Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-02-18
STRINGENT PROHIBITION MEAS
URE is PASSED BY UPPER
HOUSE or LEGISLATURE.
REF0RMATORY BILLAMENDED
Measure To Protect juveniles II
Changed Up Before Passage in
the senste-News Of Happen
ings in the Legislature.

u a5 j.. jackson.
Before an assembly which crowded
the galleries and overlooked to cer-
tain limited extent on to the floor,
with many representatives on the
floor and the governor present, the
Mississippi senate, by an almost solid
vote, has passed the Weakley bill.
the purpose of which Is to still fur
ther restrict and curtail the supply
of Intoxicating liquids which may be
brought into the state. There was
just one vote cast against the bill on
final passage, which was that of Sem
ator Stubblefield Of Yazoo, who de.
clined to vote for O measure the ef-
fectiveness of which he strongly doubt
ed, though in favor of direct and abso-
lutte prohibition,
The bill, which was passed by the
house, passed the senate without an
amendment That it will reach the
governor and become law OF the
state in few days is the current be-
lief in legislative circles.
Vigorous but vain efforts by Sena-
tor Crawley to secure the adoption Of
an amendment referring the bill to
a referendum vote of the people
brought out practically all Of the dis
cussion that accompanied considera-
ton. The principal speeches for the
bill. all or nothing, were by Senators
Wilmington and Franklin, the latter
throwing out the sinfeso-ce that the
movement for reieresdum vote was
inspired by the "whiskey trust" This
was vigorously and warmly resented
by Mr. Crawley, who arose to Ques-
ton Of personal privilege, asserting
that he was thoroughly honest and his
action inspired by his conceptions OF
what was best for the whole people.
Juvenile Bill Is Passed.
Only the skeleton of the Norwood
Juvenile reformatory bill remained
when in amended form it was passed
by the lower house OF the Mississippi
Legislature by vote OF 92 to Is.
The bill as 1t passed will only ap.
ply to children under Is years old
that have been convicted in some
court of offenses involving moral
turpitude and delinquents. All efforts
to include neglected children In its
provisions failed, when Mr.. Howerton.
Of Lee, led the fight to emasculate the
bill by amendments.
| Friends of the measure are not dis.
couraged by the turn the bill has
taken. for they hope that the senate
will restore enough of the stricken
clauses to make It an effective meas
ure, and that on second thought the
house will concur in the senate amend
ments. ~
Sunflower Citizens Oppose Bill.
A delegation of 150 citizens of Sum
| flower county came to jackson to
bring pressure to bear upon members
| of the lower house of the legislature
to so amend the Sunfiower county di-
vision bill. when it comes from the
senate, to allow the people to vote on
whether or not they will have two
county seats. The bill as it passed
the senate would divide the county
into two districts, with Indianola and
Ruleville the two county seats.
Bill For Road Bonds.
Hon. w. s. Barry. representative OF
Leflore county, has introduced a bill
in the legislature authorizing the
/ board of supervisors OF his county to
issue 5000 900 bonds for the purpose
OF improving the public roads Of Le
flore county ,ss si..,
Guynes Naned Judge. @ f
Jasper F. Guynes of Hazlehurst has
been appointed circuit judge OF that
district by Gov. Bilbo. Mr.. Guynes
succeeds Hon. ]. w. Cassidy OF Brook
haven, who was appointed by Gov.
Bilbo last week and resigned. Mr..
Guynes will hold the Office for about
so days, or until special election is
held.
Ray Bill Killed.
BY vote Of 40 to SO the Mississippi
house of representatives has defeated
| the Ray bill, which sought to nullify
the clause in fire insurance policies
! providing for the arbitration of partial
losses. in cases of disagreement. The
hill would have made applicable the
valued policy clause to partial lasses,