Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-20
THrRTIETH DAY.
Senate

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sented by Mr.. Hebron providing for an
investigation Of an allegation of mi.sr-
prorriated funds Of Naxoo- Mi-sss.ippi
ue',s 'e'ee board. TO be made by . ape
cal committee Of both houses.
The most interesting piece Of new
legislation proposed was the introduc.
tion ot a ball IN the House by Mr. Frier.
son of Claiborne. for the creation of a
new eirruit court district. to he called
the fourteenth. Should Il pass il mean.
the appointment Of another Judge and
another district attorney.
In the Senate the hour having ar.
rived for special order. the prohibition
bills AMI the Hobbies and galleries BE-
ing. despite the very inclement weather.
hii~d VITA Interested men and wvren.
VINO have. many Of them. spent years in
struggling for the achievement about TO
% eompas-ed by the passage OF the
prohibition bills. Mr.. Ieftwich. the
chairman of the Temperance committee.
presented the case. giving briefly the
history Of the bills. both HOUSE and
senate, and their position before the
| committee.
Mr.. Rowan, lifelong advocate Of
Tohih'tion, was the newt speaker, and
he pleaded for the bills passage. Mr..
Mcdowell also spoke as the repr~.~n-
tative OF the young manhood Of Missis-
sippi
Mr.. Tucker moved the adoption Of the
oisowing amendment; Amend by add
ing the following before the enacting
-lause: This act shall take immediate
'nect "a to each and every county in
the state where there arc no open
I saloons duly licensed under the provi-
slons Of chapter 20 Of the code Of 1906.
and shall not take effect a. to those
counties where there arc duly licensed
saloons, except a. hereinafter provided.
The board of supervisors OF those
| counties where there are now licensed
saloons shall order a locsl option elec-
tion without any petition being pre-
~ented therefor. To be held under the
provisions of sections I7s0-i7s5 code
Of 1906. and any county in which the
election Is carried against the sale. shall
come under the provisions of this act
Immediately. The said election shall be
held at date to be fixed by the board
Of supervisors. but not later than the
second Tuesday Of October. 1905. In
the event of failure 20 carry the coun-
~ against the sale in the election, an
other shall he ordered for one year
hence. Hereafter no article. the sale Of
which Is prohibited under the first Sec
tion Of the act, shall be shipped or
transported from any county in which
the sale Is licensed into any other coun-
~ where such sale is prohibited
In presenting his amendment and urr-
| ing its passage. Mr.. Tucker stated that
though representing a prohibition peo-
pie, prohibition county and a prohihi-
tion family. and that never had his voice
been raised in defense of whisky, his
amendment maie clear his views and
| principles.
Mr.. Engle was the next speaker. lie
had the task OF presenting the side Of
the counties desiring to do their own
voting. This he did in very effective
| speech.
The hour had gone almost fiftv min
utes beyond sdlourning time when a
vote was taken on the Tucker amend
ment, which was defeated BY vote
of 80 to 10. The bill then passed amid
wild applause, with only four opposing
votes-Messrs. Engle, Baird, Mcdonald
and Gibbs.
Before adjournment the other prohibi-
tion bills were also passed.
House.
The House was called to order by
Speaker Street. with good attendance,
considering the fact that about one
I; fourth of its members are suffering
with attacks ot the grip in one stage or
another, the weather and the super
heated atmosphere of the capitol being
very trying to most constitutions that
are used to the more orthodox methods
of house warming.
| The Senate message transmitting the
amended Boddie bill as it passed was
laid before the House by the speaker.
The amendment, as explained by Mr..
Boddie, did not affect the measure ma
terially. and he had been with the SEN
ate committee and had accepted its al
teration, and he now moved concurrence
in the amendment. The roll was called
on the concurrence, and without a nav
vote the bill was completed that will
outlaw the bueketshop and future gam
bling from and after June /, 1905.