The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
FIFTIETH DAY.

consisted largely in routine matters,
with very few bills or resolutions cal
culated to stir up debate or engender
opposition. The senate, after some dis
c%ussion, passed a bill providing for a
special attorney for the railroad COM
mission, the bill specifying that the of
fetal must be selected by the governor,
as are other state appointees, and that
the attorney 50 selected shall be under
the supervision of the a~ttorney-gen-
eral.
Another bill, appropriating the sum of
$1,000 as a salary for such officer, was
passed by the senate.
The house was occupied a good part
of the day with the concurrent 'resolu-
ton providing for IN elective judiciary
and passing upon several amendments in
connection Herewith. The amendments
making provision for the increase of the
supreme bench from three to five mem
bers, was struck out, while additional
amendment, making the terms of the
supreme court judges ten years, instead
of eight, as now, was adopted. The two
amendments in the general resolution,
making the circuit judges and chancel-
lors elective by direct vote of the people
az lC oNIlIC INK thal IN
are elected, or in years when there are
no general elections held, were severally
adopted, the resolution finally passing its
first reading.
The house also passed unanimously
the bill fixing the punishment for Sc
duction or attempted seduction at inn
prisonment for a term of not more than
twenty years, and also passed the bill
providing for improvements and addi-
lions to the executive mansion. This
was a senate bill, which the house com
mittee amended by cutting the appro-
priation down from $4,000 to 100000.
A resolution was presented and adopt
ed providing for a joint committee of the
two houses to investigate the matter of
official salaries and prepare a bill for
presentation at the next session, pro-
viding for such changes as may be recon-
mended.
The house bill providing for an appro-
priation for carrying on the Department
of Farmers Institutes at the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College, with ar
amendment reducing the allowance from
$500 for each of the two years, to
$1,000, was passed, 95 to 0.
The only appropriation bill that ex-
cited discussion was the senate bill ap-
propriating $4O,0 600 for the work of re-
storing, repairing and improving, includ-
ing the building of an annex to the ex-
ecutive mansion. Mr.. Morrison stated
that his committee had studied the bill
very closely and were satisfied that no
interest would suffer if the amount were
cut about $4,000, and that was the
house committee recommendation.
Mr.. Yewell of Carroll introduced an
amendment to cut the appropriation to
100000 and was supported in his con-
tention for the reduction by Mr.. Majors
and others, but their protests were of no
avail, as the amendment of Mr.. Yewell
was voted down, and the bill was sub
sequently passed by a vote of 81 to
10.
The house bill appropriating money
for the maintenance of the Mississippi
National Guards was the next up, the
original bill having aggregated $2S2,0OO
to be cut to 100000 by the economical
appropriations committee. In its emas-
culated form the bill passed easily.
The elective judiciary resolution then
came up as the regular order, the DEBATE
being long drawn out, though good ma
tured.
The discussion of this amendment re-
solution continued until the hour for
adjournment.