The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-20

To the Committee on Corporations:
r Mr. Martin-To amend an act to consol
ldate and reduce into one the several act
incorporating the town of Port Gibson
and for other purposes, approved Apri
II, 1876, so as to provide for the filing O.
! vacancies in the Offices of Mayor and Al
dermen, and for other purposes
To the Committee on Counties and Count,
Boundaries:
Mr.. Gage-TO authorize the board o
supervisors of Grenada county TO have tn,
record of deeds indexeeI.
To the Committee on Universities:
Mr.. POwel-To require the trustees n
certain institutions 10 whom money is ap
Propriated to make biennial reports TO the
Legislature of the manner in which said
money is expended.
To Judiciary iGommittee:
Mr.. Burkitt Ito change the time OF
holding the circuit court in the counties OF
Winston and Clay. This bill gives the fol
lowing "a the new schedule: In Winston
first Monday in January and second Mon
day in July and for twelve days or less.
| In Clay third Monday in January and for
twenty -four days or less, and fourth Mon
day in July and for eighteen days or less.
Mr.. Reynolds-To provide for the max
ing of an abstract of the land titles of
Monroe sounty.
To Committee on Railroads:
Mr.. Sykes-To incorporate the Tombig-
bee Railroad Company, and to declare its
powers and privileges.
To the Committee on Public Health and
Quarantine:
| Mr.. Roane. of Cslhoun-To prohibit the
sale of intoxicating liquors in the town of
Airmount, in Yalobusha, and within FIVE
miles thereof.
Mr.. Guyton-To prevent the sale of
vinous, spirituous or malt LIQUORS in the
town of Carthage. Leake county, or within
| five miles thereof.
| Mr.. Dickson Prohibiting the sale or
giving away of Intoxicating liquors in the
county of Simpson and for other purposes.
To Committee on Registration and Elec
tions:
Mr. Hyer-For relief of ]. A. Higgins of
| Marshall county.
| To Committee on Corporations:
| Mr.. Reynolds-To enlarge the powers of
| the corporate authorities of the city of Alb
| erdeen.
| vi NC JOlttA iSNJluLAOu W pEoN
| ride for the publication and delivery OF
memorial addresses on the life and services
| IF General Samuel J. Gholson, by Hon. j. T.
| q. Claiborne. This resolution was read a
! third time and passed hy a unanimous
| vote.
| The special order for the hour:
Senate bill No 7O-To continue the De-
partment of Immigration and Agriculture
in pursuance of the constitution.
The Committee on immigration and
| agriculture recommended the following
Imendments:
]. Amend section 50 az to read as fol-
lows: That the salary of ssid commission
Or shall be two thousand two hundred and
fifty dollars per annum, and actual travel
ling expenses not TO exceed two hundred
and ifty dollars per annum.
2. Amend section s by filing the blank
with mine thousand
3. Amend by additional section, to-wit:
That the Board of Immigration and Agri
culture shall aid and cooperate with the
exposition exhibition at New Orleans and
out of the appropriation heretofore
made may expend such an amount as to
them may seem proper under all the cir
cumstanees.
The two first amendments we're adopted.
Mr.. billiard offered the following amend
ment to said third amendment:
Amend the additional section by striking
out the last clause after the word New Or
leans.
This amendment was adopted and the
third amendment as amended was adopted.
Mr.. Hyer offered the following substitute
for the bill:
Strike out alt after the enacting clause
and insert;
Section lst. That section II of an act to
organize and regulate the duties of the de-
partment of Immigration and Agriculture
pursuant to article II, section % of the
Constitution and for other purposes, ap-
proved March s, 1882. be and the same is
hereby re-enacted and that this act take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage.
On motion of Mr.. Roane of Celhoun,
said substitute was laid on the table.
The bill was then passed by vote OF %
to 8.
YKAs-Messrs. Brenham, Burkitt, billiard,
Eaton, Gage, Gayles, Guyton, Hamilton of
binds, Hamilton of Holmes, Harvey,
Henderson. Jeffords, Martin, Mitchell,
Owen, Packwood, Simonton, Sykes, Terry
Walker, Whitney, Wilson and Marshall.
NAIH-11GSSESs N
Kyle. NoIand, Powell aud Smith.
The special order for D m. was taken
an. to-wits--To incorporate the Port Glib
son and Alabama Railroad Company. The
question recurring on the motion hereto
fore made to table lhe amendment recon-
uoended by the Committee on Railroads as
ippears on the journal Of the 9Th INST.
The motion t6table was lost BY a vote OF
l6 to Is:
-Messrs. Boone, Boyd, Burkitt, !
Guyton, Hamilton Of Holmes, Harvey,
Keith. KYLE, Marshall, Packwood, Powell,
Roane of Calhoun, Simonfon- Smith, Terry, /
Walker and Wilson.
NAxs-Messrs. Brenhams Dickson. Dill |
lard, Eaton, Gayles, Hamilton OF binds
Henderson, HyeF, Jeffords, Luse, Martin. |
Mitchell. holland, Owen, Reynolds. sykes
and Whitney.
Mr.. Eaton offered the following amend |
ment to the amendment making the term
Of exemption from taxation ten instead o.
twenty years
Pending the question, air. Reynolds, by |
consent made q written report for the
Joint COMMITTEES to visit Alcorn and a. and |
81 College. (This report may be pIbllsaed
another time.
AZ 2:Io Mr.. Roane, Of Calhoun. moved to
adjourn till 10 q N. tomorrow Lost.
on motion Of Mr. Hamilton, Of Hindss
the Senate took recess til ! o'clock To-
night
At 7:So o'clock p. M. the Senate met
with quorum present. and went ct once
into executive session.
On returning "a lseislatiga euslnass tl1e |