The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-31

have changed their hours of meeting
from 1000 o'clock each morning to
800 o'clock. This will be a saving
of one hour in time for each day
and will materially aid in the dispo-
sition of business.
A. & M. to Get No More Departments
1t has been definitely determined
by the Senate committee on agricul-
ture that no more departments will
be created at the A. & M. College
during this session of the legislature,
at any rate. The Senate committee
reported unfavorably the bills Great
ing State Bureau of Markets and
Publicity and to provide for a sys-
tenn of inspection for Illuminating
oils, sought to be created at the Coll
lege.
Would Put Pool Rooms Entirely Out
of Business.
The Roberts bill prohibiting gamb-
ling and use of liquors in pool rooms
has passed the House. There is a
more drastic measure pending in the
House, which seeks to put pool rooms
entirely out of business. The pool
room interests in the state are very
large and fund has been subscribed
it is understood, by the pool room
advocates to make a fight on the
measure that seeks to close their
doors. There is a good deal of talent
arrayed on both sides of the measure
and the fight wakes warm. Those op-
posed to the operation of pool rooms
in the state will bring all the pres
sure they can exercise on the legis-
lature to secure the passage of the
bill.
Bills Recommended and Those Re-
ported UnfaVorably.
HOUSE.
The Pension Committee has recon-
mended the passage of two measures
which will extend the annual pay
ment of pensions to parties who de-
serve the help but are now deprived
of the fund or are omitted from the
county pension rolls.
The Insurance Committee report
ed favorably bill which forbids
people of bad character acting as in
surance agents and gives the -nsur-
ance Commissioner the authority to
cancel their license.
Division B of the Judiciary Com
mittee has reported unfavorably the
bill of Mr.. Clancy seeking to make
it unlawf | for any person to speak
derogatory of banks and another to
make it unlawful to make false state
ments by means of which to obtain
credit.
The Committee on Banks and
Banking reported faVorably a series
of eight bills relative to the banks
of the state all of which bills have
the approval of the State Banking
Association.
SENATE.
|. The Committees on Judiciary re-
ported faxorably on the bill by SEN
ator East for better protection to
automobile owners, and preventing
motor car thievery and other purpos-
es. This bill has created a good deal
of interest ever since it's introduction.
The Committee on Agriculture re-
ported unfavorably the bill to create
a system of oil inspection in the
state; also the bill to create bureau
of markets and publicity.
Banking through Senator Shields, its
Chairman, made a favorable report
on Senate concurrent resolution No.
10, memorializing Congress to estab-
lish a branch farm bank or the 5th
District Bank in Mississippi, and 9TH
er purposes.
State Treasury Has 100000.
The report of the Secretary of the
Treasury, DR.. l.. S. Rogers, shows
that there was balance of $4,000
900 on hand in the various state de-
positories at the close of business
Tuesday night. The State Treasurer
will begin the letting of contracts at
an early date for those banks that
desire to become state repositories
for the term of twelve months, be-
ginning on February 18th.
Legislature Opposed to Trips.
The present legislature is opposed
to making junketing trips over the
state for the purpose of visiting the
various state institutions and the
House by very decided majority
refused to send its committees on
Universities and Colleges for an in
spection of those institutions.
Bills to Remove State University.
Senator Julius C. Zeller of Yazoo
introduced bill in the Senate
Thursday providing for the removal
of the State University from Oxford