The clarion., 1884-03-12


SIR. Owen offered the following amend
ment which was tabled on motion Of Nr.
Kyle:
Add after Notwithstanding the follow
ing: Provided that the lands Of the Mem
phis and yicksburg Railroad Company
purchased from the Jiquidating Levee
Commissioners in the month of October.
1851. shall not become taxable under the
provisions of this act until two years after
| the approval thereof.
/ Mr.. Harvey offered the following amend
/ ment, which was lost:
Strike out '-$1o0' Per mile as tax on the
! Illinois Central Railroad and Mobile and
/ Ohio Railroad Companies and insert $50.
/ Mr.. Guyton offered an amendment which
was tabled. raising the tax Of each railroad
company 10 per cent
Mr.. Bovd offered an amendment which
Was lost making the tax on narrow gauge
railroad companies uniform al $1,000 per
mile.
! Under Mr.. Walkers call for the previous
/ question the bill was passed
! The third special order was taken mp
/ House bill No. 697-To empower the
/ board of supervisors Of Oktibbeha county
to issue bonds for the purpose of liquid.
/ ating the outstanding Indebtedness Of SAID
/ county.
I The Committee on Counties and County
I Boundaries recommended the following
/ amendments which was seyeraily adopted:
| lst. Add to section 6, provided, that tins
act shall not be construed as authorizing
| the registration, funding or payment OF
any warrant or claim against the county
| I'd. Strike out section 8. The bill was then
passed
The fourth special order was taken up
House bill No. 964-To incorporate the
Mississippi Charity Hospital.
Mr. Reynolds offered the following
amendment which was adopted: Add to
section 16: That this charter shall be sub
/ ject TO amendment, and repealed by the
Legislature and that any appropriation
therefor may be revoked at any time by
the Legislature.
On motion of Mr. billiard. the bill was
indefinitely postponed.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD HEADING.
These we're indefinitely postponed:
No. Regulating the practice In the
ehancery and circuit courts of this State so
as to require the chancellors cnd circuit
Judges to state the facts upon which they
base their finding in certain cases.
Senate Joint Rese luton, proposing an
amendment to the Constitution IN relation
TO moneys arising from license to retail
vinous and spirituous liquors.
Indefinitely postponed by vote OF l" to
Il:
YEAs-Messrs Boone, Boyd, billiard, Ea-
ton, Guyton. Hamilton Of Holmes, Harvey,
Hyer, Keith, Kyle, Owen, Powell, Terry,
Walker, Wilson.
NAYS Messrs Brennan, Burkitt, Gage,
Gayles, Hamilton of Kinds, Henderson,
Marshall, Noland. Packwood, Reynolds,
Simonton. Smith, Sykes, Whitney.
No. 252-To exempt from taxation money
loaned at not more than per cent, and to
provide penalties for money which Is not
assessed and taxed
The Committee on Finance recommen-
ded a substitute entitled, ian act to aud in
the assessment of taxes
On motion of Mr.. Guyton, the substitute
was tabled. The bill was indefinitely post
poned.
No. 297-For relief of justices of the
peace and constables in this State.
No. 237-To repeal an act amending the
charter of the city of Jnckson, and estab-
fishing its former limits.
No. 2S6-To incorporate the Water Val
ley Mills at Water Valley. Passed.
No. 25S-To require dealers in vinous
and spirituous liquors in quantities from
one to five gallons to comply with sections
1l03 and 1l04 Code.
Mr.. billiard offered the following amend
ment wh ch was adopted: Strike out the
words lin incorporated towns"
Mr.. Hyer introduced the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
Resolved That the Committee on FL
nance be instructed to report what pay or
mileage is due by the State to the Senator
from the 25th District who is filling The
term of Senator Spears, de-
ceased.
Mr.. Henderson introduced the following
resolution which was placed on the calen-
dar:
Resolved, That hereafter no bill or res
olution shall be considered by the Senate
out of its regular order unless the same
shall have been previously made the special
order by action of the Senate.
Senate bill No. 16O-To authorize the
survey and sale of certain marsh lands be-
longing to the State of Mississippi, lying
0n the banks of the East Pascagoula and
Pearl river and other streams, navigable
and unnavigable flowing into Mississippi
Sound and the lakes bordering thereon.
Mr.. Keith offered an amendment making
he minimum price per acre Sl.25.
On motion of Mr.. Boone, the bill and
amendment was committed to the commit
ee TO investigate the Office of Swamp
Land Commissioner.
At p. M, the Senate took recess till
80 tonight.
Senate spent some time in executive ses-
ion, during which they confirmed the ap-
continents of l.. F. Bowling as superin |
endent of education for Smith county, |
md Frank Powell for Tunica county.
NIGHT SESSION.
At 7;30 p. m. the Senate convened with
quorum.
The privileges of the Senate were ex-
ended to Hon. Geo. X. Birchett. A. NJ. Lea. |
ESQ, and W. K. Ingersoll, Esq, of Warren
Ounty.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
These were passed;
No. 316-To amend section l6 of an act
o regulate the practice of medicine in this
state, approved February %, 1889.
nd 245l, Code, relating to proceedings
gainst garnishees.
No. 35l-To extend the jurisdiction of
he justices of the lst and 4th supervisors
istricts of the county of Adams.
'nese we're indefinitely postponed:
No. 303-To amend chapter 20, Code, in
elation to the preservation of game and
ysters.
No. 276-To repeal chapter 70, Code, in
slation to prisoners in county jails and for
ther purposes.
No. SOTO authorize the people to call
Constitutional Convention to revise our
resent Constitution or to make a new one.
ld for other purposes.
No. 34l-To amend section 345 Code, in
'lation to medical aid to prisoners.
No. 31O-To amend section 46S Code, so
to exempt fire companies from taxa