The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-02-14
HOUSE.
THIRTY-FOURTH DAY.

! FRIDAY, February 10, 1890.
| House met pursuant to adjournment Mr.
Speaker Johns in the chair. Prayer by Rev.
Dr. Hunter
Present l05; absent l5-Messrs. Atwood.
Buford Chambliss, Coleman, Cooper, Downs,
Fortson, Harkreader, McLaurin of Rankin
Pollard, Rainey, Ramsey, Stamper, Torrey Of
Jefferson and Wilson.
A message from the Governor. returninc, to
the House, with his approval, the following
House bills, was received:
No. 26l to incorporate Vicksburg Union No.
/; No. M9 to authorize the levy OF a special
tax in Neshoba county, to meet deficit in the
| school teachers fund; No. 242 to incorporate
the town of Shannon, Lee county; No. 234. to
incorporate Gray's Institute; No 229, to ex-
tend the time OF payment of certain bonds of
Adams county; No, 1913, to authorize the pay
ment OF certain warrants of Sumner county
| issued to school teachers in the year 1879; No.
lou, to authorize the levy of tax to pay out
standing school and common county warrants
| of Chicasaw county.
| The privileges of the House were extended
to Hons. Green Clay of Bolivar, G. Cullens of
Union, and Il. F, Griffin of Hancock.
Ihe Committee on Agriculture was dis
charged from further consideration OF II. B
NO. Eo4, an act for the better protection of
stock breeders and the bill refereed to the
Judiciary Committee.
The House considered, in Committee of the
whole, Mr.. Love in the chair, chapter IS of the
Revised Code, in relation to public free
schools.
On motion, the roll Of counties was called
the amount of compensation provided in the
Coae Tor county superintendent was named
and the Representatives suggested such
changes for their respective counties as they
deemed proper
After alengthy consideration of said chan
/ n n ANN aEN e Al il
reported it back to the House. with reeommen-
dation that it pass as amended.
The following amendment, proposed BY the
Committee of Whole, was, on motion Of Mr..
Hicks, tabled;
Resolved. That Superintendent administer
oaths iree of charge to teachers.
was adopted:
Amend section - by inserting: The nav of
teachers shall be as follows: FiIst-class with
daily average attendance of ten to Gfteen-
SSG and five cents per day for each pupil in
excess Of fifteen; second-class $25 and third.
class $40
Several other amendments were adopted.
ana the chapter, as amended, was approved.
Chapter of the Code, in relation 20 the rate
| OF interest, was read
Inc following amendment, offered bv Mr..
Shields, was laid on the table
amend so That IN case greater rate of in.
terest than ten per cent. per annum il slim.
lated Tor, on plea of usury, only the excess
be forfeited, UNI
The following amendment by Mr.. Walker.
was laid on the table:
|. Add This usury law shall be applicable
TO merchants who charge more than ten per
credit. P--'e'' iV'
The following by Mr.. Madison, was laid on
Amend by striking out everything in reysrd
70 establishing legal rate of interest. and
allow parties to charge any rate of Interest
ana the chapter as reported was adopted
without amendment.
Chapter 81, in relation 10 mills and mill.
oams, and to prevent distractions to water
courses was adopted.
Chapter 50, in relation to Heense nm vvstar
crafts, was adopted.
Chapter 60, in relation to landings on the
mississippi and other rivers, was adopted.
0hapter o., IN relation to gaining, contracts,
Chapter s.. in relation to actiOnable words
adopted. p'-'"'' ''S' was
chapter 70, In relation to the pr4serxat;ou
OF game and oysters, was read
Mr. Seabrook offered the following amend
ment to the section of the chapter fixing the
time for enforcement of the game law, Which
was adopted:
Strike out April and insert "Marcbn
Messrs Majors and Taylor, of Benton.
moved to amend by exempting the counties of
hawamoa and Benton, respectively. from the
provisions of the law; tabled.
Other amendments were offered and laid an
adopted. "~''
:, At Loo o'clock. on motion of Mr.. love. tho,
House took recess until 3:S0P.M,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House met at $50 O'Clock Mr.. Speaker
JohHs in the chain. Present So absent So.
H. b, No CO. to amend section 2ll of thss