The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-24

: COMMITTEE - drfled ana epoFt fcSVH
mitted.
, Permission granted the Committee I
retire TO report at any time.
Mr. Pitts: To amend sec. 1917, Cod
1880, in relation TO grand Jurors. judi
eiary.
Mr.. Watts: For relief Of I. II. Hart
man, of Lincoln county. Claims
SENATE BILLS OK TAELE
To authorize the purchase by board
Of supervisors, of missing and necessary
volumes of state reports. Judiciary.
In relation 70 the Attorney-tieneraI
Judiciary.
To more effectually secure the collee-
ton of advalorem tax levied aud assessed
by the Missi,Sippi Levee Commissioners.
Levees.
/ To authorize the board of supervisors
Of Madison county 10 dispose IF snti
railrosd stock owned by said county.
Passed
To encourage and facilitate the con
structiou of telegraph, telephone and
other like lines in this State Cor
porations.
To make uniform the charges for
weighing cotton il tnis State. Agricut
ture
/ To provide for the election of the
members of the Railroad Commission Of
/ this State Railroads
To prevent the payment Of money out
of TIE Treasury of the State, contrary
TO law. Ways and Means.
To create an additional justice Of the
peace and constable in supervisors dis
/ trict number four, IN Washington
county Passed
For relief of r. Y. Lester, late sheriff
of Panola county Passed.
To repeal an act to incorporate the
British and Mississippi Valley Freehold,
Land and Mortgage Co, limited, ap-
proved March 18th. Corporations.
To amend sections 34 and So, Code of
1850, so as to change the dividing line OF
Claiborne and Jefferson counties Passed.
To repeal the fourth section of an
ACT to regulate the sale of swamp lands
in this State Special Committee on
Swamp Lands.
To require the owners of toll and turn
pike bridges to banister the same. Roads
and Ferries.
To amend an act prohibiting the sale
or giving away of intoxicating liquors
within five miles of the University OF
Mississippi. Temperance
To incorporate the town of kusSum
in Claiborne county. Corporptions.
To amend sec. 59i. Code 1880, relating
10 time when license TO sell vinous and
spir,tuous liquors shall obtain from ihe
tax-collector of any county after grant
of authority to sell said liquors shall
have been giyer. Passed.
DIR. Trigg called up an act for the
relief of Chas. Mel.areu. Senate amend
ment concur yed in.
INTRODUCTION or BILLS.
Mr.. Clemens To amend an act 10
divide the State into seven congressional
districts.
Referred to a Special Committee of
one from each district; will note same
when announced by the Speaker
Mr.. Gwn: TO fix the liabilities of in
suranee companies on policies granted
in this State. Judiciary.
To grant an extension of time for the
payment of debt. of certain persons. Ju-
dietary.
Mr. West: To incorporate the town
of Gray 5 Mill in Holmes county. Cor
porations.
Mr.. Rush: To incorporate anew tho
town of Scooba in kemper county, 10
repeal all prior acts referring thereto.
Mr.. Madison To authorize the Board
of Trustees of the Industrial College for
white girls to employ principal and
assistant teachers of music and to fix
the price therefor. Education.
To confine the jurisdiction of mayors
and marshals TO the corporations limits
of the towns in which tLey act. Cor
porstions.
Mr.. Chapman To amend an act 10
incorporate the town of Newton. Passed
Mr.. Chapman: To change the time for
holding the circuit courts in Newton
and Neshoba counties. Judiciary.
Mr.. Mitchell: To authorize the o5ss--~-
izing of a lecture bureau by the board
of trustees of Alcorn \ NJ. C1lh ge.
Mr. Beeman: To authorize tie boaT
of supervisors of Scott county to haL
certain Land Record Books Transcribed
County Affairs.
To extend the provisions of chap, g
acts 1884, to the county of Scott. Coun.
Affairs.
For the relief of B. f. Crook, of scot;
county. Claims.
Mr.. Alverson: To prevent hogs run
ming at large in parts of supervisor
district No. 9, in Warren county. Passed.
Mr.. Jones, of Wilkinson: An act
reserving the State lands for homestead
purposes. Judiciary.
Also one on same subject by Mr..
Kendrick, so referred to same com
mittee.
Mr. Acker: In relation to fees OF
sheriffs in certain cases. Fees aud
Mr. Elmer extended an invitatigh p
the Legislature by the cit; zens of B-.cKI
to accept banquet to be given them
next Accepted with thanks.
At LII the House adjourned till 80
p. NJ