The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-03
JACKSON, MISS.
PROCEEDINGs OF THE STATE
LEGISLATURE.
Large Number OF Bills introduced
and RefeFRed-AdjOurned 10
Thursday.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.I

JACKSON, MISS, February 2.-Sen-
dte.-Bills introduced and referred:
By Mr.. billiard; To abolish the
Office OF swamp land commissioner.
The bill provides that the business Of
the Office is to be restored to the office
OF Secretary Of State).
By Mr.. Gage: To amend the law
relative to the salaries Of superintend-
ents of education.
By Mr.. Kemp: To amend the law
in relation TO inquests OF lunacy.
By Mr.. YeTger: To amend the act
authorizing the Georgia Pacific Rail
road Company to sell or lease part of
their road.
By Mr.. Dodds: Providing for local
option to be submitted to the voters OF
Copiah county.
By Mr.. Reynolds: As to the testi-
moay Of parties. This provides that
either party to a suit at law or equity
may by deposition examine the OPP
posing party as witness.
Bills shaped in relation tn the At
torney General for the relief of ]. ].
Dubard, justice Of the peace of Car
roll county.
House bill 10 postpone the issuance
OF certain warrants.
Combinations of county superin-
tendents of education: G. T. Y. Ry-
land, for Greene county; Marcus
Askew, for Carroll; j. w. Grundy, for
Scott; J. Kirkmsn, for Sharkey: A. T.
Gardner, for Leflore; H, I. McWill-
Jams, for Montgomery; j. 7. Scott,
for Newton; A. M. Byrd, for Neshoba ;
James T. Watkins, for Smith; d. E.
Sullivan, for Leake.
The following nominations for
county superintendent of education
were rejected by the Senate: A. H.
Foster, for Winston county; ]. H.
Patalin, for Holmes.
The Senate adjourned till 10 o'clock
am. on Saturday next.
HOUSE.
Bills, ETC., passed: To incorporate
the Bank of Winona; resolution in re-
lation to lands granted to the Gulf
and Ship Island Railroad Company,
and appointing committee to in
vestigate the management OF the COM
pany, who constitute the shaIehold-
ere, and what capital is invested !;
resolution addressed to our Repre-.
sentatives in Congress to urge the
pensioning of surviving soldiers of
the Mexican war; bill TO postpone
the issuance OF certain warrants; a
bill to authorize the Board of Levee
Commissioners to pay for work done.
Bill, etc., introduced and referred:
To amend the act incorporating the
Board of Levee Commissioners; to in.
vestigate the claims and accounts of
the penitentiary lessees from 1881 to
1885, and to adjust the same; to re-
peal all acts exempting property Of
corporations from taxation; tc provide
the manner CT selling preparations Of
morphine; to require justices OF the
peace to file itemized cost-bills
In criminal cases; to amend
the law in relation to sher-
ifs; in qualifying road commission
ers; to provide tor the care aud Gus
tody of the records of the Supreme
Court, and of Chancery; to amend the
law as to fees and salaries; to prevent
the killing of trees on public roads and
highways; to change the scholas-
tic year F.; t. provide for the
greater punishment of train
wreckers; to amend the bill
relating to benevolent institutions; to
amend the law in relation to exempt
property; for the protection of railroad
employees; to prevent the establish
ment Of two schools of the same color
in towns OF less than 1000 inhabitants
in relation to houses and mortgages.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock a. No. Sat
urday next. Most of the members Of
each House leave on special train
for Columbia at o'clock tomorrow
morning via Meridian.