The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-10-11

tional board; that the treasurer and
custodian of the funds derived from
the government shall be the state SUI
perintendent of education. The sum
of 81, $50 was needed for the board,
and If the state should put up that
amount 1t will get $15,425 under the
provisions of the Smith, Hughes law
for the term of July to January, next.
Prof. Hubbard of the department OF
education was granted the privileges
Of the senate, and explained the bill
and the necessity for the appropria-
ton asked, that being the only way OF
saving the $15,425 available for the
state. The bill passed, 80 to o, az did
the appropriation for same.
Hope of adjourning the legislature
Oct. has faded and those anxious to
get away see nothing better than an
other week of work, even should Gov.
Bilbo submit nothing else. In the gov
errors proclamation calling the leg
stature to Jackson he enumerated
eight subjects for action, and most OF
those are yet to be passed. 1t was
thought that the state and county tax
levy would be ready for the COVER
nor's signature, but the house got
into more deep water, could not agree
among themselves on further amend
ment and sent the bill back TO com.
mittee.
In committee Of the whole the SEN
ate discussed and adopted the house
concurrent resolution in reference to
redistricting the state as to circuit
and chancery court districts, and a
committee of seven on the part of the
house and five for the senate will
work out the problem between now
and the January session. The propo-
sition was adopted unanimously.
The senate passed a. bill authoriz-
ing the town Of Columbia to donate
$4,000 for a site for the industrial
and training school. Under the pro-
vision of companion bill champion
ed by Mr.. Hathern, Madison county
was authorized to use certain funds
for the training school. Still another
bill authorized Marion county to make
a special levy of mills, if necessary,
to raise $4,000 for the training school
The bill providing that sheriffs
shall be paid maximum of rs cents
per day for feeding prisoners had been
returned from the house amended so
as to make the maximum 60 cents, but
an amendment by Mr.. Eskridge au-
thorized the boards of supervisors not
to pay less than 80 cents nor more
than rs cents, which passed, 80 to 5.
At a mass meeting here plan for
procuring an aviation camp by pledg-
ing $4,000 and asking the people of
the city to vote that amount of bonds,
was determined upon. The governor
was also asked to authorize the legis-
lature to pass bill making that kind
of provision, and the bill was intro
duced last week.
A feature of the extraordinary ses-
sion of the legislature last week was
the adoption of Mr. Frierson's resolu-
ton by the house ordering that the en-
tire second floor of the old capitol
shall be turned over to the depart
ment of archives and history, Of which
DIR. Dunbar Rowland is director.
An appropriation of $4,000 for fur
nishing the state tuberculosis hospital
at Magee was made, and the bill for
the organization of drainage districts
within other districts also landed safe.
The joint committee appointed to
redraft the revenue bill reported a
new bill and it was passed, SO to I,
and sent over to the house for con-
currence.