The clarion., 1884-02-27
HoUsE-FoRr1ETH DAY.
FatDA1, February %, 1884

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House met pursuant to adjournment.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Houston-To authorize the trustees
of the State Lunatic Asylum TO make fire
escapes. Benevolent Institutions.
Mr. Moore of Issaquena-To create the
Office of Inspector of Weights and Measures
in this State. Judiciary.
Sr. Christmas-To provide for the prop
er assessment and collection Of taxes on
land. Judiciary.
Mr. Cameron-To amend section 469
Code. Ways and Means.
Mr. GoYan-Joint resolution in relation
to confederate soldiers who we're killed ol
died from wounds or disease i'll the confed-
crate army. Passed.
Mr. Askew-To amend section 934 Code
in reference to tolls. Corporations.
Mr.. Williams-.To amend section 114l
Code. Appropriations.
Mr.. Bas5ett-For the relief of the deal
and dumb children of W. g. Spivey
Education.
Mr. Hollingsworth-T amend section
903 Code. Judiciary.
Mr.. Boswell-To declare what shall be
lawful fence in the county of Sharkey
Corporations.
Mr.. Robinson-To establish House o
Reformation for juvenile delinquents and
for other purposes. Penitentiary.
Mr. Enochs-In relation to the enroll
ment of chattel liens. Judiciary.
Mr. ApplewhIte-To amend section sos
Code, in relation to privilege tax on rail
roads Ways and Means.
Mr.. Dickson-To allow ferrage and tolls
TO members of the board of supervisors
Fees and Salaries.
Mr.. Sanders-To amend section S33
Code, in relation to time allowed to remove
gates across public roads. Agriculture.
Mr.. Crawford-To empower administra.
tors and executors to make title to lands
where the deceased died leaving bond fol
title at future day. Judiciary.
Mr.. KittreIl-To amend section 479
Code, in regard to list of personal property
to be furnished by taxpayers. County AT
fairs.
Mr.. Crump-To create an additional
constable in Clay county. County Affairs
Mr.. Love-To abate certain levee taxes
upon lands held by the State in the Yazoo
delta. Levees.
Mr.. Guynes-To amend section S33
Code, in regard to gates on public roads
Roads and Ferries.
Mr.. Govan-To amend section 1047
Code. Railroads.
To amend section l1O3, Code, in relation
to publishing of applications for license.
Temperance.
To amend section 5s5, Code, so far as it
applies to the city of Grenada. Indefinite
ly Poitponed.
10 amend section 585. Code, so as to re-
repeal the privilege tax on retail dealers in
Soda Water Indefinitely postponed.
To increase the revenues of the State and
70 enforce the collection of poll and per-
sonal delinqueneies. Indefinitely post
poned.
To encourage and promote the sale of
real estate in the State of Mississippi. In
definitely postponed.
To amend section 585, Code. Indefinite
ly postponed.
To amend section 445, Code. so far as the
same applies to Attala county. Passed.
To prohibit certain banks from the
charging Is per cent. on their loans. Ju-
dietary.
To amend section s75, Code. Indefinite
ly postponed.
To amend section 594, Code. Indefinite
ly postponed.
To amend act amendatory to section 5S5,
Code, in relation to public revenue.
Passed.
To incorporate the Delta Jute and Fibre
and Manufacturing Company of Washing
ton county. Passed, after animated dis
cussion of several hours on the question of
exempting the company from tax for ten
years:
YEAs-Messrs. Atwood, Askew, Baker,
Baird, Barksdale, Boswell, Brien, Butter,
Caldwell, Coates, Cook, Cory, Cowan,
Crawford, Crnmp, Dale, Denham, Dyer,
Eason, Flowers, GoVan, Harper, Henry,
Hollingsworth, Horton, Hughston of Choc-
taw, Houston of Monroe, Hoyle, Hudnall,
Lewis, Magruder, McCool, Mcleod, Nc
Neely, Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery of
0ktibbeha, Moore of Issaquena, Moore of
Yalobusha, Myers, Nash, Norieet, Norrel,
Odom, Orr, Parker, Peets, Peyton, Pope,
Powe, Robinson, Russell of Clay, Settle,
Simpson, Spencer, Waldrip, Watlington,
Watson, White, Wilson. Total-60.
NAYs-Messrs. Alexander. Applewhise,
Bassett, Beeman, Bell, Bolton, Cameron.
Clemens, Currie, Dickerson, Enochs, Evans,
Gordon, Gore, Guynes, Howard, Huff, john
son of Carroll, Jones, Kendrick, Kitrell, Lam
kin, Love, Mullins, Murry, Nabers, Reagan,
Rogers, Rowan, Russell of Rankin, San
ders, Selman, Strahan, Underwood, Watts,
Whitman, Williams, Williamson, Mr.. Speak
er. Total-39.
At 1;55 p. m, the House took recess
uDtil 40 n m