Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-04-09
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
Houses Adopt the Code and
Adjourn.


JAcKsov. Miss. April 2 Especial
The Legislature adjourned sine die TO
day, after being in session eighty nine
days. There was nothing to DO, OK
ccpt await the action of the governor
to the bills passed last night, which
with the bill putting the code iuto eft.
feet reached him this morning. lie
promptly signed it and the annotated
code of 1892 is now a thing of life.
Only one member of the house, Mr..
Patross, voted against the adop-
ton OF the code, and Messrs.
Kcndrick, Scudder and Kigcr on.
ly voted against it in the senate. The
number of bills passed, other than the
code; is small and none of very great
Importance. the object being to ircor-
poratc everything possible inthc code,
The legislative article in The new con.
s,ilution has proved a great improve.
mcnt ovcr the old and the local and
the local and private legislation was
nearly al! killed.
The following chapters Of the code
lake effect at once and will be printed
in the sheet acts rs well as in the code:
Board OF supervisors, corporations,
%conyicls and county jails, fences and
stock, land Office, lot records, munici.
pali'ics, pensions, primary meetings,
ard elections, privilege taxes, regis
t%ration, election, revenue, roads, fer.
aics and bridges, salaries, state revc.
nnc agent, supervision of common car.
riers also that part OF the chapter re-
lativc 10 fees of land commissioners,
and that part Of the chapter relating
to tho incorporation of railroad eon,
p%1nics. chapter on dram shops, as TO
all licences which may hereafter be ob.
tanned; provisions IN relation to chan.
cery and circuit courts and the time
for holding same in judicial districts
goes into effect July J., 1892.
PRESENTATIONS TO HOUSE OFFICERS.
While waiting on conference com.
mittccs, messages and the like Incl.
dent 10 the closing hours OF the session.
Representative holland, of Wilkinson,
on behalf of the members, in well.
chosen language presented Speaker
Street with a handsome bronze clock.
Eddie Madison, n page, in behalf of
his fellOw-pagcs, stood in the middle
aisle, called the speaker and presented
him in a neat speech with a handsome
gold headed cane. Speaker Street
spoke feelingly in his acceptance of
the presents.
Representative Mcclure of Yazoo,
on behalf of his fellow members, pre-.
scented the clerk of the house, Mr.. r.
T., Wilson, with a beautiful lowering
silver pitcher and goblet, and Il speech
replcte with communication of Mr..
Wilson's courtcscy aud competency.
Mr.. Wilson responded appropriately.
Representative Miller. OF Copiah, IN
aAowcry speech on behalf Of
appreciative fellow members, n beau.
tiful jewel case and handsome umbrel.
la to Miss Laura Fugh, OF Pamela coun.
~, the efficient postmislress of the
house. Miss pugh was so overcome
that she could not respond, and Rep.
reseniative Durham, of Tippah, re-
sponded eloquen,ly for her.
Representative Benton, of Talla-
hatehie, Then presented Representa-
tive Burkett, of Chicasaw, the ''wach.
dog Of the treasury and the friend of
the common people," on behalf of adj
miring members of both houses, with
a fine gold watch and chain, appro.
priaicly inscribed. Mr.. Burkitt was
taken completely mnawares, but res.
ponded fi,tingly aud fccllngly, Door
keeper Epps was presented with a
suit of clothes.
Resolutions thanking all officers. in.
Guiding Miss Ida May, clerk of the re.
vision committee, who has been most
efficient, were passed. The following
resolution was passed.
Resolved. That the thanks of the
house of representatives OF the state
Of Mississippi arc due aud are hereby
rendered TO Messrs. Fleetwood, Dins.
moro, Falknor. Hicks and Vintrcss, OF
the committee on local aud private
legislation, for the able and faithful
manner In which they have discharged
the oncrous duties that have dcyolved
upon them during the session OF This
legislature. This committee was
known as .he "guillotinc committee"
having passed so many bills. The res.
plutiou passed unanimously.
Representative Taylor, writing from
Grenada, Miss, IN a card in tho State
Ledger to.lay dcnounces the charges
madc against him, and states that ut