The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
Bills Introduced, Referred and
Passed in the Senate and House.
The Term of Governor Will Prob
ably Be Made Four Years.
Resolutions Proposing It Passes It's
Second Reading in the House.
A Part or Warren County To Be In
cluded in the Levee District OF
Bolivar, Washington. Issequena
and sharkey Counties.

Special Dispatch TO The Appeal.
JACKSON, Miss, Feb. TO- Senate. /
Bills introduced and reicrred-By Mr..
Love; To apportion the students of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college and
the Industrial Institute and college TO the
several counties.
For tho relief Of taxpayers OF Summit
For the relief OF Joseph fordish, OF Pike
county.
by Mr.. Austin: To regulate the sale Of
beer and other malt liquors in Scott
county.
By MIR. Wilson: 10 incorporate the
Durant Missionary Colorcd Baptist church
in Durant.
BY Mr.. Martin To further compensate
the assessor OF Adams county; TO exempt
from county taxation a hotel TO DO con-
structed in Natche1; TO authorize super
vsors Of Adams county TO procure town.
ship maps and field notes.
By MIR. Wood: To authorize the pur-
chase OF n supplemental digest OF the re-
ports OF the supreme court Of Mississippi.
by Mr.. Cutrcr; 10 amend the charter
OF the town OF Concorda, in Bolivar
county; 10 relieve certain lands held by
| the State from all past due taxes; ior the
relief Of w. ]. Robson, and Eliza, Julian
and Maria Robson.
| by Mr. Bachelor: To compel the Louis
| Vile, New Orleans & ToXas Railroad COM
pany TO construct u drawbridge across
Big Blnck river.
by Mr.. Williamson: To authorize the
secretary Of State to exchange any surplus
reports OF tho decisions OF the supreme
court
By Mr.. Boone. To incorporate tho
Southern Loan company at Corinth; an
oct for the regulation, support and control
Of the pcnllentiary.
| BY Mr. Montgomery. To insure the bet
ter working the public roads In Oktibboha;
10 exempt from taxation, seizure and sale
under execution or attachment all funds
raised for monumental purposes.
by Mr.. Marshall; 10 create the Office Of
public cotton weighef In DOSo,o.
By MIR. Dean: To incorporate the South.
crn Construction company
A concurrent resolution WIS adopted
providing for a Joint select committee a.
lake into consideration the propricty oi
reducing the number Of circuit and chan
Gerry court districts.
a resolution was adopted directing tho
committee on public lands To inquire
whether there is In the office OF the swamp
land commissioner any list OF lands known
"a the "Pcnrly River Navigation company
lands" and II not there, TO procure LET
OF same, and report names OF purchasers
or pretended purchasers thereof, and such
other information ~ they deem proper
concerning said lands.
Mr.. Love offered resolution proposing
an amendment 10 the constitution chang
ing the school ago from i've 10 twcnty-onc
years, M II now II, 10 from seven TO eight
cen years. Referred.
The resolution proposing an amendment
10 the constitution liking the term Of the
Governor and limiting Il 90 one term
passed its second reading by two-thirjs
| vote.
The resolution proposing an amendment
10 the constitution providing ior the cleo
ton Of judges and chanccllor5 by the State
at largc passed ia second reading by atwo-
thirds vote.
Senate hill 10 amend the act incorporat.
ing the Memphis, Oxford aud Columbus
| Railway company passed.
The iirst special order Tor the LAY WAS
taken up and amended and discussed NJ
great length and passed, to.wir Senate
bill 10 amend that part Of Chapter 10 OF
the code Of 1890 relating 10 the assessment
aud taxation OF railroad property.
The second special orlcr WIS taken mp
at o'clock, 10 wit Tho House bill which
places Holmes county In the Yazoo Misais-
sippi Celia coal district, pending which
the senate adjourned.
Tho governor approved senate bill
amending and reducing into one &C; tho
| ugfa iuenrtkoratiuU tle foWn al uiiaxto