order to that effect, but the
chair failed to sustain the point.
Mr.. Pollard thought the Senate should
be wary in its action OF this bill, lest
the Supreme Court have the opportuni-
ty to declare the act unconstitutional,
whereupon troubles and tribulations
would ensue.
The motion to indefinitely postpone
the bill brought on floods of eloquence,
scores of requests for lnformatlon,'
dozens of points of order, but finally the
prevailing confusion gave way to order,
and Secretary Chiles called the roll on
motion, and the bill was indefinitely
postponed.
The House session was opened with
bv Rev. DR.. Hutton of the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church, with a full at
tendance.
Mr.. Foster sent to the desk and had
read a communication addressed to him
by Harry X. Johnston of Vicksburg,
calling attention to the fact that cotton
seed from certain weevil infested dis
tricts in Louisiana were being shipped
into this State, and that there was need
for investigation, and some enactment
restraining this movement, and sug-
oested that the matter be placed be-
fore the Legislature. He also thought
that the shipment of seed from certain
southwestern counties in the State
should be restricted, for the same rea-
sons of prudence and %precaution. The
was referred to the committee
On agriculture.
Representative Wood of Tate intro
1uced a concurrent resolution provid-
ing for a change in the rate of poll tax,
one dollar per poll instead of two,
and in lieu of the other half of the
present poll tax rate to levy a special
md compulsory school tax of one dol
lar on each male between 21 and 60
years of age. The effect of this amend
ment. if carried, would be to insure at
east one dollar from every male citi-
zen. even should he not elect to pay his
,oll tax, which would be carried to the
school fund.
Ninth Day.
The principal Legislative feature of
he dav was the inal completion of the
Senate bill No. a, providing for the re-
of the bond of the State treas
1rer from S25O,O00 to 100000. The
Measure having been signed by the gov
,rnor. it was returned to the Senate
'or engrossing. and made ready for the
signature of the Acknowledgements,
has been made a part of the laws
1908. Under the provisions of this
,ct George r. Edwards, Jr, can now
omplete the arrangements necessary for
,ualifying as State treasurer, and will