Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1892-03-03
The Senate Takes a Holiday,
but the House Keeps Going.
Senator David Ii. Hill Says lie
VIII Come on March 10.
A Weekly Summary of the Most Import
ant Acts of Both Houses.
SENATE.

terest have been passed upon since our
last ISSUE
Senator Wharton, from the committee
on Federal Relations, introduced a
resolution asking Congress to give re-
lief from financial embarrassments.
Mr. Harrison reported resolution
providing that the two houses shall
separately consider the chapters not
yet considered, and that when one
house concludes consideration it's &C
ton shall be communicated to the
other
4 message was received from the
House announcing concurrence in the
Senate resolution, providing for sub
mission to the Governor of the chap
ters of the Annotated Code adopted by
both houses for examination.
A bill to fix legal interest at 6 pei
cent. and another to fix it at were in
definitely postponed.
The joint committee on order OF
business recommended that the follow
ing chapters of the code be considered
and none other except as they come
from the House, to-wit: Bank state
ments, land and conveyances, limita
ton of actions, lis pendens, limited
partnership, municipalities. officers
general provisions, registration and
elections, census, freight and storage
insurance companies, justices of the
peace, land Office, light, mandamus
PARTITION of property, primary meet
ings and elections. sixteenth sections
supervision of common carriers, State
revenue agent, State treasurer, lien OF
purchase money on goods.
M M Evans
on part of Senate.
II. NJ. STREET,
on part of House.
The report was adopted.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
A resolution by Mr.. Wharton that il
is the sense of this Legislature that
United States Senators shall be elected
by direct vote of the people and the
Federal Constitution should be SC
amended, was referred to the cominlL
mittee on constitution.
By Mr.. Harrison: An amendment
to the Constitution of the State, that
section 153, article 6, be stricken out
and insert the following: The judges
of the circuit and chancery courts
shall be elected for their respective dis
tricts and shall hold their offices fol
the term of four years. Same refer
ence.
By Mr.. Kendrick: To amend the
Constitution of the State so far as tc
reduce the number of representatives
and senators.
BY Mr.. Kendrick: To amend the
understanding clause. provided this
section shall not apply to any soldier
who fought honorably in the late wal
between the States, and who does not
receive a pension from the National
Government" Referred to committee
on Constitution.
The committee on Constitution rec
commended the passage of the proposed
amendment to the constitution tC
to make the chancery and circuit court
judges elective by the people; the joint
resolution TO reduce the number OF
Senators and Representatives; joint
resolution proposing an amendment to
section 244 of the constitution; concur,
rent resolution to amend the constitu-
ton by striking out section SO, and
the petition in reference to section 24O
of the constitution.
The following House bills were
passed: No. 176, To repeal chapter
1876, acts of 1886. No. 113, To authorize
the supervisors of Kemper to dispose
of railroad stock, with Senate commit
tee amendment. No. II, To protect
the States property at the capitol by
damage or destruction from fire, was
amended by allowing an additional ap-
preparation Of $3.50 to be expended in
aiding the Hook and Ladder Company
to purchase of new outfit
The special order Thursday was the
privilege tax bill. Mr.. Fox moved to
strike out that portion of the present
law, which declared all contracts void
where a party liable for privilege tax
failed to pay the same. After heated
debate, in which good deal of feeling
was manifested, the objection was
stricken out by vote Of 20 to 16. This
is the section which has given mer-
chants, who inadvertently or otherwise
failed to pay privilege tax OF suffi-
cient amount, SO much trouble. IN
less the tax was paid no suit could be
brought to recover any contract where
the failure of n-payment was shown.
1t is claimed that it worked useless
hardships.
In answer to an inquiry the judiciary
committee reported that the Legisla-
ture could pass law prohibiting the
sale of liquors in any town or district
if the Legislature and it's committee on
private and local legislation deem such
action expedient and advantageous,
and that such local law would abrogate
any general law for such town.
The House concurrent resolution to
employ a competent architect to exam
inc into the condition of the State
House was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Caruthers has introduced a bill
to appoint board of commissioners to
rebuild, repair and refurnish the State
Lunatic Asylum and for other pur-
poses. The committee appointed to
investigate the subject estimates that
it will require $4,000 in addition to the
25.O00. already appropriated, to put the
asylum in thorough repair. An addi-
tional sum of $4,000 will be required
for bedding, etc.
On Saturday by a vote of q to 8 the
Senate refused to concur in the House
to the chapter on 'juries"
retail liquor dealers for
jury service.
Senator Allen introduced a concur
rent resolution Saturday directing the |
on judicial District to re-
port q bill creating an additional cir
cult court district. Adopted.
Mr.. Williamson has introduced bill |