The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-03

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reconsider vote whereby s. B. 90 was
indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Eskridge: To incorporate tbe
Cassidy Lock and Dam Campanv III
Tallahatchie county Corporations
Communication from Chamber of
Commerce at Memphis, announcing the
adoption OF resolution petitioHing the
legislature OF Mississippi to grant to
the Kansas City, Memphis & Birming-
ham Railroad, the charter desired by said
roa,. Railroads.
From Penitentiary Committee:
To amend an act to facilitate the con.
struction of Ship Island Railroad. Do
pass as amended. Made special order
/ for Thursday week and 200 copies
ordered printed.
| Message from the Governor announe-
| ing his veto of II B. 81, in relation to
hogs, sheep aud goats running at large
in certain portions of Oktibbeha county.
giving as bis reason therefor that there
was a more desirable bill pending on
same subject.
Senate amendment for H. B. for posi-.
pOnement of election of Superintendent
of Penitentiary cOncurred in. Time of
election Tuesday, February l6, 1886;
amendment strikes out only the reasons
and not time of postponing.
A memorial from Memphis Merchants
Exchange petitioIing the Legislature of
Mississippi TO pass the amendment now
pending before that body which pre-
vents the Kansas City, Memphis and
Birmingham Railroad running within
twelve miles of the proposed Memphis.
Birmingham and Atlantic railroad. To
Railroads.
:. b. To incorporate the town of Theo
in county of Acorn. Corporations.
The vote whereby the special com
mit'ee was appointed to investigate the
prospects &c. of the Ship Island Railroad
was reconsidered, and discussed by
Messrs. Norrell, of Yazoo, Magruder,
Burkitt, Gibbs, and Cutrer.
Cn motion of Mr.. Cutrer, Mr.. Norrelrs |
motion to reconsider was tabled.
Mr.. Selman moved to reconsider the |
vote whereby the message of the Cover |
nor in reference to appropriate tor |
Railroad Commission suit WAS referred |
to General Committee, and Specia |
Committee of five he appointed to inves |
tigate same and report by bill or other |
wise. Adopted. Committee, Messrs |
Williamson, of Kinds, Magruder, Hoyle,
Clemens, and Mcdonald, W A.
Mr.. Cutrer: To authorize the board |
of levee commissioners for Yazoc- Mis- |
sissippi Delta to make payment for
work done on said levees according to
contract. Passed.
Mr.. McRae: In relation to costs OF |
J. P's when sitting as committing off /
GERS. Judiciary.
Report of judiciary Committee:
Mr.. Collins in chair.
To amend sec. 497, Code 1880, in rela
t on to assessment. Substitute of Com
mittee repeating sec. 497 and amending
sec. 4S5, providing for exemption from
taxation of money loaned aud secured
hy mortgages at a rate not to exceed s
per cent
Favoring the amendment Messrs.
Magruder, McCabe, Trigg, Longstreet,
Jones, of Wilkinson, Burkitt.
pposing-Me>srs. Selman, William
son, of Carroll, Carrawsy, Weaver
Mr.. Southworth's amendment to re
strict exemptions from taxation to
loans for agricultural improvements.
Tabled.
Pending the question, the House, on
account of certain rulings of the chair,
voted to adjourn at 20 o'clock, and SO
announced by Chairman Collins. Speaker
Sharp resumed the chair, and announced |
the ruling erroneous and called House
to order. Motion to adjourn withdrawn.
Mr.. Cutrer moved that the House
resolve itself into a committee OF the
whole TO discuss the question of visiting |
the A. & N. and Girls Industrial
Colleges.
Mr.. Gibbs in the chair.
Mr.. Cutrer moved the Committee do
rise and report back favorably upon the
resolution to visit Columbus and that
the House meet Saturday at 10 O'Clock
Motion prevailed by 56 to 81, as follows:
AYEs-Messrs Acker, Allen, Alver
son, Arbo, Blackwell, Brooks, Buchanan,
Burdiae, Bynum, Collins, Culpepper,
Cutrer, Dale, Draughn, erguson, Foules,
Fowler, Gibbs, Gordon, Groves, harri
son, Hoyle, James, Johnson, of Kinds.
johnson, of Madison, Jones, ofClaiborne,
Jones, of Wilkinson, Lee, Lowe, Lynch,
Madison, Magruder, Marks, McCabe, |
Mcdonald. w. T., McGehee, McKie, Nc
Rae, McWhorter, Meharg, Millsaps,
Mitchell, Norreil, of Yazoo, Roberts
Rowan, Sillers, Summer, Taylor, Trigg, |
Truly, WEIGH, Wells, West, Williamson,
of Kinds, Young, Mr.. Speaker-56.
NAYs-Messrs Atterbury, Baird, Bal
lenger, Banks, Bates, Beasley, Beeman,
liizzell, Burkitt, Carraway, Causey.
Chapman, Dilworth, Flowers, Gwin,
Hannah, Kendrick, Marmon, Macarthur,
Mcdonald, w. A, McInuis, Mckinney,
Niles, Pitts, Rhodes, Rush, Selman, Shar-
borough, Southworth, Sullivan, Watson,
Weaver, Williamson, of Carroll, Wise.
"a.
ABSENT OR NOT vorING-Idessrs
Askew, Baylis, Bridges, Bush, Carroll,
Clemens, Cook, Cooper, Crawford, Elmer,
Epperson. Eskridge, Evans, Godbold,
Golloday, Haden, Henry, Hill, Long
street, Magee, Nicholson, holland, Nor
rell, of Rankin, Raiford, Roseborough,
Russell, Shambu.ger, Simmons, Waldrip
Watts-20.
Adjourned at O'Clock.