The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-02
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
HoUsE-TwENTY-sEcoND DAY.

FRIDAY, February l, 1884.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Malone, of Tate
county.
Leave of absence was granted TO Messrs.
Montgomery, Houston, Miller, Bramlette,
Barksdale, Baird, Foules, Reagan and Lam
kin.
The Speaker announced the following
Committees
On Removal of the Seat of Government
Messrs. Montgomery, of Oktibbeha. Enochs,
Flowers, Cutrer, Dale, McNeely, Favre,
Underwood, Poets, hurry and Evans.
Committee to invite Hon. jefferson Da-
Wis to deliver an address on the life and
times of S. S. Prentiss-Messrs. McCool.
Watson and Govan.
Bills introduced and REFEREED
Mr.. Guynes-To amend an act in rela-
ton to the fees of certain officers. Fees
and Salaries.
Mr.. Crump-To incorporate street rail-
way in the city of West Point. Corpora
tions.
Mr.. Crawford-To repeal an act to
amend section 706 Code, so far as the same
applies to the city of 0kolona. Corpora
tions.
Mr.. Peyton-For relief of Jas. Stone,
cotton tax collector of Mississippi Leyee
District. Levees.
Mr.. Christmas-For the relief Of Vim.
Novels, of Holmes county. Claims.
Mr.. Rowan-To encourage immigration
into this State. Immigration.
Mr. Favre-To close licensed saloons in
the towns of Bay ST. Louis. Pass Christ
ian, Mississippi City, Biloxi and Ocean
Springs, during certain hours. Judiciary.
Mr. Rowan-To construe section l249,
Code. Judiciary.
Mr.. Moore, of Issaquena-To provide for
the payment of the clerks of boards of SUI
pervisors for keeping accounts of public
officers Fees and Salaries.
Mr.. Watsoh-To amend section 69S,
Code, relating to teachers. Education.
Mr.. Watson-To authorize the Governor
to offer reward for the discovery and ar
rest of criminals. Judiciary.
Mr. Montgomery, of Oktibbeha-P Petition
from the citizens of the town of Starkville
asking that the law authorizing the collec-
ton of privilege taxes be abolished. Ways
and Means.
To amend section SIS, Code, in relation
to the privilege tax on fire insurance com
panies. Ways and Means.
Mr.. Wilson-Resolution appointing a
committee to inquire into the expediency
OF amending the constitution so as to allow
the State to become stakeholder or owner
of stock in railroads, and to do away with
the present system of hiring out convicte.
Constitutional Amendments.
MIR. Enochs-To amend section 466, Code,
relating to compensation allowed tax col
lectors. Fees and Salaries.
Mr.. Marks-To authorize the Governor
to fill vacancies of county officers when
they fail to qualify on the day now fixed
by law. Elections.
Mr.. Mckenzie to change the name of the
county seat Of SunAower county. Passed.
Mr.. kendricks-To prohibit the working
of convicts outside of the limits of this
State. Penitentiary.
Mr.. Millsr-To amend the charter of the
city of Jackson and to compel municipal
officers to perform their duties. Judiciary.
Mr.. Spencer-To amend an act to incor-
porate the Memphis and Vicksburg Rail-
road Company. Corporations
Mr.. Spencer-To incorporate the New
Orleans, Baton Rouge, Vicksburg and Mem
phis Short Line Railroad Company. Cor
porations.
10 provide for payment of outstanding
school warrants. Ways and Means
To repeal sections 1859, Bill, Code. Ju-
dietary.
Memorial in regard to Holly Springs
Normal school. Appropriations.
To amend section 2l59, Code, so cas- to
provide foe the registration of county war
rants.
Mr. Love offered an amendment allow
ing the chancery clerk fifty dollars per
year for his services. The bill was in
definitely postponed.
Mr. Crump-Resolved, The Committee
on Penitentiary be instructed to ascertain
who constitutes the Board of Works, as pro-
vided for in acts of 1880, chapter 40. and
that said committee be instructed to ascer-
t lin why said Board of Public Works has
not made report as provided in said act
above mentioned, and that the committee be
instructed to report the amount due by the
lessees to the State of Mississippi.
To amend section S42, Code. Indefinite
ly postponed
An act to reduce the expence of altering
and changing public roads. Passed
To repeal sections S45, S46 and S4S. Code.
indefinitely postponed.
For relief of r. j. Clark, amended to
include the name of 7. B. Parker. Passed.
To amend section 29i9 Code, in relation
to violations of the Sabbath, so as to read in
ninth line after the word railroad, livery
stables and barber shops.
Mr.. Orr moved to amend so as to include
newsdealers and newsboys.
Mr.. Watson offered to amend as follows:
strike out all after enacting clause, and in
sert the following: That section 2949 be
amended by striking out the following
words in the proviso thereto. railroads"
then moved the indefinite postponement of
the whole subject,
A call for the previous question was sus-
tanned and the motion prevailed.
At 1:3O P. m. the House adjourned.