The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-03-11

al OF the following Senate bills.
No. 237-To consolidate into one the
acts in reference TO the town of Baldwin,
in Lee and Prentiss counties.
No. 243-To approve, ratify and confirm
the consolidation and mergin of the
Natchez Wharf and Elevator Company
with the Bluff City Railway Company.
No, 244-For relief Of James W. Lam
bert, sheriff of Adams county.
No. 228-To pay back to W. II. Benton
of DeSoto county a crippled Confederate
soldier, $25 90, amount paid by him to the
sheriff of DeSoto county as privilege IL
cense to peddle in the year 1882.
No. 365-To remove the civil disabilities
Of Lesley MCGOWAN, minor Of Tunica
county.
No. 253-To amend an act incorporating
the Chickasaw Savings Institution of Oko-
Iona, and an amendment TO said act of in
corporation, changing the name to Chicka-
saw Savings Bank.
No. 247-To authorize the Secretary of
State to furnish the chancery and circuit
clerks Office Of Franklin county with GER
tain books, and for other purposes.
No. 10s-To create the Exposition Blu
reau and TO make an appropriation there
for, and for other purposes.
No. 295-To prohibit the sale of liquors
in the county of Calhoun.
At p. M, the Committee announced
that the House was ready to receive the
Senate, the two to meet in joint session for
the purpose of receiving Mr.. Jeffer-
son Davis; thereupon the Senate repaired
TO the Hall of the House, and on arriving
at the House, on motion of Mr.. Warrington,
of the House, committee of three con-
sisting of Messrs. Warrington and Norheet
of the House, and Sykes of the Senate were
appointed to inform the joint committee of
reception that the joint convention was
ready to receive our distinguished guest.
| After a short absence Mr.. Warrington
informed the joint convention that the
the duty assigned the committee was dis
charged and in few moments thereafter
the Joint Committee on Reception accom-
panied by His EIcellency the Governor
and Judges of the Supreme Court and the
| Hon. Jefferson Davis we're announced.
Mr.. Davis was received by Lieut. Gov.
Stands who delivered the address of well
come in behalf of the Legislature and State
of Mississippi. After response by Mr..
Davis the Joint Convention was dissolved
and the Senate repaired TO the Chamber.
At 2 o'clock p. m, took recess till $3.50
this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
At $3.50 p. III. the Senate convened with a
quorum.
This Senate resumed consideration Of
House bill 5l-Mr. billiard moved to in
definitely postpone.
This motion was lost by the following
vote:
YRAs-Messrs. Boone, Boyd, Dickson
billiard, Eaton, Gayles, Guyton, Harvey
Kyle, Marshall, Packwood, Smith, Whit
ney. II.
NAYs-Messrs. Burkitt, Hamilton oil
Holmes, Henderson, Jeffords, Martin, No
land, Owen, Powell, Sykes, Walker, Will
son. ID.
Mr. Guyton offered the following amend
ment which was tabled:
Insert after the word "land" in section
line 3, the word" on personal property, also
insert after the word LAND in 8th line thu
words or personal property
Mr.. Eaton offered the following amend
ment; which WINS tabled.
Provided; That this act shall not apply t.
notes drawing int srest, or that were giver
for more than the cash value of the land al
shown by the assessment of the same.
Mr.. billiard offered the following amend
ment; which was tabled.
Add; Provided that this act shall be 81
construed, that all notes shall escape taxa
ton.
The bill was lost by vote of ID to -.
YEAs-Messrs. Burkitt, Gage, Hamil
ton of Holmes, Henderson, Jetfords, Mar
shall, Martin, Owen, Powell SimontoI
Sykes, Walker, Wilson.
NAYs--Messrs Boone, Boyd, Dickson
billiard, Eaton, Gayles, Guyton, Harvey
Kyle, holland, Packwood, Smith, Whit
new.
These House bills were passed.
No. l07-To incorporate tho VickSburl
Safe Deposit Company.
No. SOTO incorporate the town of In
| dianola, Sunfower county,
These bills were indefinitely postponed
, lost or tabled;
No. 269-To change the time of holding
; the circuit and chancery courts of Warrel
, county and for other purposes
No. S51-For the relief of q. w. Faiso
and others of Sunhower county. Los
! by vote of 10 to Ii:
YEAS essrs. Gage, Gayles, Guytor
, Hamilton of Holmes, Jeffords, Marshall
holland, Packwood, Whitney and Wilson.
NAYs-Messrs. Boone, Boyd, Burkitt
f billiard, Eaton, Harvey, Henderson, Kyle
Owen, Powell, Simonton, Smith, Syke:
{ Mr.. Guyton entered a motion to recon
sider the vote wharphv the hill was lost
: No. 1910 exempt from taxation
money of non residents loaned upon mort
, gage or deed of trust or real estate in thi
State.
Mr. Burkitt offered the following amend
ment: Also allow all residents to lem
money without paying any taxes thereon
On motion of Mr.. Guyton the bill an
{ amendments were tabled
Leave of absence was granted Mr.. Lus
, from day to day on account of sickness.
Mr.. Jeffords, by leave, introduced No
369-To authorize the board of Mississippi
Levee Commissioners to issue certificate
of allowance.
No. 623-For the preservation of fish il
the county of Hancock.
; The Committee on Agriculture, Com
mercs and Manufactures offered the follow
} ing amendment which was adopted:
Insert in section the word ''and" befor
the word "fsh' in the sixth line.
J No. 671-To amend the charter of tn
town of Rolling Fork in Sharkey county.
No. 766-To amend an act to authoriz
the board of supervisors of certain coun
ties to create log landings in certain cases
! ! annrovad March 1904