The Tupelo journal., 1910-05-06
WORK OF THE LEa1sLArURE
Many New Laws Looking to Improve
ment of Health and Government
of the State.

ment OF Health and Government
of the State.
A review of the legislation just COM
pleted by the Mississippi lawmakers
indicates that an aggregate of eight
hundred bills and resolutions for vari-
GUS purposes were introduced during
the session. Something over three hum
bred were enacted into law, or about
. third of those introduced.
Already there is a sound of protest
over the volume of appropriations
passed, but every APPROPRIATION bill that
was introduced was compelled to run
the gauntlet of adverse fire and direct
| opposition in both branches. However,
the sum total of appropriations passed
of those passed by any previous legis-
~lature, and even then there were q
number of appropriation bills that
never emerged from the committee.
As an instance, the legislature
passed laws creating four additional
branch agricultural experiment. sta
tons; one in Southwest Mississippi,
one in the vicinity of Grenada, one in
Northwest Mississippi and one in East
Central Mississippi. Under the laws
passed the trustees of the Mississippi
Agricultural and Mechanical College
are entrusted with the responsibility of
establishing these stations, but if there
is any financial provision made for the
expenses that will be incurred the rec.
ords do not show the fact.
There.are o number of new avs to be
included in the sheet acts of 1910, as
the journals will show, and emitting
the purely local and private relief acts,
which constitute probably two-thirds of
the enacted bills, a summary will be of
interest:
Providing for a central state charity
hospital at Jackson, to be built only
when the city of Jackson and the coun
ty of Kinds shall have contributed each
the sun of $25 900 to the general ex-
pense fund.
Providing for county agricultural
high schools, under a law modified so
as to conform to the decision of the
state supreme court in deciding the
Jasper county case, so as to eliminate
the race feature.
Equalizing or revising the salaries of
executive, judicial and legislative Off
GERS.
A pure food law, enacted along the
lines of and practically conforming to
the federal laws on the same subject.
Abolishing the office of county and
municipal treasurer and in lieu author
izing the establishment of local depos-
itories.
Providing for a state teachers
school or normal college, with appro-
priation, the institution to be built
without cost to the state.
Making provision for more thorough
ly cooperating with the United States
government in the eradication of the
Texas fever, or cattle tick, and for the
eradication of hog cholera. Carrying
an appropriation of $4,000.
A "hog and hominy" law, comforting
authority on boards of supervisors to
make appropriations for special premi-
ums for excellence in the production of
farm roducts, fine cattle, swine and
stock generally.
Creating one board of trustees to ex-
ercise supervision over the University
of Mississippi, the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, Industrial Institute
and College and Alcorn College.
A general Encouragement of the cir
cult court districts of the state and
creating -four additional circuits, with
appropriations to cover the salaries of
the Judges and district attorneys SO
created.
Providing for relieving the pressure
on the supreme court by creating the
office of supreme court commissioner,
and for the appointment of two lawyers
to discharge the duties as such.
Creating the office of county attor-
ney, who shall be the state prosecuting
and investigating officer for his coun-
ty. and providing that the salary Of
such attorney shall run from 5000 to
$4,000, as fixed by the board of super
visors.
Making the unlawful sale of cocaine
a felony, being a change from the mis-
demeanor class, in which it has hither-
to been included, and subjecting the Of
fender to pe~nitentiary sentence.
Amending the statutes relative to
municipal primary elections, so that
they shall conform as nearly as posi-
BILE to the general primary laws of the
state.
Providing for better sanitary regula-
ton of hotels and taverns, for clean
and sanitary linen, and in other ways
providing for the comfort and cleanli-
ness of the travelling public.
At his home in Longview, eight miles
west of Starkville, William McCann died
in the seventy-fourth year of his age.
Mr.. Mccain was a Confederate veteran,
having served throughout the Civil War
in the Army of Virginia.
N, o. G. N. Buys Right of Way.
At a cost of approximately $160,0O0
the New Orleans Great Northern. road
has purchased right of way, and made
all arrangements for the establishment
of its own terminal facilities in jackson.
Right of way has been secured for a
distance of two miles north of the cor
porate limits, and from a high official
source it is learned that plans have been
formed for an extension Of the line in
4 northeasterly direction up the Pearl
river valley, with the ultimate purpose
of building a north and south trunk