The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13
DAY.
House,

hsoubO.
Jackson, May 5.-The house was called
order at 10 o'clock.
Report OF judiciary committee: Honse b
$50. an act 70 appropriate u sum OF money
Judge j. A. r. Campbell for services as conns
In the special warrant eases. Bill vetoed by u
governor, but committee reported that the bi
Go pass.
Report OF committee on levees: House bl
No. q, an act TO create the Palmyra ieyee di
trict and define its powers and duties, approve
March 10, 1896, DO pass.
Report OF committee Oh agriculture: Sena,
Dill NO, II, an act to amend section 2056 OF Il
code In reference to declaring the stock law
force so as to authorize the several boards
supervisors to dispense In certain cases wi,
FENCES without the intervention OF a petition 4
an election. DO pass.
Report OF committee on railroads: House bi
NO. ~, an act to authorize the mayor and aldeI
men Of any municipality which Is a county sea
TO issue bonds to buy rights OF way and depf
build It's line through or into the limits Of $
municipality. Do pass as amended by commit
ny Mr.. Kennedy Of Lee; House bill No.,,
An act entitled an act making the poll ta..o.
county school fund and to repeal sections'l'
BY Mr.. Killinysworth Of Adams: House q
No. %. An act to increase the revenue OF /
state BY prescribing penalties for persons q
corporations railing or refusing to render tax u
SCISSORS q correct statement OF solvent s~ecurlti
liable for taxes In this state. To ways and mean
Mr.. Nelson Of LOwndes moved that senaj
final passage.
The bill created little discussion and was pass
ca unanimously. II affects only the delta couI
ties.
Mr.. Pipes Of Adams asked a suspension OF IL
rules In order that the house might take 4
house bill No. q, In regard to the Palmyra levt
board. Granted. and the bill was put upon !
passage. The bill was passed without oppos
ton.
The committee on local and private legislatif(
made the following report: House bill No, Z
to amend section ! OF chapter ll9, laws Of 1855
50 AS to include the purpose Of relieving {
already overwhelmed school maintenance fun.
and to amend section 5 OF said act 50 as to giO
right oil lnandamus or injunction to holders al
owners OF bonds without first reducing claims :
Judgment and TO provide for a SPECIAL slnklB
fund. Title sufficient bill do pass. .
Mi. Critz OF clay spoke In favor Of the bill ap
pr0pTiating 500 TO pay Judge j. A, T.. Campbell
for his services In def nding the State seyera
years ago when II was prosecuted BY the Fedora
government for issuing the celebrated "specia
warrants" The bill was passed at the last SEES
sion, but vetoed by the governor on the grouDt
OF being unconstitutional violating section So.
The motion to pass over the governors vett
was lost by a vote OF s. TO 50. a two-thirds ma
j0rity Is necessary to pass a bill over a veto,
House adjourned until tomorrow at 10 am.
The senate.
The senate was called to order at 0 O'Clock.
On motion Of Mr.. Hardy the senate resolved
Itself into a committee OF the whole to resume
consideration OF senate bill No. 9, Its substitute,
and amendments.
Mr.. Trigg: Senate bill No. ~: An act to re.
peal section l6 Of an act to incorporate the boart
Of leysc commissioners for Bolivar, Washington
and lssaguena counties, and for other purposes
approved November n, 1855, and TO provide fol
the proper inspection Of Ievees and labor thereon
Senate bill no. 10: To prevent hogs running
at large on leyees at certain seasons. Reported
fayorably and bill passed.
State Treasurer May submitted the following
report to the legislature today. which Is self
explanatory. and which at this time will be OF
peculiar Interest TO MIssissippians:-
JACKSON, Miss, May o, 1897.
the House Of Representatives:
Gentlemeti--In compliance with your resoiu.
ton, hereto attached, asking for certain Infor.
touching the financial condition ut iaa
state, l beg TO respectfully submit the follow
ing;
As will be noted, the receipts for the fiscal
year, commencing October I 1895, and ended
September 80, lss6. are unusually large for the
following reasons: -Four hundred thousand dol
lars OF bonds were sold at a premium Of si3,-
G98. 81, making q total Of Sf13, Ggs 81, and a special
loan of $4,000 was borrowed under legislative
enactment, all Of which are inclnded In these
After deducting these amounts and
cash on hand October !. 1895, the regular re-
celpts for that year would have been 81, 2O6, 2s. 81.
In the disbursements are two items: special
refunded Of $4,000 and interest thereon Of
81 ,633.52, making on that account SIyl, C3s. 32.
After deducting this amount there was dis.
bursed for all other purposes 81 .s07, s46.oI.
II will be seen that the regular disbursement
regular receipts for the above period
amounted to S4ci ,7la.2o. The proceeds from the
sale Of 500, 900 Of bonds aud receipts we're not
suf1cient TO meet the deficit and pay current ex
penses Of the State. and On the 18TH day Of July
last the treasury was unable to meet I'll obiiga.
when presented, and there were OutstaDd-
Ing at that time $40, 900 or $4,000 Of unpaid
warrants on the June distribution, and
other warrants. This deficit gradually In.
creased until the November and December col.