The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-03
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY.
TUESDAY, February %, 1884
Senate met pursuant 10 adjournment.
Lieut.-Gov. Shands in the chair.
Bills INTRODUCED.


-. Mr.. Deau-To euidower the Board
al Supervisors to furnish the SuperintendeI
!, Of Education Of Lafayette county with a
:, !, Office Counties and County Boundarie
:" Mr. Packwood-To amend an act Ell
:, titled an act 10 ineorporaleithe town OF Pop
II 1arville. Marion county, Miss, approve
: March -, 1851 Corporations.
Le Mr.. Reyuolds-To incorporate elite
r, aud towns. to amend existing charters, an
/ Tor other purposes. Corporations:
e Mr.. Walker-To amend and reduce int
It one all the acts incorporating the city o
= Meridian, and the several acts amendat0r.
L thereto. Corporations.
i Mr. Packwood offered the following res
t, olution, which lies over
G Resolved, That during the remainder o
!, this session the Senate will hold an even
a iag session, commencing At 7:30 o'clock.
a The special order Tor the day was takeT
! up, viz:
TO authorize the submission Of the ques-
! tiou of prohibiting the traffic in intoxicat-
! ing liquors to the qualified electors OF the
several counties in this State, in which the
traffic j. now tolerated or authorized by
law.
1t was made special order for Friday.
The following House Bills We're taken
up out of the rec uIar order and disposed OF
as stated
To authorize the board of supervisors OF
Carroll county to purchase a certain toll
bridge in said county and to build new
bridge. Passed.
To create and define the Pascagoula
Timber District and for the election OF a
timber inspector therein, composed OF Ger
tain counties, and Tor other purposes,
Passed.
To provide for preserving the books and
records OF Tunica county. Passed.
SENATE BILLS on THIRD READINE.
70 amend an act entitled an act to au-
thorize the Georgia Pacific Railroad Com
panv to sell or lease a part OF It's railroad
in this State, approved March II, 1884.
Passed.
To repeal sec. % aud the proyiso to sec. )
of an act entitled an act to incorporate the
| Board Of Ilevee Commissioners Tor Boil
var, Washington and Issaquena counties
and for other purposes, approved Novem
Der q, 1860, and to repeal sec. of AN act
entitled an act to more etiectually protect
the public levees in the Mississippi Levee
| District amendatory OF the laws pertain
| ing TO said District, and Tor other purpo-
ses, approved March 7, 1882.
10 incorporate the New York, Mexican
/ N ItAIS Ar LINZ IhhAAiOt'A NC4ii b'hy'
Pending consideration of the bill, or the
hour having arrived for the SPECIAL order,
| the same was takel up, VIZ:
| An act to provide for Convention OF
| the people of the State of Mississippi for
| the purpose OF revising the Constitution OF
| the State.
The discussion Of this bill occupied the
remainder OF the morning session. Messrs.
Burkitt, Walker, Whitney, Kemp, 1erger
Sykes. Dodds, Powell, Houston and Morris
supporting the BILL in able speeches; and
Messrs Love, Packwood, Luse, Boothe,
Boyd and Reynolds spoke earnestly and
ably in opposition.
Pending discussion OF the bill the Senate,
an motion Of Mr.. billiard. took a recess at
205 O'Clock until 7:30 o'clock
NIGHT SESSION
The Senate convened with quorum pres
ent
Reports were received from the following
committees, of which full report wiz be
given when considered Corporations,
Temperance agriculture, Commerce and
Manufactures.
The Governor notified the Senate of his
approval of the following bills:
TO incorporate Durant Academy.
10 allow he widow of Hon. }. ID. Nertner,
deceased late Senator, TO draw his salary
for the wear 1856.
To amend an act TO provide for the pro-
tee ion of crops in any supervisors district
or territorial division of Tippah, Benton,
Mars hall, Panola and Union counties of
this State, approved March II, 1884.
An act supplemental to an act entitled
an act to ratify and confirm the incorpora
tion of the Memphis, Birmingham ami Al
lantic Railroad Company, approved Janu-
airy 26 1886.
For the relief of the estate of David Me
Clearv deceased late of Marshall county.
TO define and make clear the boundaries
between the counties of Clay and Lowndes
in this State.
To authorize the board of mayor and
aldermen of the city of jackson to levy a
special tax to pay for an iron bridge, and
for other purposes.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr. Sykes-To change the time Of hold
ing the circuit court of L0wndes county
Under suspension of the rules the bill
was read three times and passed.
Mr. Seal-An act TO encourage planting
oysters and for other purposes. Under
suspension Of the rules the bill was read
three times and passed
Mr.. Bintord- An act TO prevent minors
from playing at billiards, pool, bagatelle
or ten-pius. Referred to Judiciary.
MIR. Boone-An act to change the bounda-
ry lines of the corporation of the town of
Bonneville, Mississippi. Under suspen-
sion OF the rules the bill was read three
times and passed
On motion of Mr. Barron, the Senate
took up House Bill. an act to empower the
board Of supervisors of Webster county TO
levy tax to run the free public schools for
four months each year, and to provide for
the payment of unpaid school warrants.
Bill passed with amendments.
On motion of MIR. Sykes, the Senate took
up House Bill, to amend the charter of the
city OF Columbus, which, on his motion, \
was indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr. BRENNAN, the Senate
took up House Bill, TO amend section 4,
chapter l1S, Pets 1880, in relation to swine
runuing at large in the county OF Adams.
Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Morris, the Senate took
np 5. b., For the protection of the educa-
tional social, financial, moral and religious
interests of the citizens of State Line in
Greene and WAYNE counties Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Yerger, the Senate took
mp S. B., To authorize the board of snpervi-
sors of Washington county in this State, to
pay for conn mpleting the registration OF said
county in 1879. Passed.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of the business under consideration when
recess was taken, to-wit: The amendment
offered by MIR. Boyd 10 strike out sec one,
OF Senate Bill. entitled, an act 20 provide
for Convention of the people of the State
of Mississippi for the purpose of revising
the Constitution of the State.
Mr.. Guyton offered the following, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That debate close as soon as
every Senator who has not spoken to the
question has spoken, excepting the author
of the bill and the Chairman of the Com
mittee that reported the bin. who may have
respectively five minutes each, provided that
the author OF the pending amendment shall
have five minutes.
The debate proceeded and closed as indi-
Gated in said resolution.
Messrs. billiard, Seal and Gayles sup
ported the bill, and Messrs- Guyton, Har-
vey, Hamilton, of Kinds, and Ross, spoke
| in opposition.
| Mr. Boyd's amendment was lost by the
following vote:
| YKAs-Messrs Binford, Boyd, Brenham.
Casey. Guyton, Hamilton, of Kinds, Harvey
Love, Packwood, Reynolds, Ress, smith,
T.
NAYs-Messrs. Austin, Bachelor, Boone.
Burkitt, Dean. billiard, Dodds, Gage,
Kemp, Morris, Powell, Seal, Syk kes, whitney,
Yerger.-lS.
/ ABSENT AND THOSE NOT TyoTISG.-Messrs
| Barron, Boothe, Buchanan, Dickson, Gully.
Luse, Owen, Simonton and WaIker.-9
The following pairs were announced:
/ Mr. Barron and Mr.. Gully If Mr.. Bar
| ron voted, be would have voted ave. and
Mr. Gully would vote no.
Mr. Boothe and MIR. Owen IL Mr.. Eootbe
voted he would vote aye, and MIR Owen
| would vote no.
Mr.. Luse and Mr. Simonton, Ii Mr.
Luse voted he would vote aye, and Mr..
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