The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-06
FORTY-EIGHTH DAY.
SENATE.
MONDAY, March 4, 1873.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Lieutenant Governor SIMS in the Chair.
Roll call:
PREsENT-Messrs. Barry, Bill Carter 9th
District, Cowan, Dowd, Parish, citzGeraId,
Furlong, Gayles. Gibbs, jackson, King,
Lanneau, Lee, Lowrance, McCaskill Mont
gomery, Morgan, Oldham, Peery, Pratt,
Rogers, Thompson, Vance and VESTS.
INSTANTANEOUS. Allen, Bridges, CALI
colt, Carter 1st District, Currie, Fewell,
Fo6te. Gilbert, Griffin, Hooker, Reynolds
and TerTy-l2.
Mr.. McCaskill introduced S. B. 268, to
regulate the sale ofliquOr in this State, and
to increase the revenue.
Mr.. Rogers moved to reject the bill. Mr.
McCaskill moved to lay that motion on the
table, which was lost, and the motion to re-
iect prevailed.
The Senate agreed TO the appointment of
a Committee of Conference on the Disagree
ment between the two Houses IN Senate
amendment to ii. b. 2S5, 10 authorize the
Board OF Supervisors of Bolivar county TO
order new assessment OF lands. Messrs
Parish, Peery and Gayles, were appointed
said Committee on part of Senate.
The Senate greed to the appointment of
a Committee of Conference on the disagree
ment between the rwo Houses on Senate
amendments to Fl. b. BIZ. in relation to
the working of public roads in the county
OF Jefferson. MeSsrs. Lanneau, A. Il. Car
ter and West were appointed Committee on
part of Senate
REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
The following report was presented and
adopted:
Mr.. PREsIDENT-The Conference Coru-
miUtee on the disagreement Of the two
Houses on II. b. 622, act in relation to
public revenue, have agreed on the follow
ing report:
That The House concur IN the LIST, I'd, Sd,
4th, 9Th, 18th and 9th amendments.
That the 9Th amendment be amended by
adding the words "by advertisement and
sale" and as amended the House concur.
That the 10th amendment be amended by
striking out January" and inseting ode
cember," and as amended the House con-
cur.
That the House concur iu the 18th, 18th,
18th and 14th amendments, striking out
section 90, 49, 81 and 50, and the following
be substituted:
SEC. = Be it further enacted, That lands
shall be assessed in 1879 and every four years
thereafter. The Auditor of Public Ac-
counts shall instruct assessors to report as
early as possible, the total value of lands as
assessed in the respective counties in 1879,
and he shall from such reports, Immediate
ly ascertain the aggregate value of lands
for the whole State. II such aggregate is
ten per cent. less than the aggregate vaIup
as assessed in 1875, the State tax for 1879
shall be four mills, but if there is not such
reduction as aforesaid, the State tax shall
be three and one-half mills as provided i'm
section = of this act. Upon ascertaining
the relative value of the two assessments
the Auditor shall instruct assessors as to the
rate OF taxation under the provisions of this
section. The commissions allowed assessors
shall be on the basis of three and one half
mills taxation.
That the Senate recede from the 9Th and
10Th amendments.
Ell. M. STREET,
Chairman on part of House.
w. FL. FITZGERALD,
Chairman on part of Senate.
NECESSARY LEGISLATION.
Mr.. McCaskill offered the following
amendment, which was adopted:
Resolved. by the Senate, the House con-
curing, That q committee of three on the
part OF the Senate and on the part OF
the House, be appointed to take into consid-