Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-03-12
THE ATELEGISLATURE


The regular order in the senate here
after after morning routine business viii
be consideration Of senate bills en third
reading The Tth Of March was named
a. private bill day.
Following were among the bills intro
dHeed and referred;
by Mr. Lamb: Prohibiting the removal
Of goods from leased premises until rent
Is paid-
BY Mr. Noel; To authorize the board Of
Mayer and aldermen Of Durant te es-
tablish FIRE districts. etc.
Ey Mr.. Falkner. To amend section 2Don
of the code in relation tn the fees Of
sheriffs and TO liz their fees under para
graph Of said section.
By Nr. Trigg. To defend and regulate
the fees Of atturneys-at-law for services
rendered in suits in vhich they are eul-
ploye,L
BY Mr.. Love: To provide for the equali-
xation Of taxable values in the state.
The senate eoneurred in the house
amendment To senate bill <o. -. in ref
erenee to foreign mutual associations.
Senate bill NJ. ~. To improve Gulf
port harbur was passed By large vote.
The bill provides for the appropriation
Of the forty thousand dollars II bonds #
the Gulf and ship Island railruad now
owned by the State. To the prumoters of
that enterprise and TO give them author
ity 10 construct a breakwater.
Mr.. Rlinwater. chairman II the com
mittee 10 investigate State offices. named
as subcommittee % investigate railroad
commissioner office on part of senate.
IT, 4 4
Worthy.
The senate refused tO concur in house
Amendment % senate bill No. l.. %
amend section J1-4 of the code. 50 as o.
authorize the board Of supervisors %
mike a sale of timber from Sixteenth see-
tiou of land reserved for school. and
asked for conference thereoa. The
president name'i Is coaferress On part Of
the senate. Messrs. Hicks. Taylor and
Wells.
Concurrent resolution NJ. , submitting
to the qualified electors Of the State for
ratificatiou to regulate amenslnents u
constitution in relation u public sshool
fund and the Psl tax. tabled subject 70
cali
Concurrent resolution NJ. :. proposing
and amendment 70 section .fsi. eonstitu-
tion Of 1S.sl in relation 10 the common
school fund. and - amending said sec
fign as To impose an al valorem tax af
two and a half mills On all the taxable
property Of the State Of Mi-sissippi ~
maintain the common schools for the
term of three months in each scholastic
year. tabled subject TO calI-
Concurrent resolution No. L. proposing
in- the number af senators and repre-
sentativeS. tabled subject 70 cali.
Concurrent resolution NJ. >. prsp9sin;
sn Amendments 70 the constitution. in ~
Iatien u the common seho.,l fund. tabled
subject 10 call.
Concurrent resolution Ns. :. prspasin !,
an amendment "a se'-saoa III. eonstits-
ton Of fsa-o in relation IN the eammon
school fund. anI 80 aassnslinE saisl Sec
ton as u impase an advaiUren tax af
= mills on all taxable property ef the
State. exclusive Of railway. and % inelusis
0ue-half OF al the revenue derived from
railways. 10 maintain the eammaa school
for the term af AZ least three msnshs IN
each scholastic year. tabled subject u
call
Concurrent resolution prup.s<ing Al
amenslmeur 20 the constitution repeaiin.:
section 1stI6. article :. and providing IN
lieu thereof that each county shall main
tain is common schools for a term Of
four months. tabled subject % call
Senate bin To pruvi,ls. for the payment
Of commissioners u sSssss I,.vee DANA ses
in Mississippi lsvee district passed
Senate bill authorizing the sale or lease
Of certain lands Recently granted To the
State by the congress Of the United
States in lease for University Of MiSSis-
sippi, was taken Hp. House amendment
insert after the wori thereof in third
line Of section the following. Either
for cash or On credit a. in their Judgment
viii best advance the welfare of the uni
versity.@ To strike out all after the word
terms in fourth line Of section : Sen
ate eoncurs in house amendment.