The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-07

Mr.. Whitney-To amend section 500.
Code, with reference to sale of land for
taxes.
Mr.. Dillard-To amend section 1904,
Code, in relation to county administrators.
Mr.. Boone-To amend section 1872,
Code, in relation to ejectment.
To Committee on Corporations:
Mr.. Sykes-To provide an official stenog-
rapher for each Judicial District in this
State.
The bill provides for the appointment by
the Governor of stenographer for each
Judicial District with a salary of fifteen
hundred dollars per annum, his term Of
Office to be four years.
To Committee on Counties and County
Boundaries:
Mr.. Boyd-To create system of pub
lie road commissioners and to prescribe
their duties.
To Committee on Agriculture, Commerce
and Manufactures:
Mr.. Eaton-To prevent hunting on the
lands of another with dogs and gun in GER
tain counties during the months of Deem
Der, January, February and March.
| Mr.. Boone--In relation to fishing in the
streams, lakes aud ponds in the county of
Alcorn.
Senate billson third reading:
No. 1910 incorporate the Port Gibson
and Alabama Railroad Company. Taken
up.
The Committee on Railroads recommen-
ded the following amendment:
Strike out all of section ID after the
word Estate" in line II and insert in lieu
thereof, said railway and it's appurtenances,
necessary for the operation of the same
shall be exempt from taxation, either State,
county or municipal for the period of
twenty years.
On motion of Mr.. Simonton, the amend
fment was tabled.
On motion of Mr.. Martin, the further
consideration of the bill was made the spec
ial order for Friday the sth inst, at IL
o'clock a. m.
No. 105-To enable the board of supervi-
sors of Pike county in their discretion TO
compromise the Indebtedness of c. c. Glib.
son to said county.
Mr.. Keith moved the indefinite postpone-
ment of the bill. Lost.
The bill was then passed by a vote of II
TO u.
YEAs.-Messrs Eaton, Gage, Guyton,
Hamilton, of Kinds, Hamilton, of Holmes
Hyer, Kyle, Liddell, Martin, Packwood
Reynolds, Simonton, Smith, Sykes, Terry,
Walker and Whitney.
NAYs.-Messrs. Boone, Boyd, Burkitt
Dickson, billiard, Gayles, Harvey, Hender-
son, Keith, Luse, Owen and Powell
No. 175-To amend section 594 Code 1880
relating to privilege licenses. Passed.
| On motion Of Mr. Boone the Senate took
from House messages:
House bill 552-To prohibit the manu-
facture, sale and gift of any intoxicating
liquors within five miles of the court house
of Alcorn county.
After two readings on motion of Mr..
Boone it was referred to the Committee on
Public Health and Quarantine, with instruc-
tons to not include the same in the "omni-
bus" bill to be reported by them on the
subject matter of this bill,
Senate bill No. 174-To amend section
2l73 Code 1880 relating to the distribution
of the common school fund, so as to har-
monte the same with sections 725 and
2230. Passed:
No. 18-In relation to conveyances made
in contemplation of insolvency.
On motion of Mr.. Walker, tabled subject
to call.
No. 161--To authorize the board of su-
pervisors of Newton county to purchase
certain volumes of Mississippi Reports.
Passed.
No. l64-To create three justice of the
peace districts in the 4th supervisors dis
trict of Kinds county, and to provide for
the election of justice of the peace in
each of said districts, and for other pur-
poses. Passed.
No. 159-To repeal sections 2961 and
1862 Code 1880 in relation to tramps.
On motion of M Keith indefinitely post
poned.
No. 15l-To provide for and fix the com
pensation of clerks Of courts in certain
cases.
On motion of Mr.. Reynolds indefinitely
postponed.
No. l4S-To prevent nonresident sufe-
ties on official bonds of county officers in
Coahoma county.
On motion of Mr.. Keith, indefinitely
postponed
No. l42-To amend section 265 Code
1880 in relation to distribution of Missis-
sippi Reports. Passed.
few other items, handed in by the re-
porter and misplaced, will appear to-mor-
row.