The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-03-05
Mississippi Legislature.
DAY.
SENATE.
MONDAY, March 4, 1873

MONDAY, March a. 1873
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Lieutenant Governor SIMS in the Chair.
Roll call
PRESENT essrs. Barry, Bills, Carter 9th
District, Cowan, Dowd, Parish, FitzGeraid
Furlong, Gayles Gibbs, Jackson, King,
Lanneau. Lee, Lowrance, McCaskill Mont
gomery, Morgan, Oldham, Peery, Pratt,
Rogers, Thompson, Vance and West-25.
ABsENT-Messrs. Allen, Bridges, CALI
cott, Carter 1st District, Currie, Fewell,
Foote, Gilbert, Griffin, Hooker, Reynolds
and Terry-12.
Mr.. McCaskill introduced S. B. 26S, 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
Committee of Conference on the disagree
ment between the two Houses IN Senate
amendment to Fl. B. $780, 10 authorize the
| Board of Supervisors of Bolivar county to
| order a new assessment of lands. MeSsrs
Parish, Peery and Gaylps, were appointed
said Committee on part of Senate.
The Senate agreed to the appointment of
| a Committee of Conference on the disagree
ment between the two Houses on Senate
amendments TO II. B. 3l7, in relation to
| the working of public roads in the county
| OF Jefferson. MeSorS. LaHueaC, n. II. Gar
| ter and West were appointed Com mittee on
| part of Senate.
REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
The following report was presented and
| adopted:
MR. PREsIDENT-The Conference Com
| mittee on the disagreement of the two
Houses on III. B. 622, an act in relation to
| public revenue, have agreed on the follow
| ing report:
| That she House concur IN the 1st, I'd, Sd,
| 4th, 9th, 9TH 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 "De-
cember," and as amended the House con-
cur.
| That the House concur iu the 18th. 18th,
| 18th and 18th amendments, striking out
section 90, 90, 81 and 95, 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. 1t such aggregate is
ten per cent. less than the aggregate value
| 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 in
| 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 Sth and
| 10Th amendments.
| H. M. STREET,
| Chairman on part of House.
| w. H FITZGERALD,
| Chairman on part Of Senate.
| NECESS AIRY LEGISLATION.
Mr.. McCaskill offered the following
| amendment. which was adopted:
Resolved, by the Senate, the House con-
curing, That a committee of three on the
part of the Senate and -- on the part OF
the House, be appointed to take into consid-
Grafton what legislation is necessary to
carry on the State Government for the year;
1873 and 1879, with instructions to report as
early as practicable.
| 2 That the legislation recommended by
the committee appointed under first resolu-
ton herein, shall receive the first attention
of the Legislature after the coming in OF
said report.
Messrs. McCaskill, King and Parish were
appointed as Salu committee on Cne part D
the Senate
Mr.. Montgomery, by leave introduced S
B. 270, to provide for the relief of tax asses
| sors, which passed. The bill authorizes SUI
pervisers to allow assessors an additional
compensation of five cents on each indiYid
| ual assessment
Mr.. Bills stated that is the only member
of the Finance Committee present, where
upon Messrs. Barry, Gibbs. Lowrance anC
| McCaskill were added to the Committee or
| Finance.
Mr.. Barry, from conference committee oil
disagreement of two Houses on III. B. III
recommended that the third Senate amend
ment be so amended as to read ''three mills
instead of 'two mills" Report adopted.
APPROVED.
The Governor, through Mr.. D. w. Rice
, | Assistant Private Secretary, informed thu
, | Senate that he has approved the fOllOWln;
Senate bills.
An act to authorize the Board of Supervi
sors of Letlore county to issue bonds for tn
purpose of building Court House, and TO
other purposes
, An act for the relief of A. d. Gran berry
William Wallace and John Irving, ciLizen
| of ISssaquena county.
, | An act to create State Board OF lmmi-
, gratioe, and for other purposes.
An act TO repeal an act provide tor tn
payment of certain costs in criminal prose
! cutiOns in the courts OF this State, approved
April 10, 1873.
An act to provide for the sale of the land
known as the internal improvem ent lands
donated by Congress to the State of Mssis
sppi for the purpose of internal improve
ment, remaining unsold.
An act to carry into effect an act for the
settlement OF the Indebtedness between Sun
flower and Lefore counties, approved
March "a, 1873.
: An act to repeal an act entitled, an act tt
t secure more speedy trial of the writs Of
mandamus and prohibition in certain cases
approved February 26 1875.
An act to provide for carrying into effect
the joint resolution of the Legislature o
this State of the Sth day OF February, 1873
for the collection and preservation amongst
the archives in this State, in some perma
nent and enduring form, of record of che
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