The leader., 1897-05-19
FIFTEEN I'll DAY.


House.
Jackson, May 13--The house was called to
order al . O'Clock.
Gov. McI.aurin notified the house that he had
approved the following measures:
House bill No. H. an act authorizing munich
palities to issue bonds to purchase depot privi-
legeS and grounds and rights OF way Tor rail-
roads running through said municipalities.
House bill No. 81, an act creating the Palmyra
leyee district.
Mr. Houston of Monroe called up for action
senate bill No. - This bill is in regard 10 ex-
empting municipal bonds from taxation. was
reported favorably by the ways and means conf
mlttcc.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Dinsmore
making the exemption ten years, which was
adopted.
MIR. Sharkey offered an amen Imelt making
the per cent instead OF g. Mr.. Lamb moved to
table Mr.. Sharkcy's motion. The house refused
to table by vote of 81 TO AZ.
The amendment was adopted by vote OF II
to ~.
Mr.. Houston called up house bill No. IL. which
Is an act requiring banks 10 give statement 10
tax assessors of all surplus and Accommodations
of any character. 1t is revenue bill. and taxes
all shares of bank stock, state or National, the
same as other property of individuals, and pro-
yideS that each bank shall furnish to tax as
SCISSORS on or before the first day OF May of each
year, 4 statement under oath of the number and
amount OF all shares OF its capital stock.
The bill was passed with very few voting
against it, and is expected TO add materially to
the States revenues.
Mr. Abbay called up senate bill No. 80, an act
10 authorize Inc DOdrd OF leNet commissioners
for the Yazoo- Mississippi delta to issue its bonds
to an amount not exceeding So0,o0J, and for
other purposes.
building and repairing the leyees In that district
they shall be built as nearly as practicable in
straight line, leaving out all bends in the Mssis-
slppi river
The bill was then passed unanimously.
Senate bill No 90 an act to repeal section B OF
an act Incorporating the board OF levee commits
sioners for the YazOo- Mississippi delta. and for
its passage. There was no opposition TO 1t.
Mr.. Abbay called up senate Dill No. q, which
is aInendatory TO the act lncorporatlngt the ooard
of ieyee commissioners of the HaZOO- MlSsiS-
sippi delta with reference 10 the power TO make
certain contracts. The bill was also passed
without opposition.
Mr.. Shivers called up senate bill No &c, which
provides for the sale of the old capitol building
and material contained therein to the contractor.
The bill was passed
propriatins $500 10 pay per diem and mileage
OF commissioners and clerks salary ot the ell
tire commission, which was also passed.
Senate.
The senate was called to order at 9 o'clock.
Mr.. Rowan offered the following resolution:
THAT the legislature remain in session until the
capitol question and other important questions
before the legislature be properly or finally set
tied but that NJ more money than what has al
ready been appropriated for the holding OF THIS
extraordinary session be paid by the state.
Tabled unanimously, as announced by the chair.
Senate bill No. 10, authorizing the board OF
levee commissioners for the lazoo- Mississippi
delta TO provide bonds for certain of its officers
and employees. Passed.
Mr.. Hardy called up senate bill No, 2, an act
, to raise revenue by regulating insurance and
providing for cheaper insurance. The Judiciary
committee reported as follows: The committee
is OF opinion that this bill does not come within
the scope of legislation that may be considered
at this extraordinary session. and that therei ore
the bill cannot under the constitution be no"
acted on"
The report OF the committee was sustained.
House bill No. l6, an act to place privilege
tax on certain other industries in the State not
now taxed, in addition to those already taxed.
was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. kiger offered the following resolution:
That no State officers nor members OF the leg
islature should be appointed on the capitol com
mission" Laid over.
The concurrent resolution proposing an
amendment 10 the constitution in iea alton to the
public school fund passed by vote of 81 10 8.
Mr.. Moore called up senate bill No. q, 10
amend section of an act TO amend an act in
cooperating the board of Mississippi leyee COM
missOners for Bolivar, Washington and lssa-
quena counties, and for other purposes, APP
proved Nov. q, 1865, and acts amendatory there
of, approved March Is, 1884, and to require all
appeals hereafter taken from the awards made
by the commissioners TO assess levec damages to
be presented to the chancery instead OF the cir
cult court, as now provided by SAID act. The
bill failed to pass by vote OF 6 yeas to 81 nays