The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-04-09
BIENNIAL SESSION OF LEG.
IsLATURE CLOSED
YESTERDAY.
CHAOS FEATURED
DELlBER ATOMS
Members Were Kept in Con
slant Turmoil, and Unf,n,,h-
ed Business Crowded End.

SNe AaNeH
After a chaotic session. the Mis-
sissippi Legislature adjourned yes
terday, and today will find members
who have not left Jackson previous
to the formal close, en- route to their
homes in the different sections of
,ho state. During the session the
members were kept in constant
turmoil by conflicts both among
themselves and with Governor Bill
bo, and action on matter important
matters were postponed until just
after adjournment.
The peculation which has been
rife as to who would compose the
first official board of tax eQualizers
in Mississippi, following the passage
and approval of the Kyle bill, was
set at rest when the governor on
Friday sent to the Senate the names
OF, the three men, along with other
executive nominations.
The Senate confirmed the nomin-
ations as follows: o. A. Luckett, OF
Attala county, for the First dstc.ct
Il. X. Rouz, of Pearl River county,
fer the Second district, and Duncan
| |. Thompson, of ialahatch,e corn-
", for the Third iistriot.
Other nominations confirmed
were as follows:
Beauvoir Home Trusteescq mhha
Beauvoir Soldiers Home Trus-
tees Hiram McGee, Little
Springs; Hon. N. M. Collins. Merid-
ian; II. c. Carter, Jackson; Judge
w. H. Cook, Hattiesburg; j. M. Var
daman. Jackson; U. s. Roberts, Car
thage. All for a term of four years
from Feb. 27, 1916.
Trustees of the Deaf and Dumb
Institute--Frank Robertson, of Pom
totoc; II. C. Roberts, Jackson; A.
M. Campbell, Canton; G. l. Redditt,
of McCarley; w. II. Bagwell, Of
Jackson. All for term of four
years from March 9, 1916.
Mississippi Industrial and Train
fng School Trustees--Rcv b.
Lawrence, of Jackson; Pcof. w.
.Iac> >bs, of Poplarville. The above
for term of two years from the
18th day of March, 1916.
Senator l.. c. Franklin, of Clarks-
dale; Rev. J. l.. Lott, r. F. = 3, of
Grenada; A. B. Schauber, of Laurel.
The above for term of four years
from the 28th day of March, 1916
state Charity Hospital, al Jack.
son--J. X. East, of Brandon, 70
= succeed Dr. l.. c. Johnson; DR., J. NJ
, Griffin, of Blodgett, to succeed J
/ J. Conan, both for term of -four
, years from April l6, 1916.
Members of he Oyster Commits
ION w. A. McD' nald, of Paw st
Louis for a term of four years from
. Aug. 80, 1916, to succeed Frank J
Ladner.
State Charity Hospital at Nat
cheer. T. Clark, Natchez; w
d. Deterly, Natchez; Hon. William
: Darden, Fayette; F. +. Parsons, Lu
, Glen; W. T. Tucker, Woodville, al
for term of four years from Feb
z3, 1916.
Patriotic women of Mississippi
sent signed resolution to the low
or House Thursday thanking tn
lawmakers for saving the old capi
J, tol, which was read and ordere'
spread on the Journal, as follows:
Whereas, the Legislature ha
/, passed an act providing for the pre-
n servation and restoration of the oil
capitol, and
l. NHtTtdSs tHt WOIh IOl It's pis
n servation by the patriotic societie
of the state has extended over pei
II iod of nearly fourteen years, tn
.e preservation resulting from the ser
ID timent which has been created owe
,e the state by the numbers of women
It organizations and clubs, be it ther,
r. fore
m Resolved, That the committee j
ID consideration of the generous assis
oil ance extended by the members {
j. the Mississippi Legislature, the go'
n ernor, acknowledgement, speakt
of the House, and all state officia
DR. in our successful effort to preser,
re to our fair commonwealth the or
h. great historic building within i
at borders, that it might stand for a
ct time as a memorial and reminder {
re our heroic past, and as an incenti'
to the youth of Mississippi to tho'
or efforts that make for Christian maj
IL hood and ideal citizenship, take tn
IS means Of expressing the heartfe
or appreciation of the women of Missi
sippi.'