The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-03-21
-FIFTY-SECOND DAY.

After a four-hour spirited and Wig
orous fight on the floor of the house,
that body, by a decisive vote, or more
than two to one, passed the Mitchell
2@-cent passenger rate bill, a victory
for the men behind the movement,
against whom a majority committee re-
port was turned into the house a few
days ago. Notwithstanding the rules
to take up a measure with an adverse
report accompanying, this was done, and
the bill set for the special order this
morning. 1t was sidetracked during the
day by the appropriation bills, but was
taken up as Oon as the house re-as-
sembled at 7:30 tonight.
1t was exactly 1880 when the result
of the deciding vote was announced.
The bill fixes the rate at 2h cents on
passenger traffic over roads in the state
which, in the judgment of the railroad
commission, after careful consideration,
will not be subject to loss or depre-
citation thereby. An amendment was Of
fered by Mr.. Street to SO arrange the
rate that i'll the event it should operate
to the detriment of the employees of
any railroad, the railroad commission
shall have the power to rearrange the
rate on proper showing.
In the senate the most conspicuous
feature of the days proceedings was
the defeat of the constitutional prohi-
bition amendment resolution by a vote
of p to 10.
In both branches for the greater part
of the day appropriation measures had
the right of way, and several were dis
posed of, though not finally as to either
branch, as amendments impossible of Sc
curing the concurrence of both branches
were adopted, which means delay.
The committee on corporations through
Chairman Tyson reported action on a
number of bills pertaining to the regula-
ton of common carriers as defined by
statue, the majority of which are ia
~vorably reported. The only two reported
u~nfavorable were the senate bills re-
quiring the railroad commission to com
pei physical connection between lines
of different telephone systems, and the
companion bill requiring telephone COM
panies to promptly remedy defective in
struments, and prohibiting removal of
phones under certain conditions.
Then Mr.. Morrison got the floor with
his appropriation bills and held it for
more than two hours. incidentally the
bill for appropriating the sun OF $4,000
for the two years to the Vicksburg
Confederate veterans hospital annex was
passed after a brief display of oratory,
led by Mr.. Sheffield, who did not see
the necessity for maintaining a Confed-
crate hospital in the State. After ad-
by Messrs. Foster and Iewell
clearing up the matter in the mind of
the House, the bill passed unanimously,
104 to 0.
The three companion bills for the
support of the branch agricultural ex-
pertinent stations at Mcneil, Stone
Vile and Holly Springs were taken up
in the order. stated, each being consid-
cred and passed separately.
The Confederate Soldiers Home bill,
carrying ar appropriation of $4,000 for
two years, was passed.
FIFTY-THIRD DAY.
The upper House killed the bill to
the practice of optometry at
the evening session and disposed of sew
eral others, incidentally clearing the
of considerable business.
The House session was devoted to aP-
preparation bills, including that provid.
ing for the work of the live stock, sani-
tary board and anti-tick commission,
and the bill appropriating $4,000 to sup
port of the Matte Hersee Hospital at
Meridian.
The House also passed the bills for
the re-enactment of the lost chapters of
the code, and on third reading the cleo
tive judiciary amendment resolution,
is now complete so far as the
House is concerned.
There was another protracteI night
session of the House, when several minor
bills amending sections of the code re-
ported from the ways and means com
was passed. The session was en-
Iivened towards the close by a discussion
the bill to place a tax of 81 on all
logs owned in the State. 1t was quite
a busy day in both Houses, and much