The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-19
SENATE-FIFTY-THIRD DAY.

y. SENATE-FIFTY-THIRD DAY.
le TUESDAY, March IL, 1884
T. Senate met pursuant to adjournmen
Lieut.-Governor Shands in the Chair.
e All members present except Messr
/ Liddell. Mitchell, Roane of Calhoun
Roane of Webster and Terry.
y , The privileges of the Senate we're g,
Il tended to Prof. r. D. Stockard and Gen. s
d. Lee. of the A and NJ. College, NJ
u Fred Clarke, Judge Leach and Hon. CIaud
: Pintard, of Adams county.
=, REPORTS OF CoMHITrREs.
+ The Committee on Corporations. throug
| Mr.. Martin, recommended the passage @
}. Senate bills 36I and 364 and House bill
y ITO, $40 and 1913, and the rejection Of Hous
bill 3l9
Mr.. Boone, chairman of the Specia
Committee to whom was referred Senat,
! bill $50 and House bill 9i7, recommends,
. a substitute for
: Senate bill Authorizing the surve
and sale of certain marsh lands belonging
to the State of Mississippi lying on TIN
banks of the East and West Pascagoult
and Pearl Rivers and other streams naviga
bic. flowing into the Mississippi Sound ant
r sIge as amended, of
House bill 947-To regulate the sale OF
sw mp lans in this State, AMI for othe
: purposes.
The COMMITTEES on Claims, through Mr.
Noland, recommended the passage of
/ House bill 819 For relief of Miss Mary
Willis, of Monroe county
House bill 976 For relief of J. J. Auder-
son, tax collector of Union county; as
amended.
The rejection of:
House bill 677-For relief of C. F. Mi
lam. of fallahatchie county.
No. 7O5 For relief of Will McLaurin, of
YazOo county.
House bill 375 For relief of the Aber-
deem Guards, in Monroe county.
House bill 800 For relief of Mrs. James
Foley, widow of James Foley, a citizen and
resident of the city of Vicksburg.
House bill 653 For relief of the sureties
of the late c. E. Butt. of Warren county.
The ComInitte on Agriculture, Commerce
and Manufactures, through Mr.. Guyton,
recommended the passage of:
House bill S05- amend section 1873,
Code, in relation to the time allowed to re-
move gates across the public roads.
The Judiciary Committee through Mr.
Kyle recommended the passage Of
House bill 934-To prevent trespass to
certain personal property.
House bill 990-To amend the charter of
the town of Batesville in Pamela county
House bill 973-In relation to justices
of the peace for district No. 3, in Clay
county.
House Joint Resolution No. % in rela-
ton to sale of Codes of 1871 and 1880
House bill 715-To amend section 1888,
Code.
House bill 702-To amend section 3161,
Code.
House bill 181-To change the order of
argument iii criminal cases.
| Senate bill 37-Extending the time for
/ the redemption of certain lands and regu-
iating the sale of State lands for homestead
| purposes.
Senate bill 328-To amend section 1888,
/ Code. in regard to liability for damages in
excess of five thousand dollars.
! Mr.. Reynolds introduced No. 373-For
relief of Aberdeen Lodge No. 80, of Free
and Accepted Mason. Passed.
! Mr. Reynolds introduced No. 374-To
authorize the trial of civil cases in the cir
cult court before the Judge, in vacation. by
consent. Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
! Mr. Marshall called from House messages
| No. 9S7-to consolidate the 18th and
| 18th circuit and chancery court disticts, to
| fix the time of holding courts therein and
| for other puposes Referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
| House amendments pending on adjourn
| ment last evening to Senate bill No. 322-
To amend sections 604, 607 and COS, Code,
relating to the taxation of railroads, were
concurred in.
Senate bill No 275-To make applicable
to incorporated cities and towns the pro-
visions of chapter IL, laws of 1880, in reIa.
ton to the State revenue agent Passed.
Senate bill No. SOTO extend the pro-
vision of chapter 3S, Code, and chapter
! 20, Acts of 1882, in relation to corpora
/ tions. Passed.
House bill No 5S0-To amend section
/ 719, Code, in reference to pay of teachers.
Indefinitely postponed
| House bill No. 901-To regulate the pay
of county superintendents of education in
this State. Indefinitely postponed.
! House bill No. Prohibiting the cir
cult ami c..lncery courts from allowing ac-
counts except where itemized and verified
/ by a4idav... Indefinitely postponed.
House bill 342-To amen chapter Is,
laws of 1880, to provide for the enumera-
| ton of the whole number of the inhabi-
! tants of the qualified electors of the State
\ pursuant to article 1, section 33, of the
constitution. approved March 3, $780, In
definitely postponed
| House bill 200-To construe section 1873,
Code, was called from the table.
/ Mr.. Hyer moved to reconsider the vote
| whereby the following amendment was
adoped: Insert in line I, after the word
vote" the following: And who can read
and write and who is a qualified voter in
the district in which he lives"
The motion to reconsider was lost.
The bill was indefinitely postponed by a
vote of "a to 5:
YEAs-Messrs. Boone, Boyd, Brenham,
BarlGtt, Dickson. Eaton, Gage, Guyton,
Hamilton of Kinds, Hamilton of Holmes,
Harvey, Henderson, Hyer. Kyle, holland,
Owen, Packwood, Powell, Simonton, Smith,
Sykes, Walker, and Wilson.
NAYs-Messrs Billiard Gayles, Jeffords,
Luse, Marshall, Reynolds and Whitney.
Mr.. Guyton called up the motion entered
on the journal yesterday to reconsider the
vote whereby the Senate indefinitely post
poned Senate bill s51. for relief of S. w.
Fairson and Others, of Sunhower county
The Committee on Enrolled Bills,
throu b Mr. Wilson, reported the following
Senate bills in the hands of the Governor:
Nos. 167, I54, 258. go. 333. So. 40, SI9.
IS6, 81, ia, 81, 293. 20, 1876, 332, AZ, 334,
324, PA, 220, 270, I63, 255 and 2I7.
The Governor communicated his approx
al of the following Senate bills:
No. 318-To provide for the regulation
of freight and passenger rates on railroads
in this State. aud to create a commission
to supervise the same, and for other pur-
lposes.
3, No 284-To amend and reduce into one
the act incorporating the town of Shuqua-
LAX, and the several acts amendatory there
Of.
Mr.. billiard moved to table the motion
TO reconsider. which motion was lost. The
voted was reconsidered and the bill passed
/ by q vote Of 10 to &:
TRAs Messfs. Boyd, Eaton. Gage,
Gafles Guyton, Hamilton of Kinds, Ham
fIkon 81 Holmes, Harvey, Hyer, Jeffords
Luse. Marshall. Martin. Noland, Pnckwood
| REYNOLDS, Smith and Walker.
Mars Messrs Burkitt Dfllard- Kyle and
+ Owen.
House hiIl No. az2 10 regulate and re,
! / dues ths cost Of public printing. Referred
5 to Committee On PUBLIC Printing.
! House bin No. 3 require railnoads
to fence their tracks 81 erect guards il Ger
: tain places
The JuafeiarY COMMITTEES recommends
a. amendment ii the Way of subsfi.
tuks Tot the bill which vas adopted:
The title vas 50 amended Is to read: Il
empouer the boards of supervisors 0f e.
several counties to require TIE lailFoadl
se be fenced Eha bill vas passed.
House bill No. 198 To incorporat.