The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-02-11

| Holmes county, was pass eu.
To create an extra justice of the
peace and constable in Bolivar county
to uphold the grand dignity of the la v
and protect the peace Of the State o
Mississippi, was passed.
To authorize the Board of Supervis-
ors of Lee, Tate, Noxubee, Lafayet t.
and Holmes counties to hold regul la
meetings, the first Monday in each
month, passed.
On motion, the privileges of the
Senate were extended to Judge r. A
Hill, G. B. Huddleson, and Hon. Jno
Dewney, of Holmes.
Senator Simonton announced the
death of Hon. jeff. Wilson, of POnto-
toe, and offered appropriate resolu-
tions. After feeling eulogies by Sena-
tors Simonton, Seal, Boyd, Houston,
and billiard, the Senate adjourned in
honor of the deceased.
HOUSE-19th Day.
The bill to limit the liability Of sure
ties on official bonds to the amount
signed for, was finally passed. We
hope this may become law, so that
a man when he signs a bond may
know what liability he assumes.
An act to incorporate the Memphis
and Pensacola aailroad, was passed.
And then the bill to repeal the free
pass act arose, and great was the dis
sention and many sided were the
views of the statesmaen thereupon.
Williamson, of Carroll, moved to in
definitely postpone it, and Burkitt Of
fered all amendment to provide that
if any member accepted free pass, he
should not be entitled to mileage. De-
cided not german to the bill.
The debate was the liveliest of the
session; and the boys warmed up to
the work. 1t was participated in by
Messrs Cook, Allen, Norrell, of Yazoo,
Roseborough, Crawford and Gordon
for the anti-pass bill act, and William
son, of Carroll, Burkitt, Hoyle and
Henry against.
Mr.. Cook, of Pamela, ably advocated
the repeal of the law in forcibls and
logical language. He concluded by
saying: "There are some men in the
House who were thrown into convul-
sions whenever a railroad was named.
They foamed and ranted as with n.y.
drophobia, at the mention of railroads.
They seem to think that railroads are
forever on the move to Cypress the peo-
pie, and they seem always on the look
out to Cypress the railroads. am in
favor of expressing the railroads by al
lowing them to give free passes to all
officers and ether persons to whom
they see fit to give them. [Grsat APP
plause.l
The act, repeating the act, prevent
ing the bloated officers from riding on
free passes, was passed by vote of 81
to 50.
A substitute was offered by the COM
mittee to the act to regulate freight and
passenger rates on railroads. William
son, of Carroll, offered an amendment
to make the railroad commissioners
elective by the people, and thsbill and
amendments were tabled, subject to
call.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
To incorporate the town of Harris
ton.
To incorporate the bank of Winona.
The Governor has approved the act
for the relief of certain physicians.
What we needed more, was an act for
the relief of the patients.
An act to incorporate the Memphis
Birmingham & Atlantic railroad, and
an act to repeal the troublesome road
law amendmen4 applicable to Monroe
county.
The House then adjourned.
SENATE-19th. Day.
Under the suspension of the regular
rules, Senator Seal arose and introduce
ed the most important bill of the Sea
son-one to emancipate the officers of
Mississippi, from the dire oppression
of the act which has prevented them
from accepting the courtesy of the
passes upon railroads. Referred to
Judiciary Committee.
Senator Seal spoke upon the bill,
and said that the law amounted to
nothing, and could not be enforced
that he rode upon free pass over the
L. & n. road, and that he never at
tempted to conceal the fact. He said
that the law was wretched reflection,
not only upon the members of the
Legislature, but upon every officer of
the State.
The Governor, by his secretary, in
formed the Senate that he had ap-
proved an act to amend section IL of
the Act incorporating the Board of
Levee Commissioners for the Yazoo
and Mississippi Delta.
The Governor approved an act to
require the Board of Supervisors of
Adams county to create a sinking fund
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