The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-10
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DAY.
TUESDAY, February 9, 1886.

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Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Hon. r. o. Reynolds in the chair.
The privileges OF the Senate were extend
d 10 Mr.. Horace Ross, youngest editor IN
he State.
On motion of Mr.. Sykes, the reading OF
he Journal of yesterday was dispe nsed
with.
An set to authorize the board of super
sisors of Adams county TO pay certain legal
ees. heretofore contracted, was taken up
rom Senate bills on third reading. Pass
ed.
The special order for the honr was taken
up, viz: an act to amend sec. 3, chapter %, |.
Of the acis of 1884, so tar as same relates
to the salaries of railroad commissioners.
The substitute heretofore recommended
by the Finance Committee, entitled an act
to provide for the election OF mem bers Of
the railroad commissioners of the State OF
Mississippi, and to create a State board OF
equalization, and for other purposes, IVES
adopted Read a first and second time,
md printed copy was adopted in lieu OF
the manuscript copy
sidered by sections.
Mr. billiard offered an amendment to |
sec. l, which was lost.
Mr.. Powell offered the following amend |
nent to sec i, which was adopted.
Amend sec. l by adding at the end, the
following, land any vacancy may be filled
by the commission"
Mr.. Hamilton, of Kinds offered an
amendment which was. tabled on motion OF
Mr.. Powell.
Mr.. Skies offered the following amend
ment to sec. /.
Amend at section by striking out the
lords ''rira rOce rote" in the Sd line, and in
rrting in lieu thereof, the word ballot"
Mr. Boyd offered the following as a sub
,ti,ute for Mr. Sykes amendment.
After word "by" in line 3, strike out all
| that provides for election by the Legislature
md insert the following shy the qualified
| .lectors of the State as hereafter provided"
On motion of Mr.. Sykes the substitute
was tabled by the following vote.
YEAS Mes7rs. Austin, Binford,
srenham, Burkitt, Casey, billiard Dodds,
iage. Harvey, Houston, Love, Luse, Pack
| wood Powell, Reynolds, Simoutop Sykes,
Walker, Yerger.-l9.
NAYs-Messrs. Boone, Boyd, Dean Gay
| =, Gully, Gu, ton, Hamilton, OF
Iinds, II milton, OF Holmes, Kemp, Nor
is, Paokwood Ross, Seal, Whitney.-l3.
A. sent and those not voung-Mt ssrs.
aaron, Btcbeior, othe, Buchanan,
dickson, Owen, Smith, WERNER.
Mr. Guyton offered the following amend
nent to Mr.. SYKES amendment.
Amend amendment by striking out the
word "vote" and all after the word Line.
Mr.. Dodds moved the previous question
N the adoption of the amendm.n nj and the
amendment 10 the amendment, which
notion was sustained, and Mr.. Guytons
amendment to the amendment was lost
| Tho then NJ
Sykes amendment, the same was lost.
Mr.. Morris offered the following amend
ment to section one Amend by inserting
,fter the word Legislature" in third line
the words land that ore of said commits
<ioners shall be elected from each Of the
supreme conrt districts of the State as now
established by law" Said amendment war
adopted.
Mr. billiard offered the following amend
ment: Amend section one by adding
hereto the following Provided, That mt
member OF the Legislature at the time o
such election, shall be eligible to election
as member of said commission.
Mr. Dodds moved TO table the amend
ment, which motion was lost by the follow
ing vote;
YEAs- Messrs. Burkitt, Dodds, Gage
Guyton, Hamilton, of Kinds, Houston
Z dt = WAtU4 E'IlHOLtbii4
NAYS -Messrs. Austin, Bachelor, Boone
Boyd, Brenham, Dean, billiard, Gayles
Gully, Hamilton, of Holmes, Harvey
Kemp Love, Luse, Morris, Powell, Rey
nolds, Ross, Seal, Sykes, Walker, Whit
ney.-22.
ABSENT AND THOSE NOT VOTING
Messrs Barron, Biaford, BooIhe Buchanan
Casey, Dickson, Owen, Smith, Vertner.
Mr. billiards. amendment was thel
, adopted.
MIR. Ross offered the following amend
ment Amend first section by striking on
II after the word "board" in the mint
line.
r Mr.. Love moved to table the amendmen
: which motion prevailed.
: Section one was then adopted a
: amended.
: Mr.. Boyd offered the following amend
i ment:
: Amend by striking out sections ., 8. 4, 8
I 8, :, g and s.
2 Pending discussion the bill was mad
V special order for to morrow morning ate
i reading of journal.
, At 1:I0 the Senate went into Executive
q Session and after some time spent therein
. the doors were thrown open and Legislative
, business resumed.
On motion OF Mr.. Dodds the rules wer
suspended and the Senate reconsidered tn
: vote whereby it indefinitely postponed, ~
. act to regulate the sale of cotton in tn
seed in Copiah county, and for other pnr
poses, and the bill was recommitted to tn
i Committee on Agriculture.
BY consent, Mr.. Hamilton, OF Kinds
called up from House bills on Sd reading
. an act supplemental TO an act to proyid
2 Tor the payment OF the bonded debt q
e Kinds county, approved March IA, 1854
q | Passed.
r The consideration of Senate bills Of
= I'd reading was resumed.
: An act to amend section 1888, Code 1886
: relating to proceedings against tenants hold
ing over after termination of lease. In
: definitely postponed.
: An act 10 amend secs. 1852 and 3l6e
Y chap. 20, Code 1880, in relation to prisoner
/ in county Jail, was taken up, pendin
o consideration Of which the Senate ad
iourned at 1885 O'Clock.