The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1922-04-06
IMPORTANT MATTERS
BEFORE LEGISLATURE
High Points Of the Work Of the States
Law-Makers, Now in Session.

Law-Makers, Now in Session.
The House committee appointed to
investigate charges BY the governor
that the damage suit against him and
other things which reflected on his ad-
ministration had been instigated by
the insurance agents, reported that the
charges were unfounded and the re-
port was adopted 60 to 20.
The Senate bill fixing privileges on
cotton warehouses in proportion to a.
mount Of cotton stored was passed by
the House.
The Senate bill exempting from
taxation hospitals which receive char
ty patients was passed by the House.
Senate bill changing time when
taxes become delinquent from Dec.
18th to Jan. lst, was passed by the
House.
Senate bill exempting money depos-
tied in banks fromtaxation was passed
by the House.
The Senate passed two levee bills
over the governors veto. The bills
are aimed to make big saving to the
state.
House bill providing that tax eAl-
lestors may assign tax liens on which
owners may borrow money for one
year and thus prevent sale Of land for
taxes and damages was passed unan-
mousIy by the Senate.
The conference committee reported
that the House had receded from its
position on allowing expense money
for the county superintendents of ed
ucation, under which the superinten-
dent Of Claiborne county will get
S2100 without expense money.
Senator Barrett withdrew his bill
requiring annual statements by boards
of supervisors, as same was covered
by House bill.
The Senate passed bill authoriz-
ing boards Of supervisors to appro-
pirate $1,000 for the building Of new
hospital at Beauvoir.
House bill appropriating $4,000 for
work among the negro schools was
passed by the Senate.
The Senate passed bill Monday
fixing the state levy at mills.
The conference ommittee report,
giving the Holly Springs and McNeill
experiment stations each $4,000 an
'nually for two years, was adopted by
the Senate.
Bills carrying appropriations Of
$4,000 per year each for support Of
charity wards for negro patients in the
hospitals at Greenville and Greenwood
we're passed by the House.
An appropriation Of 100000 was
made by the House for a building at
the East Mississippi Insane Asylum
for ex-serviee men.
The House fixed the state levy at 8
mills,
The Senate receded from its stand
for a Q mill state levy, and adoptd
the House mill levy.
The governor signed the bill yes
terday. The old levy was 8 mills.
The Senate passed the House bill
appropriating S350,000 for the support
of agricultural high schools through
out the state. The appropriation was
ormerly $560,000.
The Senate passed House bill pro-
yiding that half Of the motor vehicle
ak be turned over to the counties in
hich It is collected and the other
half be used by the State Highway
Department, was passed by the SEN
ate.
The House authorized the issuance
Of short term notes to meet the deti-
eiencies in the treasury until the rev
enues come in.
The Senate passed the fees and sal
aries bill which the governor had We
toed after the House had passed It.
The Senate appropriated SIl,oOO
yearly for the support Of the south
Mississippi Charity Hospital at Laurel
The Senate also appropriated $780,
900 annually fer the support Of the
School for Predetermined at Ellis
vile. This appropriation had been
passed BY the House.
The a. & NJ. College conference re-
port for the appropriation was adopt
ed by the Senate.
The Senate killed a motion TO re-
duse the appropriation for the Wom--
ans College, and later added several
thousands Of dollars to the original
The House passed by large ma
iority the bill preventing nepotism
employing kim by boards Of super
sors. This bill had been passed by
he Senate. :.
Inc House passed bill making it
crime for any one not entitled to do
% to wear the emblem of the Ameri-
can Legion.
Yesterday the House adopted an
amendment to the general appropria.
ton bill cutting the salaries Of all
state officers, except the governor and
| judiciary, ten per cent.
The legislature seems determined e
adjourn Saturday. There are about
l50 bills with favorable committee re-
norts vet TO be acted upon.