The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
FOR THEIR GUESTS, SAYS
HOUSE BILL
GOVERNOR FORREDUCED RATES
Sends Special Message On This Sub
ject-Comr1ittees Have Almost
Cleared Docket-Senate Stands By
Original Appropriations

JaCkSOH, MISS, AdICn IL Hc
"clean bed bill" recommended by the
Mississippi Travellers association
has passed the senate without dis
senting vote, and now goes to the
lower house, where it viii doubtlessly
receive similar treatment
Seven hIndred travelling men petit
toned the legislature to enact stal-
ute OF this character. Briefly stated
the bill provides that it shall be tbs
duty of each and every hotel or pub
lie inn in the state to furnish bed
linens unused by any other person or
guest since the last laundering Of
such linen on all beds assigned to the
use OF guests, and failure to do Sc
shall be considered a misdemeahor.
The second section OF the bill
provides similar penalty for failure
to provide sanitary closets and toilet
rooms. 1t is further provided that
copies Of the law, when finally en-
acted must be placed conspicuous1y
in each hotel. and the proprietor or
innkeeper who fails or refuses to do
so shall be guilty OF a misdemeanor
Unlike the Oklahoma law, this
measure does not endeavor to- pre-
scribe the length of bed sheets. and
its passage by the senate last night
aroused no jocular comments of any
sort 1t was seriously presented and
seriously considered by members Of
tle body, many of whom are no
doubt familiar with the conditions OF
the hostelicrs in Mississippi and the
necessity for a statute OF this char
acter
Gov. Noel today sent to the 1egis-
lature a lengthy special message
urging the enactment off passenger
rate law, fixing the maximum rate at
2 and 2I-2 cents, applicable to all
roads not able to prove to the rail
road commission that they are en-
titled to make A higher charge.
Most of the legislative committees
in both houses have practically clean
ed up their dockets with their re
ports submitted yesterday. nearly 100
bills having been returned almost al
all of them being with adverse re
ports.
Some of these bills have been in
the hands of the committees since
early IN the session. and their being
unfavorably reported this late m the
session almost assures that none OF
them will be considered at all. Both
houses are giving preference to meas
ures with favorable reports, and it is
almost impossible to get KIP a bill
out OF the regular calendar order.
That the senate intends to stand
by its original allowances to the edu-
oatioual and charitable institutions
was shown when il refused 10 con-
cur in the house cuts OF the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college bill
The appropriations will be settled by
joint conference committees.
The house committee, on corpora
tons this morning made an unfav-
orable report upon the Engle bill 70
force telephone companies to make
physical connections with each other,
as well as the eompanian penalty bill.
These Bills passed the senate some
time ago. notwithstanding some
strong opposition there, and il is I'M
dcrstood that the house committee
had only two members favorable to
their passage
These bills occupy the peculiar
position of being opposed by both
the Cumberland and the independent
companies, although it has beer,
claimed by advocates OF the measures
that the former company dominated
the latter ones, and coerced them into
their position by threats.