The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-03-11
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
sESATE-FIFTY-sEcoND DAY.
MONDAY. March 10. 1884

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Brennan, Hyer, Liddsll, Mitchell, Rey-
nolds, Roane Of Calhoun, Roane Of Web
ster and Terry.
The privileges Of the Senate were ex-
tended to Capt. r. W. Banks, of Lowndes,
Hon. g. A. Wilson, Of Holmes, and Judge
T. b. Graham, Of Scott.
Mr.. Martin introduced No. 365-To in
corporate the town Of Miles. Passed.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendment 10 Senate bill No. ITO con-
tinue the department Of immigration and
Agriculture in pursuance Of the Constitu-
ton.
The Senate refused TO concur in the fol-
lowing House amendment:
Senate bill No. 263--To amend On act
to incorporate the Meridian, Winona and
Helena Railroad Company, to-wit: Strike
out section 6 and insert that this company
is hereby authorized to build and operate
transfer boat for the sole purpose of
transferring their train, cars and rolling
stock, whether loaded or unloaded, and to
acquire and hold all such lands and mate
rails as are or may be necessary or conve-
nIent for landings inclines or approaches
thereto.
The Senate asked a committee of con-
ference and appointed as said committee,
on the part of tho Senate Messrs. Walker,
Marshall and Jeffords.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
These were passed:
No. SG4-To repeal an act to provide for
the maintenance of the levees in Tunica
county, approved February 81, 1878.
No. S63-To prevent live stock from run
ming at large in a certain supervisors dis
trict in Tunica county and for other pur-
poses.
Mr.. Owen offered the following amend
ment:
Insert in section 4, qualified voters" in
lien of resident land holders"
Mr.. Powell moved to table this amend
ment, which motion was lost and the amend
ment then adopted.
No. 167-To amend section 1855 Code,
so as TO enable the vender to subject per
sonal property sold to seizure for the pur-
chase money.
Mr.. Sykes offered the following amend
ment which was adopted:
Insert after property in line 8, section
|, ''whilst in She hands of the first vendee, y
Mr.. Marshall offered the following amend
ment which was adopted:
Strike out all after instance" in section
l, and insert ''if upon the trial the plain
tiff shall establish his debt and show that
the same was for the purchase money Of
that identical property, he shall in add
ton TO the judgment for the debt have also
a special execution for the sale of sucl
property.
No. 22-Relating to damages in attach
ment cases.
No. 223-To extend the time for the con
struction and completion of the channe
and harbor at Mississippi City by the Har
rison Harbor Company.
No. 767-To amend the charter of city o
Grenada so as to define its wards.
No. 768-To amend the charter of thu
town of Biloxi in Harrison county.
No. 1910 incorporate the town o
Franklin in Holmes county.
No. 529-For relief of r. +. Beck, sheriff
and tax collector of Warren county.
Mr.. billiard offered the following amend
ment which was adopted;
Strike out all in the preamble relating Il
moneys due the State.
Mr.. Martin offered the following amend
ment, which was tabled:
Reinstate section l so as to grant salt
Beck relief for State money also.
No. 370-To include certain portion o
the county of Warren in the Levee Distric
of Bolivar, Washington and Sharkey coun
ties.
The Committee on Levees recommends
the following amendment, which wa
, adopted
Strike out of section of the limo divid
ing townships II and Is which follow
+ north" in line II of said section and inser
in lieu thereof the words "of the line of tn
, plantation now owned by Mrs. Sallie
Willis in said county so that the souther
line of the portion of Warren county here
, by added to the said Levee District sha
extend along the northern line of said land
of said Mrs. Bette B. Willis from Steele
Bayou to Eagle Lake"
Strike out of section Z, the words slime
dividing Township II and Is, following tn
! words ito the in 22d line of said sectio
and insert in lieu thereof the word
southern line of the portion of Ware
county hereby added to said levee distric
I No. 1870 incorporate the Glendal
Board of Levee Commissioners of CoahC
ma county and for other purposes.
No. 672-To incorporate the town c
, Hattiesburg, in Perry county.
No. 572--To incorporate the town c
Walnut Grove, in Leake county.
, No. 329-To change time of holdin
circuit court in the 4th judicial district.
No. 257--To prevent the sale etc, in fiv
. miles of Black Hawk, Carroll county.
No l1b-To amend mn act IN divide va
, lobusha county into two circuit and tw
/ chancery court districts, and for other pun
poses, March oath, 1873.
No. 1870 incorporate the town c
Wenssogain. Alcorn county.
No. 4S3-To amend the charter of tn
. town of Hazlehurst, Copiah county.
! No. 496-To incorporate the town o
!, Sanderville, Jones county.
No. 67S-To amend the charter of No
Comb city, approved April 3, 1872.
No. 649-To amend an act to incorpo
rate the town of Waynesboro, in Wsyn
, county, approved April IL, 1876.
No. 562-To amend the charter of tn
town of Bogue Chitto, Lincoln county.
No. 5l-To prevent the double assess
ment and collection of taxes ON the sam
property.
; Mr.. Burkitt offered the following amend
ment, which was adopted:
All the provisions of this bill shall b
applicable to personal property where tn
same has not been removed from tn
county. Further consideration postponed
, These were indefinitely postponed:
! No. 605-To incorporate the Carthag
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