Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1914-01-16

Easily the rnast conspicuous features
OF the second days session of the legr
isiature was the passage by the house,
OF representatives after a lively de-
bate, extending from early forenoom
until o'clock, with Lunch recess in
tervening, of the most drastic and APP
parently "tiger-proof' antiIiquor bill
which has yet been introduced.
The bill is known as the May Mott
Lewis" bill, introduced Immediately
after assembling, and bears the APP
prevail and endorsement OF the Anti
Saloon League of Mississippi Should
this measure become a. Law, ID will,
as claimed by its advocates. be harder
than ever for an individual to- receive
shipments of liquor in greater guam
tity than one gallon The term liquor"
includes all or any intoxicating bev-
erages, either vinous or malt az spir.
ituous-
The bin absolutely prohibits the
shipment Of liquors within the state
from one point or one firm on indi-
viduaI to another, and puts hide-bound
regulations around the Interstate tTaf-
fic.
AS stated by the authors Of the bill,
its purpose is to make effective the
provisions of the Webb-Kenyon act of
the United States congress, and they
believe, if enacted and enforced it
will meet this requirement.
There was some doubt expressed
during debate over the application of
the one-gallon feature to beer, Of
which considerable is shipped into the
state, but these objections we're swept
aside, the majority contending that
if the effect of this should eliminate
beer from traffic, then so much the
better.
The bill is very full and specific,
taking care of every angle of con-
struetion which may be placed upon
its provisions; and also providing that
if for any reason any one part of the
act should be declared unconsttuti0n-
al, this shall not lnvalidate other
parts not in conflict with the eonsti-
tuition.
imum fine of $50 and six months jail
imprisonment and maximum of $500,
and a second conviction shall be the
same fine, with minimum jail SEN
tence of ten days, and maximum of six
months
The fact that the vote on the. final
passage of the bill was 81 to 20 indi-
Gates the strength of opinion behind
the measure.
The Donald bill, now pending IN the
senate, is also aimed at the liquor
transportation industry, making the
maximum quantity to be handled one
gallon. 1t is probable that the anti
saloon lobby will succeed in getting
the house bill substituted ON the cal
endar
In both branches large number OF
bills were introduced, and il is APP
parent that the working spirit is ram
pant among the legislators.
The bill carrying an appropriation
of Sis, 500 to defray the expenses os
the session, including salaries and
mileage, was passed with rapid-tire
rapidity by both houses, under suspen-
sion of the rules, and it is in the hands
of the executive for approval
The senate of Mississippi demon
strated that the plea for harmony and
the expediting of business, which
formed the keynote in the opening
proceedings at each end of the capt.
toll. had not fallen on deaf or unappre-
ciative ears. The senate sat in open
session for fifty minutes, transacted
all the routine morning business, heard
the titles to nineteen bills read ana
the bills referred to standing commit
tees. passed the legislative appropria-
ton bill carrying $4,000 for salaries
and mileage and $4,000 for contingent
expenses of the legislature.