The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-01-26
HOUSE SIXTEENTH DAT.
FRIDAY, Jan. 25. 1884.

FRIDAY, Jan. 25, 1884.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hollingsworth, of Non
roe.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr..
Russell.
The following entitled bills were read
twice and referred
Mr.. Guynes--To grant the right of petit
ton against the issuing of licenses 10 sell
vinous and spirituous liquors BY the gallon.
Temperance.
Mr.. Alexander-To require railroad com
panies to fence in their roads or erect cat
tie guards in certain places Railroads.
Mr.. Favre-In relation 10 certain fees in
the courts of Justices Of the Peace in this
State. Judiciary.
Mr.. McLeod-To amend section 290l,
Revised Code. Strike out all of said sec
tion after the words five years. Judici-
airy.
Mr.. Christmas-To authorize and en-
power the Governor to fill vacancies in Ger
tain beat Offices in Holmes county. Judi
ciary.
Mr. Cameron-To tax all money invest
ed in United States bonds in the State OF
Mississippi Judiciary.
Mr. Flowers repeal sections Si5, $40
and o4s, chap. %, Code, in relation to roads,
ferries and bridges. Roads, Ferries and
Bridges.
Mr.. Horton-To provide for the proper
protection and humane treatment of con-
victs leased to contractors. Penitentiery.
Mr. Christmas-An act to amend sec
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boards on public roads. Roads, Ferries
and Bridges.
Mr.. Jones--To require Circuit Clerks to
keep a general docket. Judiciary.
Mr.. Dyer-In relation to fees and salaries
of certain public officers. Judiciary.
Senate bill-ro repeal an act to amond
the charter of the city of Vicksburg; passed
Joint resolution memoralizing Congress
in behalfof Greenville, Senate amendments
concurred in.
Senate bill-To change the time Of hold
ing the Chancery Courts in the counties of
Union, Perry and Greene. Passed under
suspension of rules.
Senate bill-To prevent the sacrifice OF
property in deeds of trust. Pending dis
cussion the hour having arrived for the
SDcCldl OlNGE vi biiO va dll dSS W RiVfAAtO
for the regulation of freight and passenger
rates on railroads and for the taxation of
the property of railroad companies in this
Safe and for other purposes, was taken up.
Mr.. Williamson offered an amendment
to strike out all after the onacting clause
andoffered a substitute which was adopted.
Mr.. Williamson moved the bill be CON
sidered engrossed, read a third Tina and
placed upon its final passage
Mr.. Montgomery, OF Bolivar, moved the
bill as amended be printed, Ruled oat Of
order, as the bill was being read when the
motion was made.
Mr.. Govan moved the further reading of
the bill be dispensed with. Ruled out of
order, as the reading of the bill had been
called for.
Mr.. Montgomery, OF Bolivar, moved
that two hundred copies of the bill be
printed, and it be made the special order
for Monday next at IL o'clock.
Mr.. Selman stated while he was friend
of the bill he doomed it proper it should be
printed and placed in the hands Of every
member.
Mr. Williamson expressed his willingness
that the bill should lay over and concurred
in the motion.
Mr.. Jones said the bill was already un-
derstood, that the subject was familiar
one and was in favor of deciding the mat
ter az once, and moved to table the motion
to print.
Mr.. Applewhite rose to point of order,
and the motion to table was ruled ont.
Mr.. Bell stated he was in favor of super
visIon, that he was elected on that plat
form, and was in favor of the passage of
the bill as soon as possible SO as to be pre-
pared for any action the Senate might
take.
The Chair revoked its decision that the
motion to table the motion to print was
out of order, having labored under the i'm
preston that the House was in Committee
of the Whole, and on the motion to table.
Mr.. Montgomery, Of Bolivar, spoke in
favor of having time given SO that all could
study the bill in its amended form.
The motion to table was lost.
The question being on the motion to
print two hundred copies and TO make the
bill the special order for Monday next at
IL o'clock.
Mr.. Goyan called for division of the
question.
The question was put, Shall the bin DO
the special order for Monday next?
Mr.. Barksdale moved to amend so as to
make the consideration of the bill the
special order for Tuesday at ii o'clock.
While he was opposed to railroad supervision
he believed some law of this natlre would
be passed at this session, and he desired, if
one should pass, it would be one that wonld
be just to the people and one that would
accomplish all that was desired.
Mr.. Barksdale withdrew his motion to
amend.
Mr. Govan withdrew his call for divis-
ion.
The motion of Mr.. Montgomery, of Boil
var, was carried, and the bill was made the
special order for Monday next at IL o'clock.
| Mr.. Bsksr-An act - supervise the rail