The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-01-26
OUR S0IONS.
WHAT THE LEGISLATURES
Is DOING.
Items of Gsners,l Interest Cleaned from
the Proceedings, for the Readers OF
the Leader.


sidcration very few measures Of
general Importance since the Conven-
ton bill was passed.
4 hill by Senator Dillarl passed the
Senate last week to constitute TIN.
Railroad Commissioners and the
Auditor Il State Beard disqualification,
but it has lot yet been voted upon by
the House.
Senator Walthall received every
vote east in both houses, the vote in
his favor standing 50 in the Senate,
1O4 in the House, every Republican,
colorcd members included, voting for
him but two who did not answer
when their names was called.
\ hill has been introduced in the
House allowing twelve months during
which property sold under deed of
trust can he redeemed.
The Joint Committee to investigate
public offices, on the part of the
House is: Underwood. Burke, Sexton,
Harrison. Carroll, Payne, Oliphant,
Barry. Ray, Cranberry. Shannon,
Whitney, Reeves and McGec. The
committee from the Senate is: Kemp,
Ross. Barron, Fairly, Wood, Groves.
The Senate by vote of21 to II
passed the hill reducing rate of inter
est on the Chickasaw School Fund
from = to 6 per cent.
Senator Morris introduced res0lu-
ton last Saturday, providing for a
joint committee to inquire into the
expediency of mcmorializing Congress.
asking the withdrawal of the public
lands of Mississippi from sale and re-
serving the same for homeSteadS for
bona tide settlers. and the House has
eOncurrcd.
Senator Williamson has Il bill to
empower marshals of cities to secure
photographs of criminals arrested I,
and to exchange same with other
cities.
A bill has passed both houses to
amend the law remcdying the evils
arising from the destruction of the
records of Pike and Lincoln counties.
Senator Wilson has introduced a
bill to punish frauds i'll primary
elections.
On Monday the Senate discussed at
great length a bill requiring an educa-
tional qualification for jurors, requir-
ing them to be able to read aud write
and able to read the instructions ofthe
court, and the same was recommitted,
with instruction to report it back
with proper amendments.
a bill has passed the Senate con-
tanning severe penalties for failing to
properly list property for assessment.
This bill is of most stringent and eX-
acting character and will insure a full
assessment of all property under oath
as to it's value.
Bills have been introduced in the
House to sell the Governors mansion;
to reduce the number of railroad COM
missioners from three to one at a
salary of $1,000 per annum; to ap-
propriate $1,000 towards the erection
of confederate monument at Jack
son; to greatly increase the penalty
for carrying concealed weapons in this
state: to amend the law relative to
the attachment for rent not due, and
to repeal certain portions of section
1850, chapter 80, of the Code, SO as to
make the lien of the laborer para
mount to any other lien.
The House has had under considera-
ttOn, but has not yet passed the Sen
ate bill fixing the salaries of District
Attorneys at $500 and cutting off
perquisites.
Several amendments to the Local
Option law have been killed.