The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-16


! Code 1850 restricting certain persons frou
praeticing law. Indefinitely postponed.
Il No. I3-To provide Pike county Wit
I two copies of Georges and Andrews Di
gests and two sets Of Mississippi State Re
ports from the Office of Secretary of Stat
, as far as practicable. Passed.
No. Ito amend Sec. 528 of Code o
1880, in relation 70 the time of the DISPOSE
ton of the excess bid on land at tax sales
On motion of Mr. Packwood recommitteC
to Judiciary Committee.
Il No. I6-For the relief OF Milas Cooper. {
minor OF Madison county. Passed.
No Ito prevent the use of free passe:
in the free transportation of certain officers
over Railroad Was taken mp.
The Judiciary Committee recommended
an amendment to insert after State" in the
last line OF Sec. ]. the following words. .-oI
any member Of the State Legislature OF
any Other public officer holding place OF
profit ami trust in this State.v
| Mr.. liver offered an amendment to the
committee amendment, to-wit:
| add thereto the words, ''or any editor.
publisher or attache of any paper doing
any public printing, either State, county.
municipal or legal. Adopted. Amendment
/
Mr.. Hamilton, of Kinds, offered an
amendment to the bill. to-wit Amend
by inserting after the word pass in the
9Th line, s.as such officer or as a member of
| the Legislature. Lost.
Mr.. Walker offered the following amend
ment Amend by additional section ::
BE it further enacted. That every com
pany or corporation owning and operating
any line OF railroad traversing any portion
of the territory of this State, shall within
thirty days after the passage of this act
and semi-annUaily thereafter in the months
of February and August of each and every
year, publish in ut least two newspapers
in the city of jackson. a full list
of all passes, whether annual or for
shorter periods issued by said railroad
company during the preceding six MONTHS,
which list shall give in full the names of
all persons to whom the same were issued. |
and on what account or for what reason
the same were given; and every company
failing so to do, shall for each failure, for |
felt and pay the sum of one hundred and |
fifty dollar. recoverable before any Justice |
of the Peace of any county traversed by |
the railroad 50 failing -one-half to 90 to |
the school faud of the county, and the |
other half to the person suing and no Sc
curity for costs shall be required of the
plaintiff,
Mr.. Hyez offered to amend said amend
ment: Amend by striking oat all after the
word failing in the sixth line from the
bottom.
Mr.. Walker moved to amend the amend
ment, and asked for a division:
That is, that the vote to table shall first
be taken on the motion to strike out SO
much of said amendment as gives one-half
Of the penalty collected to the school fund.
and the other half TO the party bringing
suit.
Motion TO table motion to strike out the
other portion Of the amendment included
in Mr.. Hyer's amendment. Was lost.
Mr.. Hyer's amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Guyton offered the following amend
nent TO Mr.. Walkers amendment: Amend
he amendment by adding thereto, the fol-
owing proy.sO provided the names of Off
,ers and employees of such railroad com
Danies may not be published.
On motion of Mr.. Hyer, Mr.. Guyton's
amendment was tabled.
Mr.. Kyle moved TO table Mr. Walkers .
Motion lost.
Mr.. Roane. Of Calhoun, offered the fol-
owing amendment to the amendment:
Amend by adding the following words:
Provided the names of those to whom pass
IS have been issued prior to the passage of
Ict. shall not be published. Adopted.
Mr.. Walkers amendment as amended
vas then adopted.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Kinds, offered the fol-
owing amendment: Amend by inserting !
Ifter the word generally" in / It'll line, the
GLOWING words: Or any donation, gift or
present from any individual, society or cor
,oration.''
On motion OF MIR. Roane, of Calhoun, '
aid amendment vas tabled.
Mr.. JeGords offered the following: "Af-
err the word generally, in the tn line, sec \
ion l. insert the following: When such =
rec passes, ticket Of paper, or reduction of
he regular fare shall be intended to inf1u-
nee such officers to use his official inf1u- d
uce or power in the interest of, and for the 8
eneft of such railroad are known by the 7
ficer receiving the Same to be for such
urpose.'"
On motion OF Mr. BGrldtt, said amend I
lent was tabled.
At. O'Clock p. IN, the Senate adjourned
III 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning. q