The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-06
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
. sENATE-TwENTY-THIRD DAY.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Hon. X. 0. Reynolds in the Chair.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Bowen.
All members present except Messrs.
Dickson, Hyer, Jeffords, holland, and Roane
Of Calhoun.
The privileges of the Senate were ex-
tended to Hon. John d. Bills, Hon I. B.
Brown, Judge Warren Cowan, and Rev. Mr..
Bowen.
Leave OF absence was granted 10 Mr..
Dickson for one day, and to Mr.. Owen for
one day on account of Committee duty.
The Senate resumed consideration Of
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD BEADING.
No. 23S-To create an additional Justice
of the peace and constable in supervisors
district No. 2, of Leake county in this
State was taken up.
Mr.. Guyton offered the following amend
ments which were adopted:
Amend section 3 by striking ont the
words "of that district alone" in the third
line and insert in lieu thereof "of said dis
trict No. q"
Amend section by adding at the close
OF the section these words: "For said Har
kins Precinct"
Mr.. billiard moved the indefinite postpone
ment of the bill. Lost. The bill was then
passed as amended.
No. 349-To extend the provisions of
chapter l35 Of the laws as to Clarke conn
ty. Passed.
No. $3.50 prohibit the sale or giving
away Of vinous and spirituous liquors and
other Intoxicating drinks within five miles
OF Sartin's Church in Pike county.
The Committee on Public Health and
Quarantine recommended the following
amendment which was ladopted: provided
that nothing in this act shall be construed
to prevent any person at his own domiciI
from giving away liquors in the way of
hospitality. The bill was then passed
NO. 4O0-To prohibit the sale of intoxi
eating liquors of any description in Wayne
county. Passed.
No. 347-To prohibit the sale or giving
away of intoxicating liquors in Beuna Wis,
ia or within three miles thereof, in Chicka-
saw county. Passed.
No. 4O3-To repeal an act to prevent the
sale or giving away of vinous, spirituous
or malt liquors in certain places in this
State, approved February 20, 1882, so far
as 1t applies to Jamestown in Coahoma
county. Passed.
No. 403-To prohibit the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors within five miles of Fellow
ship Church, Webster county. Passed.
NO. 3S0-To authorize the board of SUI
pervisors of Oktibbeha county to paw for
the dockets of the justices of the peace in
said county. Passed.
No. 264-To provide for the mainten-
ance and government of public schools in
the city of vicksburg. Passed.
No 37l-For the relief of Robt, C. Sbarp
OF Lowndes county. Passed
No. 377-To provide for deputy clerk
during the several terms of the circuit
court in Montgomery county.
On motion of Mr.. Lidell, indefinitely
postponed.
No. 345-To make the Office of cotton
weigher of Alcorn county elective. Passed.
No. 3S8-For the relief of j. S. Melvin
and j. s. Longmire, of Rankin county.
The Committee on Claims offered an
amendment striking out in the 7th and Sth
lines the words land are hereby required"
which was adopted.
Mr.. Eaton offered certain amendments
which were adopted. The object of the
bill is to relieve said Melvin and Longmire
and bondsmen of their contract to keep up
a bridge built by them and destroyed by
the cyclone last April.
No. $50 incorporate the town of Null
don, Monroe county. Passed.
No. 367-To change the boundary lines
of Marion, Pike and Lawrence counties.
Passed.
No. $50 amend an act to prevent live
stock from running at large in Monroe
county, and for other purposes-approved
March 8, 1882. On motion of Mr.. REYNOLDS
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Reynolds moved the reconsideration
of this vote and asked to have said motion
laid over.
No. 890-For relief of the tax assessor of
Sunhower county, was called from the table
on motion OF Mr.. Gayles.
On motion of Mr.. Boone the bill was re-
ferrsd to the Judiciary Committee.
No. A3-To require the Secretary of
State to furnish the circuit and chancery
clerks of Pike and Lincoln counties with
certain books, was taken up.
Mr.. Packwood offered an amendmant
which was adopted, striking out all that re-
lates to the county of Pike, in first section
and to insert the following section 2: Be
1t further enacted, That the Secretary of
State shall furnish the circuit and chancery
clerks OF Pike county with the following
books VIZ: Two volumes of Morris State
Reports and ali Of the acts Of the Stats
Legislature from 1865 to 1882. in elusive. as
far @ practicable, Passed.