The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
AFTERNOON SESSION.

! House met at o'clock.
Mr. Martin called up H. b. No 2S2 an act tc
| organize aud regulate the duties of the De-
partment of Immi grafton and Agriculture,
| pursuant to article T. section % of the Cousti-
| tuition, and for other purposes, which was
| made the special order for tomorrow, at 1G
| clock.
A message from the Governor announced
| his approval of
An act TO ascertain the outstanding indebt-
edness of Bolivar county, and for other pur-
! poses
An act to prevent swine from running at
| ll~Ee in the county of Adams.
| A 20 exempt Warren county, in this
State from the operation of an act entitled an
| act to protect the land owners of Warren coun-
| ty, in this State, from trespasses by stock aud
for ether purposes, approved March 4th, 1878,
! and to amend section of said act.
| An act to amend the laws of pleading in GER
| tain cases.
An act to encourage the publication of a
| supplemental Digest of the Supreme Court
| Reports of this State, and for other purposes.
| An act to amend act entitled an act to
| repeal section 391 of the Revised Code of 1871,
! in relation to contested elections, and to sub
| Stitute a section In lieu thereof, approved
| March 9Th, 1873.
| Mr. SeaD o0k. by consent, called from the
table H. b. No. 379, an act for the settlement of
all controversies and litigation between the
State of Mississippi and the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad Company.
The substitute therefor, offered by the spe-
cial committee TO which the bill referred,
provides that in consideration of the relin-
auishment by the Mobile and 0iio Railroad
Company, of all its rights to exemption by
virtue OF section of an act to incorporate the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company, approved
February II, 1S4S the State of Mississippi
agrees to relinuuish to and cancel all claims
OF every sort held, owned orpossessed by her
against the said Company by reason of or
growing out of. the receipt of said Company of
POI ton of the fund commonly known as the
Chickasaw school fund, upon which claim judg-
me N tUT0a SnOremR Court
State the 9th dav of March, 1876, in favor
of the State for 1897 ,SG6, with interest at the
rate of per cent. per annum from February
81, 1876 against said Company and from
which appeal was taken by said Company
to the Supreme Court of the United States,
where the said appeal is now pending. The
above section to be wholly imperative and of
no effect unless the said Company shall, on or
before the first day of July, 1880, file in the
office of Secretary of State, certified copy of
| a resolution to be passed by the stockholders
of said Company, At a meeting to he called for
that purpose, relinquishing. in behalf of said
Company, all the rights to exemption,
and qualified exemption from taxation,
by virtue of section 3 Of act entitled
act incorporate the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad Company, APPROX
ed February IL, 1913, together with
tingUishment of the same rights under the
hand and seal of such receiver or trustees as
may be in possession of said road. If the
company accepts the provisions of this act,
whereby the third section of the act of Febru-
airy II, lo4S. shall become repealed, it shall
thereaft r be subject to taxation only in the
same manner and form, and to the
tent as other railroads in the State of the same
class, which may be subject to taxation, shall
be taxed under the laws of the State from
time to tire enacted in relation thereto and
said company shall pay taxes for the year
1880
The discussion of this bill occupied all of the
afternoon session. Messrs. seabrook,. Sykes
and Martin advocated its passage Messrs.
Hurt ami Featherston opposed. The srgu-
ments on both sides were able, and were lis
stned TO with profound attention.
MIR. Love moved 10 table the bill and sub
stitute, which was lost by vote of A to 46, as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs Anderson, Applewhite, At
wood, Bowman, Buffkin, Bynum, Cameron,
Ford Glass Hardin, Harkreader, Hill, Hol-
lingsworth, Howry, King Love, Lyle, Marett,
Matherson, McInnis MeLaurin, of Rankin,
Morris, Mullins, Murphy, Norrell, Pollard,
busha, Stevens, of Calhoun, Talbert, TanKers-
ly Teunisson Wilson, Wolf and Mr. Speaker.
NAxs-Messrs Bailey. Billingslea, Buchanan,
Davis, Day, Downs, Erwin, Field, of Lowndes,
Fields, Gibson, Gilmer, Gum, Harris, Hicks,
Huddleston, Hunter, Kearney, Lewis, of Perry
McGee, of Clarke, McGehee. of Wilkinson,
Rainey, Ramsey, Rees, Rogers, Seabrook,
Shields, Somerville, Spears, SYKES, Taylor, of
Benton, Taylor, of Lee 4orrey, OF Jefferson,
Walker, Meafher1y and Welborn.-46
Mr.. Seabrook moved the adoption Of the
substitute, and called for the previous ques-
ton same which being sustained the vote
was taken and the substitute was adopted by
a vote of 81 10 Al, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Bailey, Billingslea, Buch-
anan, Bufford. Burdine, Chamberlain, Coleman
Cratin. Davis, Downs, Erwin Eield OF
Lowndes, Fields, Gibson, Gilaer, Gum, Har-
ris, Harrison, Hicks Huddleston Hunter
KearneY, Lewis of Claiborne, Martin, MCGEE
of Clark, MeGebee of Wilkinson, Mcneil, Nc
Willie Moore, Majors, holland, Rainey, Ram
sey, Rees, Rogers, Russell, Seabrook, Shields
Somervilie, Spears, Tankersley' Taylor of
Benton, Taylor of Lee, Terrey of Jefferson,
Halksr, heatheriey aAd Welborn-52
NAYs-Messrs. Anderson. AppIewhite, At
wood, Bowman, Bynum, Christmas, Clark
Cooper, Drane, Eaton, Featherston Ford
Glass, Hardin, Karkreader, Hill, HollinRs-
worth, Howry, Hurt, King, Love, Lyle, Ma
rett, Matheson, McInnis, McLaurin of Ran
kin, Morris, Mullins, Murphy, Norrell, Pol
lard, Ross, Seward, Stamper, Sterkens OF
Yalobusha, Stevens of CalhQuA, 4aibeft, Teu.
nilsson, Wilson, Viola and Mr.. speaker-A.
Mr.. seabrook moved that the bill be order
ed, engrossed and read the third time, which
was carried. and the bill stands over fer en-.
grossment.
Mr.. MELVILLE moved to discharge the Ways
end Means Committee from the consideration
offs. =. 1e8 IN relation to debt due the Uni
yexHityt and make ii special order for n n
tomorrow. Notion lost.
Mr.. BufoFd was granted an extension OF hin
1enyesQR absence on account of sickness Ia his