Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-02-06
Mississippi
Legislature
SIXTEENTH DAY.
House.

House.
The comparatively smooth passage Of
the Bo,ldic snti-bucketshop bill through
the House was the distinctive feature OF
legislation. the debate being confined 10
the address Of Hon. Van H. Boddie. it,
author, the supporting specch OF q. l..
Jones Of Union and the brief remarks
of the opposition or depreciation by Hon.
T. X. Foster. OF Warren. The hill passed
the House by almost a unanimous vote.
there being only ave votes east Ia the
negative.
Another feature Of interest wa. the in
PRODUCTION of a concurrent resolution hy
Hon. II. NJ. ouin. to amend the eonsti-
tuition. providing for the distribution of
the common school funds. The ouiu
amendment j. a. follows;
There shall he a county common
school fund. which shall consist OF the
poll tax. to h. retained in the countie.
out OF which collcctei. and a state com
mon school fund. 10 b. taken from the
general fund in the State treasury. which
together shall h. sufficient 10 maintain
the common school for the term of four
months in each scholastic year. hut any
county or separate school district NAV
levy an additional tax to maintain it,
schools for a longer term than four
months. The state common school fund
shall he distributed among the several
counties AMI separate school districts in
proportion to the average ATTENDANCE OF
children upon the schools IN each. to b.
determined from data to h. obtained
through the officc Of the state Superin-
tenslent of Edueation-
Mr.. Robertson. of Forrest. called up
his bull requiring thos~ taking eNamina-
tions for professional teachers licrn~s to
pass physics. The hill having heen ia
Norsbly reported on, Il was put on its
passage aud passed. 95 TO o.
The committee on corporations report
ed favnrahiv On all the measures relative
TO regulating telephone aud telegraph
companies. including the bill to prevent
blackli-ting by employers Of their em-
ployes tcr affilistion with labor organi-
nations
\ number Of appropriation bills wen,
reported. among them the Capitol ex
P-n-e ball. by Mr.. Gardner. from the pub
he building and grounds committee.
Senate.
Senate was opened at 10 am. with
prayer by Senator Cunningham. l.ieut,.n-
ant Governor Manship in the chair.
=. II. - was called up by Mr.. An,ler-
son and explained hy IL, author. Mr.
Bush. This j. the hill relative to giving
lien for wages To every sawmill en-
/ ploye or person engaged in the -aw or
/ planning MILL in cutting or rafting tim
her. etc. After Mr.. Bush's lucid eNpla
nat ION the hill passed
Mr.. Anderson then called up Mr. Sea.
wright's bill. Senate Bill 81. To provide
for all saies of personal property hy
which the terms Of the title i retained
in the seller until the purchase price /.
paid. shall b. in writing. acknowledged
and recorded. and recommended its pass
age, with the committee amendment
which provides that the amount b. SIOO
| OF more"
When the bill came up for passage il
was lost by a majority OF six.
MIR. Anderson called up the bill giving
a stcnographer to each Supreme Court
Judge. and moved to table Mr. sample
motion to reconsider the vote on which
IT passed. and the same was done
MIR. Anderson called up Senate Bill No
g.. to amend Section 2l95 of the Code
increasing the pay OF members of board.
of supervisors for extraordinary services
and put it ON its passage
Upon roll call the bill passed