The clarion., 1886-02-17
Legislative Dots.

The gallery Of the House was filed yes
terday with students of the Jackson
Colored School, who evidently, Judging
from the attention given, were much
pleased with the deliberations OF our grave
Solonsi
A tlarg.r number of visitors looked in
upon the deliberations of the house yester-
day, than any previous day. Among the
more prominent of whom We noticed
Messrs. J b. Morgan, r. c. Patty, J Josiah
Patterson. p. NJ. Savery, w. c. Falkner, C.
b. Mitchell and j. w. c. Watson.
The discussion in the House yesterday of
the amendment to the bill Incorporating
the Kansas City, Memphis and Birming
ham Railroad. which WAS adopted aud
passed by the Senate and which provides
that the X. c., NJ and b r. K. shall not
have right OF way within twelve miles OF
the Memphis Birmingham and Atlantic
Railroad called forth a very spirited and
exhaustive debate. Several amendments
were offered To the bill, bat were all reject
ed The one offered by Mr.. Cook, propo--
ing 10 strike out the Senate amendment
elected greater amount of discussion
than any other. Messrs. Cook, Burkitt,
Gordon, Madison and Cutrer, favored the
amendment, and Messrs. Williamson, of
Carroll Williamson, OF Kinds, Trigg, Nor
rell, of Yazoo, Roseborough, Carraway,
HOWE, Summers and Gibbs, opposed it,
The consideration OF this bill consumed
the greater part OF the day and resulted in
its passage AS amended in Senate.
Two bills on subjects which are OF espe-
cial interest to the ptople OF Mississippi,
came up for consideration in the House
Yesterday lst. An act which provides Tor
the transfer of the Peuitentary and con-
IL. Gsttlf q LA
called forth considerable debate and sub
stitute and amendments being offered
thereto, which showed the matter not yet
ia proper shape TO meet the concurrence OF
the House, was, together with substitute
aud amendments committed TO a special
committee who will consider them and
report upon same at some future day.
= The act to compensate Judge j. W.
G. Watson. for services rendered the State
in the late supervision cases. This bill
which provides for the payment OF $4,000
by the State to him. was exhaustively dis
cussed by Messrs. Williamson of Kinds,
holland, Eskridge, Rowan, Cook and Gu
trer. favoring the bill, and by Messrs. Dale
Harrison, Rosebocough, Weaver, Gwin
Raford and Burkit, opposing thai
amount. Although The Judges claim:
were strongly supported by some OF the
ablest le. al talent OF the State aud Union
"a reasonable aud just, the amendment tS
strike out $4,000 and insert $1,000 in
stead prevailed, by vote Of 63 to 2s.
The bills introduced yesterday by Mr.
Madison-To increase the school fund by
providing for tax of $I.00 each on al
dogs in this State by Mr.. Gwin-To limi
the Jurisdiction of mayors oil cities anc
towns, To cases in which the crimes arr
committed, or the defendents live in th'
corporation; by Mr.. Grvves-To reduc'
ho,n, stead exemptions from loo to so acres
and TO provide for a uniform form 10
promissorv, notes which forbids the insert
ing the interest in face OF note as part o
the principal and that the principa
alone shall appear, will be watch
ed with interest by the people. Some Q
these bills, at least, are meretorious, an
We trust will pass.
In our report oil Mr.. Msrmon's bill III
troduced Saturday last, we had it, an nc
to amend chapter 2Si, acts 1880, in relatio
to sale OF liquors in Ripley; we shoul
have said to repeal same.