The Hattiesburg news., 1914-02-02
AN1I-1IPPlNG LAW
Will NOT Be
REPEALED
SENATE BY VOTE OF 20 TO 9 RE.
FUSED TO REPEAL MEASURE
PASSED 2 YEARS AGO.
MEMBERS ADMIT VIOLATIONS
House Committee Makes Favorable
Report on Resolution Providing for
Amendment for Recall of Public Of
ficers-Bond Issue Bill Introduced
MEMBERS ADMIT VIOLATIONS

Jackson, Miss, Feb. BY a vote
of 20 to the senate this morning re-
fused to repeal the anti-tipping law
enacted two years ago, which makes
1t a misdemeanor for any person to
give gratuity to hotel employees, rail.
way porters, etc. During the debate
many members admitted they violate
the law several times per week.
The house committee on constitu-
tion this morning favorably reported
on the resolution providing for an
amendment to the constitution for the
recall of public officers. An initiative
and referendum amendment is pend
ing before committee, which will be
favorably reported in event the legis-
lature refuses to authorize a constitu
tional convention.
The common school appropriation
bill, carrying an appropriation og ST.
100000 per annum was slated for pas
sage in the house this morning but
only 80 of 1856 members answered the
roll call and Chairman Owen would
not risk its consideration.
The educational calendar was taken
up and bills passed providing that two
or more counties may join in forming
separate school districts, authorizing
the donation of real estate by boards
of supervisors, prescribing the method
of examining candidates for county
superintendent of education. A bill
to substitute qualified electors "for
taxpayers" in the statute defining who
may petition boards of supervisors was
debated at some length and finally
recommitted.
A feature in the senate was the in
PRODUCTION by Capt Frank Burkitt OF
a bill providing for a $1,000,000 bond
issue to liquidate outstanding indebted
ness, and providing that the bonds
shall be sold in small blocks and only
to bonafide citizens of the state. The
senate passed without dissent the Gle
meHts bill leaving it optional with
boards of supervisors to let road con-
tracts by competitive bids or other
wise.
Fight on Deposit Guarantee.
Banking legislation will hold the
center of the stage in the lower house
Tuesday, having been set as special
order for that day.
The house banking committee will
hold a session this afternon to con-
slider the question of reporting one OF
the several banking bills now pend
ing. There is a strong probability
that the committee, instead of adopt
ing one of the measures, will return
all OF them to the house in a batch
with recommendation that the entire
subject matterAbe opened.
Some of the members of the com
mittee, however, are strongly opposed
to this plan, and will insist on a spe
cific report. The, favorite measure lis
the Kyle banking bill, passed in the
senate last week, the chief features of
which are an elective system for bank
examiners and the guarantee of de
posits. .tt
In its present form the Kyle bill is
almost identical with the measure
formed by Mr. Smith, Of Lowndes, and
1t is understood that the latter is
willing to have 1t substituted. ~
The big fight in the house will be
on the question of guarantee of bank
deposits, and around this question the
fate of the measure hangs. Chairman
benson, OF the house banking com
mittee:: will lead the fight against the
guarantee Of deposits, backed by Mr.
Genin, of Hancock. +
The banks OF the state, almost with
out exception, are unalterably opposed
to the guarantee plan. and are making
vigorous fight to accomplish the de-
feat Nof this clause Of the bill.
Harris County Measure.
The house and senate committees