The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-21

Mr.. Jones, OF Wilkinson, entered a
motion 70 reconsider vote, whereby H..
B. Al, amending sections relating to
juries, was indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Selman, the follow
ing bills were indefinitely postponed:
To amend sections 2901 and 20O2,
Code 1880 and for other purposes.
In relation to penitentiary convicts.
10 regulate the payment of State
witnesses in cases of appeal from justice
Of the peace courts.
To provide for the disposition Of all
minor offences reported, or coming
before the grand juries, by remanding
all such cases back to the justices of the
peace in whose district the ofense YVES
committed, together with all the wit
nesses and testimony there developed,
was called up by Mr.. Carraway, and an
amendment offered providing for APP
pointment Of county attorney by board
OF Supervisors each year, who shall
prosecute all cases remanded in accord
ance with above bill, and receive for
each conviction, $500, to be taxed in
bill of costs and collected as costs are
now collected by law.
Mr.. Trigg moved to table amendment;
carried.
Mr.. Carraway moved to recommit
bill.
Mr.. Trigg moved to table motion to
recommit. Lost.
Mr. Eskridge moved to recommit the
bill to special committee of five. Car
ried. Committee Messrs, Eskridge,
Gwin, Carraway, Epperson, Jones of
Claiborne.
Mr.. Jones of Claiborne entered mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which II.
b. % was indefinitely postponed.
II. b. 80: 10 repeal section 2403 Code
OF 1850 providing that no justice of the
peace or his partner shall practice in any
other justice of the peace courts in the
same district or in circuit courts in
cases of appeal from said courts. Sub
stltute OF committee providing that the
partner of a justice of the peace shall
be allowed to practice law before any
other justice, and both justice and his
partner shall be allowed to practice in
circuit courts when not appealed from
said Justices own court.
MIR. holland offered an amendment to
the substitute providing for repeal of
an act to amend section 2403 of Code
1880, approved February 20, 1884
carried.
The substitute as amended then
passed.
IL. b. To prevent the sacrifice Of mort
gagged property. Tabled, ubject to call
ar bn 81 A..
House at 1l.20 took recess till II NJ.
to prepare House for reception of SEN
ate to compare votes for U. S. Senators.
House resumed business at II o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Cook, a committee
was appointed to notify Senate that
House was in readiness for its reception,
to count votes for U. 5. Senators. Com
mittee-Messrs. Roseborough, Causey
and Southworth.
In a few minutes the Senate was
announced, and the Joint Convention
being formed, and object stated by
President Stands, the journals of both
Houses, so far as they related to the
votes for U. 5. Senators, were read; and
it appearing that Hons. E. c. Walthall
and }. H. George had received majority
of all the votes cast, were declared
elected. The Senators then retired
Mr.. Sillers was granted leave OF absence
for to-day.
The reports from Judiciary Committee
we're taken up:
TO amend sec. 1868, chapter 3S, Code
1880, in regard to qualifications of
grand Jurors. To Committee on Agri-
culture.
TO repeal sec. 1859, chapter 81, Code
1880. To Committee on Agriculture.
In relation to sureties on official
bonds and limiting their liability to
amounts opposite their several names.
Mr.. Selman moved to indefinitely post
pone.
Mr.. Henry offered an amendment
providing that the bond shall have
effect of judgment lien on the property
of the obligors in the bond from the
time the bond is secured.
Mr.. Truly, as author Of the bill stated |
that he would not oppose the amend
ment, and gave many reasons why the |
law, as now existing, should be changed. |
Messrs. Webster and Haden opposed |
the amendment as being a death-blow
to bonds. Mr.. Haden's motion to table |
the amendment was carried.
Mr.. Magee offered, and moved the |
adoption of an amendment to strike out |
official and insert "all' instead. Lost |
Messrs. Truly, Burkitt, Jones, of |
Claiborne and Mckinney, favored the |
bill, and Messrs. Williamson, of Kinds,
Gwin and Askew, opposed.
Mr.. Ferguson offered an amendment
providing thai the bond shall be judg-
ment lien on the property at time of
defalcation. and no mortgage shall take
priority of the bond. Tabled.
Mr.. Cook called the previous question
on the indefinite postponement of the
bill. Call sustained, and bill indefinite
ly postponed.
For relief of Jno. r. Tstum and Peter
j. II rvy, of Marion county. Tabled
subject to call.
To prescribe the qualifications of
voters at municipal elections held within
limits of incorporated cities or towns in
this State. Recommitted to Judiciary.
70 amend section 4S5, Code 1880, in
regard to keepers of lunch stands pay
ing tax of $1,000 Indefinitely post
poned.
To facilitate appeals from Justice of
the peace coHrts in civil cases Indef.
nitely postponed.
Mr.. Gibbs in chair