The Daily clarion., 1886-02-03

~as m6ie desirable bill pending on
same subject.
senate amendment for H. B. for post.
ponsmeBt Of election Of Superintendent
of Peniteitiary ropcurred 81. Time of
election Tuesday February l6, 1886;
amendment strikes out only the reasons
and not time of postponing.
a memorial from Memphis Merchants
Exchange petitioning 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.
3. 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.. Norrell's
motion to reconsider was tabled.
Mr.. Selman moved to reconsider the
vote whereby the message of the Cover
nor in reference to appropriations tor
Railroad Commission suit was referred
to General Committee, and Special
Committee of five be appointed to inves.
tigate same and report by bill or other
wise. Adopted. Committee, Messrs.
Williamson, of Kinds, Magruder, H0yle,
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. Ps when sitting as committing Off
GERS. judiciary.
Report of Judiciary Committee:
Mr.. Collins i'm chair.
To amend sec. 497, Code 1880, in rela.
ton to assessment. Substitute of Com
mittee repeating sec. 497 and amending
sec. 485, providing for exemption from
taxation of money loaned and secured
by mortgages at rate not to exceed 8
per cent.
Favoring the amendment-Me
Magruder, McCabe, Trigg, Longstreet,
Jones, of Wilkinson, Burkitt.
Opposing-Messrs. Selman, William
son, of Carroll, Carraway, 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 Motion to adjourn withdrawn.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 committee of the
whole to discuss the question of visiting
the A. & NJ. 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 Sc to "a, as follows
AYEs-Messrs Acker, Allen, Alver-
son, Arbo, Blackwell, Brooks, Buchanan,
Burdine, Bynum, Collins, Culpepper,
Cutrer, Dale, Draughn, L erguson, Foules,
Fowler, Gibbs, Gordon, Groves, harri-
son, Hoyle, James, johnson, of Kinds,
Johnson, of Madison, Jones, of Claiborne,
Jones, of Wilkinson, Lee, Lowe, Lynch,
Madison, Magruder, Marks, McCabe,
Mcdonald. W. T., McGehee, McKie, Nc
Rae, McWhorter. Meharg, MiIlsaps,
Mitchell, Norrell, of Yazoo, Roberts,
Rowan, Sillers, Summer, Taylor, Trigg,
Truly, WeIch, Wells, West, Williamson,
of Kinds, Young, Mr. Speaker.-56.
NAYS -Messr3 Atterbury, Baird, Bal
lenger, Banks, Bates, Beasley, Beeman,
Bizzell, Burkitt, Carraway, Causey,
Chapman, Dlworth, Flowers, Gwin,
Hannah, Kendrick, Marmon, Macarthur,
Mcdonald, W. A., McInnis, Mckinney,
Niles, Pitts, Rhodes, Rush. Selman, Shar-
borough, Southworth, Sullivan, Watson,
Weaver, Williamson, of Carroll, Wise.
-34.
ABSENT OR NOT voTING-Messrs
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, Shambuiger, Simmons, Waldrir