The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-05
House bin Eo. ess-To consoliaate int

l. House bin IA. ess-To eousolidats int
J. one eli acts in reference 70 the incorpor.
i, tioa of Senatobia, Tate county.
House bill No 671-To amend the cha
e ter Of Rolling Fork, Sharkey county.
2 House bill No. 706-To re-incorporai
3 Yazoo CitY, with amendments.
The COMMITTEES on Public Work.
9 through Mr. Roans Of Webster, recon
9 mended the passage Of the following:
q House bill No. 766-To amend an act t
authorize the board Of supervisors of Ger
: tain counties to construct log landing
: in certain cases, approved March I, 1882.
1 House bill Tito protect the Pascagou
Ia and Dog rivers and the harbor of Pasca
goula Bar, and House bill 223-To extend
the time for constructing and completing
the channel and harbor at Mississippi Git
by the Harrison county Harbor Company
The Coulmitte ON Railroads though Mr.
Luse, recommended the passage Of
Senate bill 140-To authorize the Geor>
gia Pacific Railroad Company to sell Oh
lease part of its railroad in this State.
The Cemmittee on Claims though Mr.
Noland. recommended the passage Of
House bill 359-Fer relief of Mrs. NJ
Haft of Kinds county, and
Senate bill 296-For relief of ". Y. Da-
Wis and C. B. Glem of Attala county.
The Committee on Agriculture, Com
merce aud Manufactures though Mr. Lid
dell, recommended the passage of the fol-
ing:
Substitute for
House bill 672-To protect crops on
/ Cold Water and Tallahatchie rivers in Quit
man county from stock running at large
during the year 1884.
| House bill 623-For preservation of fish
in the county of Hancock, as amended
/ Senate bill 366-To amend section 956,
Code. relating to the preservation of game
and oysters, amended.
| Then recommended the rejection of
Senate bill 3l2--To encourage the culture
of bees and the production of honey in the
counties of Bolivar, Washington, Coahoma
and Sunfower.
The Select Temperance Committee,
through: Mr. Dickson made the following
report:
Your Committee to whom was referred
sundry petitions from citizens of the towns
of Verona and Shannon, and in supervisors
districts 4 and 5, in Lee county on the sub
ject of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors in each of said towns and districts, |
have had the same under consideration and |
after due deiiberation of the whole matter, |
pro and con. find there is q difference of |
opinion among the qualified voters of each |
of said localities, and in view of all the /
facts, respectfully report the enclosed bill |
proposing to leave the question to a vote of
the qualified electors of the res i've To-
cllities, and respectfully recommend its
passage.
The Committee on Militia, through Mr..
Burkitt, recommended the passage of House
bill 7S5, and that petition from the Co
lumbus Light Artillery asking State aid,
etc, be not granted.
The Committee ON Counties and County
Boundaries. through Mr. billiard, recon-
mended the passage of the following:
Senate bill No. 294-To authorize the
board of supervisors of Amite county to
procure field notes.
House bill 673-To regulate the bonds
of the county officers of Quitman county,
as amended.
House bill No. 697-To empower the
board of supervisors of Oktibeha county to
issue bonds for the purpose OF iquidating
Indebtedness of said county,
as amended.
House bill No. 65 For relief of David
late treasurer of Bolivar county,
and others in said county, as amended.
House bill No. 363-To provide for the
of grand and petit jurors of kem
per county, as amended
A communication was received from the
Governor calling attention to the fact that
the business IN the 7th and 9Th judicial dis S
iricts had grown SO greatly of late owing
20 the growth of population and commerce
Incident to the building and completion of
new railroads and to the further fact that S
he twenty-one counties composing these {
Wo districts covered a very large area, and c
he fact that prisoners in some portions of
he 7th district must often be carried out c
ide the State limits TO the place of trial, Z
hus endangering their safe keeping. In
rev of these considerations he recon- q
nended the creation of three judicial dis |
ricts out of these two large ones, and sug- c
rested the following as proper and com
,act grouping of counties: /
Seventh district -Leake, Newton, NeshO- n
"a. Scott, Smith. simpson and Rankin.
Eighth district-Kemper, Lauderdale, \
ylarke, Wayne, Jasper, Jones and Coying-
on. n
New district Harrison. Hancock, Jack n
on, Marion, Perry, Greene and Lawrence. 6
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced and
isposed of as follows: =
% the Judiciary Committee:
BY Mr. Kyle. No. 323-Authorlzing the
Governor to appoint notary public for
ach of the towns of Sardis and Como in
he county of Pamela.
BY Mr.. Kyle. No. 324-To amend the
harter of the town of Pope in Pamela 1
ounty, so as to empower the mayor of said
own to act as Justice of the peace.
By Mr. Hyer No. 32S-To amend section
O33 Code 1880 in regard to liability for
amagcs in excess of $4,000 P
o the Committee on Counties and County = =
Boundaries:
By Mr. Gage, No. 325-To provide for st
ne proper indexing of certain records in G,
aIIahatchie county, m
By Mr. Gayles No. 331-For relief of 9,
unfiower county and for other purposes.
By Mr.. Brown, No. 334-To authorize the \,
oard of supervisors of Alcorn county to
sttle certain Indebtedness.
o Committee on Registration and Elec- "a
tions: a,
Mr.. Gage, No. 326 To provide for a,
ew registration of the legal voters of Tai
.hatchie county. 81
o Committee ON Corporations: u u
Mr.. Hyer, No. 327-To repeal an act =
to the charter of the city Of 70
ackson and thus re-establishing its for
Ter limits. IS
D Commit ee ON Railroads:
Mr.. Brenham. No. 329-To incorporate ga
le Northwestern Railway Company. P
o Committe on Agriculture, Commerce
and Manufactures ~
Mr. BRENNAN, No. 3S9-To restore the
enalty of the agricultural lien Law to its te
iginal place. ty
o the Select Committee on Temperance:
Mr.. Keith. No. 332 To prohibit the sale 81
giving away of vinous or spirituous CO
quors within i've miles of Hickory, New So
n county. ls
Mr.. Dickson, for the Select Commits on
emperance. introduced No. 333-To pro- 81
hit the sale of liquors in supervisors dis pI
lets aud IN Lee county. It was placed m
j the calendar. IN
Senate Joint Resolution No. 12-To sub
ii to a vote of the people Constifn- 70
onaI amendment IN reference to special
gislation. Passed by unanimous vote. Se
The special order was taken up:
Senate bill No. 1h5 Authorizing boards
supervisors to require railroads to fence
,eir tracks. The Judiciary Committee
substitute which was adopt
Mr.. billiard offered an amendment pro-
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