The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-29

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Senate Joint Resolution No. Ito sub
NIT proposed constitutional amendment
providing for quadrennial sessions of the
Legislature.
House Joint Resolution No. Ito sub
NIT constitutional amendment providing
for the holding Of State and county cleo
tons every four years.
Senate bill No. 246-To legalize the as
sessment Of real and personal property in
Calhoun county.
House bill No. 258-To validate the as
sessnent of real and personal property in
1 Carroll county.
House bill No. 333-To legalize the bond
of the mayor of Longtown.
Mr.. Harvey offered the following resolu-
ton, which was placed on the calendar:
Resolved, That no bills shall be intro
duced in the Senate after Saturday, March
LIST.
On motion of Mr.. Roane of Calhoun the
| Senate took up
Senate bill No. 294 TO prohibit the sale
of intoxicating liquors in the county of
Calhoun in the State Of Mississippi. Pass
ed.
The special order for this motnins was
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taken up:
Senate bill No. 3ls-To provide for the
regulation Of freight and passenger rates
on railroads in this State. and to create
commission to supervise the same, and
for other purposes.
On motion of Mr.. Powell the considera-
ton of said bill was postponed and the same
was made special order for tomorrow
morning Immediately after reading the
journal, together with the other bills on
same subject.
Special order, Senate bill No. 31l--To
create and establish an Educational Insti-
tute in this State, and College for the
education of white females in the arts and
sciences.
Mr. Simonton offered the following
amendment:
| Add rs new section: Be it further en-
acted, That this school shall not be located
in or near any city or town in which the
sale of intoxicating liquors are not pro-
hibited by law.
Mr.. Reynolds offered the following reso-
luton
Resolved, That the bill and amendment
be committed to Special Committee with
instructions, and to 50 amend the bill that
nine commissioners, ono from each Con-
gressional District and two from the Sta'e
at large be appointed to fix place for the
location of the college as contemplated ip
this act, and that an appropriation of one
thousand dollars be made for this purpose
and that all matters be deferred until the
report of said commission to be made at
the next session of the Legislature.
| Mr. Marshall rnnvad 10 iahla tho raaoIu-
ton. Lost by vote of Is to 10:
YEAs-Messrs. Dickson, Gayles, Guyton,
Hamilton of Kinds, Hamilton Of Holmes
Henderson, Hyer, Jeffords, Luse, Marshall
Martin, Packwood, koane of Webster,
Whitney and Wilson.
NAYs-Messrs. Boone, Boyd, Brenham
Burkitt, Eaton, Gage, Harvey, Kyle, Lid
dell, holland, Powell, Reynolds, Roane OF
Calhoun, Simonton, Smith, Sykes, Terry
and Walker.
On motion of Mr.. Reynolds his resolu-
ton was indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Reynolds offered the following
amendment:
Add as an additional section: that nine
commissioners be appointed to select To-
cation for the college hereby proposed to
be created, one from each congressional dis
trict and two from the State at large to be
selected by the Governor, and that said com
missioners report to the next session of tho
Legislature, and embody in said report the
amount donated by the locality suggested.
| how the same is secured and all the facts
and circumstances inducing them to make
the location designated, and that they also
report plans and specifications for build
in rs and estimated cost thereof, to be
| made by some architect to be selected by
said commission, and to defray the ex.
peuses of said commission, and to employ
an architect to prepare plans and specif-
cations, and there is hereby appropriated
| the sum of fifteen thousand dollars to be
| raid by the warrant of the Auditor drawn
on the Treasurer to be issued on the GER
tIticate of the chairman of said commits
sion, appointed by the Governor; that all
matters and things provided to be
done in this act inconsistent with
this section be postponed until the re-
port of the commission shall be received
and adopted by the Legislature.
That the commission in fixing the loca-
ton for the proposed college shall consult
the interest of the entire State.
MI. Boone OHereu tne IOll0Wlng amend
ment to the amendment:
Strike out so much a. provides for the
appointment of two commissioners at large
and insert the names of Mrs. +. G. Peyton
and Mrs. Olive A. Hastings.
Mr.. Reynolds amendment was then lost
By a vote of IL to II:
YEAs-Messrs. Boone, Boyd, Brenham.
Burkitt, billiard, Eaton, Keith, Kyle, Liddell,
Luse, holland, Powell, Reynolds, Simonton.
Smith, Terry and Walker.
NAYs-Messrs. Dickson, Gage, Gayles,
Guyton, Hamilton of Kinds, Hamilton of
Holmes, Harvey, Henderson, Hyer, Jeffords,
Marshall, Martin, Packwood, Roane of
Calhoun, Roane of Webster, Whitney and
Wilson.
Mr.. Roane of Calhoun offered the follow
ing amendment, which was adopted:
Amend section ten by striking out the
words "The proximity of the proposed site
to other public institutions supported in
whole or in part by the State with the Wow
of giving the preference to localities least
favored heretofore as"
The bill was considered engrossed and
read third time by vote of IL to 16:
YEAs-Messrs. Boone, Dickson, Gayles, |
Guyton, Hamilton of Kinds, Hamilton of
Holmes, Henderson, Hyer, Jeffords, Mar
shall, Martin, Packwood, Roane of Webster, |
Sykes, Walker, Whitney and Wilson.
NkYs-Messrs. Boyd. Brennan, Burkitt, |
billiard, Eaton, Harvey, Keith, Kyle, Lid |
dell, Noland, Powell, Reynolds, Roane of |