Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-03-12
legislative Proceedings.

conyicts, 70 levy G tax Of 81 % or eigl
: laYa' work and making failure TO pa
the same misdeEi.uncr was roHs:,
cred.
Mr.. Biniori moved TO subs;ithie Is
for a." Lost by a vote of 30 to A..
An amendment by Mr.. Gore substi
tuting s. for s.. IVES lost, as was a
amendment By Mr.. Madison subsli,u
ting 50. was lost.
An amendment By Mr. Street insert
ing the words "of he whole county
after tho words roads" VAS adopted
The Senate amendment rs Thu
amended wa then coneurrcd in.
To section, working roads will
convicta"
hr, Hicks offered M amendment
which was adopted, authorizing ,h'
boards OF supervisors 10 provide fol
working public roads with count,
%conyicts sentenced for failure to pay
fiucs and costs.
An amendment By Mr.. Stin.on. Of
Landerda!c, prohibiting the letting ia
same contractor Of conyicis for more
than u supervisors district, was
lost. Senate and House amendments
TO section, Members Of the board OF
supervisors 10 inspect public roads"
and providing a compensation OF nc,
moro than 800 each per annum for
such service, rms adopted.
AN amendment BY Nr. Wade allow.
ing supervisors TO purchase pile drIy-
ers with other impIcmrn, was lost.
An amendment By Mr.. Madison to
section, Necessary tools and implo.
mcni'," was adopted requiring euch
oversecr to report and turn over to hi,
successor nj tools in his possession on
the first day Of Janaary.
A motion by Mr. Eckles to strike
out section. 'Mcmbcrs Of board 10 in.
spcct rosds,' was lost.
A proposed new section by Mr. Smith
OF Wayne, providing for the appoint
mrni by thc Board, of road auporliun-
cra aud oyerseer., .whosc compcnsa-'
ton should be exemption from road
service was Lost.
An amendment by Mr.. Reeves max.
ing the section necessary tcols ana
Implements inapplicable to counties
where roads are not worked by con.
tract, was lost.
A new section by Mr.. Street was
adopted as follows: ANY board OF
supervisors may impose Il tax on all
property near any shell, gravel or ma.
cademizcd road for purpose of con.
htruciing Or keeping in repair the
same when in their opinion such prop.
crty is or will be enhanced III value By
such road"
The chapter as amended was then
adopted
Jackson, Miss, March 9.-The House had
a spirited discussion over the chpr',o =
county superintendents Of Gd'It ger on
amendment tf 1i~''~dcation. lhe
the slp4 thu the chapter which
some 2G1np rerintendents appointiye in
IDS. 10 counties was rejected. The House |
amendment makes them ele ctiye in all the |
coundes of the State except Adams, Boil.
var. Coahoma. DeSoto, Hinda. Pamela, War.
rem and Yazco. The county board of ex,
lminers are to pass upon the EXAMINATIONS
county superintendent in counties where
n they are elected.
The House refused to recede from any Of
e. amendments reducing salaries, except
hat OF district attorney, which stands at
s2.400, and State treasurer, which stands at
$500.
The chapter on printing was hotly con-
esetd. The State printing is TO be let to
he lowest bodder In or out of the State, al
% the printing Of record and blank books
or the counties, but the Boards have fun
discretion regarding the other county pprin.
ing.
The country members are getting very
estive and are accepting many thing, with
ut question, which they would have
bitterly when they come here.
In the Senate the conference committee
me code chapter on conyicts in county
AIS, reported, aud the report adopted. 1t
'as 30 agreed TO ny the House.
An appropriation of S5RO0 was passed
or the National Guards.
\ memorial TO Congress praying for the
!ee'ion oil senators by the people was adop-
ed.