The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-02-09

SUBMITTED By SENATE COM.
House Considered Bill Increasing Sal
airy OF Superintendent of Education
and Il viii Go Back to Committee
Other News

Jackson, Miss, Feb 6.-The senate
committee substituted the Banks anti
options BILL which is modelled after
the Oklahoma law, for the Bodde
bucketzhop bill, which passed the
house
The Harrell bill, seeking to regulate
the sales rof merchandise in bulk was
lost
The house reconsidered the bill in
creasing the salary OF the superin-
terdent OF education, which was de-
feated yesterday and the bill will go
back to the committee. 1t is expect
ed that the prohibition bill will be
passed with little debate tomorrow
by big majority.
Opposition has came TIP TO the re
port OF the joint liquor traffic
fic committee, fixing December 81
as the date for legal determination of
Mississippi saloons.
The statutory prohibition bill has
been made a special order for Friday
in the house.
Opposition to Dec. 81 date will be
led by Mr.. johnson, OF Clarke, who
filed minority report yesterday.
Mr.. johnson expressed confidence
that he will enlist a strong vote in
favor Of an earlier date OF enactment,
and the debate on the point promises
to be OF a very lively character
On the other hand the Joint liquor
traffic committee feels confident that
the date fixed by the body, and
which is in the nature of compro-
mise with the saloon element, will
be ratified by an overwhelming ma
torty
The bill pending is the Gazette
measure as amended by the commit
tee, and it is expected that its pass
age will be secured before the hour OF
adjournment Friday afternoon, for
the legislature leaves on a special
train Saturday morning to spend the
dav in Vicksburg, and it is the desire
OF the members to get this measure
out OF the way before starting on
the first junketing trip OF the session
The house committee on public
health and quarantine has made a IA
vorable report on the bill requiring
all licensed physicians in the state tc
report to the state board of health
the names of the tuberculosis patti
q penalty of SIS for failure to do SO
The bill providing for the estab
iishment of a tuberculosis sanitariun
TO be supported by the state, and TIL
employment OF an expert bacteriolo
sist, who shall work under the direc
ton tof the state board of health, i
still pending before the committe
on public health and quarantine
1t is expected that action will b
taken next week While there
some probability of the employment
OF an expert at the expense 'of tn
cular sanitarum will be establishe,
owing to the policy of rigid econc
my being followed by the administra
tion.
The public health and quarantin
committee stuck the stillcto into til
state board embalming bill last nigh
making an unfavorable report on til
measure this morning. This bill VIZ
framed and submitted by the Missi:
sippi Funeral Directors ard Embaln
ers' association, an organization r,
Gently perfected in the state.
1t sought to create q state board {
examiners, before whom applicant
for license to practice enbaimir
should appear for examination, sim
lar to the manner IN which the boart
of health. pharmacy and dentistr
are conducted.
Unfavorable reports were also SUI
united this morning on the measu
relative 10 Pasteur treatment of pc
sons bitten by dogs supposedly a
Hicted with the rabies, and to crea
state board of optometry, the Ia
ter bill bearing the Endorsement
the Mississippi Optical association