The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-01

called up the House concurrent resolu.
tion, which in effect provides for abol.
ishing the office of county treasurer.
This resolution would amend section 1875
OF the constitution so as to make it
read that there shall be elected ouadren.
nlally in each county a sheriff, coroner,
assessor and surveyor, to hold office for
three years, the sheriff not to be eligible
to immediately succeed himself. Mfr.
Jones addressed the House briefly on the
features of the measure, which would
primarily include the doing away with
q purely perfunctory office and save
the taxpayers 100000 or $500. 600 ev.
cry four years. AS it is TODAY. the
banks OF the State are the county treas.
uries, and the man who gives the bond
as treasurer is a mere fgurehead.
Mr.. Cavett offered resolution proyid.
ing for a special committee of three
members of the House to investigate
the alleged theft of certain enacted laws
OF 1906, with plenary powers as to pro.
cedure, the expense of which to be
borne out of the House contingent fund.
Adopted.
Senate bill to correct and reconcile
the inequalities and conflicts in the code
OF 1906, relative to the sale of lands
forfeited for taxes. Mr.. Perkins of
fazoo made al effort to have the mat
ter Immediately considered, as there
was nothing more urgent before the
body, but as it is a bill and not q reso-
luton, this course could not be taken,
and so 1T was necessary to refer it to
the committee on judiciary.
Fourteenth Day.
Senate.
The Senate was called to order by
Lieut.. Gov. Manship. After roll call
and reading of journal the Senate re-
ceivcd a message from the House, an
nouncing the adoption of Senate Joint
resolution, appointing committee to in
vestigate needs of mansion, and the reso-
luton recommending that Joint sessions
be held by the two committees on con-
stitution.
Mr.. Burrus introduced q resolution
that a joint committee be appointed to
repair at once to Starkville and inves-
tigate the troubles there and report
thereon with all possible dispatch.
Mr.. Anderson called up Senate bill
No. 16, which defines trusts, ETC., so as
to make any corporation a trust which
shall attempt to destroy competition in
trade by offering a commodity for sale
at less in one section than in another.
and explained several committee amend
ments. Mr.. Cunningham spoke eloquent
ly for the bill, of which Mr.. Anderson
was the author, after which the roll
was called and the bill passed.
House.
Mr.. Denton, from the committee on
fees and salaries, reported back the bill
disappointed, which provided, among
other things, that from and after its
passage the marriage fee for pauper
be paid for out of the county
treasury, not to exceed SIS i'm any one |
case, and that the statutory amount in
general cases be left open between S.
ed that the bill do not pass.
Mr.. Foster introduced the much looked
for general appropriation bill for the
executive, judicial and contingent ex.
penses of the State. The gross amonnt
of the bill is $s4S,T36.14, the largest
item being that of the judiciary, which is
in round numbers over $500, 900, that
for the assessment of property coming
next. The bill was sent at once to the
appropriations committee.
In the House, after a short, sharp
breezy discussion, the public school
fund bill was passed, carrying
So, SOC. GOO, without a dissenting vote.
The House also passed the resolution
providing for a general investigation OF
he university and colleges by the regu
ar standing committees, after some de
bate, some of the members wanting a
subcommittee selected.
Mr.. Graham introduced a concurrent
resolution, which has for its purpose to
make the office of chancellor elective by
vote of the people.