Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-03-12
JACKSON. MISS.
Proceedings of the Legislature Yester-
day-Biils Passed in the House and


Proceedings of the Legislature Yester-
Senate.
Special to the Appeal
JACKSON, MISS, March 11.-jSendte.-To
authorize the trial of civil cases in circuit
courts before:the judge inivacation by con-
sent; referred.
Bills passed: To extend the provisions
of law relating to revenue agent, extend
ing his power of investigation to cities and
towns; extending the law in relation to
corporations to cities and towns; for the
relief of Aberdeen Lodge No. 80, of Free
and Accepted Masons.
House bills passed the Senate: For the
relief of G.. w. Faison and others; to re-
quire railroad companies to fence their
tracks or erect cattle guards in certain
places, with amendments; to incorporate
Iazoo City; to prohibit the sale of liquors
in and near Deasonville; to amend the
act to authorize the construction and use
OF street railroads in Yicksburg; to enable
Lincoln county to borrow money to
| build a courthouse; to amend the charter
of the New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Ficks-
| burg and Memphis Railroad Company; to
amend the charters of the Memphis and
| Vicksburg Railroad Company; for the re-
| lief of Jacob Ricket and A. o. Green me-
| mortal to Congress asking an appropria-
| ton for the improvement of the entrance
| of Pascagoula bay; to secure the faithful
collection OF delinquent personal taxes; to
extend the time for the payment and
collection of taxes of cyclone suffer
ers in Copiah county; to legalize
barbed-wire fences in Copiah county
to prevent trespasses upon certain personal
property; to amend the law relating to the
distribution of land; to incorporate the
Tombigbee and Grand Trunk Railroad
Company; to incorporate the Meridian
| kosciusko and Grenada RailroadCompany
amended by striking out Kosciusko; tc
incorporate the Helena, Water Valley
Aberdeen and Birmingham Railroad Com.
pany; to incorporate Coleville; joint res
olution in relation to Confederate soldiers
killed in battle or who died of disease; tc
provide for the bonded debt OF Kinds; tc
incorporate Leonetsville; for the relief o.
the minor heirs of Mrs. Leonora F. Pope
with amendment; to amend the law pro
hibiting the sale OF liquors near Cleal
Creek church; to incorporate the Caledo
mia Rifles; to authorize Tunica county tt
levy a tax for building schoolhouses
to incorporate Bentonia; to incorporate
Naughan's Station; to create on additiona
constable and justice OF the peace in the
First District of Leake and one constable
in Clay; to change the names of Malvins
and Annie Hinson; to provide for county
displays by Washington and Yazoo coun
ties at the Cotton Centennial; to author
ize Madison county to furnish township
maps to superintendent of education; t.
authorize Washington county to sci
schoolhouses to enable the county to builC
a schoolhouse; to authorize supervisors o
Tate to employ the superintendent Of ed
ucation to visit any public school in sait
county if the public interest demands.
House.-Bills passed: To promote tn,
agricultural interest OF Washington coun
ty to allow ferriage and tolls to member
of boards of supervisors; for the relief O
the sureties OF G. c. Castleberry; to regu
late and reduce the cost of public printing
in relation to public revenue; in relation
to the annual report of the State Superin
tendent OF Public Education.
The House passed the following Senat'
bills: To incorporate the Helena, Mem
phis and New Orleans Railroad Company
in relation to the funds arising from tn
lease of the penitentiary; to amend tn
charter of the Warren Cotton Mills Com
pany; to amend the law in relation to jai
guards in Warren; to fund the schoo
| warrants of Warren to authorize Tisho
mingo to sell certain lands; to authoriz
the Board OF Mississippi Levee Commits
missioners to issue certificates of allow
ance in addition to those outstanding; t,
amend the law in relation to examinin
the assessment rolls, and to require super
visors to equalize assessment of taxes; fo
: the relief of the Aberdeen Guards; to in
corporate the town OF Myers; to amen
the law relative to the revenue agent, eS
tending his authority to investigate cite
and towns; to provide for the appoint
mept OF additional notaries public in tn
State.
The Governor approved to-day the rail
road supervision bill.
The joint standing committee to invest
gate the public offices, after labored an
searching investigation through the Who'll
session, made voluminops report to-day
They did not find anything wrong in an
Office. They complimented the sever;
| officers in the highest terms