The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-02-10
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DAY.
TuEsDAY, February 9, 1886.

/ Tn motion OF MI Sykes, the reading Of
the Journal Of yesterday was dispensed
/ with.
( Az act to authorize the board OF super
/ visors Of Adams county to pay certain legal
I fees, heretofore contracted, was taken up
1 from Senate bills on third reading. Pass
ed.
I The special order for the hour was taken
I up, viz. an act % amenC sec. ., chapter %
/ 0i the acis Of lS34, 70 lar az same relate >
/ 20 the salaries Of railroad commissioners.
The substitute heretofore recon mended
! by the Finance Committee, entitled an act
/ to provide for the election of members Of
| the railroad commissioners Of the State Of
Mississippi, and to create State board Of
equalization, and for other purposes, was
adopted. Read a first and second time,
and printed copy was adopted in lieu OF
the manuscript copy
On motion Of Mr.. Love the bill was con-
sidrrrd by sections
Mr. billiard offered an amendment 10
sec. l. which WAS lost
Mr.. Powell offered the following amend
ment to sec !, which was adopted.
Amend sec. l by adding at the end the
following, land any vacancy may be filed
BY The commission"
Mr. Hamilton, OF Kinds offered an
amendment which was. tabled on motion of
Mr.. Powell
Mr. Sykes offered the following amend
ment TO sec. !.
Amend lst section by striking out the
words "vird uoce rote" in the Sd line, and in-
sorting in lieu thereof, the word ballot"
Mr., Boyd offered the following as a sub
sli,ute for Mr.. Sykes amendment
After word "by" in line g. strike out all
that provides for election by the Legislature
aud insert the following "by the qualified
electors Of the State as hereafter provided"
On motion Of Mr.. Sykes the substitute
was tabled by the following vote.
YEAS - Messrs. Austin, Binford,
Brennan, Burkitt, Casey, billiard Dodds,
Gage, Harvey, Houston, Love, Luse, Pack
wood, Powell, Reynolds, Simontop Sykes,
Walker Yerger-l9,
NAYs-Messrs. Boone, Boyd, Dean Gay
les, Gully, Guyton, Hamilton, OF
Hindr, Hamilton, of Holmes, Kemp, Nor
ris Paokwood Ross, Seal, Whitney.-l3.
A sent and those not voting-Mt ssrs.
Barron, Bachelor, Boothe, Buchanan,
Dickson, Owen, Smith, WERNER
Mr. Guyton offered the following amend
ment to Mr.. Sykes amendment.
Amend amendment by striking out the
word vote and all after the word line
Mr.. Dodds moved the previous question
on the adoption OF the amendment and the
amendment TO the amendment, which
motion was sustained, and Mr.. GuytOns'
amendment to the amendment was lost.
The question then recurring on Mr.
Sykes amendment, the same was lost.
Mr.. Morris offered the following amend
ment to section one Amend by inserting
after the word Legislature" in third line,
the words "and that one of said commits
sioners shall be elected from each OF the
supreme court districts OF the State as now
established by law" Said amendment was
adopted.
Mr. billiard offered the following amend
ment: Amend section one by adding
thereto the following Provided, That no
member of the Legislature at the time OF
such election, shall be eligible to election
Az member of said commission.
Mr.. Dodds moved to table the amend
ment, which motion was lost by the follow
ing vote
YEAS Messrs, Burkitt, Dodds, Gage,
Guyton, Hamilton, OF Kinds, Houston,
Packwood. Simonton, Yerger.-9.
NAYS Messrs, Austin, Bachelor Boone,
Boyd, Breuham, Dean, billiard, Gayles,
Gully, Hamilton, of Holmes, Harvey,
Kemp, Love, Lnse, Morris Powell Rey-
nolds, Ross, Seal, Sykes, Walker, Whit,
ney.-22.
ABSENT AND THOSE NOT VOTING
D,r.,,, ni,,f,rI Rn,tha Rnaba,,,,
Casey, Dickson, Owen, Smith, Nertner,
Mr.. Billiards amendment was then
adopted.
MIR. Ross offered the following amend
ment; Amend first section by striking out
all after the word board in the ninth
line
Mr. Love moved to table the amendment
which motion prevailed
Section one was then adopted as
amended.
Mr.. Boyd offered the following amend
ment:
Amend by striking out sections ., 3, 4, 5,
6, z, 9 and g.
Pending discussion the bill WAS made
special order for to morrow morning after
reading OF journal.
At lilo the Senate went into Executive
Session and after some time spent therein
the doors were thrown open and legislative
business resumed
On motion of Mr.. Dodds the rules were
suspended and the Senate reconsidered the
vote whereby it indefinitely postponed, an
act to regulate the sale OF cotton in the
seed in Copiah county, and for other pur-
poses, and the bill was recommitted to the
Committee on Agriculture.
BY consent, Mr.. Hamilton, of Kinds,
called up from House bills on Sd reading,
an act supplemental to an act to provide
for the payment of the bonded debt of
Kinds county, approved March IA, 1884.
Passed.
The consideration of Senate bills on
Sd reading was resumed.
An nc to amend section 1888, Code 1880,
relating to proceedings against tenants hold
ing over after termination Of lease. In
definitely postponed.
An act To amend secs. 1852 and 3l69,
chap. 10, Code 1889 in relation to prisoners
in county Jail, was taken up, pending
consideration of which the Senate ad-
lourned at 1885 o'clock
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DAY
TUESDAY,, February 9, 1886.
House met pursuant to adjournment.