The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-16

I Bridges, Brooks, BurdIne, Burkltt. Car
roll, Chapman. Cooper, Crawford, Gull
pepper, Dale, Dilworth, Eskridge, Gibbs,
God5Old, Gordon, Groves, Gwin, Haden,
Hannah, Henry, Hill, James, Jones, of
Claiborne, Lynch, Madison, Magee,
Macarthur, McInpis, Millsaps, Nicholson,
Pitts, Raiford, Roberts, Rowan, Sham
burger, Scarborough, Simmons, South
worth, S illivan, Summer, WEIGH, West,
Wise, YouDg.-5l.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Askew, Baird,
Bizzell, Buchanan, Bynum, Carraway,
Causey, Clemens, Collins, Cook.
Draughn, Epperson, Evans, Ferguson,
Flowers, Foules, Fowler, Golloday,
Harrison, HOyle, johnson, of Kinds,
johnson, of Madison, Jones, of Wilkinson
Kendrick Lee, Longstreet, Lowe, Magru-
der, McCebe Mcdonald, Wa. Mcdonald,
w. f., McGehee, McKie, Mckinney,
McRea, McWhorter, Mitchell, Norrell,
of Yazoo, Rhodes. RosebOrough, Rush,
Russell, Selman, Sillers, Taylor, Trigg,
| Truly, Watson, Watts, Weaver, Wells,
Williamson, Of Kinds, Mr.. Speaker.-56.
Mr.. Niles, yea, paired with Mr.. After
bury's nay.
Mr.. Gwin offered an amendment to
the report Of Railroad Committee ON
above bill, providing that unless the
said Railroad sought to be incorporated,
shall run within one mile of the town of
Pontotoc in Pontotoc county, then, the
acts exempting from taxation for 90
years, the Memphis, Birmingham & At
lantic Railroad, as successor to the Mem
phis, Brunswick & Selma Road, shall be
null and void, and said Memphis, Bir-
mingham and Atlantic Railroad shall be
subject to taxation as other property in
this State.
Spirited debate between Messrs. Gwin,
Henry, Burkitt, Williamson, of Carroll,
supporting the amendment, and Messrs.
Norrell of Yazoo, Gibbs, Williamson, of
Kinds, against its adoption.
A message from the Governor was
received, announcing his approval of H.
B. l, an act to authorize the board of
supervisors of Washington county to
convey school lot in the town of
Greenville.
Mr.. Niles offered substitute to the
pending amendment providing that the
said road be exempt from taxation for
period not to exceed one year from
the time of completion of said road to
the Alabama State line, and advocated
its adoption in very strong speech.
Mr.. Haden moved to adopt the sub
stitute. Mr.. Southworth heartily en-
dorsed and advocated its adoption. The
substitute was accepted.
MI. Magruder moved to table the
substitute. Lost by vote of A yeas to
63 nays:
YEAs--Messrs. Askew, Bridges,
Buchanan, Burdine, Bush, Bynum,
Gle mems, Collins, Cook, Cutrer, Elmer,
Epperson, Eskridge, Foules, Fowler,
Gibbs, Godbold, Golloday, Harrison,
Hoyle, James, johnson, of Kinds, John
son, of Madison, Longstreet, Lowe,
Magruder, NcCabe, McGehee, McKie,
McWnorter, Meharg, Mitchell, holland,
Norrell, of Yazoo, Rhodes, Russell,
summer, Taylor, Trigg, Waldrip, Watts,
Weaver, Williamson, of Kinds, Mr..
Speaker.-44.
NAYs-Messrs. Acker, Allen, Alver-
son, Baird, Ballenger, Banks, Bates,
Beasley, Beeman; Bzzell, Brooks, Bur
kit, Carraway, Causey, Chapman,
Cooper, Crawford, Dale, Dilworth,
Draughn, Evans, Ferguson, Flowers,
Gordon, Groves, Gwin, Haden, Hannah,
Henry, Hill, Jones, of Claiborne, Jones,
of Wilkinson, Kendrick, Lee, Lynch,
Madison, Magee, Macarthur, Mcdonald,
w. A, Mcdonald, w. t., McInnis, Nc
Kinney, McRae, Millsaps, Nicholson,
Niles, Pitts, Raiford, Roberts, Rose
| hororob pouoo puab Salnoon Shor
borough, Simmons, Southworth, Sulli-
van, Watson, Welch, West, Williamson,
of Carroll, Wise, Young.-69.
Mr.. Williamson, of Carroll, stated
that he would at an early day introduce
bill to repeal the act exempting corpo-
rations from taxation.
Mr.. Williamson of Carroll moved the
adoption of the substitute and upon
that called for the previous question.
The call was sustained and the substi-
tute was adopted.
Mr.. Burkitt offered an amendment to
the bill, providing that the Memphis,
Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
sh s.ll deposit within six months after pas
sage of this act with the treasurers of
the counties of Pontotoc, Chickasaw,
Monroe and Lowndes, bond to the
amount of 81, 100000 as guarantee that
they will build the road formerly con-
templated through those counties from
Holly Springs to Columbus.
Mr.. Cutrer moved to reconsider the
motion adopting the substitute.
Mr.. Williamson of Carroll offered the
following: ResoIved by the House of Rep
resentatives that Hon. w. T. Magruder,
of Claiborne, be and he is hereby invit-
ed to address the Legislature in the
Hall of the House on Wednesday the
Goth inst, at o'clock P, M.-Subject,
Industrial Reform, the Great Need of
the State; adopted. Committee of invi-
tation, Messrs Williamson of Carroll,
McRae and McGehee.
AT 2:30 p. m. on Mr.. Gibbs motion
the House took recess until Z o'clock