The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-03-15
INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE
BY HEBRON
SENATORS GET personal
Low Rate Measure Passes House
Two To One-Burkitt Rider On
College Appropriations Will Be
Rejected In the Senate

Jackson, Miss, March IA care
fnl poll shows that the house viii
pass the Hebron bill to prevent con
Wet leasing by counties. The house
committee has reported favorably
on the bill
Opposition to the Hebron meas
ure will come chiefly from those
members who represent counties in
which it will be impossible to estab
lish convict farms because of tire
small number of prisoners sentenced
by local ma Magistrates. However, this
opposition can be overcome in
large measure by the fact that the
bill permits two or more counties to
join in the operation Of convict
farm, on a cooperative basis.
Pointed personalities INDUCED IN
during the senate session this morn
ing, when Mr. Sample offered reso-
luton to add Messrs. Whitman, BiIbo
and Price to the committee on rail
roads, the ostensible purpose being
to secure a favorable report in the
railroad passenger rate bill. Chair
man Gibbs, OF the railroad commit
tee, vigorously objected, and Mr..
Owen defended the resolution. The
language used was so personal that
the president pro tern ruled both
speakers off the floor, because Of UNI
parliamentary language; the resolu-
ton was then referred to the com
mittee bn rules.
After a four-hour debate the house
last night passed the recent pas
senger rate bill which had been call
ed UP for action over thc adverse
report OF the committee. When the
vote was finally token the majority
Of ayes was about ? to T. The bill
fixes the maximum passenger rate To
be charged in Mississippi at 21-e
cents by those roads which. in the
Judgment OF the railroad commission,
and not be subjected to "A loss The
railroad commission will have %
change the rate if it is shown to be
working to the detrimene OF en-
ployes The passage Of the bill fol-
lowed the receipt OF a special mes
sage from Gov. Noel urging its en-
actment
The senate has shown its dcterni-
nation to reject the Burl<it. rider to
the college appropriation bills, chiefly
because Of the firm belief in the
minds OF the leading members of the
body that the amendment in question
is unconstitutional that it is in di-
rect conflict with the supreme court
decision putting a ban Of prohibition
against ENGRAVING legislation on APP
preparation bills.
Briefly stated the Burtitr rider
provides that the head Of the In
dustrial Institute &. College, the Unit
versity of Mississippi, and the a. y.
+ NJ. college shall not receive salaries
in excess Of $500 per annum, and
thar salaries OF faculty members iu
those institutions must be placed at
the figures paid during the year 1906.
Although both branches Of the leg
islature have adopted a resolution
setting forth that, in their opinion.
the salaries Of the heads of the three
institutions named should not OK
coed $500 per annum, it IS recog-
nized by all legal minds in the tw1
bodies that obeyance or dis7beyance
Of this resolution IS optional with
the boards of trustees Of the three
colleges; that their duties as regards
all salary matters are clearly defined
by statute, and until these statutes
are repealed, then can continue to
exercise their own Judgment