The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-03-02
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE (!
sENATE-FoRTY. FoURrH DAY.
MONDAY, March /, 1886.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Lieut.-Gov. Stands in the chair.

MONDAY, March l, 1886.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment
LieuL-Gov. Stands in the chair.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To amend the charter Of the Natchez.
dickson & Columbus Railroad Company.
Passed.
For the relief OF tax assessors in this
State. Indefinitely postponed.
To pay the Board Of Leyee Commissions
era for the Mississippi Delta, GER
tain money belonging to said Lesee Board,
and used by the State. indefinitely post
poned.
To prevent swine and goats from run
ming al large in the county Of DeSoto, and
TO define what shalt be lawful fence 10
said county. Passed.
This statute shall not go into effect and
be enforced until Il majority of all the land
owners in said county shall petition the
board Of supervisors Of said county asking
said board to fix a day when said law shall
go into effect, wherenpon said board Of
supervisors either ut regular or called
meeting, shall make an order on the
minutes Of said board ixiug the time when
said Law shall go iuto effect. Said board
shall publiah the time when said law shall
60 into effect for four successive weeks in
some newspaper published in said county.
To incorporate the Natchez Compress &
Warehouse Company. Indefinitely post
poned.
TO amend the Mississippi q Tennessee
Railroad charter Passed.
.ufb,rt-fs,.x lr.., 4 ~. a.,
consolidate, and to aid, lease to or from, OF
purchase from or sell 10 other railroad
companies. Passed.
! To amend sec. 1854, Code Of 1880, so as
| 10 extend the protection Of said section to
the employees Of railroad companies in
this State. Recommitted TO Judiciary.
To incorporate the Natchez Street Rail-
road Company. Passed.
| To provide for the election OF members
of, and to create State Board OF Fqualiza-
ton, and for other purposes. Referred to
special committee consisting OF Messrs.
Reynolds, Houston, Love, Boyd, and Dill.
lard.
Mr.. Boyd called up House bill, an act
to amend an act entitled an act to facil-
itate the construction Of the Gulf x Ship
Island Railroad, and for other purposes,
approved March 10, 1884 Referred to
Railroad Committee.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READISe.
To repeal sec. 1885, Code OF 1880, in re.
lation to contracts TO cucumber growing
crops. Made special order for Tuesday
mornin &.
To define and punish the crime OF teach
ing polygamous doctrines and principles,
and Of persuading others to adopt and
embrace the same. Passed by the follow
ing vote:
YEAS Messrs. Bachelor Boone, Boothe
Boyd, Brenham, Dickson, billiard, Dodds,
Gage, GayIes, Gully, Hamilton, of HindP
Hamilton, OF Holmes, Houston Kemp,
Love, Luse, Morris, Owen, Packwood,
Powell, Rey nolds, Ross, Smith, Whitney,
Yerger,-29.
NAYs-Mr. Burkitt.
ABSENT AND THOSE NOT VorTNG - Messrs.
Austin, Barron, Binford, Buchanan Casey,
Dean, Guyton Harvey, Seal Simonton,
Sykes, Thrasher, aud Walker.
Mr.. Burkitt had the following protest
read: / vote against this bill, because |
regard il as cut Of place, unnecessary and
OtbHOuUTtuttl 10 OtE Stdtt1 NJ lut sans tiHle
| want il known TO the public that have
90 sympathy with poIogamy or Mormon
ism.
For the preservation OF certain records
in the Office OF the Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts Passed.
Joint Resolution to appoint committee
to look into aud consider the propriety OF
reducing the number of judicial and
chancery court districts aud report by
bill or otherwise. Concurred in by Sen
ate.
The blank in the resolution was filed
by committee of two, Messrs. billiard and
Smith.
To amend acc 29O1 Code 1880, in refer.
ence to larceny, and for other purposes
indefinitely postponed.
To amend sec. 1905 chapter Al, Code 1880
indefinitely postponed.
For the relief Of certain soldiers and
sailors Of the late war between the States
Passed with amendments.
Mr.. Walker called up Senate Bill--An
act authorizing the board of supervisors Of
any county OF this State to require rail-
to fence their tracks. Bill passed with
amendments.
AT 2l0 the Senate adjourned until 7:SC
o'clock