The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-28


lumbus Light Artillery asking State aid
stc., be not granted.
The Committee on Counties and County
Boundaries, through Mr.. billiard, recon-
nended the passage of the following;
Senate bill No. 294-To authorize tn,
BOARD of supervisors Of Amite county t.
procure field notes.
House bill 673-To regulate the bond
# the county officers of Quitman county
s amended.
House bill No. 697-To empower the
'oard of supervisors of 0ktibeha county Il
ssue bonds for the purpose or lquidatin,
outstanding indebtedness Of said county
s amended.
House bill No. 65-For relief OF Davit
einach, late treasurer of Bolivar count.
md others in said county, as amended.
House bill No. 363-To provide for tht
,ayment of grand and petit jurors of KEN
'er county, as amended.
A communication was received from thu
Governor calling attention to the fact tina
he business in the 9TH and Sth judicial dis
riots had grown so greatly of late owini
the growth of population and commerce
,cident to the building and completion OF
lew railroads, and to the further fact tina
Ie twenty-one counties composing thest
yo districts covered very large area, and
ne fact that prisoners in some portions OF
ae 18th district must often be carried out
de the State limits to the place of trial
nus endangering their safe keeping. Ii
lew of these considerations he recon.
"A H. 90 al tG
.icts out of these two large ones, and sug'
estel the following as aproper and COM
act grouping of counties:
Seventh district-Leake, Newton, Nesho
"a, Scott, Smith, simpson and Rankin.
Eighth district-Kemper, Lauderdale
''rke, Wayne, Jasper, Jones and GOWNS
ton.
lew district-Harrison, Hancock, Jack
on, Marion, Perry, Greene and Lawrence
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
The following bills were introduced ant
isposed OF as follows:
the Judiciary Committee:
By Mr.. Kyle, No. 323-Authorizing The
Governor to appoint a notary public TO
oh of the towns of Sardis and Como il
he county of Pamela.
By Mr.. Kyle, No. 324-To amend the
harter of the town of Pope in Panol'
ounty, so as to empower the mayor of sale
Dwn to act as justice of the peace.
By Mr.. Hyer, No. 32S-To amend section
053 Code 1880 in regard to liability for
,amages in excess of $4,000.
o the Committee on Counties aud County
Boundaries:
By Mr.. Gage, No. 825-To provide fol
"a n~orer indexing of certain records in
Tallahatchie county.
a., sur. uayies no. 33l-For relief Of
"~-o- onrntv and for other purposes
BY Mr.. Brown, No. 334-To authorize the
board VI super ,Isors of Alcorn county To
settle certain Indebtedness.
> Committee on Registration and Elec'
tons:
Mr.. Gage, No. 326 To provide for q
lew registration of the legal voters of Tai
lhatchie county.
70 Committee on Corporations:
Mr.. Hyer, No. 327-To repeal an act
mandatory 10 the charter of the city OF
Jackson and thus re.establishing it's for
ner limits.
10 Committee on Railroads:
NJ. BRENNAN, No. 39o-To incorporate
the Northwestern Railway Company.
% Commltte on Agriculture, Commerce
and Manufactures.
Mr.. BRENNAN, No. $3.50 restore the
penalty of the agricultural lien law to its
original place.
10 the Select Committee on Temperance:
Mr.. Keith, No. 332-To prohibit the sale
Or giving away of vinous or spirituous
liquors within five miles of Hickory, New
on county.
Mr.. Dickson, for the Select Commute on
temperance, introduced No. 1870 pro-
libit the sale of liquors in supervisors dis
riots aud 5 in Lee county. 1t Was placed
on the calendar.
Senate JOINT Resolution No 12-To sub
nit to vote of the people a Constitn-
;ional amendment in reference to special
legislation. Passed by unanimous vote.
The special order was taken up:
Senate bill No. 155 -Authorizing boards
If supervisors to require railroads to fence
heir tracks. The Judiciary Committee
recommended substitute which was adopt.
ed.
Mr.. billiard offered an amendment pro
yiding that no order or directions shall be
,iven to any board of supervisors to fence
my railroad till after due notice to the rail
Dad and contiguous owners and a hear
ing is allowed. Adopted.
Mr.. holland offered an amendment pro
viding that such fence shall be lawful one
and that the railroad or owner shall have
;holce of making any one of the fences
awful in the county. Tabled.
Mr.. billiard offered an amendment add
ng to section |, the words ''or by AM
'pecial act in any particular county"
Mr.. Powell Offered the following amend
ment as a new section:
DC IL Iurtner enacted, That any railroad
company or person operating railroad
this State and fencing the same, anC
keeping the same in repair as required b.
his act, shall not be liable in damages
or killing any stock by the running O
heir trains upon said enclosed railroad.
Mr.. Reynolds offered as an amendmen
to Mr.. Powel's amendment. to strike on
the words INTENDED to be fenced out" anC
insert ION said enclosed track" Adopted
Mr. Powers amendment was then adopted
Mr. Keith offered the following amend
nent: Add to end of section 2, provided
That boards of supervisors may require
railroad companies to make and keep ii
repair private crossings and cattle guard
in case they do not deem it expedient Il
require the fencing of railroad tracks.
Mr.. Powell offered the following substi
tr4o fnr Mr Kaithis arnandmani.