Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-01-25

intendents of Election Confirmed
Railroad Supervision.
Special to the Appeal
JACKSON, January 24.-Seaate.-Only
two bills were introduced, and they were
purely local.
The bill to amend the law in relation to
prisoners working under contracts passed.
Mr.. Sykes's joint resolution, providing
for the disinterment and reburial of SOL
diers from Mississippi who fellat Mum
fordyille, Ky, passed.
The session was principally consumed
in the discussion OF the supervisory
amendments proposed to the charters of
three short railroads. The amendments
were adopted and the bills recommitted.
The votes showed majority of the SEN
ate in favor of supervision.
County ysuperintendents of education were
confirmed in executive session to-day, as
follows: Adams, ]. w. Henderson; AL
corn, J. r. Reynolds; Amite, J. r. Gait
very; Attala, J. II. Alexander; Benton,
L. +. Lipford; Bolivar, Alex. Yerner;
Calhoun, J. p. Ryan; Carroll, L. NJ.
Southworth; Choctaw, James Drane;
Claiborne, w. II. Kerr; Clark, w. ID.
Northrup; Clay, T. B. Dalton; Coahoma,
N. w. Lea; Copiah, d. S. Burch; Coving
ton, DIR. r. A. Gibson; Desoto, VIM. II.
Johnston; Franklin, S. S. Montgomery;
Greene, w. W. Thompson; Grenada, J.
j. Gage, jr.; Hancock, A. q. Stevenson;
Harrison, C. d. Lancaster; Kinds, T. A.
Wolfe; Holmes, John III. Paplen; Issa-
quena, w. F. Reeve; Itawamba, ]. w.
Bennett; Jackson, w. l.. Howyer; Jasper,
+. NJ. Mosely; Jefferson, l.. w. Carradine;
Jones, J. T. Barrett; Kemper, y. G. Vim
cent; Lafayette, p. A. Rush; Lauderdale,
NJ. II. Whitaker; Lawrence, w. F. Nc
McGinnis; Leake, Raymond, Reid;
Lee, DIR. Edwards; Leflore, A. F. Gard
ner; Lincoln, w. Il. Spencer;
Lowndes, W. L. Lipscomb; Madison, W.
B. Stinson; Marshall, L. d. Miller; Mon
McWilliams; Neshoba, L. Stanton; New
ton, j. w. Guthrie; Noxubee, E. A. Pace /;
| Oktibbeha, L. A. Fort; Pamela, J. A.
Rainwater; Perry, G. D. fairfield; Pike,
John S. Lamkin; Pontotoc, J. NJ. Carter;
| Prentiss, r. G. Mcmillan; Quitman, w.
T. Jameson; Rankin, William Reber;
Scott, A. A. Nichols; Simpson, 7. R.
Gowan; Sunfower, Holmes Baker; Talla-
hatchie, J. G. Fonda; Tate, w. b. Rose
borough Tippah, q. j. Frederick; Tisho-
mingo, ]. W. Jourdan; Union, NJ. F.
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| ton, Stephenson Archer; Wayne, I. II.
AIillard Wilkinson, John s. Lewis; Win
ston, W. B. Shumaker; Halobusha, NJ.
| Hicks; Webster, j. A. Clark.
| HOuSe.-Bills introduced and referred:
| To empower the Governor to make ap-
pointments to fill vacancies in county
| offices in certain cases; also one to empow-
er the Governor to fill vacancies in county
offices in any case; to change the time of
| holding the Circuit Courts in the Fourth
| District; to ascertain the outstanding in
| debtedness of liQuidating levee districts;
to regulate the terms and appointments of
professors in the University of Mississip-
| pi; in relation to liquor dealers, requiring
| them to make oath not to sell or give
| liquor to minors or persons of known in
| temperate habits, persons OF weak mind,
nor to Indians, and that they will not sell
on Sunday, nor permit gaming in their
| houses, said oath to be a condition prece-
dent to the issuance OF license.
The House bill repeating the agricultur-
al lien law was indefinitely postponed by
| a vote of 80 yeas to 81 nays.
The railroad supervision bill was made
the special order for tomorrow at II
o'clock am.
RAILROAD SUPERVISION CAUCUS.
The members of the Senate and House
ldNOTllg Ine SUPERVISION Vi IdlIIoluS Ieiu
a caucus last night for the purpose of har-
monzing their views. They decided on
passing bill providing for supervision
through commission. The main features
of the bill agreed upon is in keeping with
the Georgia and Alabama laws on the
same subject. The supervisionists claim
good working majority in the Senate and
large majority in the House. The pros
poets are that supervision will prevail, but
any radical features therein, if any, will be
hotly contested.
JACKSON CITY GOVERNMENT.
The Judiciary Committee of the House
have decided to recommend the passage
of a bill abolishing the present city gov
ernment of jackson.
THE WEATHER.
The weather is again very cold. 1t
showed last night and is freezing to-day.