Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-01-28
ered as one bin or act Of the LegisIa-
CONVERSATIONS IN SENATE.

, Kinds; j. w. BalfouT, OF lssaquena {
w. Thomas, of Noxubce w. ID. Martin
of SunAower /; II. NJ. Morrison, of Talla
hatchie; B. G. Humphreys, of Leflore
w. c. Anderson, Of Pearl River.
Trustee for Blind Institute j. T. II
Laird.
The following chapters of the Cod
we're then adopted: On Attorney Gen
eral attorneys and counsellors at law
Letters of attorney.
Senator j. II. Jones,of Wilkinson,w hc
has been detained at home by sickness:
in his family since the session opened
arrived Monday and was sworn in and
took his seat. He is an experienced
and level-headed legislator and will
prove himself valuable member.
The Senate did little yesterday in
the way of legislation and held no af-
ternoon session.
! HOUSE.
The House spent greater portion of
W ednesday and Thursday discussing
the code chapter on exemptions and
amendments thereto. 1t was rare oc-
casion for the demagogue to get in his
work and the opportunity was made
| the most of.
The aggregate of exemptions under
this chapter is in the neighborhood of
$4,000 and this was largely increased
while the chapter was under consider
alton. After the bill had been loaded
down until it became farce, the whole
subject matter was recommitted to the
committee on Agriculture for further
consideration.
On Friday, Mr.. Johnson filed from
Committee on Penitentiary, recon-
mending passage of an act to estab-
lish penitentiary farm, and to appro-
pirate money therefor.
Mr.. Catchings presented a minority
report from the Committee on Peniten-
tiary. This report recommends that a
joint committee from the two Houses
inspect lands offered for sale as peni-
Tertiary farm convenient to the capital,
and report as to the desirability of
same and that the board of control be
instructed to at once thoroughly repair
and modernize the present penitenti
airy buildings and erect such others as
may be deemed necessary. That the
penitentiary remain on the present
grounds to be known as the penitenti
airy proper, for manufacturing and hos
pital purposes. The report is signed by
Messrs Catchings, Gewin, Morris, Sim
mons and Griffin.
The minority report was made the
special order for Monday week:
Another lively tilt occurred over the
code chapter fixing the qualifications
of jurors. 1t requires that a juror
must be q years of age, duly register
ed as voter, able to read and write,
never been convicted of an infamous
crime or committed homicide, not a
gambler, nor habitual drunkard, nor
concerned in the sale by retail of vinous
and spirituous liquors, not be nor have
been in twelve months past road over
seer. Persons exempt are members of
the board of supervisors, physicians,
teachers, those who personally keep
public mills and ferries, ministers OF
the gospel, practicing lawyers, federal
officers, judges and officers of the court
State executive officers, one apothecary
to every drug store. All others are Ii
able unless over 60 years of age
Boards of supervisors shall select
jurors.
The main contention was over the
exclusion of liquor sellers. After a
long debate, during which the cham
pions of the saloon-keepers had full
swing and were responded to by oppo
nents worthy of their best efforts, il
was decided against the whisky sellers
on Saturday by close vote.
! Monday the question came up again
on motion for reconsideration. After
another heated debate, it was again de
cided against the liquor seller by al
increased majority.
An amendent was at length adopted
excluding liquor sellers from grand
juries, but permitting them to serve or
petit juries, if not challenged for thai
cause. On Tuesday the whole subjec'
of juries, on motion of Mr.. VardemaI
was recommitted to the Judiciary Com
mittee, and another lively contest may
be expected before it is finally settled
The code chapter on gambling wa!
adopted without amendment.
The chapters on auditors of public
accounts and county assessors, previ
ously adopted by the Senate, wa
adopted with additioned amendments
The bond of the Auditor is increased
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The chapters of the Annotated Cod
on Deaf and Dumb Institute, Blin'
Asylum, and Jackson and East Mlssis
sippi Insane Asylums were adopted
A bill to further carry into effect tn
contract made to secure safety an
health in the State institutions was re
committed.
A lively debate took place over tn
bill to make an appropriation for tn
support of the State militia, and