The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-28
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE !
sENATE-TWENTIETH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, January u, 1896.

WEDNESDAY, January ", 1885.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Lieut.. Gov. Stands in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. John Hunter.
Unter q suspension OF the regular order
Of business, and by leave Mr.. Sykes intro
duced-
An act supplemental to an act to ratify
and confrm the incorporation Of the Mem
pills. Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad
Company aud for other purposes, approved
January 25th, 1886. The bill was read
three times and passed.
Mr.. Boyd moved that an additional
member be added to the Committee on
Humane and Benevolent Institutions, and
asked that he be not appointed on such
The motion prevailed and the chair APP
pointed on said committee, Mr.. Love.
MI. billiard called up the motion made
yesterday by Mr.. Houston to reconsider the
vote whereby the Senate concurred in
s. J. Il. providing for joint select com
mittee to whom shall be referred chapter
| 10, Code 1850. The motion to reconsider
prevailed
On motiou'of Mr.. billiard, the Senate re-
considered the vote adopting the amend
ment offered by him to said resolution.
Thereupon Mr.. billiard withdrew said
amendment, and on his motion said resoln-
ton Was indefinitely postponed.
The special order for the hour was taken
up: An &C: in relation to the rate of in
terest in this State. The amendments here
tofore offered by Mr.. billiard, striking out
all after the enactlng clause, and inserting
new, matter was adopted. The bill was
then considered engrossed aud passed.
| The second special order for the hour
was taken mp; An act to amend sec. 1903
of the Code Of 1880, in relation to impair
lance terms of circuit courts. Indefinitely
postponed.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To amend sec 4Sl of the Code of 1880,
relating to lists of personal property to be
furnished to assessors indefinitely post
poned.
A joint resolution to memorabilia the
Congress of the United States in behalf OF
the cotton producers OF Mississippi who
paid taxes on all cotton raised in the years
1866, 1867 and 1868, known as the war tax ;
passed.
To repeal the charter of the town of Pa
nola, in the county OF Pamela; passed.
A communication was received FROM Ok
! ford in relation to The afiails Of the Uni
versity. 1t was referred TO the Finance Com
mtttee, and $50 copies ordered printed.
Mr. Boone moved TO take up House Bill
entitled an act to prevent stock from run
ming at large in ccttain counties, extended
to 3rd supervisors district, Prentiss Coun-
ty; passed with amendments.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
BY Mr. Sykes-A memorial to the CON
gress OF the United States, for the improve
ment OF the Tombigbee river Federal
| Relations.
BY Mr.. Boyd-An act to require the
owners of turnpikes and toll bridges TO
bauister the same. Counties and County
Boundaries.
BY Mr.. Sykes-An act To define and
make clear the boundaries between the
Counties Of Clay and Lowndes, in this
State. Counties and County Boundaries.
A report from Alcorn University was
received, and on motion of Mr.. billiard re-
ferred TO Finance Committee.
The Governor has approved, An act to
allow the Hon. b. F. Trimble, Circuit
Judge of tue 4lh Judicial. District to retire
from office.
AT las the Senate adjourned.