The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-01-29
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
sESATE-EIGHTEEETH DAY.
MoSDLI, Jan. 20, 1884.


20 day 10 Messrs. holland, Whitney. Har-
vey, Reynolds and Gsyles. The last two
we're absent on committee duty.
The privileges Of the Senate wero extend
cd to II. w. Beeman, ESQ, Of Harrison, and
ex-senator Smith, Of Madison.
On motion Of Mr.. Jsffords, the regular
order was suspended and the Senate took
up House Joint resolution TO appoint
Joint Committee on Jevees. On motion
Of Mr.. Jehords the blank in said resolution
was filled with "seven" and the resolution
was then adopted The President then ap-
pointed on said committee, Messrs. Powell,
Luse, Hamilton of Kinds, Owen, Hamilton
of Holmes, Kyle and Jeffords.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of
Senate bills on third reading;
Tho following we're made the special or
der for Wednesday next:
No. 47--To incorporate the Helena, Mem
phis and New Orleans Railroad Company.
No. 22-To incorporate the Macon and
Tuscaloosa Railroad Company.
No $50 incorporate the Aberdeen and
Fulton Railroad Company.
No. 96-To incorporate the Mississippi
River and Deer Greek Railroad Company;
and
No. S2-To incorporate the Mississippi,
Alabama and Georgia Railway Company.
approved March o, 1882.
Senate bill 90-To amend an act to au-
thoriEe the clerks Of the Circuit Courts OF
Hancock and Perry counties TO employ
competent person to perform the duties of
stenographer for said courts and for other
purposes; taken up.
The Committee on Claims recommended
the following amendments, which we're
adopted, to-wit 1st. Strike out oil after
the enacting clause in first section and in
serting shat the provisions Of an net to
authorize the clerks Of the Circuit Courts
Of Hancock and Perry counties to employ
a competent person TO perform the duties
Of photographer for the Circuit Courts of
said counties and for other purposes, ap-
proved February 25, 1882, be and they are
hereby extended to the counties Of Harrison
and Jackson"
I'd Strike out second and third sections
and insert the following IA section2. Be il
further enacted that this act shall take eff
feet from its passage The bill was passed
IA amended.
No. 91-To compel overseers to do their
duty. Passed.
No. 49--To authorize the treasurer to
receive certain moneys into the treasury.
Passed.
No. 12-To repeal an act to equalize as
sessments OF taxable property, approved
March 0, 1882.
Mr.. Burkitt asked to be excused from
voting on the ground that his constituency
we're divided on the question. His request
was refused The bill passed by a vote OF
II to 8:
YEAs-Messrs. Boone, Boyd, Dickson,
billiard, Eaton, Gage, Guyton, Hamilton,
of Kinds, Henderson, Jeffords, Martin,
Nutshell, Powell, Simonton, Smith, Sykes
and Terry.
.NAIs-Messrs. Burkitt, Hamilton, of
Holmes, Hyer, Kyle, Owen, Packwood,
Roane, OF Calhoun, and Wilson.
ABSENT AND NOT vorrNo-Messrs. Bren-
ham, GayIes, Harvey, Keith, Liddell, Luse,
holland, Reynolds, Roane, OF Webster,
Walker and Whitney.
No. $40 amend an act to equalize the
assessment of taxable property, approved
March 0, 1882.
On motion of Mr.. billiard indefinitely
postponed
The scope of this bill was Same as No
40, which passed.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 316-In
relation to employing additional clerk for
Secretary of State. Passed by vote OF
10 to 6:
YEAS Messrs. Burkitt, Dickson, billiard,
Eaton, Gage, Hamilton, Of Kinds, Hamil-
ton, of Holmes, henderson, Hyer, Jeffords,
Luse, Martin, Mitchell, Owen, Pnckwood,
Powell, Simonton, Smith and Sykes.
NAYS essrs. Boyd, Guyton, Kyle,
Roane, of Calhoun, Terry and Wilson.
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING Messrs. Boone,
BRENNAN, Gayles, Harvey, Keith, Liddell,
Noland, Reynolds, Roane, of Webster,
Walker and Whitney.
Senate bill 103--In relation 10 Sheriffs
fees of Marshal county for victualling pris-
oners and for other purposes.
On motion Of Mr.. billiard it was indef
nitely postponed.
House bills on third reading:
No. 2-ro provide for the payment of a
Deputy CLERK of the Circuit Court of War
rem county, in this State during the term
of said court Put upon its, passage and
| lost.
No. 2S5-Te provide Yazoo county with
copies of 59th volume of Supreme Court
Reports. Tabled subject to call.
No. 72-To authorize Board Of Supervi-
sors Of Holmes county to build a school
house. Passed.
No. 2SS-To create the Office of an ad-
ditional Justice of the Peace and Consta-
bic in District No of Leake county in this
State Recommitted to Judiciary Commit.
tee.
House bills on 1st and I'd readings:
These bills were referred as follows tc
enc Judiciary Committee.
No. 3s4-To change time of holding the
Circuit Court in Pike county.
| No. 3S7-For relief OF J. F. Hudson, Of
Rankin county.
No. 37S-To amend section 4l0, Code
1880, relating to official bonds in certain
counties.
No. 393-To amend section 40, Code
1880, so as to include Sunhower and Tisho-
mingo counties.
No. b4-To amend section 265, chapter
rs, Code $780,
No. 349--To extend the provisions OF
chapter 1876, of the laws of 1882, to Clarke
county.
No. 2sS-To change the term of court in
Chickasaw county.
No. 112-To change time of holding
Chanoery Court and to extend the time Of
holding the Circuit Court in Wilkinson
county.
No. 109-To provide for an ndditiona
| Justice Of the peace in Sd District of the