The clarion., 1886-02-17


viding that the price per acre of lane,
in the counties of Harrison, Greene. Sun
flower, Wayne, Jasper, Lincoln, Rankin.
Hancock, jackson, Perry, Lawrence
Quitman and Washington, shall be So
cents per acre. Bill set for Wednesday,
, at II N.
: INTRoDUcTIoS OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Beeman: To amend sec. 2065,
Code of 1880, in relation to the compro.
mise of claims due the estate of deee-
dents. Judiciary.
Mr.. Beeman: To amend see. 2032.
Code 1880, in relation 10 the sale of per.
sonal property of decedents. Judiciary.
i Mr. Groves: To amend homestead ex-
emption in this State. Agriculture.
Mr.. Groves: In relation to the estab.
lishment of uniform system of promis
sorry notes in this State. Judiciary.
Mr. Lowe: To amend an act in rela-
tion to public revenue, Ways and
Means.
Mr.. Madison: To increase the school
fund in this State. Ways and Means.
/ Mr.. Gwin: To authorize the Secretary Of
State to furnish the Fed, / Courts in t i
Sta-e with copies of Mississippi Reports.
judiciary.
Mr.. Gwin: To limit the jurisdiction of
Mayors in incorporated cities and towns
IN civil or criminal cases in which the
crime was committed or the defen-
dents live in the town. Judiciary.
| Special order: An act to amend an act
to facilitate the construction of the Gulf
and Ship Island Railroad and for other
purposes, approved March IS, 1884, and
substitute of Mr.. Gibbs therefor, were
taken up and considered. in Committee OF
the Whole.
Mr.. Noland in the chair.
| The bill provides that the Peniten
| tiary and convicts shall be transferred to
the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, VIII"
shall be required TO employ at least two
| thirds of the conviLts in the construe
ton of above road and be allowed TO
suD-let the remaining one-third to other
persons or corporations to aid N main
ia ming the two thirds employed by the
said road.
The substitute provides that the
Railroad Commissioners shall be constl-
tuted Board of Public Works" whose
duty it shall be to manage and let the |
Penitentiary and convicts for the bene-
tit of the State, giving preference to
public works.
Mr.. Gibbs moved the adoption of the |
sui tstitute.
Mr.. Trigg moved that the committee
rise, and report the bill back to the |
House. Carried.
Mr.. Gibbs moved that the hill, substi |
tute and amend nent, be referred to a
special committee of nine.
Mr. Elmer, to amend by striking out
the reference of the substitute.
Mr. Gibbs moved to table Mr.. Elmer's
motion.
Mr.. Elmer'a motion was withdrawn,
and the motion of Mr.. Gibbs, to refer
the whole matter, was adopted. Commit
tee, Messrs. Gibbs, Evans, Gordon. Ep
person, Elmer, Askew, Trigg, Young,
Niles.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Gordon: In reference to free
public schools. Education.
Mr.. Southworth: To amend sec. 523,
Code of 1880. judiciary.
To amend sec. 532 Code of 1880 Ju-
iary.
Mr. Scarborough: For relief of DIR.
Jno. f. Hall, of Jasper county. Public
Health and Quarantine.
sec. 400, Code of 1880, to fix time in
which an officer elected to fill vacancy
may give bond. Judiciary.
Mr.. Weaver: To amend sec. 701, Code
1880, in relation 10 salaries of county
superintendents. Education.
TO amend sec. 2l90, Code 1880, to
extend civil jurisdiction of ]. P's. Judi
ciary.
Mr. Bizzell: To amend sec. Az, Code
1880, relating to sherifis fees in certain
cases. Fees and Salaries.
Mr.. Jones, of Claiborne: To secure
costs in criminal cases where no property
is found. Judiciary.
Mr.. Watts: Fer relief of Allen Smith,
of Lincoln couoty. Claims.
Mr. GwiE entered motion TO rescind
the resolution adopted some time since
providing that no bill of a general
nat ire be introduced in this House
after the 18th of February. Lies over.
Mr.. Hannah: That the Speaker of the
House and President of the Senate
adjourn their respective Houses, sine
die, at IL m. on 26th February. Lies
over.
Mr.. Williamson moved to reconsider
the action of the House on Saturday,
uldhlu& lOGiit 40 AiihC w /
consider Judge j. w. G. WatsOn's fee.
Action reconsidered and report of com
mittee on same heard and considered.
Judge j. w. G. Watson for legal ser
vices rendered the State of Mississippi
in the Supervision cases in the State and
Federal Courts was then taken up.
This bill provides for the payment of
$4,000 for said services.
Considered in Committee of the
Whole.
Mr.. Haden in the chair.
Mr.. Madison amended to strike out |
$4,000 and insert $4,000, and moved its
adoption.
Mr.. Lee moved to reject said amend |
ment.
Mr.. Jones, of Claiborne, offered a |
substitute for the amendment providing |
that $4,000 be stricken out and S4 900 |
inserted
Mr.. Roseborough moved to reject.
Mr.. Truly moved that the Committee
rise, report progress and ask leave to sit
again. Lost.
Mr. Jones substitute rejected.
Mr.. Harrison moved tnat the Com
mittee rise and report that the bill do
Mr.. Cook moved to adjourn. Lost.
Mr.. Noland moved to table the amend
ment. Lost.
Mr.. Madison's amendment adopted.
Mr.. Madison moved the passage of
the bill and called the previous question
| Call sustained, and bill passed by vote
of 63 to ES. as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Acker, Allen, Alyer-
son, Arbo, Askew, Baird, Banks, Beasley,
| Beeman, Bizzell, Bush, Bynum, Cara
way, Chapman, Collins, Crawford, Dale,
Dilworth, Draughn, Epperson, Ferguson,
Foules, Gibbs, Godbold, Groves, Gwin,
Haden, Hannah, Harrison, Hill, Hoyle,
James, Johnson, of Madison, Jones. of
Wilkinson. Lee, Longstreet, Lynch,
Madison, Marmon, Marks, Macarthur,
Mcdonald, w. A., McInnis, McKie,
Mckinney, McRae, MeWhorter, Meharg,
Mitchell, Raiford, Rhodes, Roseborough,
Rush, Russell, Sillers, Simmons, South
worth, Summer, Trigg, Waldrip. Weav
er, Welch, Mr.. Speaker-63.
| NAYS Messrs. Ballenger, Bridges,
Brooks, Burkitt, Clemens, Cook, Elmer,
Eskridge, Henry, Jones, of Claiborne,
| Lowe, Magee, McGehee, Nicholson,
| Niles, Noland, Pitts, Roberts, Rowan.
Sbarharat1gh Sullivan Trulv Watson