The new South-news., 1908-02-22

~ reason why the legislature should
not roach an adjournment thirty dsy.
hence.
have served many terms in the
AaasisSippi isgislata arr, /" continued the
speaker. ''and l cannot recall any
session where legislation was so well
advanced within an equal period AS at
tais session. The opinion OF Col
street Is amply verified by an exami-
nation Of the house calendar. The
committees have performed a volume
OF work during the past two week,
tnas Is nothing short Of phenomenal.
True very large majority of III.
oihs introduced have been returned
with adverse reports. but It was gen
orally understood at the begiunin.
that this would be legislature for
the killing Of proposed new laws. and
The repeating of old ones. instead of
the enactment Of more statu,es
Removal Of Welborn.
Governor Noel has received ,ele-
gram from President Roosevelt grant
ing the request filed several days ago
Tor the removal of Capt. Ira C. Wei
born. former commandan: and mill
'ary attache at the Mississippi Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College.
Two Roads Offer Rates.
Col. +. L. Russell. of the Mobile &
OHIO and Southern railroad ana rep
resenting the Southern railroad, act
ing under instructions from President
Finley, submitted to the house com
mittee on railroads a voluntary offer
to establish fiat passenger rate of
: IL cents per mile on interstate bus
mess, and to issue interchangeable
mileage books in 1000 and 1000 mile |
form at 2 cents per mile. The expert
ment to be tried for period of y |
months from April 1st, with the right
to abandon the same if it should
prove unremunerative to the railroads. |
These rates embody our basis of
settlement with Georgia. Alabama,
tennessee and North Carolina said
Col. Russell, "and | think Mississippi
Is entitled to obtain by peaceful
means what these states acquired by
lighting" The heads Of the other
railway systems, including President
}. i. Harahan, of the Illinois Central,
president j. T. Jones, of the Gulf &
>hlp Island; President +. l.. Peck,
II the Mississippi Central General
Counsel j. w. Buchanan, of the Fris-
20, and representatives of other rail
way lines, who appeared before the
at the same time, oppose
col. Russell's plan and favor stand
oat policy.
Price Of Code Reduced.
The House reduced the price Of The
1ode of 1906 from $5 to So.
Prohibition Pen.
Governor Noel will sign the prohi-
'ltlon bill with the same pen used svl
Governor Lowry in 1886 in signing
he local option law on the statute
sooks.s-Ths pen has been IN the Gus
ody Of Bishop Galloway for twenty
wo years. After the prohibition bill
signed the pen will be presented to
he Hall of Fame.
Cumberland Lobbyists.
A red hot debate occurred in the
senate over resolution offered by Mr..
Ingle declaring that the chamber was
infested with lobbyists Of the Cum
'erland Telephone Company, asking
hat the Sergeant at Arms be instruct
d to summarily eject such persons.
ar. Engle called lobbyists by name,
eferring to counsel Of corporation
nd declared undue influence was be-
ng used to defeat the bill pending
telephone companies to
nake physical connections. Other mem /,
ers Indignantly denied this, AMI said
he alleged lobbying was merely in
tructlve, and not pernicious. Res
luton was finally referred to CON-
littee on constitution.
Cost $4,000.
A committee appointed by the Sen
te to examine the Governor man
ion reported that it will cost $50 GOO :,
0 make necessary repairs. No mea-
ures of general interest were passed !,
y the House.
Needed Reforms.
The new State Board Of Health ap- n
ointcd by Gov. Noel proposes to +
trike out at once for needed reforms h
! the medical system Of the state, /,
nj among other things is going to r
ght at once for these measures. An ]
xecutive committee to act in emer- r
encies was named, with Secretary
[cIean as chairman and DR.. d. ]. |;
Villains and B. A. Sheppard. a
A resolution was adopted asking q
,e Legislature to provide for the es- d
lblishment Of laboratory in Jack r
N, in charge Of an expert bacteri-