The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-10

follows:
To the Committee on Corporations:
Mr.. Kyle-To incorporate the town of
Eureka Springs in the county of Pamela.
Mr.. Dillard-To amend and reduce into
one act the act incorporating the town of
Macon, and the several acts amendatory
thereto.
To the Committee on Counties and County
Boundaries:
Mr.. Burhtt-To provide for the pay
rent Of books required to be used by pub
lie officers in certain cases.
Mr.. Boone-To amend an act TO reduce
the limits Of the city of Corinth.
Mr.. Reynolds-To authorize the board of
supervisors of Monroe county and the
corporate authorities Of the city of Aber-
deem TO purchase, erect and maintain q
poor-house and house of correction.
To the Committee on Claims:
Mr.. Hyer-For relief Of John R. Moore
Of Marshall county.
Mr.. Guyton-For relief of 2. T. Lee, of
Attala )unty.
Mr.. Whitney-For relief of B. B. Cross,
of jefferson county.
Mr.. Whitney-For relief OF t. G. Burnett,
of Jefferson county.
To the Judiciary Committee:
Mr.. Terry-To provide for the refundinQ
of the Kemper county debt, aud for other
purposes.
Mr.. Dickson-To change the Goth sena-
torial district into two districts.
| Mr.. Reynolds-To amend section I1l2
Code 1880 in relation to penalty for selliug
| liquors in violation Of law.
| Mr.. Owen--To change time of holding
circuit court in Tunica county.
Mr.. Harvey-To amend section 585 Code
in relation to public revenue. Approved
March 8, 1882.
Mr.. Henderson1,For relief of jurors in
| certain cases.
Mr.. Reynolds-In reference to bills OF
exceptions where two or more new trials
are granted.
To Committee on Finance:
Mr.. Guyton-To amend section 826,
Code, in relation to how damages are OBJ
| tanned.
To Committee on Railroads:
Mr.. Henderson-To incorporate the Moss
Point, Scranton and East Pascagoula Rail
road Company.
To Committee on Registration and Elec-
tons:
Mr.. Brenham-To provide compensation
for the circuit clerk of Adams county for
services as registrar.
To Committee ON Humane and Benevolent
| Institutions:
| Mr.. Brenham-To authorize and require
the Governor to appoint a superintendent
and trustees for the East Mississippi Insane
Asylum at Meridian.
Mr. Hamilton, Of Holmes, for Commit
tee on Education, recommended that
House bill No. 503 do pass.
That House bill No. 537 do pass as
amended
To the Committee on Education:
| Mr.. Henderson-To establish a white
| Normal School in this State.
Mr.. Hamilton of Hinds-For relief of
the jackson Collegiate Academy.
To Committee on Banks and Banking:
Mr.. Walker-For obtaining and pub
fishing reports of banks, savings institu-
tons, and trust companies chartered by
this State.
The following bills were taken up and
disposed of as follows:
On motion of Mr.. Wilson
House bill 2l6--To repeal section 2191
Code, SO as to define Jurisdiction of JUS
tees of the peace in the two circuit and
chancery court districts in the county Of
Chickasaw, was recommitted to the Judi
ciary Committe.
Senate bill No. 44-Ratifying the COM
promise of certain suit made by the
board of supervisors of Tunica county.
On motion of Mr.. Owen, recommitted to
the Judiciary Committee.
House bill No. 240-To repeal an act to
prohibit the sale of vinous or spirituous Ii
quors in the town of Saltillo, and within
two miles thereof in Lee county.
On motion of Mr.. Simonton, read third
time and passed.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Senate bill No. 94-To provide for the
regulation of railroads in this State and for
the appointment of board of railroad
| commissioners.
On motion of Mr.. Hyer tabled subject to
call.
Senate bill No. 95-To prevent extortion
and unjust discrimination in rates charged
for the transportation of passengers and
freights on railroads in this State and to
provide penalties for the violation of the
same, and for other purposes. On motion
of Mr.. Simonton tabled subject to call.
Senate bill No. 149-For relief lof w. B.
Wright, ex-sherih of Tate county, and 7.
@. Dockery, sheriff of DeSoto county. On
motion of Mr.. Owen tabled subject to call.
Senate bill No. Hin relation to the
relief of defaulting officers and their sure
ties taken up. Mr.. billiard offered an
amendment inserting Tor not recommend
ingp after the word recommending. This
amendment was tabled on motion of Mr..
Dickson. On motion of Mr.. Smith the
bill was indefinitely postponed.
Senate bill No. lis For relief of John
I. McCormic, a cripple of Calhoun coun-
ty. Passed.
Senate bill No. 141-To amend section
SOB Cede 1880 in relation to examining the
assessment rolls and to require Boards of
Supervisors to equalize the assessment Of
taxes, taken up. The Committee on FL
nance recommended the following amend
ment: Strike out section 2. This amend
ment was tabled.
Mr.. billiard offered the following amend
ment, which was adopted, to-wit: Add to
section the words, provided, That in
making such equalization the said board
shall not reduce assessment of the entire
county,
Mr.. Boone offered the following amend
ment, which was adopted, to-wit: Amend
section by inserting the following: Pro-
vided, That no reduction shall be made un-
less manifest injustice has been done by