Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-28
MISSISSIPPI.
Senate Standing COmmittees-The Case
against FurlOng DismiSsed-Bills
Passed and New Bills in
Both Houses.
Benefits Bill Prohibiting the Import
alton, Manufacture, or Sale of
intoxicating Liquors in the
Siate-Eic. t

Special TO the Appeal
JACKSON, January 27.-In the senate
the president announced the standing
committees as follows:
Judiciary Cassidy, Sullivan, Parker
Taylor, Everett, Smith, and Steele.
Finance-Little, Smith, Stone, Gra-
ham, and Caldwell.
Agriculture, Commerce and Manufac-
tures-Caldwell, Everett. Holloway,
Gleed, and Smythe WinstOnl
Public Education-Wsrner, Gray Al
len, Cullens, and Thornton.
Public Works-McClure, White and
Carter.
Printing-Campbell, Stone, Everett,
Gray and Cassidy.
POst-rOads and Franchises, other than
municipal = Gilmore, White, Carter,
Gray and Taylor.
Ciaims-SGlIivan, Bennett, Holloway,
Smith and Graham.
Militia-Furlong, Mcneil and Stew
art.
Federal Williams, Carter,
Little, Shirley and Thornton.
Counties and County Boundaries-
Parker, Cullens, Graham, Caldwell and
Smythe [WinstOnl.
Immigration-Gleed, Thornton and
Albright.
Registration and Elections-Evere
Allen, Sullivan, Williams and Stone.
Unfinished Business s-Allbright, Men
denhaIl and Barrow.
Banks and Banking-S0one, Warren
and Taylor.
Contingent Expenses-Packer, Gra-
ham and Cullers.
Fenitentiary and Prisons-Gray, Al
Zen, Stewart, Mcneil and Mcclure.
Humane and Benevolent Institutions
Price, Cullers, Shirley, Thornton, and
Smytbe [Attala].
Public Lands-Bennett, MendenhaIl
and Albright.
COrporations-White, Graham, CUl-
lers, Taylor and FuTlong.
The charges against Charles Z. Fur
long, from the seventh district, were
dismissed as unfOunded.
The following bills were passed:
Act TO extend the time OF holding the
circuit court of COlfax county.
Act limiting the time of the iegisla-
tive session to sixty days.
Act for the relief of the sheriff of ChOc-
taw county.
Act 10 repeal the prohibitory liquor
laws of Oktibbeha county.
Act amending the act incorporating
the town OF Summit.
The following billswere introduced:
An act to prevent unjust discrimina-
tions and extOrtiOns in the rates charged
by railroads for freights.
An act to repeal section twenty eight
Of an act TO amend the laws of the State
in relation to public education, which
requires the privilege tax on dram-shOps
10 be paid in currency.
Hnularfrnnr tho Npr-ar,1 her alor-
tiGsl valid.
An act for the relief of McHenry,
former sheriff Of NoXubee county.
An act extending the time for collect
ing taxes in NoXubee county,
An act prohibiting the sale of liquors
5n Calhoun county.
An act regulating the compensation Of
members of the legislature.
An act requiring members of boards
of supervisors to give bond.
An act to amend the revenue laws, so
as TO require a reduction of the ddUqlO-
rent taxation, by increased taxation on
privileges.
Mr. Bennett will introduce a bill pro-
bihitirg the importation, manufacture
or sale oS spirituOus liquors in the State.
In the house the following bills were
An act to mend the laws in relation
to jury service.
An act to amcnd the laws relative to
indictments.
An act to compel children to attend
the schools.
An act to amend article of the code
of lS7l.
An act to amend section 2442, revised
code of 1871.
An act to amend article nineteen OF
the revised code.
An act to change the time for holding
the circuit court in LeflOre county.
An act for the better protection OF ag-
riculture in Warren county.
An act extending the time for holding
the circuit court in Itawamba county.
The special committee reported ad-
versely to reducing the penalty Of the
bond Of tine circuit clerk of Halabusha
county,
The time for the payment of taxes
was extended for thirty days in Aicorn,
Hinds, Adams and YazoO counties.
The public printer will be elected
UtNt Monday.