The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-29

page. The law of 1870 allows 5000 per page
for House bills, and $4.9S per page for Sem
ate bills.
Repeating that the enormous expendi-
ture for printing, from the years 1870 to 1875,
has arisen chiefly from the excessive amount
your committee is of the opinion
that with proper economy and prudence
on the part of the Legislature and the heads
of the Departments, and proper scrutiny
on the part of those whose duty It Is to pro-
tect thetState from depreciation, the State
printing Gamble pei formed under this bill,
at astotai cost Of l0.00G to $4,000 per an
npm.; : -
.Ail:of which is respectfully submitted
HARPER, Chairman.
HoUsE-TWENTY-THIRD DAY.
:. MONDAY, January 81, 1876.
Mr.Speaker Street in the chair. Present,
SO; absent, 80.
/, Leave Of absence was granted Mr.. Bas-
sett. 49, IN
To prohibit free passes or free tickets to
public officers on the railroads in this State.
1t provides, Sec 1. IL shall hereafter, be
unlawful for lazy any G9vernGr, mea'e scre
tary of State. Attorney GENERALLY Judge Of
Supreme, Circuit or Chancery Court,
District Attorney, member Of Board OF
Supervisors, members of the Senate. or
cept or use any ticket for, free, passage
sosuch person granted, Or givenby any
railroad tram inthis State, in virtue OF
any leave granted by any officer or railroad,
or to use any ticket, written or verbal. hith-
erto granted. Section 2. That any such Off
Ger who shall hereafter accept any ticket,
ETC., for free passage to himself or to any
person, or who shall use for himself or for
any other person ticket hitherto given
shall' be guilty OLA misdemeanor for each
,xyso oh he Hin cd
not less than $500. Section 8. Enacting
clause. a.. a.. 7ii.fEf-
pone, pending. tl.s.s.
Mr. stebbins moved that the law shall
not prevent officers who are delegates to
any religious or charitable institution from
accepting free pass or reduction of the
price of tickets; adopted.
Mr.. Spight moved that this act shall not
be so construed as to allow any editor, while
member of the Legislature. to use his pass
as SUCH editor on any railroad.
Mr.. Powell moved to table; lost, and the
amendment was adopted-yeas %, nays &c.
Mr.. Clifton moved to table the motion to
indefinitely; postpone; LOST yeas 49, nays ~ !,
Me- -Bloant moved to table the bill; car
YEAs-Messrs. Bean, Blount, Brown,
Carter. of Warren, Causey, Cessor, -Chiles,
Dens"n, Fortune. Garrett. ellis. Hebron.
johnson. Of Itawamha Johnson, afwinston,
Jones. or Issaquenn, Mallory. Massengale,
Meade. Millsaps. Monroe, Muldrow, McCar-
go, McNeioe, McLaurin, of Jasper, McLaur-
in Of Smith, McWhorter, Nihols, Persons sn
SpiGht,s Mson, Tucker -Turley, Watkins,
Wilkinson Young-46.
NAYs-Messrs, Amacker, Bailey. Barks-
dale, boyd. Bird of, Lawrence, Campbell,
Carter OF Holmes, Grassland, Clay, Clifton,
Dear Dyer, Erwin, Feashs,stan, FLOYD
Hall, Harper, Hicks, Hnddleston, Hudson,
Jarnigan,. Jayne, McNair. Pennington,
Powell, Rey aolds, Rowan, Stands, Shat.
tuck, Stebbins, Sykes, Trlce, Warren and
Vaughn-39. = =. a'.5a' e-+e lfiosq
ABSENT AND. NOT Yor1NG-Messrs. Al
drich, Baker, Bassett, Bell, Bridges Byrd, OF
franklin, Cochran; Cruln, Dabney, Drake,
Leigh, Lester, Miiler. Mccormick, McInnis
Nelson, 6verton, Pound, Riley, Sanderlin'
Shelby, Southworth. proup, White, Walden
and YelIowly-3l. t..4...z
Mr.. Cessor (col.) moved to reconsider and
table the motion. The motion TO table the
motion to. reconsider was lost; yeas, AZ;
nays, AZ; absent, 81 and the motion to re-
consider lies over. -.
sPEcIAD. ORDER: -.
: The bill to repeal the laws donating the
Trust Funds to the railroads was taken up.
Mr. Campbell moved,to amend by repeal
ing the law transferring the indebtedness
Of the Miss. Cen. r. r. to the Greenville Il
Columbus r. n. srieu
MI. Gibson moved to table the amend
ment.
Mr.. Clay moved to recommit the bill and
amendment to the Committee on Education.
Carried. st-A
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Dyer, for committee, reported an. act
entitled an act to authorize ]. NJ. Major to
establish and keep ferry across the ITALIA
hatchie river, approved March Sd, 1875, with
amendments; A substitute for the bill to in
corporate the French Camps Educational
Association; To amend an act to incorpo-
rate the town of Scooba, in the county of
Kemper, approved April 9th, 1873; To au-
thoriZe cities and towns of 1000 or more in
hsbitants to organize hre Companies; that
The bill to incorporate French Cam ps Ed
ucational Association was recommitted.
The other bills were passed as recommended
by the committee = Fs. -ss.Bst-sss qzfs
Mr.. Rogers, chairman, reported the cot
ton weighers' bill. which passed. ss-ss
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS. sae...
All referred. - =. =
By Mr.. Erwin: For the relief of the tax
By Mr.. Mallory To repeal the anti-liquor
law of McNntt, Sunflower county. 9ii
Bv Mr.. Hnadleston: To amend chapter
of lands. ,4els
By Mr.. Campbell: To am end the charter
of Satartia. . ..a4ss< I-ss.f' =.
By Mr.. johnson of Winston: To change
the boundary lines of Neshoba and Win
stOn. ~ tai .-l.t4 3f.5f .r Z
By Mr.. Stebbins: For the relief of Chas.
B. Cooper. of Madison county.
By Mr.. Shattuck: To protect the citizens
in tile Supervisors Districts in Wilkinson,
where timber has become scarce; also to
authorize the Circuit Clerks TO appoint dep
uties In certain cases. 30 III
By Mr.. Percy: A memorial from the
citizens of Issaquena county upon the lev ee
construction tax. t.l .rF.4.- fss.
By Mr.. REYNOLDS; Toreduce and equal