Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-05-15

commission to sell and dispose OF material m,
Iurh.ufe belonging TO the State in the nreee,,
eapiio' ehhdlng. TO capitol committee ''''0"
Aiter lne reports OF committees were all I,
anu tne Dills mad been introduced, Mr.. Glover NJ
nhoanonia ~ lneh called for the special order TO,
ihe morning, which was the consideration n,
me capitol Dill, the substitute for house hi No
ty.fve. '''''''''''oo' '"eh
Then merry battle began The capitol nd
dDva.es di"nns nau majority OF 80 and were rathe
disposed TO run things over the minority h.
anti.capltol people started out 10 smother IN,
nlli win substitutes and objections. but the ma,
]orlty voted them all down. WV '''' ma
Senate,
| The senate was called to order at o'clock
judiciary committee reported that senate hin
no. 10, 70 provide revenues and separate Staio
! from school fund.- do not pass. N''''
80 Local ana Prlvate observation-disclosures bill No
| -oI a. aIlehu chapler land section s. Do pass
! judiciary committee Senate bill No. II. r.
eral. DO pass. "''''"e' ECU
! Mr. Noel moved to table the motion to recon.
sluer senate bill No. !, the revenue bill, contend.
Ing they had been called here tn consldar onI,
two measures had been here nearly Two week !
| nau disposed OF one and he was In favor of let.
/ ting their action stand. - 'N'
Mr. Hardy wanted to reconsider. stating bo
nau received Information from the State treasury
maj ueilanleu lhrther lime, and asked MIR. Nocl
| 10 wlthdraw motion TO table motion TO recon.
sidef WHICH lie did with the UNDERSTANDING that
ne would repeat 1t this afternoon,
| Mr. smith moved that the rules be SUSPENDED
ana senate Dill No. II be sent to house at once
Carried ~ ''''''
Mr.. Lewenthal called up house resolution M
z, asking con ,ress to take charge of the MIssis
slppl leveeS. substituting the house bill for one
oi MS oWn on that line. The bill was withdrawn
from the committee, and Mr.. Lewenihal moved
It's adoption.
The yeas and nays being called on the resou4
tlon resulted as follows; Yeas 80, nays8.
by Mr.. Cook: Senate bill No. 20, an act ent-
'leu an act TO repeal section of an act to tncor.
p0rale the board OF levce commissioners for ihe
iazoo and Mississippi delta and for other pur.
poses. '
by Mr. Cook: Senate bill No. a. 10 amend
section IL OF an Act Incorporating the board of
leVee commissioners for the NaZOO- MssisSippi
delta, approved Feb. 2S 1881. and section . of an
act amendatory approved March lG, 1886, with
reference 10 thc power TO make certain contracts
for leyee work. Leyees
by Mr. Cooki Senate bill No. %, to authorize
!ne board OF leyee commissioners for the Yazoo-
mississippi delta to require the service upon tho
levees OF certain persons etc, Leyees
The report of Hon. John NJ Slmonton, land
commissioner, was received and read. He di-
rected attention TO the immense amount of work
IN his olllcc and asked for clerk
The senate went into executive session and
confirmed the appointment of Thomas r. Stock
dale as supreme Judge and Joseph NJ jayne as
member of the Mississippi leyee commission.
Mr.. smith called up senate bill No. II, proyid-
Ing clerk for the attorney general at a salary
of 5000 year.
MIR. Bowers, for the committee on consitu-
lion, reported fay0rably on concurrent resolu.
tl0n No. 4, as amended. 1t submits an amend.
Ment 10 the constitution as to school fund.
A communication from Attorney General
Mash was read. in which he stated Che dutipa nf
the office had been largely increased and clerk
was an absolute necessity. Mr.. Price, Of the
Sixteenth, said he didn't propose to make a
speech as long as long as the attorney general 5
letter and while he was evidently greatly bur
dened man. he would vote against the bill,
which was just the same as the one voted down
last session. The bill was defeated by vote Of
On IN III