The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-02-09
OUR SOLONS.
WHAT THE LEGISLATCHE
Is DOING.
Items ot General Interest Cleaned from
the Proceedings, for the Readers Of
the Leader.

The Legislature has passed a great
many small bills since our last issue.
but very few of general importance.
~>The bill to prohibit the sale of all
kinds of intoxicating liquors within
five miles of Whitworth College has
become law.
a substitute was introduced in the
House last Saturday to the bill first
introduced to amend the charter OF
Brookhaven. This bill reduces the
salary of the Mayor to not exceeding
$500; the Marshal's to not exceed
ing $500, and the Secretary's to not
exceeding 81 per month.
Both Houses have passed and tn,
Governor has signed the bill repeal
ing what is called the "pIg law" and
raising the standard of grand larceny
to $500 on all property.
A bill introduced by Hon. Ca
Roberts passed the House Monday
making the State printer elective 10y
the State at the general election o
other State officers. 1t should become
law.
The bill requiring a man to be abb,
to read and write the English Ian
guage before he was competent
juror was sat upon like a thousand o
brick in the House. The New Mississ.
ippian says the Legislators dom
propose to monkey with edge tools
and disqualify themselves for sitting
as jurors.
! The House passed Mr.. Madison.
bill providing for the States payins
/ disabled Confederate soldiers $50
annually. The amendment of colored
members, to include such colored mel
panying them to the war and are disa.
bled by reason of such service wa.
adopted.
/ The House last week killed IA bill t,
prevent the sacrifice of property
under deeds of trusts, getting even
with the Senate on that line.
An act for the protection of gran.
| tors of deeds of trusts was also in
definitely postponed.
The House bill to repeal section
290l, 2902, code 1880, to define ant
FURNISH petit larceny, to compensate
the owners of stolen property, and tC
prevent the accumulation of convicts
i'll the penitentiary, was indefinitely
postponed.
\ bill has been introduced and re.
ferred in the House for the relief of the
clerks of the Circuit Courts of Lincoln
jefferson, Amite and Franklin
counties.
A bill has passed both Houses It
authorize the Board of Supervisors OF
Holmes, Simpson, Amite, Wayne ant
Lincoln counties to pay the Chancery
clerks for services as County Auditor
A bill to regulate sales of property
under Trust Deeds and Mortgages il
the special order in the Senate to-day
The Governor has signed the bill
repeating what is generally known as
the Drummer tax law.
The House has passed the bill
supplemental to an act relating to ont
standing warrants in Lincoln county
mention of which was made last week
The two Houses held a joint meet
ing Friday night for the election of Il
State Printer and Superintendent OF
the Penitentiary. II. II. Henry was
reelected State Printer by IL
majority and ID. l.. DOss was elected
Superintendent.
Senator Kemp has introduced a bill
to provide for the study of scientific
temperance in the public schools OF
this State.
A resolution has been introduced
and referred asking the Governor tt
pardon convicts who are now serving
out sentences for crimes committed
under the provisions of what is known
as the hog law.
A House bill introduced by Mr.. Nc
Kinney makes the Office of county
superintendent of education elective
as other county offices.
Senator Love has introduced a
constitutional amendment to make the
Judges and Chancellors elective, and
Senator Williamson one to make the
Governor ineligible for second
term
The House has passed joint resolu
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