The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-01
SENATE FAILS ON HOUSE RES.
OLUTION
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON R. R.
Reports Adversely On Bills Looking
TO Rate extraordinarily viii
Make a Report-Gov. Noel APP
points Buckley Judge


committee on railroads, by vote OF
to 7. decided to report adversely
all bills looking to rate reduction
The minority will make report, but
it may never be called up.
Both houses discussed constitu-
tional prohibition without taking any
action. The senate failed of the
requisite two-thirds majority on the
house resolution to submit the pro-
posed constitutional amendment to
the people next November.
Gov. Noel has appointed John l.
Buckley. of Enterprise, judge of the
Tenth district
Members OF the Mississippi leg
islature are giving the hoarse boot to
the request from the state on LOUIS
lana that this state make an appro-
,r;..;o,, NJ s.. 600 to be used in mark
inc the water boundary between the
TWO states. as outlined in the decision
of the United States supreme court
in the celebrated Mississipp1-Lonis-
lana boundary dispute, which resulted
!, This state losing oyster hsherln9
territory valued at about S5,ooo,ooo
ThA prevailing sentiment among
lawmakers is that Mississippi don't
care = continental whether the boun-
darv Is marked or not, since the state
ha. nothing to gain by such pro
.dr,-.. that as Louisiana gobbled up
the territory in question, she oughs
N be willing to go to- the expense
~ b,vinp her new property correctly
defined.
o,,isiana r11aintains a police ooat
,,.rol along the boundary line, and
Mississippi oyster boards have no OPP
nortunitv to take oysters from tbs
forbidden waters. The patrol, ac-
cord;ne 10 fishermen from the gulf
coast towns, is very rigid, and II
would be risky performance Tor
anv Mississippi boat to cross the
line
Prof T. n. Powers, state super
i,tepdent Of education, has decided
TO locate one of the summer normals
=. Rrookhaven and has SO notified
Prof. T. P. Scott, principal of the
proa,khaven Schools and secretary OF
the Mississippi Teachers ASSOCIATION
1t will be the future policy OF the
department of education to have al
least one OF the summer normals hello
in the southern part OF the state
and as Brookhayen offers exceptional
advantages, il has been decided &c
hold a 1908 normal at that place. The
buildings of Whitworth college will
be used, arrangements having been
made with President l. w. Cooper
,nd the normal will be about siN
weeks in length.
II is expected that the usual nor
mails will be held at the University
of Mississippi and the A & NJ. col
lege.
One ,of the most teresting fea
tnres of the legislative session this
week will be the consideration of the
bill providing for the establishment
IF state normal and training sehoo
for teachers, passed by the senate {
few DAYS since, and will be called 1T
for passage in the house, regardless
of the opposition manifested by thu
appropriations and education com
rnittees in that body.
The teachers of the state hav'
made hard fight for the establish
ment of this school, and they are sur
nrised at the nature of the oppositios
manifested, which seems to be basee
chiefly on the ground that the stat;
cannot afford to make 100000 cx
penditure at this time. The light vii
be waged vigorously, however. ant
the educational leaders believe tina
they will get the measure through tn
house.
The county tax collectors In Mis-
sissippi are taking their time abotl
preparing the delinquent land Ia
lists, owing to the fact that the leg
islature has extended the date o
sale at public auction from the frs
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