The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-12

message was received from the Cove,
nor communicating his approval of
Senate Joint Resolution No. S-Author
1zing the Joint Standing Committee O
Public Offices to employ experts and pro
Viding pay for same.
The Committee on Claims, through MI
holland, recommended the passage of
House bill No. 594-For relief of H S
Dancy and Mrs. A. M. Todd, of Marshal
county.
House bill 529-For relief of r. F. Beck
sheriff and tax collector of Warren county
House bill 929-For relief of J. L. Mikel
ex-tax collector of Lincoln county.
| House bill 83O-For relief of John C
| Ports, late treasurer of Newton county anC
sureties.
| House bill 624-To authorize the Cover
| nor to appoint counsel and defend a Ger
tain suit now pending in the Suprem.
Court of the United States where the STATE
Of Mississippi is defendant. was referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
Senate bill 165-In relation to the fund,
arising from the lease of the Mississipp
Penitentiary.
The COMMITTEES on Penitentiary ani
Prisons recommended the following amend
ment, which was adopted:
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted. That the
Auditor of Public Accounts in issuing his
| receipt warrant for the payment of any
money into the treasury derived from the
lease of the penitentiary. shall state in said
| warrant on account of the penitentiary
lease and place the same to the general
fund of the State Treasurer, shall keep &C.
count of the said lease fund so as to show
the amount derived from the peuitentiary
lease.
Mr.. Boone offered the following amend
ment, which was adopted:
Strike ont of section ? the proviso.
The bill was made special order for $3.50
this evening.
The Senate took recess at 2:1O p. m.
till $3.50 p. IN.
EVENING SESSION.
At $3.50 the Senate convened with a
quorum.
The following report was received from
the Special Committee appointed t. con-
slider
Senate bill 362 To abolish the 18th and
18th Circuit and Chancery Court Districts.
and to rearrange the judicial district of the
State and for other purposes, though Mr..
Reynolds, recommended the passage of the
same. The bill passed.
Mr., Hamilton of Holmes, for the Com
mittee of Conference on
House bill 78S-To amend the public
school laws of the State. recommended that
the House do concur III Senate amendment
to section and the Senate amendment
striking Out sections 3, 4, 7, / and 13. and
that the Senate do recede from its amend
ments to strike out sections 5, 6, s, 8, TO-
II and a. =
The Senate refused to adopt the report OF
the Committee and insisted on it, amend
ment, and asked for a new conference, ap-
pointing the following as second commit
teee on part of the Senate, Messrs Powell.
billiard and Eaton
House bill No. 363-To provide for the
payment of grand and petit jurors of KEN
per county
The Committee ON Counties and County
Boundaries recommended the following
amendment. which was adopted:
Strike ont all the bill after the enacting
clause and insert the following:
That act to regulate the payment of
county warrants in Kemper county and for
ether purposes, approved February "a.
1882, shall not be so construed as to effect
or interfere with the payment of grand and
bill was passed.
House bill 920-To incorporate the town
of Ellisville in Jones county. Passed.
House bill No. 950-For relief of Geo.
L. Wainwright, treasurer of Clark county.
The Committee on Claims offered the
following amendment which was adopted:
Strike out the words "the clerk Of in
line %, section /. The bill was passed.
House bill No. Gl3-To incorporate the
town of heidelberg, Jasper comfy.
Mr.. Smith offered the following amend
ment which was adopted:
Strike out after the word dollars in 36th
line of section 6, the following: TO con
troll and regulate all drinking saloons, and
to license or refuse to license the same as
majority of the legal tOters OF said cor
porat;t.n may deem eX pedienti but parties
so licensed shall be liable as provided by
law.
The special order was taken up
Senate bill 165-In relation to the fund
arising from the lease of the Mississippi
Penitentiary.
The Committee on Penitentiary and
Prisons recommended an amendment as
an additional secsiGn, whiea Was adopted.
Mr.. Brown offered the following amend
ment which was adopted; amend section
, by striking out the proyiso.
Mr.. billiard offered the following amend
ment which was adopted: amend by adding
after the words lease" the words ''or any
lease thereof hereafter made" The bill
was passed.
Leave of absence was granted tq Mr..
Reynolds for Monday.
House bill 90 consolidate and put
into one the several acts in reference to the
charter of the city of Corinth. Passed.
House hill 59l-To provide for new
charter for Brookhaven. Passed.
The Committee on Judiciary, through
Mr.. Kyle, offered the following resolution:
Resolved. That Hon. Martin Marshall be
paid the same salary as other Senators and
mileage The res0istlun was adopted.
House bin S!lS To Incorporate town of
Houika. Chickasaw county. Passed.
House bill 943-To prevent sale, etc,
within four miles of Palestine Church and
Shool-house in Clay county.
Mr., Rgrkitt offered tAs tollQwIng amend
ment, which was adopted: Strike out -four
miles, ana insert "three miles," and add:
Provided, That nothing in this act shall
interfere with any license already obtained
till the same expires.
The bill was laid on the table.
House bill 1910 amend an act appaF-
tioning the students st tEe A. and IA. COL
lege among the Several counties OF the
State according to the educable children
The Committee on Universities offered
an amendment by an additional section,
which was adopted.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
These passed;
No. 2Il-In reference 10 bills of excep-
ton when two or more new trials are
granted.
No. Concerning railroad crossings.
No. 1926 To prnYids fer new registrs-
ton OF the legal votes of Tallahatchiee
county.
The Committee on Registration and
Elections offered substitute which was
adopted.
No. 83Q-Tet 1estoee the penalty of the
agricultural lien law to its original place
The Committee on Agriculture. Com
merce and Manufactures offered substi-
tute which was adopted.
No. 35e To charter the Front Street and
Asylum Street Railroad C9MPsaX;
No. aa2s-Ta incorporate the New Or
leans and Northeastern Railroad.
The Committee an Railroads offered the
following amendments, which were adopt
ed:
Strike ont all of section Il to and in
Guiding the word subscription" in 9th line
and insert the following; Taai i II spaL
appear that tso-thffds OF all the voters OF
such city or county at such election have
voted for subscription.
second. Strike out all of section Is as to
subscriptions by townships
/ Third. Strike out the word township
1 in section 10 whereYer ii eeppEs aud Nsu
/ ssfsl Of toHnshii
Fourth. Strike out section % and in
sert in stead the following: That the
property of said railroad company, neees-
sary and incident to its construction ana