The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-19
OUR SOLONS.
WHAT THE LEGISLATURES
Is DOING.
Items Of General Interest Cleaned from
the Proceedings, for the Readers Of
the Leader.

Saturday is local bill day with both
branches of the Legislature.
A committee Of three from the
Senate and five from the House have
been appointed to investigate and
ascertain the exact amount necessary
to maintain the State colleges.
The two houses met in joint session
last night to elect three Railroad Com
missioners and State Librarian. Re-
suit +: Railroad COMMISSIONER. F.
Sessions, j. c. Kyle and Walter Nc
Laurin Librarian, Mrs. Morancy.
A bill has passed the House to re-
quire Justices of the Peace to perform
the duties of coroner and ranger
when there is a vacancy in said Office.
One of the most important Senate
bills thus far is one which makes the
railroad commissioners together with
the auditor of public accounts a board
of equalization, whose duties it shall
be to regulate and equalize the assess
ed value of reality and personally of
every county in the State.
A bill by Senator Kemp has passed
the Senate providing for appeals in all
cases from decisions of the board of
supervisors and corporate authOri-
ties of incorporate towns and cities,
granting or refusing to grant license
to retail vinous and spirituous liquors.
On Monday the Senate passed bill
by a vote of 20 to 4 to submit the
question of Constitutional COnven-
ton to vote of the people at an cleo
ton to be held on Aug. 18th, and the
same bill was made the special order
in the House for yesterday.
The appointments of Hon. A. G.
Mayors, as circuit judge, and Hon. w.
G.. Trigg, as chancellor, were confirm
ed by the Senate Monday.
A resolution passed both houses last
week, inviting the Hon. Jefferson
Davis to visit the legislature and ad-
dress the people on any subject that
would suit him.
Thursday the House unanimously
passed the resolution offered by Mr.
J. II. Jones, chairman of the COM
mittee on penitentiary, that the power
of the committee be extended to
enable it to summon witnesses and
make thorough investigation.
A bill by Mr.. Stovall, of Clarke, has
passed the House that all local acts be
published three times in the county
paper by the Secretary of State, and
in case there isno paper in the county,
then in some newspaper in an adjOin-
ing county, said act allowing A of a
cent per word for the publication OF
the same. If the, local papers refuse
to publish the said act for the price al
lowed the State printer, then the State
printer be requested to publish the
act himself. This is a sensible meas
ure, and we hope it will be passed by
the Senate also.
The Senate rejected the appoint
ment of w. J. Humphrey as County
Superintendent of Holmes.
The memorial was represented Monday
from the State Press Convention ask
ing the Legislature to require all local
acts, all public notices, etc, to be pub
lished in local newspapers, alsorequir-
ing insurance companies to make and
have published an annual statement
of the finances of said companies.
Referred to committee on public
printing. And another one requiring
80 days notice in the county papers OF
sale of deeds of trust and provided
that such is not done then said sale
becomes null and void. Referred to
Judiciary Committee.
Senator Walthall was nominated by
the Democratic caucus last Thursday
night as his own successor, and yes
terday was formally reelected by the
two houses in joint session. He has
been invited to address the Legisla-
ture at an early day.