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..
Sneaker Johns in the chair Prayer by Rev.
nr Watkins. Present, l02; absent, IS
Messrs. Andrews, Burnett, Carter, Ford, Har-
din, Hence, Madison, McGehee Of Wilkinson,
McLaurin 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 YAH
obusha Mills, was put upon its third reading
and passed, was reconsidered.
Mr. Field of Lowndes moved to include the
Tombighee Manufacturing Company, of Co
lumbus, in the benefits Of this act, ana De
exempted from taxation, State or county, Tor
ten wears upon the terms and conditions pre-
scribed in this act.
Mr.. Howry moved TO insert the oxford NILS,
at Oxford.
MIR. Somervile moved to insert also the
Stansbury Manufacturing Mills, at Carrollton.
Mr.. Eaton moved to strike out the third SEQ
ton, which exempted the property + ON tax
tian for ten wears He was opposed TO the
idea that the laborng men of the State should
nav all the taxes, and could not understand
wby the moye a man gets the more he wants
exemption.
Mr.. Watson favored the exemption, for
limited period, of capital invested in manu-
acturine because such exemption added to
the wealth and glory of the State. 1t was a
to States that are inviting it by friendly legls-
Triton. If there was a factory in every county
in the Stete. the public revenue would be In
or ased ten fold.
Mr.. Mcneil favored the policy of exemption
In Geo1g ia every factory had exemption tof
fifteen years. he referred to the Nlssls
sipni Mills at Wesson, where there ~ now q
taxrpaving population of about two Thousand
persons, aud where only few years ago
There was only pine forest.
Mr. TAYLOR, of Lee Aalso favored exemption
It becomes us to strike in every direction toi
the development of the resources OF our state
Let the legislation OF NJ ssisslppl indicate ina
she wants capital, and it will come, and thu
waste places will become prosperous. They
should not be satisfied to remain in condition
thar we must look to the North for fabrics mad
from material grown in our own helds. lie De
lieyed that the masses Of our people had I'D
eral and correct views on this question, ant
that they were willing 10 exempt factories II
our State from taxation.
of exemption. C., ,o,;o,
tn strike out the Sd section; which was lost D.
YEas--Messrs Bailey, Bowman, Buchanan
Chamberlain, Christmas Currie, DAVIS En-
via, Feathersion, Field of Lowphes. 0losoh
CIiImer. Harris, Hill, Howry, LamKin, Lewis
~ CIaiborne Martin, Mcneil, Neville
Montgomery. holland, Eorrell Reea, Rogers
Russell. Shields, Somerville, Spears. ste
-bans az Yalobusha, Sykes, Taylor 81 Lee
Rnprsv of Jefferson, Torrey Of Sunhower
Watson. Welborn, Williams, VOLTS ~.
NAYs-Messrs. Appiewhite, Atwood, bp pislt
Bynum Coleman, Cooper, pay LOWE, n rortb
Hunter Hurt King, Leslie, Lewis o. Perry
love ivle.- Marett, Matheson, MeGee
TIarse MeInnis. McLaurin of Rankin, Null
I;ns Majors. Rainey, Ramsey, Ross sea
bronx Seal. Stamper. Stevens OF calhoun
Talbert. Tankersley, Teunisson, walker, MI
Speaker-40. e-,,.
SHE ont section 3 and insert in lieu there
~ following: Be it further enacted
NJ ~. ,.royisions Of an act to encourage u
:.aoS..tyop of machinery and the estabilsn
nsnt Of factories in the State OF MISSISSIPPI
and Of the acts amendatory thereIo, De Az M
they are herby extended 70 t1e sag ohaor NJ ~,
Co1nanv. Stansbury and faiobusha MANI
Santfr;ny Mills and that the provisions an
hanssts Of This provision shall be part Of Il
shastar of said company, and shall apply
oaot and every manufacturing department
tbe same. provided, that the pres dents
some other officers OF SAID company sha
make the oath required oy saiu sc'i anu rn .
things comply with the Pio''si"hS VI ."
act. ~
On nation of Mr.. Featherston, the blil az
.mendments were referred to Select Cor
n,iftee Of seven, with instructions to rePo
this evening.
The Senate having refused TO concur
ua,ss amendment to the Penitentiary 81
n. Rnebanan moved that the House insi
nron its amendment, and ask for Commit
IT. Seabfook moved that the House recel
fran House amendmentto Senate bill.
III. Featherston twho was absent when I
Suestion was discussed few days sinee,) q
sss.ed the House. He remarked that a gre
a. was involved in this questionable lab
snpe thousand or more conEicts for six veal
Stau we give this labor to one man without o.,
s1f5eieut consideration, or shall we hire the
ost for the best price that can be ooialne'
TIE Code Committee mad prepared Dill, ca
.s;sh nrovided that Board Of Public Wor
a.,,iA soutrol this labor for the benefit Of {