The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-27

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tue subject OF severance OF the District may
have originated in che hcnt If political CON.
trovcrsy aud conhict. that the general move
ment IN thc county of Lowudc-. seeking "a
separate District rs NOT owing 60 personal dif-
ferences growing out of the late contest ia
| said District Your committee would fire
Their state that the petitions before them do
not Indicate any unfriendlincss on the part oil
| LoWndes county Go the other counties iu same
Districts
| In view of the above facts, your committee
/ instruct me 20 submit the following resolution
/ passed ma committee g part ot this report
/ Resolved, That 10 is the sense ct this come
/ mittee that Lowndcs county, having the me-
cessary numerical basis, Doe made separate
senatorial District, and the Representatives
/ from Lowndes county introduce IA bin to that
effect if the said Representatives see proper
to DO 50.
J. H. FIELD,
Chairman on part of House
+. G.. BARRY,
Chairman on part Of Senate.
LOCAL BUSINESS.
BY Mr.. Love. To authorize the SuperyI-
sors o. Ami te county to. publish their pro-
ceedngs. Passed.
Mr. Clay called mp II b. 20 incorporate the
town OF Coucordia, ia Bolivar county.
Committee amendments adopted and tho
bill passed.
BY Mir Clay. la relation 70 the appoint
lneht ct county oup'rintendents of Coah0-
ma and Bolivar counties. Passed
by Mr.. Clay. To create uu additional
Justice OF the Peace ia Bolivar county.
Passed.
by Mr.. Clay. To enable the Sheriff OF
Bolivar county to collect his fees Ia civil
BY Mr.. CLAY. To incorporate the will
klnson Landing Ferry company iu Bolivar
county. Passed.
BY Mr.. Marshall Of Carroll. For the re-
ty. Referred.
BY Mr.. Marshall Of Carroll. To make the
election OF Mayor and Aldermen of Walden
biennial. Passed
Mr.. iii called up IL. b. TO incorporate
the Soctahoma Mills. Passed
Mr.. Tucker called an H. b. To- ineoruo-
Passed. i''"''
~ BY Mr.. Tucker. For the relief Of Alfred
Boyce, or Chickasaw county Passed.
ny Mr. Reed OF Ctoctaw county. To
ehhnge the county lines of Sumner and
Choctaw counties. Referred.
By Mr. Marin. To provide for rcnslnn-
3le compensation for Claiborne, Jefferson.
Iadderddle, Chick1siw. Carroll Noxuhus-
", ayhe' clarke and DeSoto counties.
clarke Washington and Coahoma were adj
ded, and the bin passed
THE MOBILE AND ONO RAILROAD.
Mn. SPEAKER-Your joint special committee
appointed by both Houses under IA ioiut ~. -
luton and thereby instructed 20 ascertain
nm li,ul report certain matters touching the Mo-
portion OF said road lying within thp Stntc III
Mlssissippi, the earnings of such uortiou
since sine, lo'l' and other matters set forth iu saii
resolut on, would respectfully rcport tI.t
they have considered the same. and rcspert
fully report rs follows.
First. As 10 the cost of thlt portion of stfI
rallroad lying within this State, your com
mittee have not been able to obtafu othrr
information than that contained iu fbe
sworn testimony Of W Butler duncan.
President and Receiver OF ,nld road, who
came before your committee and was oxnm-
lhed: HAlI IesIlmony, with certain documents
furnished by Mr.. Duncan 90 your committee
is herewith submitted. From That testimouy
IL would appear that the cost of chat portion
OF sail road lying within this State, up to tho
date Of its completion iu 1851, mud includine
only the road-hei, supersrucuro aud per-
IN lmcut wo KS was over six millions. cipbt
hun tired thousand dollars.
Se"9ad. As 10 the earnings of auid r.il-
bc@a .,t''ef 80 your committee have not
contained in the Testimony of Mr. u.,..,,
an the documents and cxhibits flrui.iul 81,
hin, and which arc referred Go above uI ulfl
OF This report.
1our committee are not nblo to report mora
definitely, because Of the latcuc-s of me-
ses sion, and the fact thut uo 9th o. SOURCES I'D
lnigrm1tion were practically inaccessible.
Mr. Duncan expressed o. willingness ON
bch"li OF ms company to allow every nril-
lty, by the examination of tHe In.Ee
or the company at Mobile. or aiheIW.as
Of uquiriug into and usceriaiulur. UiIIv and
lngs and expenses thereof; and vour commit
tee know Of no means Of nsccrtuiuiug such
facts definitely except by the appointment
OF "A commission by the Governor 81 and ,.iiI,
the advice and content of the Scuhte whose
duty IL shall be TO visit Mobile. and make 4
thorough examination Of the books OF tho Mo-
bile and Ohio Railroad Company and rerort
70 The Governor whenever such examination
shall have been concluded the result thereof
FOR such action as the Legislature Of tho State
may in future deem necessary.
ri 10. f..f al. ...st
a tax was sought 20 be collected by nc Sheriff
OF Lauderdale county on tho road bed and
lands OF SAID company for the ycnr 1874 Tho
NJ. n o. r. X. Company eniuiuoI tine coIIrctiof,
OF sald tax, claiming thar all the property of
said company was exempt from taxntiou Tho
State de hurried 70 the bill, and the demurrer
was sustained. The company prosecuted uu
appeal 10 the Supreme Court and the SuUrrfYr
Court held the road bed md property of iha
company necessary 10 tho operation off tho
road was not subject 90 taxation under f.u
thlrG section OF the charter of The company,
until ~ was shown that That portion 81 th8
road lying within this State was paving oiVbt
per cent. interest upon the cost thereof. but
that the detached lands of the company NOT
necessary 10 the conduct Of the business 81
the company, were not exempt from taxation.
The dec sion Of the Court below was revera.
ed. The state then answered the bin HuT
MED across blil IN the nnture0f bin of lisc0v-
cry. To this the company demurrcd. and the
same time filed exceptions ~ me answer
pom the hearing Of the demurrer and thcer-
ceptions, the Chancery Court Of Lauderlale
county Overruled the demurrer and re9IfiraT
the company To answer the bin of discovery
As TO the exceptions, they were. iu the main
Overruled. The company has MOI vaf art
sWered the cross bill Ia the mean time. ueud-
ing he litigation originating iu The thaurerv
Court Of Laudnrdalc county. uUou am aftaHut
being made by the Sheriff ~ LaudcrdnIe caun-
~ 10 collect the privilege tax assessed against
the company said company fled "a bin 81 iu=
junction in the United States Circuit Court
for the Southern District OF Missi4.fUui
against the collection Of said tax Tho said
Court decided the case upon the same basis IA
the decision If our Supreme Court Neither
Of said injuneti0ns has been dissolved tIauVL
either would doubtless be- modified uuon m1-
ton 50 as to allow the collection OF taxes upou
the detached lands Of the company.
Fourth. As 10 what offers Of c0mUr0ufar
has been made by said company.
Mr.. Butler Duncan, President and Receiver
Of the company, has made the following offer
Of compromise.
To pay to the State the sum of TWEEN
ty-hve thousand dollars, If the State win re-
ceive the same In full OF all taxes of every
kind assessed against said company. Ita rsad-
bed lands, and all other property for Che
year 1874, 1870 1876 aud 1871 and said roaf
agrees that all its detached lands shall be re-
assessed during the year 1878, and shall iu m-
State, and 10 dismiss all its suits pending. iu
reference 20 the taxes Tor said years. and paw
all the Court costs thereof
Your committee recommend the acceptance
Of said offer Of Compromise. Whilst it is
small sum compared with the amount of take
assessed for said several years, yet your com-
mittee are Of the opinion that IL Be- great
point gained by the State TO have the lands oil
the company placed upon the assessment rolls
% bear taxes without question for the future
and thus end all litigation with said GONNA
ny touching the question Of the taxes ON said
lands, which litigation may DO greatly pros
tracted and result in considerable cxpense fo
the State.
A bin has been drawn embodying The points
OF said proposed compromise, and has already