The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-25
soLoNs END BUSY SESSION.

soLoNs END BUSY SESSION.
Jackson. extraordinary legis
lative session called by the governor
was a busy one. closing last week. In
all, sixty bills and concurrent resolu.
tions which passed have received the
approval Of the governor and are now
laws.
Senate Bills Passed.
BY Mr. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. gov
| ernor to borrow $6l2,s904s for schools.
Mr.. acknowledgements hotels from
county and municipal taxation.
Mr. Hili-Provid!ng that majority
voting shall carry elections.
gasoline stations from Sunday closing.
MIR. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. appointing
committee to investigate governors H.
Mr. Whittington--Resoluti empower
ing the governor to prepare budget for
next session.
Mr.. Casteel-Providing way for soldiers
| and sailors to vote by mail.
Mr.. Burrow--Defining what constitutes
a vacancy in office.
Mr.. Thompson OF the Sixth-.,Authoriz-
FernwoCd school.
Mr.. Williams of the Thirteenth--vali-
dating school district bonds.
and other accounts.
Mr.. Bradford-Providing for drainage
districts within other districts.
Mr. Notwithstanding the tax levy
for state and county at and s mills,
respectively
Mr.. Williams of the Twelfth-Author-
izing cities OF 10000 Inhabitants to issue
bonds to locate aviation camps.
Mr.. Thompson of the Sixth-$1, 450 for
| vocational education board.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures Marion
county to donate $4,000 to training
school.
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING Columbia to
Mr.. Bowman-s5. 900 to support Of
Natchez Hospital
Mr. Notwithstanding acceptance
of vocational training funds from Con-
Mr.. stubblefield-Resolu pledging
Mississippi's support to the government
Mr.. Thompson Of the Sixth-$15, 900 to
purchase live stock for convict farm at
Oakley
Mr.. Coen--Authorizing Copiah county
to spend $4,000 on gravel roads and pay
Mr.. Chrismand- town of
Weir to transfer funds
Mr.. Misunderstanding civil rlgnts 10
soldiers and sailors
Mr. chardson-Providing for the or
ganization of home guard.
Mr.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS snip yarus
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures counties liable
Cor live stock killed by dipping
House Bills Passed.
Mr.. Howerton-To pay mileage $500.
Mr.. Norwood.validating road d. bonds:
Mr.. Bailey of auderdale-Validatins
municipal bonds, etc.
Mr.. Mountaineering sheriff's fees for
feeding prisoners to 60 cents
Mr. Howerton-ss2o.o to repay loan
Mr.. Howerton-$20,ooo to tuberculosis
Mr.. Howerton-s.oo to operate old
Mr.. Howerton-313o.o 900 to penitentiary
deficit
Mr.. Howerton-$2 900 to East Missis
| sippi Insane Hospital
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING cities to issue
bonds to locate industries OF quasi-public
Mr.. Howerton-s1.s 800 to pay coupons on
bonds.
Mr.. Barry-Authorizing Leflore, coun-
Mr. Hawkins Authorizing Warren
county to purchase school books for poor
Mr.. Genin-Amending Section 8, Chap
| ter $50, Laws 1915, as to school district
levies.
Mr.. Notwithstanding Rankin county
to use road funds.
Mr.. Norwood-Authorizing the govern
or to arrange extension on $4,000 loan
Mr.. Denley~Authorizing Tillatoba ru.
raj school to use surplus funds on re
Mr.. Foster-Providing more pay for
feeding and caring for Warren county
pauperS.
| penses of the session.
Mr. King-Empowering Copiah county
supervisors to transfer $1,000 to school
Mr.. winter-s4.ooo to department Of
Mr.. Norwood-$4o. 400 for penitentiary
MI. Holton-Ratifying action Winston
| county supervisors in road matters.
Mr.. Norwood-$5 200 for two lime crush
Mr.. Foster-Authorizing Warren coun-
| ty levee district to purchase lands In
Louisiana. including DeSoto Island.
Mr.. Norwood-$3s,5oo to penitentiary
'u NJ. Norwood-$5.o 600 to the railroad
MI Mr.. Howerton-s5.oo to the attorney
MI. Norwood-s15, 900 to replace barns
at A. & M College.
Mr.. Stockstill-Authorizing boards OF
supervisors to employ timber estimatoTs
Mr.. Gibson-Resolution providing for
redistricting the state into circuit and
| chancery districts
A few months ago the department
of agriculture announced that those
persons having live stock, farm ma
chinery or products they wished to
exchange or swap" might make their
wants known free of cost in the col
umns of the Bulletin, the official publ
cation Of the department. The first
month there were perhaps dozen pa
irons of this swapping sheet but
now the number has grown until the
list covers three or four closely type
written sheets, including hundreds OF
items that are for swapping" or for
sale. The publication is posted at ey-
cry courthouse door in the state.
When one of the special trains bear.
ing the 152d infantry from Indiana
pulled into the station at Camp Shelby,
Charles Dixon, 81, member of the
supply company, stepped off the train
to the platform, carrying his equip.
ment. Once on the ground he was
seen to stagger and fall. His fellow
soldiers rushed to his side, but he was
dead. An investigation followed and
~ was learned that his sudden death