The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-13
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
sENATE-sEvENrH DAY.
TUESDAY, January is, 1898.

NhhhfhnAths
Executive Contingent Fund-senators yertuer,
Simon ton Gully.
STATE l.ib'ary- Yerper, Reynolds, Ham
iltOn. NJ Kinds
Enrolled Blis-senstors Dodds, Love, Ross.
Kemp Bsrroh
STATE uniyersities-SeuatOrs Houston ), kes
Ln.e. billiard. Dean.
10 investigate State ofices-Senators SImonton
Waikr, Houston, Powell, smith, Whitney, Bn;ord
Mr.. Dean gave notice that at AN early
day he would introduce bill to amend
the charter OF the town of Oxford.
The privileges of the SeLate were ex
tented to Cap. w. II. Hardy, of
Meridian, Mr., Eugene johnson, of Tate,
aud Mr.. T. Il. Dalton, Of Clay.
REPORTS Or STANDING COMMITTEE.
The Judiciary Committee have had
under consideration sundry bills and
have instructed me to report their action
on the fnliowing senate Bills, to.wit:
s. b. No sc An act to allow Hon.
F. Trimbe, Judge of the b judicial
District, to retire. That it do pass.
5. b. No. 6: An act to amend SectiOn
No. 13, Revised Code 1880. and the acts
approved February 23d, 1884, smenda
Tory thereof in relation to distribu i've
shares 10 minors. That it do pass.
5. b. M. 8; An act to repeal Section
/ lob uf Chapter "a of the act approved
March 1lth, 1884 entitled an act leat-
/ ing to damages in attachment suits
! That it do pass.
5, b. No 9: An act to repeal chapter
! l4S Acts 1884 entitled an act to protect
game Ia the counties Of Madison aud
Jefferson 50 far as relates to Madison
county. That it do pass.
! j. L. WALKER, Chairman.
Your Committee on Agriculture
| Commerce and Manufactures, have had
under consideration sundry bills refer
red to it, and have instructed me to re-
port MS follows:
;. b. No. %: To repeal an act entitled
an act to declare what shall he lawful
fence in the county OF Sharkey. Do
pass.
5. B. No. %: To repeal section 1859 of
the Code If 1880 in relation to contracts
to cucumber growing crops. Do not
pass.
S. b. No. %: To amend section 1ll2
of the Code OF 1880 in relation to the
sale of vinous and spiriluous liquors
DO pass with amendment.
s. B. No. IL: TO amend section one OF
chapter 267 of Acts of 1882, to further
define what shall be lawful fence in
Wilkinson county and to permi. swine
from running 1T large in said county.
Approved February 8, 1882. That it do
pass.
d. T. GUYToN, Chr'm Com.
The COMMITTEES on Counties and Coun-
ty Boundaries has instructed me to re-
port 5 b. No IL an act to provide for
the extension of time of payment of
certain bonds of the county of Adams.
this State. That it do pass with amend.
ment. u. Il. DlLLARD, Chr'm.
Your Committee on Corporations
ommend That 5. B. No SO, An act to
incorporate the town of Victoria, in
Marshall county, That il do pass, with
the amendments of the Committee.
T. I. Sykes, Chairman.
The Committee on Enrolled Bills have
examined aud found correctly enrolled,
and have this day presented to his
Excellency the Governor, the following
entitled Bills, to wit:
s. j. r. No. |: Appointing commit
tee to investigate and report upon the
State Charitable Institutions and making
an appropriation therefor.
S. b. No. 2; An act for the relief OF
the estate OF Jas. p. Avery.
S. b. No. 10: An act to amend an act
to incorporate the board of Levee Com.
missioners for the YazOo. Mississippi
Delta and for other purposes, approved
2Sth of February, 1884
G. 5. DoDDs, Chrm'n.
Mr. Burkitt, from select committee
reported :. 3. No. 3, An act to authorize
the people to call Convention to revise
our present Constitution or to make 5
new one, and for other purposes, and
moved tat five hundred copies OF same
be printed.
Mr. Sykes moved to recommit the
bill.
Mr. Seal moved to table the motion t.
recnmmit, which was lost.
The motion of Mr.. Sykes to recommit
then prevailed. Pending the discussion
Senaynr Reynolds expressed himself il
opposition to a Constitutional Cunven
ton, and Senator Walker in favor.
! Mr.. Seal presented a memorial to the
Congress of the United States, asking
that Il nearer aud more economical route
by sea be opened between the Atlantic
aud Pacific Ocean, than the long aud
dangerous one around Cape Horn. Re
ferred to the Committee on Fedora
Relations
BY Mr.. Sykes: Joint RESOLUTION fol
the purpose Of defraying the expenses
of the Inauguration Of the Governor
The resolution WAS read the first time
aud under a suspension of the rules reaC
a second time.
Mr.. Sykes moved suspension of The
rules in order TO have it put upon it.
third reading, which motion was lost.
On motion o. Mr. Simonton the reso
luton was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Owen introduced resolution t
appoint committee to investigate tn,
affairs OF the Yazoo-Mississippi Leve,
Board.
Mr. Ross offered the following amend
meut: Aaeud by inserting after tn
| word Senate" the words, 1.-THE Hous
coucurring,' aud insert after the wore
three" in second line, land - on th
part OF the Huuse."
, Mr.. Powell moved to table the amend
ment, which WIS lost.
The amendment was then adopted.
By Mr.. Buchanan: Amend by striking
out all after the word paid in 10Th lin
n. - l.