Oxford eagle., 1888-01-19
SENATE,

State so as 10 curtail Tue expense
ii maintaining ihe ja,:ieiasy.
Bills introduced aud referred:
Toamend the p.selic school las;
10 enforce revenue laws and TO
prevent frauds in the assess
mcnt of property; TO fix the
terms of Office of railroad COM |
missiOners.
Bills passed: Joint resolution
directing trustees of the capitol
building TO have estimates aud
specifications and coats Of nee.
essary repairs OF said building
made.
Joint resolution providing for
a committee to investigate and
report as to tn necessary
amounts to be appropriated for
the support Of the State educa-
tional institutions.
The following appointments
were confirmed by the Senate:
Lock L. IIouston-CIrcu.t
Judge, lst Judicial District.
Baxter observation-disclosures
lor, LIST Judicial District.
s. II. Terral-Circuit Judge,
9TH Judicial District.
Sylvanus Evans Chancellor.
9TH Judicial District.
T. b. Graham--Chancellor, Sth
Judicial District
Lauch hMcLaurin-Chancellor,
10th Judicial District.
b. I. KimbrOugh Chancellor
% Judicial District.
Bill to amend an act for pre-
venting the evils of intempe-
rance by Local Option in any
county in the state, by submit
ting the question of prohibiting
the sale of Intoxicating liquors
to the qualified voters of each
county, to provide penalties for
its violation aud for other pur-
poses, approved March II, 1856.
Referred 10 committee ON TEN
perance.
To provide e,r appeals in all
cases from decisions of Board
of Supervisors aud the corpo.
rate authorities of Incorporated
cities and towns granting or re.
fusing license TO retail viniOus
aud spirituous liquors and for
other purposes. i;ecommittcd
10 committee OH Temperance.
An act requiring the rpunici-
pal authorities of the several
cities and towns in this State,
whose population amounts to
one thousand inhabitants or
more, to have published annual.
~ a statement of the finances
OF said cities or towns; passed
10y n vote of Is TO IL. Title
amended by striking out one
Thousand aud insert five hun
drai iuh.t.ita.t.
An act To repeal and declare
forfeited certain charters here
totore granted by the Legisla.
ture of this State. Passed
An act to provide for q con-
vension of the people of the
State of Mississippi for the pur.
pose OF framing "A Constitution
Passed by the following vote:
Yeas, 20, Nays 4.
IL was resolved that a com.
mi;tee OF three on the part Of
tue House and on the part of
the Senate, he appointed by the
respective presiding officers to
invite Hon. i. c. Walthall to
address this Legislature at his
convenience, and that said con-
mittee make suitable arrange.
ments for his RECEPTION.
The following appointments con-
firmed:
a. G. Mayors, Circuit Judge
8th Judicial District.
w. Il. Trigg, Chancellor, 4th !
Judicial District.
Resolved that the Superin- |
tendeEt of Public Education be |
required TO furnish the Senate |
Committee ON Education with |
copies of all interrogatories
which have been used in exami. |
nations by county superintend. i
ents of applications for teach.
er's iiceGse, aud that said com
mittee be requested TO report,
Il in their opinion SAID examina. /
lions have been practical aud
ON practical subjects. Adopted. |
HOUSE.
An get 10 prevent exsortion 1
10 the sale of the necessaries of
life; referred ~ the eommitte on /
agriculture.
An act 10 amend section las
of Code of 1880 ia reference to
ms rriage license; postponed.
An act To compel the attend.
ance of unwilling witnesses; re-
committed.
The following resolution from
the committee OH peniteniiary
was introduced: "Whereas. il
wild be necessary for the Com
mittee on the Penitehtiary to
take testimony in order to a
proper discharge of their duties;
therefore, TO enable said COM
mi,tee to make a thorough in.
vestigation of the condition aud
of the penitentiary
and convicts, be il
Resolved, BY the Legislature
of the State OF Mississippi, that
the House Commiitee an pani.