The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-02-23

II PRHI..TE BILLS PISSED
Speaker Street Appoints Special
Committee to Consider the Dis
tribution of School Funds and to
Consider the Jones B.l
Morning Times Special.

Morning Times Special
Jackson, Miss, Feb. 22.-The SER
ate adjourned today out OF rcspe,t
TO George Washington's birthday
anniversary. The lgwer branch Of
the legislature. however, did not, and
kept rather busy.
In the house it was private bill
day, seventeen private bills being re-
ported and passed. Speaker Street
appointed 4 special committee .
consider the distribution OF the
common school fund as provided
-w days ago and to act on the Jones
l.
That the legislature session. is
drawing rapidly 10 a close is sell
evident. The mania to kill bills has
thoroughly inE-cted both branches.
and phs slaughter in committee
rooms during the week just closed
has been nothing short of ruthless.
The spread Of this work to the ap
propriations committee OF the house
is regarded by many members as TN
fortunate, and az effort will be made
during the coming week to lift that
BODY out Of is low spirit
Unless moFFe liberaI-y Is mani
tested toward state Institutions dur
ing the coming week than has been
shown during the week just closed,
deadlock will be inevitable. ara
tf1is may delay the date of adjourn
ment beyond March 10. for 5he sen
ate will not tolerate the spirit OF
rigid economy almost bordering %
penuriousness. that his bscn rampant
in the lower house If this spirit IS
carried CIT. and the lower body i'll
sists on trimming all appropriations
some Of the educational and clee-
,noscnary institutions are going to
&c seriously handicapped in their
work during the <ext two years.
The volume o,f new legislation
completed during the week was no
larger than that Of the former week
but ihis does not imply that nothing
has been accomplished, for the law
makers have manifested an unwav-
ering loyalty to the idea that as few
new laws as possible should be en-
acted al this session. The attitude
OF South Mississippi members to-
ward appropriation bills Flas done
much to delay passage of measures
actually needed, shat faction OF msn1
bership IN both houses being appar-
emily aetuated in its opposition by a
spirit of retaliation because of the
defeat OF their proposition to hold
a constitutional convention, which
was the main feature Of The week.
The week-end shows no brighten
ing Of prospects to secure enactment
Of /. resolution processing cons;itu
taanal prohibition Chairman Mahon
of the senate constitution commit
tee believes that the constitutional
Prohibition measure will pass that
body. but it is almost certain to meet
another defsat in the house.
The eleisive judiciary amendment
is also in grave peril. owing to the
fact that Chairman Quinn. of the
house judiciary committee, has mans
loyal adherents to his plan to havs
members OF the Judiciary nominated
at primary elections.
No new bills will be introduced
after Monday. both houses having
fixed this as the time limit, and it IS
expected that there will be a ffoo..
OF new legislation in both houses
Monday morning.
During the remainder OF the ses-
sion the senate will give right OF
way to bills passed by thse house,
and the same course viii be followed.
in the lower body This places al
additional restriction on new lcgis-
izfiDn.
The 8 PER cent. sssrTnptlon Bill viii
b made special order in the house
esrl ynext week, having been favor
sbly reported from the ways and