The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-19
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY.
MoYDAr. Feb. Is. 1884.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Hon. x. o. Reynolds in the Chair.
All members present except Messrs.
Brennan, Hamilton of Holmes, Hyer, Mar
tin, Mitchell, holland and Sykes.
Leave Of absence from day TO day was
granted TO Messrs. holland, Mitchell, Sykes,
Martin, Hyer and Hamilton of Holmes.
REPORTS oY COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Luse, for the Committee on Rail-
roads, recommended that these bills do
pass:
Senate bill No. 1870 incorporate the
Moss Point, Scranton and East Pascagoula
Railroad Company.
House bill No ALTO incorporate the
Caledonia Branch Railroad Company.
Senate bill No. 50 To authorize mining
or manufacturing companies to construct,
own and operate railroads, tramroads or
canals not exceeding fifteen miles long.
House bill No. 45-To incorporate a
street railway in the city of West Point.
House bill No. 527-To authorize the
oily of Vicksburg to contract with the
Memphis and Vicksburg Railroad Com
pany Tor such other railroad company as
said Memphis and Yicksburg Railroad
Company may hereafter become merged
into or become part of by consolidation
or otherwise) for the location of the ma
chine shops of said company at said city
and for other purposes.
That these do not pass;
Senate bill No. 1i5-To compel the Lou
isyille, New Orleans and Texas, the New
Orleans, Baton Rouge, Vicksburg and
Memphis, the Mississippi Valley and Ship
Island and the Grand Gulf and Port Glib
son Railroad Companies TO build draw
bridges across the Big Black river and
Bayou Pierre and TO prevent the obstruction
OF navigation in said streams.
Senate bill No. l40-To authorize the
Georgia Pacific Railroad Company to sell
or lease part OF its railroad in this State.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION.
The Governor, through his Private Sec
rotary p. IL. Lowry, informed the Senate
that be had approved the following bills:
Senate bill No. l6 To amend the char
ter of Canton.
Senate bill No. 30 amend section 463
Code in relation to pay of assessors.
Senate bill No. 104-In relation to pub
lie roads in Madison county and for other
purposes.
Senate bill No. 164-To create three
justice of the peace districts in the fourth
supervisors district of Kinds county and
to provide for the election of justice of
the peace in each of said districts and for
other purpoes.
Senate bill No. S6-To repeal an act to
amend the charter of Brookhaven approved
Feb 5, 1878, and an act amendatory there
to, approved April H. 1876, being Senate
bin 229, session of 1882.
Senate bill No. 26-Prohibiting sale of
intoxicating liquors in the town of Pleas
ant Hill and for other purposes.
Senate bill No 105-To enable the
board of supervisors of Pike county in
their discretion TO compromise an indebt-
dness due said county by G. G. Gibson.
Senate bill No. ll2-To incorporate town
of Bolivar in Bolivar county.
Senate bill 35-To change time OF hold
ing the chancery court in Noxubee and
Winston counties.
Senate bill 49-To authorize the Treas
urer to receive certain moneys in the Trsas-
ury.
Senate bill 75-ro regulate the place of
trial of writs of habeas corpus.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
No. 2l7-To change the time of holding
circuit court in Winston and Clay counties.
On motion of Mr.. Burlitt taken up and
passed.
No. $40 incorporate the Meridian and
Tuscahoma Railroad Company.
Nm, Of NJ I
other railroad charter bills we're made a
special order for Wednesday next immedi-
ately after the reading of the journal.
No. 1870 change the time of holding
the terms of chancery court in Jefferson
county. Passed
The terms are to commence on second
Monday of April and October.
No. lS4-To amend section 500, Code, in
reference to sale of lands for taxes.
The Judiciary Committee recommended
the following amendment which was adopt
ed: Insert in fifth line from the bottom the
words, "for the length of time required by
said section for newspaper publication"
The bill so amended was passed
No. l79-To amend an act to incorpo-
rate the town of Eudora. in county of De-
Soto, approved March 2, 1882. Passed.
No. l94-To provide for refunding Kem-
per county debt and for other purposes.
The following amendment recommended
by the Judiciary Committee was adopted:
Strike out in ninth and tenth lines in first
section the words what can be legally con-
tracted for" and insert mot to exceed six
per cent per annum." The bill So amended
was passed.
No. 1870 amend an act to incorporate
the town of Newton, approved March
1880. Passed.
No. l57-To provide for a more con-
venient registration of voters
Mr.. Packwood moved to amend by chang
ing the per diem allowed to the clerk from
two to three dollars per day.
ON motion OF Mr. koane, of Calhoun,
the amendment was tabled.
On motion of Mr., Hamilton, of Kinds.
The bill was indefinitely postponed.
The bill provided for the circuit clerk to
visit the various voting precincts for regis
tering voters.
No. l91-To incorporate town of Eureka
springs In the county of Pamela. Passed. !
No. lf3-To prohibit sale of vinous and
spirituous liquors in Marion county.
The Committee on Public Health and
Quarantine offered substitute which was
adopted.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Kinds, offered an
amendment which was lost, excepting from
its provisions the prohibition of railroad
contractors giving whisky to their hands. |
The bill was passed
No. Toto prohibit sale and giving
away of deadly weapons and for other pur-
poses.
Mr.. billiard offered an amendment strik- /