The weekly clarion., 1880-02-25
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
FORTY FIRST DAY.
NIGHT Session.


Senate ri-t II 7,3D och Lieut. Governor
Sims Il Fh- IA T.. Pre- ~ absent 8.
Consde ation of he subj under discus
sion At the morn es~lon. ?.
H. b. No. 400, an =ct 20 regulate the taxes
OF the Ripley Railroti Company, was resum
Mr.. Cowan offered the foLlowin ing amendment
a substitute which was adopted:
Section 3. Be il further enacted, That II
within tro wears from the passage of this act
the citizens of Union county, or any other
tperSons. shall furnish means to grade br.dg
ani cross tie the railroad from Ripley 10 y eW
+ Albany in Union county. then I shall be the
duty Of the said Ripley Railroad Company "a
furnish the necessary iron, spikes, hsh-plates
and rolling stock and TO complete the track OF
said railroad 10 New Albany, AMI II the said
Ripley r. r. Co. shall fail or refuse TO finish
the road TO New Albany aud to furnish it with
sufficient rolling stock. and in all respects 70
make and complete said road to New Albany
within six months after The grading and build
ing IS finished, then the exemption from said
subsidy tax shall cease and he of no effect;
and said Railroad company shall, IN case Of
such failure. be liable for and shall pay all O.
said subsidy tax from tha commencement Of
the running OF said railroad.
Messrs Jarnagin, FItzGerald and J. Z. Car
ter were appointed as committee on the part
fthe Senate 10 consider the qu stion of redu-
cling the number of ChaEcery Court Dis
tricts.
5. b. No I4s to authorize and empower
eitAST OFaneA OF the l4e8tStaiuFe TO ieSI III
writing an opinion from the Supreme Judges,
together with an amendment thereto, was in
definitely postponed.
S b. No 16f, to authorize the Chancery
Court OF Issaquena county to take certain ac-
ton was passed.
s. Is. Ne. I69, to explain section one of an
act TO provide against the evils resulting from
the sale OF intoxicating liquors in Mississip-
pi indefinitely postponed.
Leave Of absence was granted to Messrs.
West and Rttlif
5. B. No l79, in relation 10 certain Manu-
featuring CONF pauies, was passed, as amended.
s B. No. l5S, for the relief of j. IL. Kidd, Of
Benton county, was tabled subject to call
Mr.. Cowan offered the following, which was
sdopted
Resolved, That special committee be ap-
pointed by the President of the Senate, 70
consist of i've Senators, to examine the report
Of the Revenue Agent of the State, and report
thereon as soon as practicable. sand commit
tee 10 have full authority TO investigate all
matters connected with the official acts of saiu
Revenue Agent. with power to send for per-
sons and papers.
COMMITTEES appointed as follows; Messrs.
COwan. Johnson Bridges, LOwrance and Magee.
II. Il. No. 228 making an appropriation for
he City Hospital Of Nick sburg, was referred
to Committee on Public Health and Quaran
zine.
House joint resolution, in relation TO com
mission to investigate the Board Of LeYee
Commss oners, was adopted.
Mr. Cowan offered joint resolution of in
struction to the Code Committee, on the sub
iect of carrying conce aled weapons, providing
a license Of $50 for the same which was laid
on the table subject 10 call
Mr. Reynolds introduced
s. e. No. 1913 an act to amend Section 1903 %
the code of 1871; referred to Code Committee.
Mr. Birchett introduced
s. b. No l99, an act 10 incorporate the Mer-
chants and Traders Telephone Co.; referre
TO Committee Corporations.
Mr. Anderson Introduced
S. b. No 290, an act rendering more efficient
the public school system of Mississippi; re-
ferred to Committee on Education.
Al 10 o clock the Senate adjourned.