The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-28
LEGISLATURE IS
PASSING BILLS
Mississippi SeIons Are Making
Up for Lost Time
FRATERNITY MEN AROUSED
Russell Bill Which Seeks To Abolish
Greek Letter Fraternities in
University Is Expected To
Strike a Snae.

jackson, Miss January 27.-(Specia1.)
a great number of new measures were
introduced in the legislature today, and
several old ones We're passed on by
one or the other houses. One of the
most interesting reports filed during the
day was that of the minority of the
educational committee against the Rus
sell bill which seeks to abolish the
Greek letter societies from the State
university, and in Fox's favor of which
the majority had already filed report
1t is generally believed that this bill
will pass the house, but that when it
reaches the senate it will strike a snag
that will send it into oblivion.
The fraternity men of the university
have prepared statement that is be-
ing sent to the members of the legisla-
ture and to friends and old university
men over the state showing that tho
charges made by the DRIVERS" are I'M
true, and that the fraternity men have
always captured the great majority of
honors in the literary and all other de-
partments. There is no doubt that this
matter will cause one of the most in
teresting fights of the legislative ses-
sion.
The Potter bill for the adjustment
of the office of city treasurer was
amended so as to include towns, and
passed the senate. His bill for creating
city and town repositories is still pend
ing, but there is no doubt Mississippi
has entered upon an era that will know
no treasurers, county, city or town, and
she is thoroughly in accord with the
depository system as now practised by
the state
The house fixed February ! as the
date for addresses by Drs. Tate, Butler
and Prof Archibald Smith of the A. &
NJ. college on agricultural matters.
The Lewis pension bill was passed
by the house, raising the property limit
to those veterans eligible from $500 to
$500 and making widows elibible who
married prior to 1885.
Mr.. Burkitt offered concurrent reso-
luton memorializing the text book
commission to renew contracts and save
half a million on new books, the bill
senate by Mr.. Cunningham.
Scores of new bills were, fired into
both houses, but few of more than local
interest. Hf.
They referred to amendments to pres
ent laws, auth orizing boards of super
visors and aldermen to 4enactacertain
laws, for relief of certain individuals,
ETC. $3.50
Among the general laws offered was
one by Mr. Johnson of Pamela to ex-
empt money loaned at per cent. By
Mr.. Bloomfield auth orizing the state
treasurer to pay warrants of oyster
commission. By Mr.. Long providing
for county agricultural high schools.
BY Mr.. Curd authorizing municipalities
to offer prizes for agricultural prod
ucts.
BY Mr.. Mcmillan authorizing prosecu-
ton of those selling impure foods.
BY Mr.. Engle authorizing counties
with over 10000 people to employ coun-
ty attorneys.
J. B. Sterling, attorney general of the
state of Mississippi, has been elected
president of the First National bank,
one of the Oldest and strongest finan-
cfal institutions in this section, and
will resign his office as attorney gen.
erla at an early day. General Sterling
succeeds his father-in-laW, DIR. S. s.