The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-27

Il Mr. Hyer, FOR the costrsfl| 4. d. = .lrr.
a. ton and EleotinnH, = o.rS|ll |'..1 as
d age Of Senate bill 19e--.Ea chaf.t n r'It
5. Senatorial District Into t4o distr.
,Mr. kylas foe the Commito1 "a Bank
and Banking recommshd that Hourr tIlI
Oel22, in references to Banka and 1nnl
ing Be rejected.
Mr. Hamilton, for the COMMITTEES On "a.
ucatiCn, recommended the passage 81 Horsa
. bill No. 24S-To authorizes The boards of
!. snpsrviaors Of the several counties 70 eslab.
Esh county high schools.
House bill No. 2S2-To make The town u
cOfssvilo in the county OF Yalobusha
J. separate school district
House bin No. 664--T8 increase ths
4 school fund Of Tate county.
Z House bill No. 669-To authorize the
, board Of Supervisors Of Rankin county 70
levy a special tar to pay outstanding teach
} er's warrants.
That the following he sS1ecsest.
Senate bin No. 2l2-For the relief Of the
; Jackson Collegiate Academy.
House bill No. 7S4-To authorize the
= board Of supervisors Of Lowndes county
: to make an appropriation for the benefit Of
: Magowah school house.
That this be referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee:
House bill No. 6l9-To create a separate
school district in the counties Of Kinds and
Madison, and for other purposes.
Mr.. Roane, of Calhoun, offered Senate
Joint Resolution No. Ito make con.
stitutional amendment TO provide for
quadrennial sessions Of the Legislature:
Resolved 10y the Legislature OF the State
of Mississippi, two-thirds Of each House
agreeing thereto, that the following
changes in the State constitution be sub
mitted to the qualified electors at the cleo
tion of 1885 for adoption or rejection, to-
wit:
For amendment four of the Constitution
of the State:
The Legislature shall meet at the seat Of
government on the first Tuesday after the
| first Monday in January in the year 1856
and quadrennially thereafter, unless soon
er convened by the Governor. 1he time
and place Of meeting may be altered by
| law.
For section 4, article s, submit tho fol-
lowing;
There shall be superintendent OF Pub
lie Education in each county who shall be
appointed by the Board of Edueation by
and with the advice and consent Of the SEN
ate, whose term of office shall be four years,
beginning the first Monday of February,
and whose compensation and duties shall be
prescribed by law; provided that the Leg
islature shall have power to make said Of
6ce of county superintendents of the sew
eral counties elective as other Offices are.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Bills we're introduced and disposed OF IS
follows:
To Select Committee on Temperance, Mr..
Dickson, Chairman:
Mr.. Keith, Senate bill No. 29s-To pro-
hibit the sale of vinous or spirituous liquors
within 21S miles of Harperville College In
Scott county.
Mr.. Roane, Of Calhoun, Senate bill No.
295-TO prohibit sale of intoxicating
liquors in Calhoun county.
To Committee on Counties and County
Boundaries:
Mr.. holland, Senate bill No. 29l--To au-
thorize the board of supervisors of Amite
county to procure field notes,
To Committee on Education:
Mr.. Brenham, Senate bill No, 2s5-To
the board of supervisors of
Adams county to provide for the payment
Of all outstanding teachers warrants In
said county.
70 the Committee on Judiciary:
Mr.. Brenham, Senate bill No. 279.-For
relief of justices of the peace and consta-
bles in this State.
Mr.. Marshall, Senate bill 3O0-To pre-.
vent frauds in the creation of bonded and
other Indebtedness by railroad corpora
ions, and for other purposes.
To the Oommitte on Claims:
Mr.. Guyton, No. 299--For relief Of Wv
Davis and c. b. Glenn, of Attala county.
Mr.. Walker, No. 302--For relief Of Drod
Finly, Randolph Bryan and Ben John
son.
To Committee on Humane and Benevolent
Institutions:
Mr. Marshall, No. 299--To amend chap
ter l3, Code, in relation to Lunatic Asylum
and for other purposes.
TO the Committee on Corporations;
Mr.. Hamilton of Kinds, No. 8O7-To
Incorporate the town of Learned, in Kinds
county.
On motion of Mr.. holland, the Senate
oOk up
Senate bill No. 95-To prevent extortion
md unjust discrimination in rates charged
or the transportation of passengers and
reights on railroads in this State and to
'rovide penalties for the violation of the
anne and for other purposes.
On motion of MIR. holland, was referred
0 a Select Railroad Committee composed
( Messrs Simonton, Powell, Walker, Guy
on, holland, Hamilton of Kinds and Mar
in.
The special order was then taken up to-
vit:
Senate bill No. 172-To regulate the pay
( county superintendents of Education in
he several counties. The bill proposed 10
ay county superintendents 500 for the
rst thousand educable children in tho
ounty, and $50 for each successive thous-
nd or fraction thereof, provided the pay
hall not exceed $3.50, but allowed the sew
raj boards of supervisors to increase or
iminish same within limit.
Mr. Eaton offered an amendment making
be pay for the successive thousands $50
instead of $50.
Mr. Roane of Calhoun offered to amend
y changing to $40.
On motion Of Mr.. Powell this amendment
Tas tabled by a vote of % to 10:
YEAs.-Messrs Boyd, Brennan, Dickson,
billiard, Eaton, Gage, Hamilton, of Kinds,
of Holmes, Harvey, Hyer, Kyle,
iddell, Luse, Marshall, Noland, Owen,
Powell. Reynolds, Simonton,
iykes, Walker, Whitney.
NAYs.-Messrs. Boone, Burkitt, Gayles,
iuyton, Keith, Roane of Calhoun, Roane
f Webster, Smith, Terry, Wilson.
mendment. Motion lost.
Mr. Guyton offered an amendment
hanging the amount to SIS.
On motion Of Mr.. Sykes this amendment
vas tabled.
Mr.. Owen offered q substitute for Mr..
saton's amendment, making the pay for
econd 200 $4,000, and for each success
i've 1000, $1,000. On motion of Mr.. Whit
ley the substitute was tabled.
Mr.. Hyer moved TO table Mr.. Eaton,s
amendment. Motion was lost by vote 9f
22 to IL:
YEAs-Messrs. Brenham, Gage, Hamilton
of Kinds, Hyer, Luse, Marshall, Martin, No
and, Owen, Sykes, Whitney.
NATs-Messrs. Boone, Boyd, ,Burkitt, Dick
son, billiard, Eaton, GayIes, Hamilton, Of
Holmes, Harvey, Henderson, Kyle, Liddell,
Powell, Reynolds, Roane Of Cal
houn, hoane of Webster, Simonton, Smith,
Ferry, Walker, Wilson.
Mr.. Eaton's amendment was then adopt,
Cd.
Mr.. Boyd offered to amend by inserting
after thousand, ''or fraction Of first thous
and" This was adopted.
Mr.. Hyer offered the following amend
ment, which, on motion Of Mr.. billiard, was
tabled: Provided that nothing in this act
should operate TO reduce the salary Of any
according 10 the present
law
Mr.. Kyle offered an amendment which
was adopted, to pay at same rate for each
additional part Of a thousand.
Mr.. Hyer offered an amendment exempt
ing from the operation Of the bill, the coun-
ties of Marshall, Webster, Winston, Choc-
taw, Calhoun, Claiborne, Copiah, Adams,
Warren, Wilkinson, Bolivar, Coahoma, Sun
flower, Clay, Kinds, DeSoto and Tate.
Mr.. billiard offered an amendment to
strike out section 2, which permits the
boards of supervisors to increase or dimin-