The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-03-06
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE F!
neutrality-suspicious. DAY.
THURSDAY, March 4, 1886,
NIGHT sEssION.
Senate net pursuant to adjournment.
4. L. 1.

Senate net pursuant to adjournment.
Lieut. Gov. Stands in the chair.
MIR. Binford called up House Bill An acl
for the relief OF +. 4. Hamilton, sheriff Of
Carroll county. Recommtted to Commit
tee on Claims.
Ga motion of Mr., Gage the Senate recon
sidered the vote heretofore had indefinitely
postpuning an act for the relief or 7. w
Yaux, iaiior of Tallahatchie county. The
hill was reeommt,ed to Committee on
Claims.
Mr. Seal gave notice that he would al
some future day, move 10 reconsider the
vote whereby the Senate indefinitely post
poned an net to appoint an inspector Of
bridges for jackson county, aud for other
purposes.
Mr. Bachelor, for a Special Committee
made the following report: That the com
mittee appointed TO consider Senate Bill
An net to amend sec. 1926, of chap So, Code
1880, in relation TO yerdicts of juries. Do
pass as amended.
The bill was taken up. The special com
mi,tee 10 whom the bill was referred re.
commended an amendment by striking out
all after enacting clause and inserting new
natter adopted. The bill was indefinitely
pos poned,
MIR. Ross offered memorial to the Legis-
ature from the Knights of Labor, OF
Water Valley, Mississippi; read 6nd re-
ferred to Committee on Agriculture.
Reports were received from the following
Committees: Judiciary, Finance, Claims,
Counties and County Boundaries Temper.
anee, Registration and Election.
The Senate Committee appointed to confer
with like committee from the House in
regard to the fee Of judged. W c. Watson,
recommended that the Senate recede from
its amendment and do concur in the bill as
il passed the House
The special committee to whom was re-
fened, An act to amend sec. 1864, Code 1880,
relative to the selection of grand jurors and
for other purposes, recommended that the
bill do pass.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
Mr.. Dodds--Relating to the competency
of witnesses. judiciary.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Holmes-For the relief
Of John d. Wallace, Of Holmes county.
Claims.
Mr.. Brenham--To amend sec. 80. Of an
act entitled an act 10 amend aud reduce
into one act. the act incorporating the city
OF Natchez, and several acts amendatory
thereto, approved Jan y, 1877. Corpora
tons
MIR. Batchelor--To incorporate the Logue
Cotton Gathering Machine Company, Cor
porations.
HOUSE BILLS on THIRD READING.
TO amend an act to prevent stock run
ming at large in certain counties, approved
March 3, 1878 the provisions of which were
extended to Lee by an act approved March
), 1850, so far as lates TO the counties OF
Lee and Prentiss. Passed.
For preventing the evils OF intemper.
ance by local option in any county in this
State, by submitting the question of pro-
hihiting the sale Of intoxicating liquors to
the qualified voters of each county, aud to
provide penalties for its violation, and for
other purposes. Made special order for to-
morrow n.ght.
Mr.. love called up House bill, an act to
authorize the board Of supervisors of
Amite, Jones and Wayne counties to have
the lands assessed in 1856, and hold regu-
lar monthly meetings.
On motion of Mr.. Love. the bill was
tabled.
To amend chap. 10, SEQ $50, Code of 1880,
in relation TO the exemption of Confederate
soldiers from privilege tax. Passed with
TO authorize the Secretary of State to-
furnish the Code of 1880 10 ]. h. Mohendro.
a Justice of the Peace of Tippah county.
postponed.
To amend sec. Sl69, Code of 1880. and the
acts amendstory thereto, in rotation to
wages of county prisoners in the custody
of county contractors, in so FAR as il relates
to Madison, Tippah, Benton, Marshall,
Lawrence and Covington counties. In-
definitely postponed.
Fer the better protection Ct Ship Island
Harbor aud the road Of the same in the
county of Harrison and for other purposes.
Passed