The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-06
FORTY-sEVENTH DAY.
SENATE.
SATURDAY, March ,, 1873.

Lieutenant Governor SIMS in the Chair
Prayer by Rev. DR.. w. II. Watkins. Rol
call:
PRESENT -Messrz. Barry, Bills, Carter 95l
| District. CDwan, Currie. Dowd. Parish FitZ
Grad, Furlong, Gaeles, Gibbs. Gilbert
jackson, kirg, Lanneau, Lee, Lowranc"
| McCaskill, Mont gomerY. Morgan, Oldham
Peerv. Pratt, Reynolds. Rogers, Thomp-
500, Vance aud West-2S.
ABsENT--M"s>r>. Allen, Bridges, CALI
cOtt. Carter Isl District, Fewell. Foote
Griffin, Hooker and Terry-9
Mr.. Morgan. for Judiciary Committee
| rep'rted back without recommendation, 5
| B. 236, to change the time of holding courts
in the First District of Carroll county, and
| OF Lcfore county.
b. Il 2S6, to Incorporate the town OF Con-
cOriia, in Bolivar co; MY. was passed.
| Mr.. Reynolds, from joint committee OF
| conference. to which had been referred the
school bill, with Moffrtt Register bill, at
tached as amendment thereto, submitted Il
report proposing sundry amendments,
| among others the following:
| strike out of section Il, the sentence in
| ~. 43, A and 10 lines OF said section, and
| insert in lieu thereof the following: That
one half of the amount collected shall be
| paid monthly over to the state Treasurer.
| To be distributed pro rata among the educa-
he children of the State. part of The
general school fund; that the other halt
snail constitute common county fund for
the support Of the free schools of the cry
where collected. to be disburssd under the
order of the Board OF Snpervisors.' The
report was adopted
). B 233, 10 provide for the settlement Of
controversy in regard to a certain con-
StructiOn levee tax IN Sharkey county, was
,sSed.
BILLS PASSED.
S. B. 1O6. to amend an act creating an adj
ditional county in this State to be called
Sharkey county, and to change the bounda-
ry lines of Warren, Issaqutna aud Wash
ingtOn counties, was passed, after the adj OPP
ton OF an additional section Otfere by Mr..
Parish.
II B. 23S, for the relief of VIM. Ander-
son of Carroll county.
). 3. 1866 tor the relief d. n. Quinn of
Lefiofe county.
Ii. B. ASS. To change the time OF holding
the Circuit Court in the county of Chicka
saw.
H b 5l2. in relation to the Okolona Saw
ing's Bank.
II. b. 52l, to prohibit the sale of malt and
intoxicating liquors, within the town or
Paris, Lafayette county.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE COMMON SCHOOL
FUND.
Mr.. Lanneau, from the committee Of con-
ference on III. b. IFS, to provide for the dis
CributiOn of the Common school Fund,
ported the following substitute TOR section
two:
SEC. ,. Be it further enacted. That the
distribution of said fund for the present
year shall be made according TO the mum
Der of educable children in each county as
enumerated by the assessors in 1877, revised
and corrected by the State Board of Educa-
ton Said Board shall, without delay, care
fully examine said returns, and in all cases
where the same are believed by said
Board to be be materially erroneous, either
by reporting too Large or too small Il mum
Der OF educabe children, they shall
wise and correct the same by comparison
with the population, and by the use OF such
other information as may be accessible, as
to provide for fair and equitable diStribu-
ton of the fund. For counties where no
returns were made for the year 1877, the
said board may adopt basis of distribu
ton, the returns OF some previous year,
revised and corrected as hereinbetore pro-
vided for other counties.
The special order for l012 o'clock, was
taken up, being the bill % amend an act
regulating the tax on privileges. The fol-
lowing amendments were adopted:
By Mr.. Reynolds. On each foreign or
home Insurance company, $500 90.
BY Mr.. Gibbs. By striking out So 90 and
inserting $40 90, in first section, as to in
surance agents.
By MIR. Reynolds. By striking out $50 90,
in paragraph 10, and insert 800 90, which,
on motion of Mr. McCaskill, was laid on the
table.
Mr.. FitzGerald moved to amend para
graph Is, by striking out So 90, and in
sert SIS 90. and adding each practising
table, on motion of Mr.. Barry.
By Mr.. Barry. On each and every livery
stable in city or town of ten thousand in
habitants, $l75 90.
By Mr.. Lee. BY striking out paragra phi
% and inserting: On each bank in towns
over four thousand and under five thousand
inhabitants, $500 90. In cities over five
and less than ten thousand inhab-
ltants, $3.50 90 In cities of over ten thou
sand Inhabitants, $1,000
~. ri, foll
ment:
SEC. =. BE it further enacted, That the
first section of an act entitled an act to reg
uate railroad taxation, approved February
%, 1915 be,and the same is hereby amended
% as to read as follows: That every rail-
road company whose line is in whole or in
part in this STATE shall pay to the State
Treasurer on the warrant Of'the Auditor, on
or before the 3lst day OF December, in each
and every year, a privilege tax of one hun
dred dollars per mile upon each mile of such
com pany'S railroad and branches in this
State except that upon narrow gauge rail-
roads, the privilege tax shall be but fifty
dollars per mile, and the said privilege tax
shall be in full of all State aud county
taxes, fifty per cent. OF which said privilege
tax. shall be placed to the credit OF the
counties through which said ailrOads may
pass, to be drawn by the County Treasurer
of the counties in proportion TO the number
of miles of said road in said respective
counties, provided that lands owned by rail-
roads, and not used in operating the rail-
roads, shall be taxable as other property.
Mr.. West offered the following amend
ment to Mr., Kings amendment:
Amend by adding: And municipal"
after county in the 10th line. Also amend
by striking out 800 20 per mile in l2Ga line
aAd insert $75 90. Strike out 500 90 per
mile in the 18th line, and insert S37 90.
On motion of Mr.. Barry, the amendments
OF Messrs. King and West were tabled. The
bill was then paSstd.
THE TEMPERANCE BILL.
On motion of Mr.. Reynolds, S. B. 264, to
prevent the evils of intem perance, as
called from the Sc ect committee.
Mr. Lanneau moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Reynolds, the motion
of Mr.. Lanneau was tabled, and the bill
pa ed.
Mr.. Parish, for Committee on Claims,
reported substitute for S. B. 240, for the
relief of W. B. Mccormick and Henry v.
Keep.
Mr.. McCaskill. chairman, reported favor
ably on 5. B. 261, to reduce the judiciary
expenses of the State, was amended in sew
eral particulars and passed.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr..
Pratt for to-day, and to Mr.. Allen and the
Sergeat-at-Arms from day to day.
Mr.. Vance offered joint resolution,
which was adopted, providing for a fuller
iuueA W ehc JouIndAS VI the Leg tslaSuEc.
III. j. Res. No. 10. to provide by constitu-
tionaI amendment for biennial elections,
passed its third reading by p vote of l6 TO g.
REPORTS ON EDUCATION.
Mr.. West, from Committee on Education,
recommended the passage of S. B. 49, to re-
duce the official bonds of the members of
the State Board and State Superintendent
of Public Education; and reported adverse
ly on :. B. A, TO provide for the election of
Superintendent of Public Education by
the people; also adversely on S. B. 146, to
establish in each Senate rial District one
Graded High School, bill having in view
the accom- plishmeut of the same obiects