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EIGHTH DISTRICT.
Counties-Hinds, Madison, Rankin, Warren and Yazoo. (Five coun- ties.)
Population 1900-190,885.
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS.
John Sharp Williams, of Yazoo City, Representative in Congress from the Eighth District, was born July 30, 1854, at Memphis, Tenn. He is the son of Christopher Harris Williams and wife, Annie Louise Sharp. John Williams, a paternal ancestor, was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Hillsboro Minute Men and afterwards Colonel of the Ninth North Carolina Line Army of the American Revolution; Christopher Harris Williams, his grandfather, was for ten years a member of the National House of Rep- resentatives from Tennessee. John M. Sharp, his maternal grandfather, was Captain of Company A, First Mississippi Rifles, under the command of Col. Jefferson Davis, in the Mexican War; the father of the subject of this sketch was Colonel of the Twenty-seventh Tennessee Volunteers, Confeder- ate Army, and was killed at the battle of Shiloh. When the city of Mem- phis was threatened with capture by the Federal Army, his family removed to his mother's home in Yazoo County, Miss. Mr. Williams attended the private schools of Memphis and Yazoo City, afterwards attended successively the Kentucky Military Institute near Frankfort, the Univer- sity of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., the University of Virginia and the Uni- versity of Heidelberg, at Baden, Germany; subsequently studied law under Professors Minor and Southall, at the University of Virginia and in the law office of Harris, McKisick & Turley, in Memphis, Tennessee; was licensed to practice in March, 1877; in December, 1878, removed to Yazoo City, Miss., where he engaged in the practice of his profession and the varied pursuits of a cotton planter; was a delegate to the Chicago conven- tion which nominated Cleveland and Thurman; was elected to the Fifty- third, Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses as a Representative of the Fifth Congressional District, and elected from the new Eighth District to the Fifty-eighth Congress in November, 1902, and in November, 1904, without opposition. Mr. Williams is a straight Democrat; member of the Episcopal Church; Mason, Knight of Pythias and Elk; was married at Livingston, Ala., October 2, 1877, to Bettie Dial Webb, daughter of Dr. Robert Dickens Webb and wife, Julia Fulton Webb, of Livingston, Ala. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have eight children: Mary (Williams) Holmes, Robert Webb, John Sharp, Jr., Julia Fulton, Allison Ridley, Sallie Shelby and Christopher Harris. Mr. Williams was the candidate of the Democratic party for Speaker of the Fifty-eighth Congress and was leader of the minority on the floor of the House. He was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention of 1904 and was Temporary Chairman and a member of the Committee on Resolutions of that convention. Mr. Williams was re-elected to the Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth Congresses without opposition, and is a member of the Rules and
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Ways and Means Committees. He is the leader of the Democratic party on the floor of the House. In 1906 he announced as a candidate for the United States Senate to succeed Senator H. D. Money, who did not offer for re-election. His opponent was Gov. James K. Vardaman. In the Democratic primary of August 1, 1907, Mr. Williams was nominated as the party candidate for United States Senator. He opposed taking the race question into the field of national politics, as proposed by his oppo- nent by his advocacy of the immediate repeal of the Fifteenth Amend- ment and modification of the Fourteenth. Mr. Williams is regarded by all parties as one of the ablest and best equipped men in public life in the United States.
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CONGRESSMEN
- Hon. E. S. Candler, Jr., First District.
Hon. W S. Hill, Fourth District
Hon. Thomas Spight, Second District.
Hon. A. M. Byrd, Fifth District.
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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
REPRESENTATION.
The legislative power of this State shall be vested in the Legislature, which shall consist of a Senate and.a House of Representatives. (Con- stitution, Sec. 33.) 4
ARTICLĖ XIII.
APPORTIONMENT.
SECTION 254. The number of Representatives in the Lower House of the Legislature shall be one hundred and thirty-three, to be apportioned as follows:
First .- The counties of Choctaw, Covington, Greene, Hancock, Issa- quena, Jones, Lawrence, Leflore, Marion, Neshoba, Pearl River, Perry, Quitman, Scott, Sharkey, Simpson, Smith, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tisho- mingo, Tunica, Wayne and Webster, each shall have one Representative.
Second .- The counties of Alcorn, Amite, Attala, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Clay, Coahoma, DeSoto, Kemper, Lafayette, Madison, Newton, Pike, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Rankin, Tate, Union, Wilkinson and Yalobusha each shall have two Representatives.
Third .- The counties of Copiah, Holmes, Marshall, Monroe, Noxubee, Panola, Warren and Washington each shall have three Representatives.
Fourth .- The counties of Franklin and Lincoln each shall have one Representative and a floater between them.
Fifth .- The counties of Tippah and Benton each shall have one Rep- resentative and a floater between them.
Sixth .- The counties of Claiborne and Jefferson each shall have one Representative and a floater between them.'
· Seventh .- The counties of Clarke and Jasper each shall have one Rep- resentative and a floater between them.
Eighth .- The counties of Grenada and Montgomery each shall have one Representative and a floater between them.
Ninth .- The counties of Leake and Winston each shall have one Rep- resentative and a floater between them.
Tenth .-- The counties of Harrison and Jackson each shall have one Representative and a floater between them.
Eleventh .- The county of Yazoo shall have three Representatives, and. . the county of Hinds shall have three Representatives, and they shall have a floater between them.
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Twelfth .- The county of Lauderdale shall have three Representatives, one to be elected by the city of Meridian, one by the county outside the city limits, and one by the whole county, including Meridian. .
Thirteenth .- The county of Adams, outside of the city of Natchez, shall have one Representative, and the city of Natchez one Representative.
Fourteenth .- The county of Lowndes shall have three Representatives, two of whom shall be elected by that part of the county east of the Tom- bigbee River, and one by that portion of the county west of said river.
Fifteenth .- The county of Oktibbeha shall have two Representatives, one of whom shall be elected by that portion of the county east of the line running north and south between ranges thirteen and fourteen, and the other by that portion of the county west of said line.
Sixteenth .- The county of Lee shall have two Representatives, the county of Itawamba one, and a floater between them.
Seventeenth .- In counties divided into legislative districts, any citizen of the county eligible for election to the House of Representatives shall be eligible to represent any district thereof. ·
(The counties of Lamar, Forrest and Jefferson each have one Repre- sentative.)
THE SENATE.
SEC. 255. The number of Senators shall be forty-five, and are appor- tioned as follows:
First .- The counties of Hancock, Harrison and Jackson shall consti- tute the First District and elect one Senator.
Second .- The counties of Wayne, Jones, Perry and Greene the Second District, and elect one Senator. The county of Forrest has been added to the Second District.
Third .- The counties of Jasper and Clarke the Third District, and elect one Senator.
Fourth .- The counties of Simpson, Covington, Marion and Pearl River the Fourth District, and elect one Senator. The county of Lamar has been added to the Fourth District.
Fifth .- The counties of Rankin and Smith the Fifth District, and elect one Senator.
Sixth .- The counties of Pike and Franklin the Sixth District, and elect one Senator.
Seventh .- The counties of Amite and Wilkinson the Seventh District, and elect one Senator.
Eighth .- The counties of Lincoln and Lawrence the Eighth District, and elect one Senator. The county of Jefferson Davis has been added to the Eighth District.
Ninth .- The county of Adams the Ninth District, and elect one Senator.
Tenth .- The counties of Claiborne and Jefferson the Tenth District and elect one Senator.
· Eleventh .- The county of Copiah the Eleventh District, and elect one Senator.
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'Twelfth .- The counties of Hinds and Warren the Twelfth District, and elect one Senator each and a Senator between them, to be chosen from the counties alternately, beginning with Hinds.
Thirteenth .- The counties of Scott and Newton the Thirteenth Dis- trict, and elect one Senator.
Fourteenth .- The county of Lauderdale the Fourteenth District, and elect one Senator.
Fifteenth .- The counties of Kemper and Winston the Fifteenth Dis- trict, and elect one Senator.
Sixteenth .- The county of Noxubee the Sixteenth District, and elect one Senator.
Seventeenth .- The counties of Leake and Neshoba the Seventeenth District, and elect one Senator.
Eighteenth .- The county of Madison the Eighteenth District, and elect one Senator.
Nineteenth .- The county of Yazoo the Nineteenth District, and elect one. Senator.
Twentieth .- The counties of Sharkey and Issaquena the Twentieth District, and elect one Senator.
Twenty-first .- The county of Holmes the Twenty-first District, and elect one Senator.
Twenty-second .- The county of Attala the Twenty-second District, and elect one Senator.
Twenty-third .- The counties of Oktibbeha and Choctaw the Twenty- third District, and elect one Senator.
Twenty-fourth .- The counties of Clay and Webster the Twenty-fourth District, and elect one Senator.
Twenty-fifth .- The county of Lowndes the Twenty-fifth District, and elect one Senator.
Twenty-sixth .- The counties of Carroll and Montgomery the Twenty- sixth District, and elect one Senator.
Twenty-seventh .- The counties of Leflore and Tallahatchie the Twenty- seventh District, and elect one Senator.
Twenty-eighth .- The counties of Yalobusha and Grenada the Twenty- eighth District, and elect one Senator.
Twenty-ninth .- The counties of Washington and Sunflower the Twenty- ninth District. The county of Washington shall elect one Senator, and the counties of Washington and Sunflower a Senator between them.
Thirtieth .- The county of Bolivar the Thirtieth District, and elect one Senator.
Thirty-first .- The counties of Chickasaw, Calhoun and Pontotoc the Thirty-first District, and elect two Senators. Both Senators shall at no time be chosen from the same county.
Thirty-second .- The county of Lafayette the Thirty-second District, and elect one Senator.
Thirty-third .- The county of Panola the Thirty-third District, and elect one Senator.
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Thirty-fourth .- The counties of Coahoma, Tunica and Quitman the Thirty-fourth District, and elect one Senator.
Thirty-fifth .- The county of DeSoto the Thirty-fifth District, and elect one Senator.
Thirty-sixth .- The counties of Union, Tippah, Benton, Marshall and Tate the Thirty-sixth District, and elect three Senators. The counties of Tate and Benton shall be entitled to one, the counties of Union and Tip- pah one, and the county of Marshall one.
Thirty-seventh .- The counties of Tishomingo, Alcorn and Prentiss the Thirty-seventh District, and elect one Senator.
Thirty-eighth .- The counties of Monroe, Lee and Itawamba the Thirty- eighth District, and elect two Senators, one of whom shall be a resident of the county of Monroe and the other a resident of Lee or Itawamba counties.
SEC. 256. The Legislature may, at the first session after the State cen- sus of 1895, and decennially thereafter, make a new apportionment of Senators and Representatives. At each apportionment each county then organized shall have at least one Representative. New counties after- wards created shall be represented as may be provided by law until the next succeeding apportionment. The counties of Tishomingo, Alcorn, Prentiss, Lee, Itawamba, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, Pontotoc, Monroe, Chickasaw, Calhoun, Yalobusha, Grenada, Carroll, Montgomery, Choctaw, Webster, Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha, or the territory now composing them, shall together never have less than forty- four Representatives. The counties of Attala, Winston, Noxubee, Kem- per, Leake, Neshoba, Lauderdale, Newton, Scott; Rankin, Clarke, Jasper, Smith, Simpson, Copiah, Franklin, Lincoln, Lawrence, Covington, Jones, Wayne, Greene, Perry, Marion, Pike, Pearl River, Hancock, Harrison and Jackson, or the territory now composing them, shall together never have less than forty-four Representatives; nor shall the remaining counties of the State, or the territory now composing them, ever have less than forty-four Representatives. A reduction in the number of Senators and Representatives may be made by the Legislature if the same be uniform in each of the three said divisions; but the number of Representatives shall not be less than one hundred, nor more than one hundred and thirty- three; nor the number of Senators less than thirty, nor more than forty- five.
(1869, Art. IV, Secs. 34 and 35.)
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STATE SENATORS, SEVENTY-EIGHTH SESSION.
OFFICERS OF THE SENATE.
President. LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR MANSHIP
President pro tem JOHN L. HEBRON
Secretary. FRANK ROBERSON
Assistant Secretary L. F. CHILES
Sergeant-at-Arms
EDGAR FRANKLIN
Doorkeepers T. D. ROBERTS AND H. J. THORNTON
Postmistress. MISS ANITA PERKINS
Stenographers __ MRS. C. A. RICHARDSON, FRED YERGER AND MISS EUGENIA DAVIS.
Pages __ DEAN HEBRON, PAUL SANDERS, LEONARD FITZGERALD, EDWARD GRADY FRANKLIN, TROY MCGEHEE AND CLYDE BRELAND.
SENATORS.
First District .- Hancock, Harrison, Jackson-W. T. McDonald, Bay St. Louis.
Second District .- Wayne, Jones, Perry, Greene-W. W. West, Richton.
Third District .- Jasper, Clarke-Sam Whitman, Bay Springs.
Fourth District .- Simpson, Covington, Marion, Pearl River, Lamar- Theo. G. Bilbo, Poplarville.
Fifth District .- Rankin, Smith-W. T. Simmons, Raleigh.
Sixth District .- Pike, Franklin-M. C. McGehee, Little Springs.
Seventh District .- Amite, Wilkinson-W. F. Tucker, Woodville.
Eighth District .- Lincoln, Lawrence-F. M. Bush, New Hebron .. Ninth District .- Adams-Charles F. Engle, Natchez.
Tenth District .- Claiborne, Jefferson-J. S. Logan, Fayette.
Eleventh District .- Copiah-E. A. Rowan, Wesson.
. Twelfth District-Hinds, Warren-W. K. McLaurin, Vicksburg; Clay- ton D: Potter, Jackson; J. R. McDowell, Jackson.
Thirteenth District .- Scott, Newton-G. H. Banks, Newton.
Fourteenth District .- Lauderdale-John A. Bailey, Bailey.
Fifteenth District .- Kemper, Winston-J. R. Key, Rio. Sixteenth District .- Noxubee-Walter Price, Prairie Point. Seventeenth District .- Leake, Neshoba-R. L. Breland, Philadelphia. Eighteenth District .- Madison-E. B. Harrell, Canton.
Nineteenth District .- Yazoo-W. D. Gibbs, Bentonia.
Twentieth District-Sharkey, Issaquena-H. P. Farish, Mayersville.
Twenty-first District .- Holmes-S. N. Sample, Ebenezer.
Twenty-second District .- Attala-Wiley Sanders, Kosciusko.
Twenty-third District-Oktibbeha, Choctaw-J. Lem Seawright, Acker- man.
Twenty-fourth District .- Clay, Webster-F. G. Barry, West Point. Twenty-fifth District .- M. H. Franklin, Columbus.
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Twenty-sixth District .- Carroll, Montgomery-Lee McMillan, Carroll- ton.
Twenty-seventh District .- Leflore, Tallahatchie-R. V. Pollard, Green- wood.
Twenty-eighth District .- Yalobusha, Grenada-F. H. Harper, Grenada.
Twenty-ninth District .- Washington, Sunflower-J. L. Hebron, Green- ville ; Thos. R. Baird, Indianola.
Thirtieth District .- Bolivar-J. C. Burrus, Benoit.
Thirty-first District .- Chickasaw, Calhoun, Pontotoc-C. E. Franklin, Pontotoc; J. J. Adams, Pittsboro.
Thirty-second District .- Lafayette-G. R. Hightower, Oxford (resigned January 25, 1908); R. A. Dean.
Thirty-third District .- Panola-C. B. Vance, Batesville.
Thirty-fourth District .- Coahoma, Tunica, Quitman-B. D. Simpson, Marks.
Thirty-fifth District .- DeSoto-G. L. Darden, Hernando.
Thirty-sixth District .- Union, Tippah, Benton, Marshall, Tate-W. J East, Senatobia; Hugh K. Mahon, Holly Springs; S. Joe Owen, New Albany.
" Thirty-seventh District .- Tishomingo, Alcorn, Prentiss-J. A. Cun- ningham, Booneville.
Thirty-eighth District .- Monroe, Lee, Itawamba-W. D. Anderson, Tupelo; G. J. Leftwich, Aberdeen.
·SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES.
Rules-Lieutenant-Governor Manship; President pro tem Hebron; Senators McDonald, Leftwich, Franklin (31st District), Price, Sanders, McMillan.
Constitution-Senators Mahon, Adams, Whitman, Tucker, Logan, Bush, McDowell.
Judiciary-Senators Anderson, McDonald, Engle, Baird, Leftwich, Seawright, Farish, McLaurin, Potter, Mahon, Tucker, Bilbo, West, Barry, Simpson, East, Pollard, Harrell, Banks, Whitman.
Finance-Senators Sample, Cunningham, Price, Franklin (25th Dis- trict), Hightower, Vance, Bailey, Engle, McGehee, Bush, Burrus, Hebron, Tucker, Sanders, Gibbs, Franklin (31st District).
Local and Private Legislation-Senators Bilbo, Engle, Seawright, Breland, Adams.
Agriculture, Commerce and Manufactures-Senators Bailey, McGehee, West, Hightower, McMillan, Harper, Bush, Potter, Barry, Breland.
Public Education-Senators Simmons, Cunningham, Breland, Banks, Farish, Harper, Darden, Owen, Bailey.
Public Works-Senators Banks, Key, Logan, Owen, McMillan.
Printing-Senators Sanders, Franklin (31st District), Whitman, Dar- den, Simmons.
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Railroad and Franchises-Senators Gibbs, Owen, Harrell, Barry, Cunningham, Franklin (25th District), Tucker.
Claims-Senators Cunningham, Vance, Farish, Franklin (31st Dis- trict), Rowan, Burrus, Anderson.
Military-Senators Tucker, Potter, Darden, Key, Owen.
Federal Relations-Senators Barry, McMillan, Sample, East, Baird.
County Affairs-Senators Hightower, Simpson, Franklin (3Ist Dis- trict), Gibbs, Key, Rowan, Burrus.
Immigration-Senators Harrell, Owen, Bush, West, Adams, Vance, Bailey.
Registration and Elections-Senators Seawright, Harper, East, West, Logan, Breland, Sample.
Unfinished Business-Senators Baird, Darden, Hebron.
Banks and Banking-Senators McDowell, Mahon, Vance, McGehee, Whitman.
Contingent Expenses-Senators Price, Bush, Pollard.
Penitentiary and Prisons-Senators Engle, Sample, McGehee, Rowan, Logan, Pollard, Baird, Whitman, Leftwich.
Humane and Benevolent Institutions-Senators Potter, Rowan, Cun- ningham, Sanders, Burrus, Mahon, Franklin (25th District).
Public Lands-Senators McGehee, Key, McMillan, Simpson, East, Leftwich, Adams.
Corporations-Senators McDonald, Farish, Pollard, Logan, Tucker, Whitman, Anderson.
- Levees-Senators Hebron, Farish, McLaurin, Pollard, Burrus, Simp- son, Gibbs.
Engrossed Bills-Senators Franklin (31st District), Sanders, East, Harper, Bilbo.
Public Health and Quarantine-Senators Rowan, Simmons, Bailey, Price, Seawright, Hightower, Darden.
Temperance-Senators Leftwich, Sample, Engle, McDowell, Price, Simpson, Sanders, Rowan. ^
Pensions-Senators Vance, Barry, Bailey, Banks, Logan, McDonald, Adams.
Insurance-Senators McLaurin, McDonald, Key, Harrell, Gibbs, McMillan, Franklin (25th District).
SENATE JOINT COMMITTEES.
Executive Contingent Fund-Senators Pollard, Potter, Simmons.
Library-Senators Bush, McMillan, Leftwich.
Enrolled Bills-Senators Darden, Tucker, Mahon, Breland, Simmons.
To Investigate State Offices-Senators Breland, Harper, West, Banks, Baird, Anderson, Harrell.
University and Colleges-Senators Franklin (25th District), Simmons, McDowell, Seawright, Hightower, Franklin (31st District).
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COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
ADAMS-Constitution, Local and Private Legislation, Immigration, Public Lands, Pensions.
ANDERSON-Judiciary (Chairman), Claims, Corporations, To Investi- gate State Offices.
BAILEY-Finance, Agriculture, Commerce and Manufactures (Chair- man), Public . Education, Immigration, Public Health and Quarantine, Pensions.
BAIRD-Judiciary, Federal Relations, Unfinished Business (Chairman), Penitentiary and Prisons, To Investigate State Offices.
BANKS-Judiciary, Public Education, Public Works (Chairman), Pensions, To Investigate State Offices.
BARRY-Judiciary, Agriculture, Commerce and Manufacture, Rail- roads and Franchises, Federal Relations (Chairman), Pensions.
BILBO-Judiciary, Local and Private Legislation (Chairman), En- grossed Bills.
BRELAND-Local and Private Legislation, Agriculture, Commerce and Manufacture, Public Education, Registration and Elections, Enrolled Bills, To Investigate State Offices (Chairman).
BURRUS-Finance, Claims, County Affairs, Humane and Benevolent Institutions, Levees.
BUSH-Constitution, Finance, Agriculture, Commerce and Manu- facture, Immigration, Library (Chairman), Contingent Expenses.
CUNNINGHAM-Finance, Public Education, Railroads and Franchises, Claims (Chairman), Humane and Benevelont Institutions.
DARDEN-Public Education, Printing, Military, Unfinished Business, Enrolled Bills (Chairman), Public Health and Quarantine.
DEAN-Finance, Universities and Colleges, Agriculture, Commerce and Manufactures, County Affairs, Public Health and Quarantine.
EAST-Judiciary, Federal Relations, Registration and Elections, Pub- lic Lands, Engrossed Bills.
ENGLE-Judiciary, Finance, Temperance, Local and Private Legis- lation, Penitentiary and Prisons (Chairman).
FARISH-Judiciary, Public Education, Claims, Corporations, Levees.
FRANKLIN of 25th District-Finance, Railroads and Franchises, University and Colleges (Chairman), Humane and Benevolent Institu- tions, Insurance.
FRANKLIN of 31st District-Rules, Finance, Printing, Claims, County Affairs, Engrossed Bills (Chairman), University and Colleges.
GIBBS-Railroads and Franchises (Chairman), County Affairs, Levees, Insurance, Finance.
HARRELL -- Judiciary, Railroads and Franchises, Immigration (Chair- man), Insurance, To Investigate State Offices.
HARPER-Engrossed Bills, To Investigate State Offices, Agriculture, Commerce and Manufactures, Public Education, Registration and Elections.
HEBRON-Rules, Finance, Unfinished Business, Levees (Chairman).
HIGHTOWER-Public Health and Quarantine, University and Colleges, Finance, Agriculture, Commerce and Manufactures, County Affairs (Chairman).
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KEY-Public Lands, Insurance, Public Works, Military, County Affairs.
LEFTWICH-Rules, Judiciary, Temperance (Chairman), Penitentiary and Prisons, Public Land, Library.
LOGAN-Constitution, Public Works, Registration and Elections, Penitentiary and Prisons, Corporations, Pensions.
MAHON-Constitution (Chairman), Judiciary, Enrolled Bills, Banks and Banking, Humane and Benevolent Institutions.
McDONALD-Rules, Judiciary, Corporations (Chairman), Insurance, Pensions.
McDOWELL-Constitution, Banks and Banking (Chairman), Temper- ance, University and Colleges.
McGEHEE-Finance, Agriculture, Commerce and Manufactures, Banks and Banking, Penitentiary and Prisons, Public Lands (Chairman).
McLAURIN-Judiciary, Levees, Insurance (Chairman).
McMILLAN-Rules, Insurance, Public Lands, Agriculture, Commerce and Manufactures, Public Works, Federal Relations, Library.
OWEN-Public Education, Public Works, Railroads and Franchises, Military, Immigration.
POLLARD-Judiciary, Contingent Expenses, Penitentiary and Prisons, Corporations, Levees, Executive Contingent Fund (Chairman).
POTTER-Judiciary, Agriculture, Commerce and Manufactures, Mili- tary, Executive Contingent Fund, Humane and Benevolent Institutions (Chairman).
PRICE-Rules, Finance, Contingent Expenses (Chairman), Public Health and Quarantine, Temperance.
ROWAN-Penitentiary and Prisons, Temperance, Humane and Benev- olent Institutions, County Affairs, Public Health and Quarantine (Chair- man).
SAMPLE-Finance (Chairman), Penitentiary and Prisons, Registra- tion and Elections, Temperance, Federal Relations.
SANDERS-Rules, Finance, Printing (Chairman), Humane and Benev- olent Institutions, Engrossed Bills, Temperance.
SEAWRIGHT-Local and Private Legislation, Judiciary, University and Colleges, Registration and Elections (Chairman). Public Health and Quarantine.
SIMPSON-Judiciary, County Affairs, Levees, Public Lands, Tem- perance.
SIMMONS-Public Education (Chairman), Printing, Public Health and Quarantine, Executive Contingent Fund, Enrolled Bills, University and Colleges.
TUCKER-Constitution, Judiciary, Finance, Railroads and Franchises, Military (Chairman), Enrolled Bills, Corporations.
VANCE-Finance, Claims, Immigration, Banks and Banking, Pensions (Chairman).
WEST-Judiciary, To Investigate State Offices, Agriculture, Commerce and Manufactures, Immigration, Registration and Elections.
WHITMAN-Constitution, Judiciary, Printing Penitentiary and Pri- sons, Corporations.
SKETCHES OF SENATORS.
FIRST DISTRICT.
Hancock, Harrison and Jackson Counties.
WILL TATE McDONALD, of Bay St. Louis, was born October 10, 1862, in Tippah County, Miss., the son of James McLeod McDonald and wife, Sarah C. (Prather) McDonald. His paternal ancestors were Scotch, those on his mother's side came from England to Maryland in the first half of the eighteenth century. Mr. McDonald attended the academy at Ashland, Miss., under Professor Laughton and other teach- ers; was a student at the Southwertern Baptist University at Jackson, Tenn., from 1877 to 1880, then entered the Uni- versity of Mississippi, completed the law course there and took his degree in 1882. In July of that year he began law practice at Ashland and resided there for sixteen years, mov- ing in 1898 to Bay St. Louis. Mr. McDonald was Floater Representative from Benton and Tippah Counties in 1886; United States Postoffice Inspector, 1887-1889; member of Constitutional Convention from Benton County, 1890; was State Senator Thirty-sixth District, 1896-1898; was Circuit Judge of the Second District September, 1903, to January, 1906, resigning to renew his law practice; in 1907, Senator from First District. He is a Democrat, and has served on county and other committees of his party; is a Mason and is now Worshipful Master of his Lodge. He was married November 25, 1882, at Bolivar, Tenn., to Lena Sondheim, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Rutledge Sondheim of Marion, Ala. Senator and Mrs. McDonald have four children: Vance Rutledge McDonald and Prather Sondheim McDonald, both of Purvis ;. William Percy McDonald, of University, Miss., and Pauline Elizabeth McDonald, Bay St. Louis.
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