The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-03-06

works of internal improvement, ana pro
vide for the support of the penitentiary
without loss to the State, approved March
6, 1850, and for other purposes.
The Judiciary Committee offered the fol-
lowing amendment: Strike out section ?.
Mr.. Reynolds moved to table the amend.
ment. Motion lost. The amendment was
then adopted.
No. 20I-To amend section 426 Code 80
as to provide for the appointment Of addi-
tional notaries public in the State.
No. 306-To amend section 956 Code re-
lating to the preservation of game and oys'
tiers.
The Committee on Agriculture, Com
merce and Manufactures recommended the
following amendment which was adopted
Strike out all after the enacting clause and
insert: THAT section $50 Code 1880 be and
the same is hereby amended as follows
add after the word game, in line 1, of said
section, the words and fish, and this act
take effect from the date Of its passage
No. 141-To amend section SOB, Code,
in relation to examining the assessment
rolls, and to require the boards Of super
visors to eqalize the assessment of taxes.
substitute recommended by the Com
mittee on Finance was adopted.
Mr. billiard offered the following amend
ment which was adopted: Insert after the
as practicable"
No. 140-To authorize the Georgia
Pacific Railway Company to sell or lease q
part of its railroad in this State.
The following were indefinitely post
poned: q
No. 235-Relating to mortgages, deeds
of trust and liens on growing crops or crops
TO be grown.
No. 226-To establish a Normal school
at Meridian.
Senate Joint Resolution No. Ito sub
nit a constitutional amendment to pro-
vide for quadrennial sessions of the Legis-
iatnre, and to extend the term of four years
TO the county superintendent of education.
Senate bill l00-In relation to the rate
of interest to be charged by banks, corpo-
rations or associations of persons formed
for banking purposes or possessing bank
ing privileges within the limits of this
State. and for other purposes.
The following House amendment to s.
B. 22, to incorporate the Macon and Tusca-
loosa Railroad was concurred in by the
Senate: Strike out all after the word sex
cept," in section 2, and insert the follow
ing: Gall that part of section q of said act
of March 8, 1882, after the word 'compen-
sation," in line IL, of said section, and also
except all that part of section % of said
act, after the word estate" in line % of
said section; and said excepted parts OF
said act of March 9th, 1882, shall not apply
to the corporations created by this act.
On motion of Mr.. Marshall the Senate
took up
House bill No. 964-To incorporate the
Mississippi Charity Hospital.
, 1t was made special order for to-mor
row Immediately after the other special
orders.
The Senate at 45 p. m. took a recess
till $3.50 p. IN.
EVENING SESSION.
At $3.50 the Senate convened with quo
rum and resumed consideration of
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD BEADING.
These we're passed:
No. 274-To enlarge the powers of chan
c6llOFc III fACdtlOA h5 W oAloWdhSCo w
dams.
No. 2s9--To amend section 703, Code, il
relation to school trustees.
No. 177-To establish and maintain an
Agricultural Experiment Station at and in
connection with the A. and NJ. College.
Mr.. Harvey offered the follow n amend
ment, which was adopted:
''Strike out Master of State Grange and
Commissioner of Agriculture"
Mr.. Simonton moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill,
This motion was lost by vote of IL to II
YBAs-Messrs. Boone, Eaton, Henderson
Kyle, holland, Packwood, Powell, Reynolds
Simonton, Sykes and Terry.
NAYs-Messrs. Boyd, Brennan, Burkitt
billiard, Gage, Gayles, Guyton, Hamilton o
Kinds, Hamilton of Holmes, Harvey, Luse
Marshall, Martin, Smith, Walker, Whitne,
and Wilson.
Mr.. Smith called for the previous ques
ton.
The bill passed by vote of II to 10:
YEAs-Messrs. Boyd, Brennan, Burkitt
billiard, Gage, Gayles, Guyton, Hamilton
of Kinds, Harvey, Jsffords, Luse, Marshall
Martin, Smith, Walker, Whitney and vii
son.
NAYs-Messrs. Boone, Eaton, Henderson
holland, Packwood, Powell, Reynolds
Simonton, Sykes and Terry.
Mr.. Kyle, would have voted nay, but wa
paired with Mr.. Hamilton of Holmes, VIII,
- would have voted yea.
No. 339-Supplemental to an act to in
corporate the Board of Levee Commission
ers for the Mississippi Delta and fol-
other purposes, approved Feb 2S, 1884.
ing against the bill.
No. 3l3-To repeal all laws creating ant
continuing the Lcvee Board of the Stat
of Mississippi, District No. l, appointing
Liquidating Levee Commissioners for tn
same and to provide for the custody AM
application of its property.
Mr.. Wilson offered the following amend
ment, which was adopted:
Amend by providing that the effect o
this law shall in no way impair the suit
now pending or that may be pending
against sheriffs who have not paid over al
Iiquidatiag levee taxes collected.
These were indefinitely postponed:
No. 23S-To amend sections 1888, PA
and 2443, Code, in relation to answers o
garnishees.
No. 239-In relation to the porter of tn
Supreme Court.
No. 345-To amend section 407 Code, q
10 Surfower county.
No. 232-To confer police power upol
conductors of passenger trains and to pro
vide punishment for neglect of their ON
cial duties, and for other purposes.