The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1910-03-23
LEGISLA TIVE NOTES.
AN ATTEMPT IN THE HOUSE TO BE-
SMIRCH VARDAMAN IS FRUS.
TRATED.
House Adopts Resolution 70 investigate
Bribery Charges.

AT the morning session Saturday
Representative M P Foy. Of New
ton county, introduced the follow
ing preamble and resolution which
were unanimously adopted without
debate:
Whereas. numerous, divers and
various charges, insinuations, in
nuendoes and reflections charging
bribery, perjury, debauchery and
unlawful use Of money. fraud and
corruption against the Mississippi
Legislature and divers Of its mem-
bers during and at the conclusion
lof the recent senatorial caucus
made by certain members Of the
Legislature and by various citizens
of the city of jackson and of the
State Of Mississippi, and by various
newspapers of the State; and
Whereas, the good name of the
State Of Mississippi and Of her law
making body has been slandered|
and DETAINED thereby; and
Whereas, we, as members OF the
Mississippi legislature, owe it to
our country, our State. our coun-
ties, our constituents. ourselves,
wives and children to repudiate.
resent such conduct on the part of
the legislature or any of its mem
bers and to condemn each and every
one Of such charges, insinuations
and innuendoes, by q thorough in
vestigation by this body;
Therefore be it resolved, That a
committee of four fair.minded
men be appointed BY the speaker
Of this house. two Of whom sup
ported ex-Goy. Vardaman. and two
of whom opposed him in the recent
senatorial contest. and that these
| four shall elect one other member
Of this house as the fifth man, who
was as near neutral as can be
found in said senatorial contest.
That this committee shall thor
onghly investigate the charges. in
situations and innuendoes of
bribery. unlawful use of money and
corruption practiced upon or par
ticipated in by this legislature, Or
any of its members during its pres
| ent sitting and in its proceeding IA
nominate a United States Senator
in the recent senatorial contest and
that they make their report back to
this house as early as possible, and
that a copy of said report be
furnished the grand jury Of Kinds
county.
The House on Monday passed a
bill reducing the legal rate OF in
terest to per cent and exempting
from taxation all money loan at 6
per cent or less. The bill now 60
to the Senate.
The Senate refused to concur in
any of the House amendments to
the new re-districting bill. which
creates four new circuit court dis
tricts17 in all and asked for a
conference committee from the
House.
The Senate bill to create the
office of county ATTORNEY has been
favorably reported by the judiciary
Committee of the House with
amendments by the committee.
The patient advocates Of State
Teachers Normal were made glad
yesterday by the Normal bill. which
passed the House last Wednesday,
going through the Senate with lit
tie opposition 81 to 4.
The Senate has refused to submit
constitutional amendments to
change the present method of dis
tributing the common school fund
and for a rev legislative appor-
ltionment, but passed on its first
reading the elective judiciary
amendment which came from the
House.
A joint resolution has passed
favoring New Orleans dis the place
for the exposition celebrating the
lopening Of the Panama Canal In
1915.
The various appropriation bill
lare being passed now as fast as
they can secure the right Of way.
1t seems that the joint commit
tee on the Executive Contingent
Fund OF the present Legislature has
never done its duty, at either ses-
sion, and advantage was taken Of
this fact Tuesday by the political
Ienemies Of GOV. Vardaman TO play
Ia little politics at his expense BY
the introduction Of a preamble and
resolution deliberately designed te
reflect on the Ex Governor and his
/ administration of the contingent
fund. The friends Of vardamar
lin the House promptly met The
move and the following substitute
for the original preamble and reso-
Hutton was substituted and adopted,
lbeing offered BY Representative
Robinson Of Montgomery
Resolved, by the house of rep
resentatives, the senate conenrring