The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-01-31
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
sENATE-TwENTIETH DAY.
WEpNEspAr. January 30, 1874.


ed to Hon. ". H. FITZGERALD, of Grenada;
Hon. Z. II. Stiles, of Claiborne; Hon. G..
c. Chandler, of Alcorn; Hon. Lewis ].
Winston, of Adams; Rev. IL. +. johnson,
Of Lincoln; Hon. j. s. Bailey, of Talla-
hstchie; Hon. W. d. Frazee, of Chickasaw;
Messrs. n. D. Miller and l.. +. Rainwater,
OF Pamela, and Mr.. Jno. T. Davis, Of At
tala
Mr.. Martin introduced a bill to compel
the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Rail
road; the New Orleans Baton Rouge,
Vicksburg and Memphis Railroad; the Mis-
sissippi Valley and Ship Island Railroad,
and the Grand Gulf and Port Gibson Rail
road Companies to build draw bridges
across Big Black River and Bayou Pierre,
and TO prevent the obstruction of naviga-
ton on said streams. To Committee on
Railroads.
On motion Of Mr. Kyle the resolution
offered by him yesterday providing for the
appointment Of two permanent members
Of the Judiciary Committee, was adopted.
The President appointed Messrs. billiard
and Powell in response 10 the resolution.
The Senate resumed the business before
it at adjournment, to-wit;
House bill 32l-To amend section 1874,
chapter 45, Code 1880, in relation to ex-
empt property.
Mr.. Burkitt offered the following amend
ment; Add that where the heads of fami-
lies do not possess the amount of property
exempt by this act that they shall be fur
nished with that amount at the expense Of
tho State
On motion Of Mr.. Luse, this amendment
was tabled.
Mr. Eaton offered the following amend
ment, which was adopted: Insert after
the word State in 4th line from bottom Of
section !, the words, by the debtor"
Mr.. Walker offered the following amend
ment "lnsert in lieu of the last three and
one-half lines of section |. the following
Two hundred dollars to every laborer, me-
chanic, clerk or other person, working for
wages or n salary for each and every year
while 80 employed"
Mr.. Eaton moved to commit the bill and
amendment to the Committee on Agricul-
ture.
Mr. Boone moved to table tho amend
ment. This motion was lost
Mr.. Ronne, Of Calhoun, offered the fol
lowing amendment to the amendment:
Amend the amendment by striking out
two hundred where the same occurs in
said amendment, and insert one hundred "
The bill was committed as provided in
Mr.. Eaton's motion.
A message was received from the Cover
nor informing the Senate of his approval
of the following bills
Senate bill No. 6--Authorizing the Board
of Supervisors of Marshall county to dis
pose of property formerly used as a Jail
Senate bill No. 68-To empower the
Board of Supervisors of Noxubee, Kemper
and Newton counties to pay the chancery
clerks thereof for their services as county
auditors, and to require said clerks to keep
road docket and for other purposes.
Senate bill No 60-To repeal an act to
amend the charter of the city of Vicksburg
(being Senate bill No. 3l7 session 1882.
Senate bill No. 15-For the relief of
Elizabeth II. Rawls, of Adams county.
Senate bill No. 6l-To change the time
holding the Chancery court in Marion, Per-
ry, and Green counties.
The special order being
Senate bill No 47A"ro incorporate the
Helena, Memphis and New Orleans Rail
road Company" the Committee on Rail
roads, after recommitment, recommended
that the amendments heretofore adopted
be stricken out of the bill, and recommend
ed in their stead the adoption of the fol-
lowing amendments, to-wit:
~ Add to section the following:
Provided further That section q of
said act be amended by striking out the
proyiso Of said section, which fixes Il max
imum of rates 20 be charged; and by strik-
ing out in section % of said act, the ex-
emption from taxation by cities and towns,
and the pyoviso at the end of said sec
ton.
Mr.. Kyle nude the point of order: that
the Senate cannot strike out by amend
ments now, what has been already in
serted by amendment on a previous day;
that MS an amendment proposing to strike
out an amendment heretofore adopted,
does not propose to strike out any more
than what has been heretofore inserted by
amendment, it is therefore out of order
The Chair declared the point of order we'll
taken.
Senate bill No. 96-Special order-To
incorporate the Mississippi River and Deer
Greek Railroad Company.
The Committee on Railroads offered the
following amendment:
add TO section 3, the following:
Provided, That section 81, of said act be
amended by striking out the proviso to
said section, which fixes maximum of
rates to be charged, and by striking out in
section % of said act the exemption from
taxation by cities and towns and the pro-
viso at the end of said section %
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Kyle offered the following amend
ment:
Add to the end of section the following
Provided that nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to prevent further
Legislatures of this State from supervis-
ing said railroad, regulating the tariff and
charges for freight and passengers.
On motion of Mr., Reynolds the amend
ment was tabled by the following vote of II
to IS:
YEAs-Messrs, BRENNAN, Dickson, Dill
lard, Eaton, Hamilton, of Kinds, Henderson,
Hyer, Jeffords, Luse, Martin, Mitchell,
Reynolds, Smith, Sykes, Terry, Walker,
Whitney.
NAYs-Boyd, Burkitt, Gage, Guyton,
Kyle, Liddell, Packwood, Powell, Roane, of
Calhoun, Roane, of Webster, Simonton,
Wilson.
Messrs. Dickson, Eaton and Henderson
asked to have the reasons of their votes re-
corded. to-wit:
Mr.. Dickson-I am in favor of judicious
railroad supervisor in the interest of the
people and not in hostility TO the railroad
enterprises in this State, but l vote to ia
BILE the amendment because / believe it 70
be merely declaratory of sovereign right