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JACKSON, MISS Tuesday, Fc9 J., 49,.
SENATE.
senate met; Lieutenan:-GoyerIps sims
inlhe cnalr.
Prayer by Rev. Or. Ieaiy.
Roll called; present %; absent ,.
Journal Ot yesterday read and approved.
Privileges Of the senate were extended
% Hon W G Faulkner, Of Ripley, Mise.
Leave Of absence was granted Mr.. DJwd
from day To day after tomorrow,
lis were introduced by Messrs, Rey-
nolds, Cowan, Peery, Barry and King.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Tse judiciary Co nmitlee reported con.
sideratlon OF several bills, and made
recommendations thereto
Dir Jewell made a minority report as
follows: MI president-The undprsign.
cd member Of the Judiciary Committee,
respectfully reports that he is unable TO
agree 10 the unfavorable report Of q maJO;.
Ivy Of said Committee on senate bill enti-
tied ian Act to amend section 25i7 Of Re.
yisel Code Of 1871, In relation 10 embez.
elements He is Of the opinion said bill
SHOULD be am nded In certain particulars
set out In a memorandum hereto subjoln.
ed; aud that, as thus amended, the bill
should pass,
The Committees 90 Finance, Education
Claims, Counties and County Boundaries,
Corporations, aud JOINT Committee on
Universities reported.
Amissage from the House announced
action on u great number OF bills.
SENATE ELLIS ON THIRD READING.
Act TO repeal an Act to secure a more
speedy trial OF writs Of mandamus aud
prohibition In certain cases, approved
Feb. ~, 1918. Passed.
Act to provide a remedy Tor the substitu.
ton Of A. y lost or destroyed records, and
for other purposes. Passed.
Act to repeal section Q Of an Act to pro.
vide against the evils resulting from sale
Of Int Xicating liquors In this State, APP
proved March II, 1918. The Judic' airy
Committee recommt ndeI a substitute. On
motion OF Mr.. Jewell, the bill and substi.
lute were Te.cJmmi.ied 10 the judiciary
Committee.
IN RELATION TO EMDEZzLEAENT.
Act to amend section 2j47 OF Code In re.
latlon to embezzlement. The Judiciary
Committee made an adverse report. Con.
siderable discu 3sion ensued, Messrs. Nor
NAHg ANfN1 ~ LAuuthA HhuAaAhA =
the report Of the Committee, and Sir.
Fewell opposing it.
Several amendments we're adopted.
Mr.. Mo gan moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill.
Mr.. Jewell moved to lay that motion on
the table, which prevailed.
Mr.. Reynolds offered an amendment,
which was adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Lanneau, the bill was
re.committed to the Judiciary Committee.
Act to amend section 23lS OF Code In re.
latiOn TO the Record Of Deeds. On motion
OF Mr.. Morgan, indefinitely postponed.
ACT TO PROTECT CITIZENS PROM sALEs oY
REAL ESTATE WITHOUT DUE NOTICE
HAVING BEEN GIVEN.
This bill was introduced by Mr.. Mont
gomery, and referred to the Finance Com.
miItee. The Committee recommended
that II do not pass. II came up on third
reading. The bill 10 as follows:
"An Act TO protect citizens from sale Of
real estate, without due notice having
been given:
"section l. Be ii enacted b. the Legis
lature Of the State OF Mississippi, That In
all sales Of real estate for taxes, II IL can
be shown that the Sheriff has NOT CON.