The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-01-25
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
sESATE-FIFTEExTH DAT.
Tuunsp.r. Jan. a. 1884.

Webster, and Walker.
Leave Of absence was granted Mr.. Wal.
ker from day to dey on account Of sickness
in his family.
The Senate resumed the consider ltion oil
the question before the senate on adjourn
ment yesterday, to-wit: The indefinite post.
ponement of Senate Joint Resolution No
/, TO provide for tbs disinterment and re.
movsl TO more suitable place of the re-
mains Of such Of the dead Of the 7th, 9th
10th, 10Th and 4ith Mississippi Regiments
as were killed in the battle OF Mumfords.
vile, KY, Sept. l4th, 1862 and now liz
buried on or near that battlefield.
Ths motion to indefinitely postpons wai
lost.
The resolution was thOn adopted by 4
vote of l6 to IL:
YEAs--Messrs. BRENNAN, Dickson, Dill
lard, Eaton, Gayles, Harvey, Henderson,
Hyer, Kyle, Luse, Mitchell, Owen, Pack.
wood. Powell, Smith and sykes.-l6.
NAHs-Messrs. Boone, Boyd, Burkitt
Gage, Guyton, Keith, Liddell, holland, 81
monitor, Very, Whitney and Wilson.--12
ABSENT AND NOT voTrNo.-Me ssrs--Ham
ilton, OF Hinds, Hamilton, Of Holmes, JEFF
fords, Martin, Reynolds, Roino, Of Cal
houn, Roane, OF Webster and Walker.
Tho two Mr.. Roane's werc paired. Mr
Roane, OF Calhoun, would vote may" and
Mr.. Roane, of Webster would vote "yea.'
On motion of Mr.. Reynolds, the Senate
took from the table Senate bill No. AZ, &c
incorporate the Helena, Memphis and New
Orle ans Railroad Company.
Mr. holland offered an amendment adding
to section three tho following: Provided
That tho property Of said company ex.
smpted shall be exempt for ten years only
from tho completion Of the road"
On motion Of Mr.. Reynolds the amend.
ment was tabled.
Mr.. Kyle offered nm amendment adding
the following to the end OF last section
provided, That nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to prevent future
legislation from supervising said rail.
roads,
Mr.. L1so moved 10 table the amendment.
This motion was lost by vote Of 90 to
H.
YEAs.--Messrs Brennan, billiard, Gayles
Hamilton, of Kinds, Harvey, Hyer, JEFF.
lords, Luse, holland, Reynolds, Terry and
"hituey.-12.
NATs.-Messrs. Boone, Boyd, Burkitt
Dickson, Eaton, Gage, Guyton, Henderson
Keith, Kyle, Liddell, MITCHELL Owen, Pack.
wood, Powell, Roane, of Calhoun, Simon
ton, Smith, Sykes aud Wilson.-20.
ABSENT AND NOT VoTISu. -Messsrs. Ham.
ilton, of Holmes, Martin, Roane, of Web
ster and Walker.
Mr.. Powell offered an amendment to Mr.
Kyle's amendment, adding to the enc
Vncrcof the following: "kegulating tbs
rates OF charges for freight and passen.
yera." Adopted
Mr. Guyton moved tho previous question
on the amendment This motion was lost
Mr.. Hamilton, OF Kinds, offered an
amendment to the amendment, adding tc
tho end thereof tho words, "uuder the gen.
eral supervisory laws OF this State that
may hereafter be enacted"
Mr. Simonton moved the previous ones
ton on the adoption of the amdnement
sustained.
Mr.. kyle's amendment as amended was
adopted
Mr.. Hyer moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill.
Mr. Packwooi moved to recommit. Car.
ried
A message WAS received from the Cover
nor that he Ind approved Senate bill No
$40 incorporate the Farmers Cooper.
alive Savings Institution and Loan Fund
Association of the Mississippi Valley.
Senate bill No. 22-To Incorporate the
Macon and Tuscaloosa Railroad Company
was taken from the table.
Mr. Boone offered an amendment, adj.
ding;
SEQ. -. Be IL further enacted, That
after thu period of exemption, herein pro-
vlded for, shall have expired. the property
of this railroad shall be subject TO taxation,
by cities and towns, wherever such prop.
erty may be situated the same az othe,
property in such cities and towns" This
amendment was adopted under the opera
ton of the previous question, moved b.
Mr.. Nolan.
Mr.. Kyle offered an amendment adding
to the end of section -: provided that
nothing herein contained shall be so con
strued as TO prevent future Legislatures of
this State from supervising said railroad,
regulating the rate of charges for freight
and passengers"
Mr.. billiard moved to table the amend
ment. Lost.
On motion of Mr.. billiard the bill with
amendments was recommitted.
Mr.. Dickson, for Committee on Enrolled
bills, reported Senate Bill No. 45-To de-
clare what shall be lawful fence in Tunica
county, properly enrolled and presented
to the Governor.
Mr.. Wilson, for Committee on Federal
Relations, recommended that Senate con-
current resolution, instructing our Senators
and requesting our Representatives in
Congress in regard to distribution of funds
in the treasury of the United States, do
pass as amended.
Mr.. Smith called from the table Senate
bill No. $50 incorporate the Aberdeen
and Fulton Railroad Company, which, on
motion of Mr.. Reynolds, was recommit-
ted
Senate Bills on third reading:
No. 5l-To amend section 3155, Code
1880, in relation to prisoners working I'M
der contractors. Passed.
No. S0-To extend the jurisdiction of
Courts to provide for the appoint
ment of guardians to habitual drunkards
and for their confinement in the Lunatic
Asylum.
Mr.. Reynolds offered tho following
which were adopted
add to section /. That the decree adj
judging such person habitual drunkard
shall be as against third persons resident
in the county whore the decree ia rendered
evidence that such person is an
habitusl drunkard, and to all persons out of
The county, who have notice of such de-
cree.
Strike out section 5, and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
That the said Chancellor. il the habitual