Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-26
JACKSON, MISS.
Proceedings of The I.eetsIaiure-Bill
and RESOLUTIONS introduced.

Proceedings OF Inc hegt9iatUre-btkiS
and RESOLUTIONS Introduces.
Special to the Appeal
JACKSON, February 25.-Senate.-Bills
introduced: To amend the law SO as to
exempt fire companies from taxation; to
create and establish an industrial institute
and college for the education of white
females in the arts and sciences to en-
courage the culture OF bees and production
OF honey in Bolivar, Washington and
Coahoma; abolishing the Levee Board of
District No. /, of Mississippi; to require
tle collection OF taxes Jn lands belonging
to the Memphis and Vicksburg and Mis-
sissippl Valley and Ship Island Railroad
Companies for the relief OF A. \. Rat
cliffe; to amend the law to regulate the
practice of medicines; for the relief OF
John I. Cameron.
Bills passed. To prohibit the sale OF
whisky within three miles OF. Harrison; to
change the names OF certain children and
persons; TO authorize repairs on Mayhem
Academy; to incorporate the Nicksburg
Waterworks Company to provide for re-
pairing public schoolhouses in Coahoma
in relation to certain county funds in the
treasury of Coahoma: to change the time
of holding the Chlncery Court ot Quit
man; for the relief of Mrs. Georgia A.
Sykes: to decrease the sheriiis' bonds OF
all the counties included in the
act OF December. 1858, to change
the time OF holding the Chancery Court OF
Lefore; TO make Coffeeville a separate
school district; to reduce the expense oi
altering and changing public roads; to
amend the act authorizing the purchasers
of railroads under execution or decree o!
foreclosure to organize as incorporated
companies toincTease the school fund oil
Tate county to authorize Lowndes county
to make an appropriation for the benefit
OF the Magowah schoolhouse.
The following House bills passed the
Senate with amendments: To authorize
the supervisors of Rankin to levy a special
tax to pay outstanding teachers warrants
to further amend an act to ascertain the
outstanding Indebtedness of liquidating
levoe districts; to authorize an assess
ment OF lands in 1884 in Issaquena.
HOuSe-Morning session. Bills intro
duced and referred: To incorporate the
Hunt and Huddleston College Faculty
Association for the relief of o. +. Perkins
and q. w. Faison and others OF Suntlow
er; for the relief of G.. s. Castleburg, o
Tishomingo; to prohibit the sale Of whis
ky in Ripley; to abolish Quitman county
to repeal the law prohibiting the sale o
liquors in District No. |, of Calhoun
in the towns of Benela and Oak
land; to reduce the street tax o
Greenviile; to work the public road
q Washington by contract; join
resolution instructing our Senator
and eau esting cur Representatives in Con
gress to support Representative Willis
bill pending in Congress, which provide
| for Federal aid to States, proportioned OF
a basis of illiteracy Of the States, respect
lively; to prohibit the sale of whisky with
| in four miles of the Cumberland Baptis
| church.
Bills passed: To prohibit the sale o
liquors in Raleigh; Senate bill to preven
hunting on the lands of another with do
| and gun in certain counties during tn,
| months of November, December, Janu
ary, February and March; Senate bill t.
regulate the finances of Simpson county
| to repeal an act to provide for maintaining
the levees in Tunica; to prevent liv
stock running at large in certail
| supervisors districts in Tunica; t.
authorize the supervisors of Tippal
to provide for the payment of certain
| warrants; to provide copy of George
| Digest for the circuit clerk of Tippah; t,
| change the names of Mary, Malinda, An
| ME and Laura Hinson; to authorize thu
| supervisors of Tate to employ superin
| tendent of education 10 visit the publ
| schools; for the relief of c. L. AIilum; t
4 authorize the supervisors of Washington
to sell the schoolhouse; to amend the &C
authorizing the construction of street rail
roads in Nicksburg; to provide for an in
dex of deeds in Warren; to prohibit
the sale of whisky within two mile
| of Christian Rest church; for tn
relief of w. q. Cooke, of Tate; to incoI
porate Leomtsville, in Tallahatchie; I
/ provide for an abstract OF the title of land
| of Tallahatchie; to authorize Union cour
| ty to liquidate outstanding warrants b
| the levy of a special tax; to prohibit TN
sale of whisky in three miles OF keonvillt
| in Union county; also in three miles {
Pleasant Hill; TO oincorpoTate the Glendal
Board .of Leyee Commissioners, OF Coz
homa; to amenl the law incorporating III
| Board OF Levee Commissioners for Bolivar
Washington and Issaquena; to provid
| for a county display OF the county {
| Washington at the Cotton Centennial; fo
the relief of Rachael Alexander; to inco
porate the Mississippi River and Dee
| Greek Railroad Company; for the relief {
James Stone, cotton-taS collector OF tn
Mississippi Levee District; to create
| board of pilot commissioners in Hancocs
TO create an additional constable in Yal:
busha; TO extend the powers of the co
porate authorities of Water Valley.