The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-03-05
HOUSE.
.FIFTY-FIRsT DAY.
THURSDAY, March 4, 1880

House met pursuant to adjournment Mr.
Speaker Johns in the chair. Prayer by Rev
Dr.. Watkins Present 1902; absent, 1S-
Messrs. Andrews, Burnett Carter, Ford, Har.
din, Hence, Madison, McGehee of Wilkinson,
McIaurin Of Lauderdale, Mellen, Morris,
Murphy, Myers Pollard, Selby, Taylor Of
Benton Wood and Wright.
On motion of Mr., Applewhite, the vote
whereby s. B. No. 146, to incorporate the Yal-
obusha Mills, was put upon its third reading
and passed, was reconsidered.
Mr.. Field, of Lowndes, moved toinclude the
Tonbgbee Manufacturing Company, OF Co
lmnbus in the benefits of this act, and be
exempted from taxation, State or county, for
ten years upon the terms and conditions pre-
scribed in this act.s
Mr.. Howry moved toinsert the Oxford Mills,
at Oxford.
Mr.. Somerville moved to insert also the
Stansbury Manufacturing Mills, at Carrollton.
Mr. Eaton moved to strike out the third sec
ton, which exempted the property + ON tax
ton for ten years. He was opposed to the
idea that the laboring men Of the State should
nay all the taxes, and could not understand
Why the moro q man gets the more he wants
exemption.
M Watson favored the exemption, for a
limited period, of capital invested in manu-
acturing. because such exemption added to
The wealth and glory of the State. II was q
short sighted policy to drive away capital
to States that III Y IHflbluH II iiiNhNJ Vs."
Triton. If there was factory in every county
in the State, the public revenue would be in
or ased ten fold.
Mr.. Mcneil favored the policy of exemption
In Georgia every factory had exemption for
fifteen years He referred to the Mlssls-
sippi Mills at Wesson, where there y now
tax-paying population of about two thousand
persons, and where only d rev yours "so'
there was only pine forest.
Mr. TAYLOR, of Lee, also favored exemption.
It becomes us to strike in every dlrecuon LOT
the development of the resources OF our state,
Let the legislation of M ssissippi Indicate that
she wants capital, and it will come, and the
waste places will become prosperous. Iney
should not be satisfied to remain in condition
that we must look to the North for fabrics MADE
from material grown in our own telds. he pc
Iieved that the masses of our people had lid,
eral and correct views on this suestlon, ana
that they were willing to exempt factories IN
our State from taxation.
Mr.. Martin also favored the general Pollcy
Mr. Rees moved to table Mr.. Eaton's motion
to strike out the Sd section; which was lost py
the 70 flowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Bailey, Bowman, Buchanan,
Chamberlain, Christmas, Currie, DAVIS G! Er-
vim. Featherston, Field of Lowndes, Gibson,
Gilmer, Harris, Hill, Howry, Lamkin, Lewis
Of Claiborne, Martin. Mcneil Melville
MONTGOMERY Noland NorreIl, Rees, Rogers
Russell. Shields Somervile, Spears, Ste
phens Of Yalobusha. Sykes Taylor Of Lee,
&orrey Of JeffersQTR Torreyw Of sSnHOwer
NAYs-Messrs Applewhite, Atwood, Buffkin
Rynnm. Coleman Cooper, Day, Downs, Eaton
F;aIds Glass, Gum, Hardin, Hollingsworth,
Hunter Hort. King, Leslie, Lewis OF Perry,
Love Lyle. Marett, MathesOn, McGee OF
Clarke, McInnis, McLaurin OF Rankin, Null
Inns, NabOrs, Raiaey, Ramsey EC Ssbo ne0
Taibert, Tankersley, Teunisson, Walker Mr.
NJ Martin offered the following.
Str;ts mt section Band insert III lieu there
NJ The following: Be it further enacted,
That the provisions of an act to encourage me
mani Of factories in the State of Mississippi,
and of the acts amendatory thereto, be ana
thov ave berbv e extended to the said oxford MIL
ssn.ananv Stansbury and Yalobusha Manu-,
60 stnring Mills, and that the provisions anu
ha, e6ts of this provision shall oe paFl 9l Wv
char, 'er of said company, ana snall aPPiy 80
ona h Nd every manufacturing department OF
az. mn sarse. provided, that the pres dents or
s wy IN n officers of SAID company, snail
sun ~ ,th required by said act, and In al
things ' comnly with the provisions 81 sara
act. .L,1os.
On motion of Mr.. featherston' the pm en- om
amendments were rINe.fee " ~ renort
mittee Of seven, with instrueuons 10 repOi'
this evening. - - ooncur in
r, Inc senate nasing tSa penitentiary bill,
Mr.. buchanan moved that tie House lnslst
upon its amendment, and ask fol' . COnmi''eS
of Conference. .ooods
Mr.. Seabrook moved that the House receue
from House amendment to Senate bill. A.
Mr.. Featherston (wbo was absent when iIo
question was discussed few days since,) a.
dressed the House. He remarked that great /
deal was involved in this questionable labor
Of one thousand or more convicts for SIX years.
Shall we give this labor to one man without
sufficient consideration, or shall we hire them
out for the best price that can be obtained
The Code COMMITTEES had prepared bill, care
fully diRested and admirably expressed, |
which provided that Board Of Public Works
should control this labor for the benefit Of the J