Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-03-02
Tac LegltIatHra.

Monday, the proceedings wert
NOT of much Importance. Ar
French introduced . biIlto reorgan
ize the Congressional Districts.
Bills We're introduced incorPora
ting the Eastern and Western ans
the Natchez aud Brookhaveu Rail
roads. Also, to facilitate the cor
struction ofthe Nicksburg, Peusaco
Ia and Ship island road,
Tuesday, the Senate passed Tho
Ponltentiary Bill, which has huns
FIRE, 80 long. 1t gives that institu
ton into the care and manrgemen.
of the State. 1t is thought that /
will have 4 hard road to travel il
the House, as Ned Richardson il
lobbying strongly and has plenty
Of that filthy stu.f the Radical love
OF which, is the root OF all ourpoIit
ical evils. I
The Senate special Comm,ttet
submitted 4 statement Of amount o
County taxes allowed lax ColIcc
tors ofthe several counties, on lands
sold by them to the State, in 1871
for the taxes OF thc tiscai year, 1870
The Tax Collector Of LauderdaIe
was allowed S2;l97 6S Jasper, Sl2J
25j Kompcr, s5OS 80, and Clarke
$l,567 81.
Senator Price introduced S. 3
1871, 30 amend an Act to incorpo.
rate The Grenada, Louisville and
Meridian Railroad Company." Re.
ferred to Committee on Railroads.
An act passed the House. quiet
my lax titles 10 lands sold to the
State and to increase the revenue
of the State. IL had already passed
the Senate and goes to the Govern-
or for approval. 1t provides tha!
the Auditor shall immediately re
turn 10 the respective counties ali
delinquent lands, which shall then
be advertised by the Circuit Court
for sixty days before sales.
The House special Committee
appointed to inquire iato the dis
position of the agricultural College
Scrip Fund and the proceeds of the
same on account Of sales of land,
made majo crit and minority reports.
The majority report, a white-wash-
ing a%itair, was adopted against a
written protest Of the Democratic
members A.; and finally, to shield
Powers and Alcorn from merited
consure, action WAS reconsidered
and the proceedings struck from the
Journal. Very suspicious, to say
the least. A motion to correct the
Journal was defeated, after s dis
graceful contest Of two or three
hours. Gazette.
JACKSON, Miss, Feb. PA bill
passed the House to quiet tax titles
to lands held by the State. 1t pro-
videS that the Auditor shall return
to- the various couutios all lands
held for taxes, and tha Comfy Clerk
shall give notice Of forfeituras for
so days prior to offering them for
sale, This will give an opportunity
for hundreds to redsom lands that
are forfeited without the knowledge
of'the owners, in many instances
the tax having been paid regularly.
A bill was introduced to incorpo-
rate the Grenada, Louisville and
Meridian Railroad.
The only interesting item in the
District Court to-day, was sending
a government witness 10 jail for
perjury.
IN the House, NJ. Lowry of Ban
kin offered a resolution fixing fees
and salaries OF all States and District
officers. That Of tho Governor al
four Thousand dollars . year, and
all others at two thousand. The
resolution cI2mes that taxes have
been paid twice dnring the yearlS7i
that the State is now owing more
than 4 million Of dollars, and the
only hope for the country is in the
reduction ofthe salaries Of officers.
Pilot.