Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-17
THE SOLONS.
4 Resolution to Investigate the
Cause of Railroad Accidents
on the Illinois Central.
Senator TeunissOn Introduces q
Bili for State Prohibition.
The Chapter on DramshOps :"
Finally Passed.

The House has adopted a resolution
that no more new bills shall be intro
duced after the Goth. A resolution of
this kind went into effect in the Sen
ate last Saturday.
Senator Fox introduced the follow
ing in the Senate. Saturday which was
adopted:
Resolved, That the Judiciary Com
mittee be instructed to consider and
report whether section 251 of the con-
stitution, in so far as it provides that
electors shall not be registered within
four months next before any election
at which they may offer to vote, applies
to municipal elections and municipal
registrations.
The following by Senator Sullivan
was referred to the Committee on Rail
roads:
"Whereas, Accidents attended with
serious injury to persons and the de-
struction of valuable property are al
most daily reported as occurring on the
Illinois Central railroad and,
Whereas, The public is deeply inter
ested in the management of that valu-
able line of transportation and,
"Whereas, Alarm is justly felt at the
frequent accidents on the road there
fore be it
Resolved, That the railroad commits
sioners be requested to investigate the
condition and management of said Hi
nois Central Railroad, with a view to
| finding out the cause of such accidents !;
and that the commission report to the
| Legislature as soon as practicable and
suggest what legislation. if any, is nee
essary or proper to protect life and
property on said road, and secure bet
ter management thereof.
At Saturdays session Senator Byrd
introduced joint resolution memori-
alizing Congress to make an appropri-
alton for cleaning out Pearl river so as
to make it navigable between Edin-
burg, in Leake county, and Lake Burn
side, in Neshoba county.
The Senate bill to appropriate $4,000
to the commissioners for preparing the
new code, was reported Saturday by
the Judiciary Committee, with sub
stitute recommending 81 800 instead of
$4,000. After some discussion, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Watts, same was recommit-
ted to Committee on Judiciary, and
made special order for yesterday.
On Saturday Senator Teunisson in
troduced a bill to prohibit the sale or
giving away to induce trade of any in
toxicating liquors in any county in this
State. The bill was referred to the
Committee on Temperance, OF which
Senator Teunisson is chairman, and
will be reported back in due time.
In the House on Saturday, Mr.. Wat
son introduced joint resolution pro-
viding that section A, article II, OF the
State Constitution, be submitted for
ratification or registration to the quail
flied electors at the general election in
November next. Referred to judiciary
committee Section 244 is the one
that requires persons to be able to
read any section of the Constitution or
to understand and give a reasonable
Interpretation of same when read to
them.
A resolution by Senator Bloomfield
was adopted memorializing Congress
to make AN appropriation for the i'm
provement of Pascagoula and Ship Is
land harbor.
In the House on Saturday while the
bill on privilege taxes was under con-
sideration, a new section introduced by
Mr.. Madison was adopted, imposing
tax of 5000 on each dealer in cigar
ettes
An amendment by Mr.. Marshall to
tax all persons using tobacco So, was
lost.
On Saturday the House passed Sen
ate bill to ratify and confirm collec-
lions made by the State Revenue agent
from delinquent liquor dealers and
corporations where same have been
paid into the proper treasury.
Also Senate bill to authorize the
boards of supervisors of the several
counties of the State to make special
levy to pay off all indebtedness incurr-
ed on account of the public schools for
the years 1889, 1890 and 1891, and di-
recting the superintendent of educa-
ton to issue certificates to teachers.
In the Senate on Thursday the House
Joint resolution to so amend the Con-
stitution as to make judges and chan
cellors elective by the people was taken
ND and placed on it's first reading, hav-
ing been favorably reported by the
Committee on Constitution. On mo-
ton to adopt there were cast % yeas
and 10 nays Failing to receive the
requisite two-thirds majority same was
declared lost.
The following by Senator Dockery
was adopted and authorized to be in
serted in the chapter on FERTILIZERS :"
Every one selling or offering for sale
any spurious or adulterated fertilizer,
or fertilizer which has not been analyz-
ed and tagged by the State chemist, or
which shall lack materially of any val
liable elements specified in the certif-
cate of analysis shall be liable to the
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