Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-01-26

Proceedings ina the Legisiature-Raii
road snpervisiOn-Jafi Delivery,
Special to the Appeal.
JAcE-ssvN, January 25.-Senaie.- In
troduced and referred 10 refund to Albert
astdei, of Grenada county, certain money !;
to incorporate ths Memphis, Oxford and
Celcf1ous- Railway Company; to create
an exposition bureau, and to make an ap-
preparation therefor; to amend the char
ter OF the Gull and Ship Island Railroad
Company, for the relief of defaulting Of
icers and their siireties; in relation to
certain eseheated property.
Bills passed: To increase the powers of
county boards of election commission
ers; to empower supervisors OF Noxubee,
Kemper and Newton, and pay chancery
clerks for services as county auditors /;
House bill to confer certain powers on
supervisors of Kinds and Warren; House
bill to change the time of holding Circuit
Ceurt in kempef county; House bill to
authorize the supervisors of Pamela to
have completed the transcribing of certain
records; House bill to prohibit the sale OF
Intoxicating liquors in Hohenlinden, with
amendment; House bill,to incorporate
the Female Academy at Shuqualak, with
amendments this bill Incorporates moth
ing but prohibits the sale of Intoxicating
liquor in Shuqualak}.
The House bill to prevent stock from
running at large in Noxubee county was
rejected.
Bills indefinitely postponed: House bill
to amend the law relative to the sale of
estrays; to reduce coroner's bonds from
$1,000 to $10O0 to fill vacancies when the
officers elected have failed to qualify; in
relation to the collection OF fines and for
Situres.
A great number OF House bills were
referred.
House-Bills introduced and referred {:
To grant the right of petition against issu-
ing license to sell Intoxicating liquors this
authorizes boards of supervisors, on the
petition OF majority of the citizens oil
the county, to refuse to issue license to sell
liquor to any applicant in the county for
twelve months; to require railroads 10
fence in their tracks and build cattle-gaps
to tax money invested in United States
bonds; TO provide for the proper protec-
lion and humane treatment of convicts
to require circuit clerks to keep a general
docket; to supervise railroad companies,
and to create the office Of State Engineer
in relation to the fees and salaries of GER
Bills, etc, passed: Senate bill to repeal
an act to amend the charter of Nicksburg
Senate bill to change the time of holding
Chancery Court in Marion, Perry and
Greene; House bill relating to the bond
required for suits pending trial in appea,
cases OF unlawful entry and detainer
concurred in the Senate amendment to
the House memorial to Congress asking
for relief for Greenviile.
The bill to prevent the sacrifice Of
property sold under deeds of trust was
indefinitely postponed.
The railroad supervision bill, which was
the special order for to-day, was taken up
a substitute offered, and the same made
| the special order for Monday at II O'Clock
am.
THE RAILROAD sUPERvl SIoNIsTS
held another caucus last night and agreed
upon II bill, which was Introduced in the
House to-day as substitute for the one
pending therein. 1t was ordered printed
FIVE PRISONERS,
two white and three colored men. in jail
at Brandon, yesterday seized the jailel
and bound and gasged him and made
their escape. One is charged with the
murder of John Pearson, who was assas
| sinated some months since