The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-13
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
sENATE-sEvEETH DAY.
TrEspAY, January is. 1888.

OF Holmes, Barron. Packwoed.
The following Joint Standing Com
mittees, on the part of the Senate wer'
announced:
.Exeeuave. Contingent Fund-senztors YertneI
Sim0Rton. Gully,
ilfon. of Kinds.
Enreilrd Bnis-sena,ors Doads. Love, Ross
/ Kemp. Barron.
STATE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Houston - Ses
/ Luse. billiard, Dean
10 Investigate STATE Offcez-seHatars Simonion
Walker, Houston, Powell, smith, Whitney, Biu-ord
Mr. Dean gave notice that at an earl,
day be would introduce bill 10 amend
the charter OF the town OF Oxford.
| The privileges of the Senate were ex
tended 10 Capt. w. II. Hardy, OF
Meridian, Mr. Eugene johnson, of Tate
and Mr.. i. Il. Dalton, Of Clay.
REPORTS or sTAxDiNG COMMITTEE
The judiciary Committee have had
under consideration suudry bills and
have instructed me to report their action
on the following senate Bills, to-wit:
:. B. No SO: An act 10 allow Hon. b
/ +. Trimble, Judge Of the 4th Judicial
District, to retire. That it do pass.
! > b. No g.: An act to amend Section
i No. 20, Revised Code $50 and the acts
1 approved February 23d, 1884, amenda
1 tory thereof in relation to distributiye
| shares to minors. That it do pass.
;. b. No. s: An act to repeal Section
1913 Of Chapter 81 Of the act approved
March 1Ith, 1884 entitled an act Ielat-
I ing To damages in attachment Suits.
That it do pass.
5. +. No 9: An act to repeal chapter
l4S Acts 1884 entitled an act to protect
game Ia the counties Of Madison and
Jefferson so far as relates TO Madison
county. That it do pass.
J. =. WALKER, Chairman.
Your Committee on Agriculture,
Commerce and Manufactures, have had
under consideration sundry bills refer
red to il, and have instructed me TO re
port as follows:
:. b. No. 20. To repeal an act entitled
an act TO declare what shall be lawful
fence in the county of Sharkey. Do
pass.
S. B. No %: To repeal section 1859 of
the Code Of 1880 in relation to contracts
10 cucumber growing crops. Do not
pass.
5. B. No. %: To amend section lll2
of the Code or 1880 in relation to the
sale of vinous and spifituous liquors.
Do pass with amendment
y b. No 10: 10 amend section one OF
chapter 267 of Acts Of 1882, to further
define what shall be a lawful fence in
Wilkinson county ans to permit swine
from running at large in said county. |
Approved February 8, 1882 That it do
pass.
d. T. GUYToN, Chr'm Com
The COMMITTEES on Counties aud COun
ty Boundaries has instructed me TO re-
port 5 b. No Is an act to provide for
the extension of time of payment of
certain bonds of the county of Adams. |
this State. That it do pass with amend
ment. @. &. BILLIARD, Chr m.
Your Committee on Corporations
recon- mend That ). B. No IS, An act To
Incorporate the town of Victoria, in
Marshall county, That II do pass, with |
the Amendments of the Committee.
+. I. Sykes, Chairman.
The Committee on Enrolled Bills have
examined aud found correctly enrolled,
and have this day presented to his
Excelleney the Governor, the following
entitled Bills, to wit:
:. J. K. No. l Appointing commit |
tee to investigate aud report upon the |
State Charitable Institutions and making |
an appropriation therefor
= b. No. 2: An act for the relief of
the estate Of Jas. +. Avery.
3 b. No. 10: An act TO amend an act |
to incorporate the board of Levee Com
missioners for the Yazoo- Mississippi |
Delta and for other purposes, approved |
18th OF February, 1884
G. 5. DoDDs, Chrm'n
Mr.. Burkitt, from select committee. |
reported s. B. No. 3, An act to authorize |
tho people to call a Convention to revise |
our present Constitution or to make a |
new one, and for other purposes, and |
moved that five hundred copies of same
be printed.
Mr.. Sykes moved to recommit the
bill
Mr. Seal moved to table the motion to |
reconmit, which was lost.
The motion of Mr.. Sykes to recommit |
then prevailed. Pending the discussion,
Senator Reynolds expressed himself in
opposition to a Constitutional Conven-
ton, and Senator Walker in favor.
Mr.. Seal presented memorial to the
Congress of the United States, asking
lDdt u UNdIGT anu ulOAE EIOHuuiIGdl IOuJb
by sea be opened between the Atlantic |
and Pacific Ocean, than the leng and
dangerous one around Cape Horn. Re
ferred to the Committee on Federal
Relations.
BY Mr.. Sykes: Joint Resolution for
the purpose of defrayiug the expenses
of the Inauguration of the Governor.
The resolution was read the first time
and under suspension of the rules read
a second time.
Mr.. Sykes moved a suspension of the
rules in order to have it put upon its
third reading, which motion was lost.
On motion o. Mr.. Simonton the reso-
luton was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Owen introduced resolution to
appoint committee to investigate the
affair, OF the Yazoo Mississippi Levee
Board.
Mr.. Ross offered the following amend
ment: Ataend by inserting after the
word Senate" the words, "the Hous
coneurring." and insert after the word
three" in second line, "and - on the
part of the House"
Mr. Powell moved to table the amend
ment, which was lost.
The amendment was then adopted.
By Mr.. Buchanan Amend hy striking
out all after the word paid in 10Th line
and insert the following Out of the
funds in the hand of said Board"
On motion of Mr.. Luse, the resolution
and amendments were referred to Com
mittee gu Levees.
By Mr.. Guyton Resolved, That it is
the sense of this Senate that all neces
sary amendments to our present State
constitution can be accomplished by
submitting the same to the people In
the manner prescribed by the constitu
ton without incnrring the expense OF
| constitutional Convention.
| Mr.. Sykes moved to refer the resolu
ton to the Special Committee on Consti-
tutiopal Amendments.
/ Mr.. REYNOLDS moved to table the reso-
luton subject to call. Carried.
By Mr. smith: Resolved, That the Ju-
dietary Commiltee of the Senate be in
structed to inquire into the eApediency
of reducing the number of Circuit and
Chancery Court districts, and report by
DILL or otherwise.
By Mr.. Boone: A Joint Resolution
making appropriation to defray the
expenses OF Committees for Penitentisry
and Prisons in making certain investiga
ions. Passed by unanimous vote
By Mr. Reynolds: An act to ratify
and confirm the incorporation of the
Memphis, Birmingham and Atlantic
Railroad Company and for other pur
poses. Railroad.
By Mr.. Dodds: An act to amend see
ton 1903 of the Revised Code of 1885,
u .