Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-02-04
A Bill Before the Senate to
Weaken the Australian Bal
lot and Give this Mis-
chievOus Clause
Full Swing.
The Chapter on Dramshobs to
Come up i'm the House Today.
Several Important Amendments
Proposed by the Commit
tee on Liquor Traffic.
A Weekly Summary of the Most Import
ant Acts of Both Houses.
HOUSE.

dress to the House last Thursday by
invitation. He was introduced by Mr..
O'Neill of Noxubee as one who, as a
Democrat, stood next to Grover
Cleveland in the hearts of the people.
In response to the invitation extend
ed by the House to Mr.. Cleveland to
visit the Capital on his return from
Louisiana, Gov. Stone received a dis
patch from Mr.. Cleveland saying; Il
regret exceedingly that it is impossi-
BILE for me to accept your courteous
invitation to visit the capital of your
State"
Representative G. w. Gayles, of Boil
var, has introduced an Act to create
and establish an Industrial Institute
and College for the education of
colored girls in the arts and sciences.
A motion to reconsider the provision
of the jury law excluding whisky sell
lers from jury service was again called
up and again defeated by an increased
majority. Messrs. Vardeman of Le-
fore and Marshall of Warren have
been very jealous in championing the
cause of the saloon-keeper on this
question, but they are no doubt con-
WINGED by this time that it is a futile
undertaking.
Messrs. Henry and Enochs we're add
ed on Friday to the committee on Lii
quor Traffic.
Hon. A. NJ Dahlgren, of Harrison,
whose seat was contested on constitu-
tional grounds, was seated.
The House finished the chapter on
State militia The question of an ap-
preparation for this purpose is yet to
be settled.
The chapter providing for the con-
centration of all State land matters in
the hands of land commissioner at a
salary of $500 per annum, without
perquisites, was taken up and adopted
Friday.
An amendment, making it unlawful
to embrace more than one-fourth sec
ton of land in any one patent, was
adopted. The minimum price OF
swamp and overhowed lands was fixed
at so cents per acre. The price of
Chickasaw lands at Sc per acre. Mr.
Buntin gave notice that he would call
the chapter up again for reconsidera-
ton. In pursuance of this notice, the
motion to reconsider was called up
yesterday and the chapter recommit-
ted
The house spent Saturday and Mon
day forenoon on the chapter on county
prisoners. AS amended the bill pro-
hibits the hiring of convicts to con-
tractors outside of the counties where
convicted. When a person is sentenc-
ed to Jail and taxed with fine and costs,
he must first serve out his sentence in
Jail and then work out the fine and
costs. The Sheriff or deputy shall Wis
it the convicts in his county at least
once every two months or oftener if
necessary and make a thorough in
spection and investigation of their
treatment and condition, and report
on oath in writing to the board of SUI
pervisors, and on failure to do SO the
board may fine him $500.
The chapter on Board of Supervisors
was next taken up. An Amendment
10y Mr.. Peyton was adopted, fixing the
time of meeting ON the first Tuesday
instead of the first Monday of the
month. Also one by M. Cook requir-
ing that in counties comprising two
judicial districts, the place of meeting
shall alternate from one county site to
| the other.
A long fight occurred over an amend
ment by Mr.. Madison providing that
boards be required to furnish record
books printed in blank with forms for
recording chattel mortgages and deeds
of trust, printed in blank to cores
pond with same, and still further pro
viding that chancery clerks should
only be paid for the written words in
recording such deeds, but it was de-
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feated by close vote.
The House Committee on Liquor
Traffic made its report yesterday even
ing on the code chapter on dram,
shops" recommending several amend
ments to bill as it passed the Senate
The principal of these was IL reducing
the license fee from 81 800, 1000, and
s7o0 to 81, 900, $3.50 and $500 respectively,
according to size of city, town, etc.
(2) turning all license money into
State Treasury, instead of dividing ii
Iout between State, counties and MUM
cipalities; 90 allowing other business
conducted in the same room, but re
quiring that sale of liquors shall be
in front, without screens; a. requiring
one third, instead of one-tenth Of
qualified electors to call local option
election.
| The report was unanimous, and II
o'clock this morning set for its consid
GRAFTON by the House.
SENATE.
The Senate spent nearly all of the
latter half of last week on the chapter
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