The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-16

Houses of the State Legislature upon joint
ballot
Mr.. Baker offered the following amend
ment to the amendment, add the following
to the word joint ballot whenever the same
occurs in the resolution "and any incum-
bent 50 elected shall not be eligible to sec
ond successive term, which was tabled.
The amendment was tabled.
The resolution was lost by the following
vote.
YxAs-M essrs. Allen, Atwood, Appiewhite.
Askev, Baker, Bassett, Bell. Bolton. Butler.
Caldwell. Cameron. Coates, Cory, Currie,
Denh1m. Dickerson, Evans, Flowers, Coz
don, Hardin, Henry, Horton, Hughston Of
Choctaw, Howard, Hoyle, Hudnall, johnson
of Carroll, Jones, Kendrick, Kitrell, Lewis,
Magruder, McCool, Mcdonald, Mcleod,
Moore of Issaquena. Mullins, hurry, Ma
bers, Nash, Parker, Peyton, Reagan, Rob-
inson, Rogers, Rowan, Russell of Rankin,
Sanders, Selman, Settle, Simpson, Stevens,
Underwood, WaIdrip, Whitman, Williamson,
Wilson, Mr. Speaker. Total-58.
NAYs-Messrs. Alexander, Baird. Banks
dale. Bseman, Boswell, Bramlett, Bridges,
Brien, Cook, Cutrer, Dale, Dyer, Eason,
Enochs, Favre, Ferguson, Foules, Govan,
Guynss, Harper, Harrison, Hollingsworth,
Houston Of Monroe, Love, Marks, McNesly,
Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery of 0ktibbeha,
Moore of Monroe, Norfeet, Norrel, Odom,
Poets, Pope, Powe, Russell of Clay, Spencer,
Strahan, Warfeld, Warrington, Watson,
White, Williams. Total-44.
House Joint Resolution making judges
and chance'lors elected by the House of
Representatives and confirmed by the SEN
ate. Lost on first reading.
Joint Resolution to provide for the
amendment of section J, article s of the
Constitution. Lost on first rea ding.
At l; 80 the House took recess until $3.50
p. m.
EVENING SESSION
A joint resolution making a constitution
al amendment to provide for holding State
and county elections every four years.
Passed.
Joint resolution submitting amendment
to the Constitution of the State of Missis-
sippi in relation TO the tenure of officers.
1t proposed to make the terms of Office of
members of Legislature, sheriffs, coroners,
assessors, treasurer and surveyors of the
counties four years instead of two. In
definitely postponed.
Joint resolution to amend article seven
of the Constitution of the State of Missis-
Isippi. Indefinitely postponed.
Joint resolution relative to an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State Of
Mississippi-To submit to vote of the
people at the next general election the ap-
proval or rejection of a substitute to the
second amendment of section 6, article
8 of the Constitution, to-wit: All proceeds
of lands, now or hereafter vested in this
State by escheat or purchase, or forfeited
for taxes, shall be Gel ecsed in legal cur
rency and paid into the treasury to be dis
trib tied pro rata among the educable
children of the State, also proceeds
of fines collected for breach of the
penal laws and received for the sale of liq-
uors, keeping of saloons, after the judiciary
expenses of the counties have been paid
from the amount collected.
A substitute was offered by Mr. Cutrer
which dropped the clause providing for de-
Quoting the Judiciary expenses and appro-
priating the money derived from liquor
licenses TO the schools of the counties in
which the licenses were collected.
Mr.. Applewhite moved to amend by
striking out abe words money obtained
from fines collected" Adopted.
Mr.. Cutrer moved the adoption of the
substitute as amended. The motion pre-
vailed and the substitute was passed it's
first reading by vote of 81 ayes to 81
nays.
i Adjourned.