Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-27
Mississippi
Legislature
THIRTY THIRD DAY.
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The House spent the better part Of the
session IN passing of local sundrv bill.
II being local bill day under the rules.
hter Whieh a number OF committees re-
ported. The most interesting report wa.
that OF the Committee on Elections.
winch submitted a favorable report on
the NH TO make supreme court Judges.
circuit Judges and chancellors elective.
the nominations 10 BE- made in the same
years and at the same times that candi
Oates Tor Congress arc nominated and
elected.
The first bill taken up was that desic-
mated a. Senate bill No. 1872. q bill 10
provide tax exemption for drainage els
trict bonds. The tili was called no bv
Nr. Fatheree. Of the Wavs and Means
Committee, Who called on Mr.. Tyson TO
explain its features. The features OF the
bill are explained in the title. and the
measure pa-.ed-T9 10 :.
House bill No. 49,. authorizing the
Lefor- County Beard of Supervisors 10
appropriate money TO the erection and
maintenance OF the Kings Daughters
Home and Hospital at Greenwood. was
passed unanimously
\ Senate bill authorizing the Board of
Supers i-Ors II Attala county to prorate
the accumulated sixteenth section land
funds among the townships, was called
up. The provisions for and necessity for
such an enactment was explained by Mr..
Britt, Of Attala. who stated that it grew
out OF the burning Of the courthouse at
KSsciusko and destruction Of the record.
that Indicate the amount due the town
ships, and there il M other way in which
the money can be distributed except BY
-
= necessary to authorize that step. The
bill passed
Mr.. Rencher. from the Committee on
Contingent Expenses. presented report
covering the expenditures relative to
siEndry committee trips. which aggregate
the sum Of SiOJ.1J. appropriated a. fol-
lows: Universities and colleges, S246.ss:
70 Natchez Hospital. by Eleemosynary
Institutions Committee. $3.50: visits
Go Beauvoir. BY Committee on Pensions.
s2s9-5. The report vas adopted
\ message from the Governor an
nounred hi. approval OF sundry measures.
among them House bill No. /, or the
burketshop bill
Quite a discussion Grnse over the House
bin providing for the keeping of dogs of
the best breed for tracking purposes,
which was reported back with an un.
favorable report from the Committee on
County Affairs. Mr. Stewart explained
the necessity for such a provision. a.
there j. no State in the Union that needs
trained animals OF this kind more than
does Mississippi. \ lively discussion
followed. and eventually. on roll call. the
vote was n tie. II to -. which WAS
broken By the Speaker, who east the de-
Gliding vote in favor Of the bill
Senate.
The Senatr passed the bill re-enacting
the still missing" sections Of the new
code, with regard to the supervision of
common carriers and the penalty provi-
sious, there being no trouble in getting
them through
The Senate also passed the age Of con-
sent bill. with n Senate committee
amendment fixing the age at IL instead
of II years. which latter was the feature
of the House bill. and it is not improb-
able that the House will disagree and
that q conference may be necessary.
The following bills were called up on
third reading and passed;
II. b. i2I-To allow Calhoun county
to credit {. X. Young with fines, etc, in
case of State vs.. Jack Burlison.
III. b. 237-To restore suffrage to j. r.
Pearson, of Choetaw county. and to re-
store suffrage to George Holdeteh, of
Pontotoc county. and to refund to DIR.
Charles Chamberlain SlO0 enormously
paid BY him.
S. B. 2I1-Prohibitins express COM
panies from demanding or receiving of a
eonsignee any charge or part of a charge
on prepaid packages, and providing pen
atty for violation of this act. This is
the first of the bills which comprise the
missing code chapters"