Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-01-25
The House.

The committee on appropriations ro-
ported on house bill No. 125: "To pay
salaries of special judges, chancellors,
etc." that it do not pass.
House bill 1877: ITO better secure
safety and health in State institutions"
Do pass. This bill was introduced by
Mr.. Manship of Kinds.
The committee on rules reported the
adoption of the rules of 1894, and 500
copies were ordered printed for the use
of the house.
Mr.. Blocker introduced bill making
it misdemeanor punishable by inn
prisonment in the State penitentiary
for any one who shall spit tobacco juice
upon the head of any member of the
house.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Dees:
"To amend the code so as to authorize
mayors and boards of aldermen of
municipality 10 take census, that it may
be classified"
BY Mr.. Cowart: 'For the relief of L.
D. Hughes of Lincoln county"
by Mr.. Langston: "A resolution
memorializing congress to grant bellg-
erent rights to Cuban insurgents, and
asking Mississippi senators and repre-
sentatives TO vote to secure the same"
Referred tolNederal relations.
BY Mr.. Lilly: ''To incorporate the
town of Gaelman, Copiah county"
BY Mr.. KsSrii: "To appropriats %oney
to defray expenses of Legislative, ex-
ecutive and judiciary departments Of
the State departments of tho State gov
ernment, to pay interest on State lobt,
and to support the common schools"
BY Mr.. Thgpen: Providing for tho
better payment of justices of the peacs
in certain cases."
by Mr. Talbot: In reference TO az
empt property of debtors.
by Mr.. Kilen: To provide for with
drawing from treasury moneys to credit
of levee boards.
The ways and means committee re-
ported favorably on house bill 13, pro-
viding for privilege tax on hotels not
in corporate limits of any town. Read
third time and by unanimous vote be-
came law.
Judiciary committee reported that
house bill No. Q, providing for payment
of mileage to witnesses summoned be-
fore grand iuries, do not pass. After
discussion the bill was postponed in
definitely.
House bill No. Z, to provide for judges
charging juries, do not pass. Mr. Wall,
the originator of the bill, moved the bill
be considered engrossed and put upon
it's final passage, and spoke in its favor.
Messrs. Critz and Carroll opposed the
engrossing of tho bill, and same was in
definitely postponed.
The committee on agriculture re-
ported that house bill No. 39, providing
for the collection of statistics Of crops
by the assessor, do not pass. Tho bill
was rccommitted in order that Mr..
Sharkey, tho originator, might perfect
the bill.
House bill No. Is, providing for the
establishment of weather and crop
service, do not pass. Mr.. Collier, who
introduced the measure, advocated its
passage. Mr.. Johnson spoke against
the adoption, and the bill was in
definitely postponed.
House bill No. O5 making State OF
Mississippi stock law territory, in
definitely postponed.
The committee on local and private
Legislation reported that house bill No,
27, to authorize board OF mayor and
aldermen of Pascagoula to tako CEN
sus, so that it may be classed as a city,
do not pass. Postponed indefinitely.
The committee on appropriation re.
ported that house bill No. 1a1, appro-
priating IS, 900 for paying special judges,
chancellors, etc., do pass. The bill was
put upon third reading and passed by o
vote OF II TO 10.
House bill No. 104. to carry ont con.
tract with Light, Heat and Water Com.
pany of jackson to furnish water To
State institutions by authorizing is
suance OF warrants to pay amounts due
and becoming due before next legisla-
ture. Read third time and passed by a
unanimous vote.