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

Il Under the suspension Of the regular order
Of business, and by leave, the following bills
we're introduced:
| Mr.. billiard: To compel the Gulf and
Ship Island Railroad Company to comply
with the terms Of it 70 receive the transfer
IF the penitentiary lease, and on default, to
ease the penitentiary to the hatcher,
Jackson and Columbus Railroad Company
and for othc- purposes.
| On motion of Mr.. Sykes, ESQ copie.
were ordered printed, and the bill referred
! TO judiciary committee.
Mr. Reynolds: To provide for the To-
| corporation Of railroad companies.
On motion Of Mr. Reynolds we're ordered
printed and then referred TO committee on
| railroads.
Mr.. Seal: TO facilitate the construction
Of telegraph lines in the State; Judiciary.
Mr. Dodds: To regulate the sale OF cot
ton in the seed, in Copiah county and for
other purposes; agriculture.
Mr. DJdds also offered memorial to
Congress, in regard to the Blair Educational
Bill, requesting our Representatives in
COgress to support the same; federal rela-
tons
Mr.. Booth: To amend section 2206 Of
the Revised Code of 1880, in relation to
enrolling judgments from justice courts;
j Idiciary.
Mr.. Hamilton of Holmes: To incorpo-
rate Duraut Academy; corporations.
Mr.. Gage, with accompanying petition:
To authorize the board OF supervisors Of
Grenada county to make certain allow
ances in behalf of B. H. Gordon, county
treasurer, and john Wright, former sheriff;
claims.
Mr.. Yerger: To amend an act entitled
an act to Incorporate the fazoo Delta
Railroad Company; railroads.
By the committee on county and county
boundaries: To authorize the purchase by
boards ofsupervisors of missing and needed
volums of State reports.
Mr. Morris: An act for the protection of
the educational social, financial, moral
and religious interests of the citizens of
State Line, in the counties of Green and
Wayne; temperance,
Mr.. Buchanan: To amend the charter
of the Natchez Jackson and Columbus
Railroad Company; railroads.
Mr.. Gully moved to take mp Senate bill
on third reading; to change the time OF
holding circuit courts in the counties of
Lowndes and Winston, which was recon-
mitted to the Judiciary committee.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of Mr. Simonton's amendment to s. B. Nc.
40, TO incorporate the Kansas City and
Birmingham Railroad Company.
The President Of the Senate here stated
that he was in receipt of a telegram pur-
porting 20 contain a resolution adopted by
the Memphis Merchants Exchange, in re-
lation to the bill. He stated that in his
opinion, did not have the right either to
bring the communication before the Senate
or to withhold its contents, and asked that
the Senate take action as to the matter.
Mr. Harvey moved that the communal
cation be read for the information of the
Senate.
Mr. Simonton objected.
The President announced that the ques-
ton must be decided by the Senate, and the
Senate ordered the reading of the same.
At 1920 the Senate went into Execu-
tive session After sometime spent therein,
the doors were thrown open and legisla-
tive business resumee.
By unanimous consent, Mr.. billiard Of
fered and mendment to the bill under con
sideration, which was adopted.
Pending the Question, Senate adjourned.