Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-01-15
SOlONS START N
bUS|NtSS-L|kE WAY
MUCH LEGISLATION 10 BEGUN.
TWO BILLS BECOME LAWS.
EVENTS IN STATE CAPITAL
poines Of the Various Departments Of
the Government Of the Common
wealth Reported for Den-
eft OF Our Readers.

The senators and representatives oi
the Mississippi Legislature have %
tabiished a fiae record for a firs,
weeks session. as the journals will
show. and among old followers Of leg
isiative work there is no recollection
Of an opening week where there was
90 little Of friction and so much dis
patch OF business. While very little
constructive legislation has been com
pleted. there has been n good start
made. and the number OF general bills
which have passed one or the other
OF the houses Is considerable.
Two important bills became laws
during the week. One OF these was
that making provision for the ex.
penses of the session. carrying 3ifs..
500. The other was that providing for
payment OF interest on n loan OF $780,.
900.
But there has been considerable leg.
islation started. and some Of II passed.
by one branch or the other. Among
the more important Of the unfinished
measures are:
House bill known as the MAY.
Lewis-Mott' anti-iiquor bill. designed
to dove-tail In with the Webb-kenyon
chapter OF the United States statutes /:
passed by a two-thirds majority. and
Senate bill known ~ the Anderson
Burkitt" measure. for the election Of
United States senators by the people
during 1916 and 1913. and every siz
years thereafter.
Senate bill changing the manner o
selecting members OF the State Boar
Of Health so as to give less absolut'
choice to the governor.
Senate bill providing for . state d
ucationai commission. to be compose
Of persons actively engaged in SON
one or the other phases Of educstioni
work In the state.
Senate bill removing the restriction
'. on the killing OF buxzards or carrie
.. crows.
Quite q number Of bills introduce
: have been considered In committ
; and favorably reported. and the ou
look for q week OF action on. the
In considered quite favorable.
The keynote OF the whole session 8
far has been work. and work together
There has been an absence Of wind
jamming or oratory. and all tn
speechmaking so far has been con
fined TO brief formal explanations O
measures under consideration.
The bill drafters have been appar
entity working overtime during vaca
tion. judging from the number that
had been drawn ready for introduc'
tion when the session began. Since
/ Tuesday there were introduced up
wards of 200 bills. in addition to sun
dry resolutions requiring committee
reference. Over 1870 found their way
to the clerks desk In the house. while
upwards OF so were introduced by
senators.
The feature of the week was the alb
sence Of anything like friction. espe-
eially along factional lines. and a
large majority OF the workers are ap-
parently determined to follow the ad-
vice OF the presiding officers advanced
st the outset and ignore politics and
transact states business.
There Is. OF course. no telling when
some attempt may be made to start
something" but It Is estimated that
the conservative forces have things
fAirly well In hand. and this prompts
the belief among the few Legislators
m town that another busy week Is