Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-13


school fund Is Included. This j. approximately
~. i@si The total apprcrtittiea on this tanf
u Is Impossible to estimate the rrcrtrs. sna
disbursements for i-t~, ami the Appropriations
AM levy Tor that year have not brsR mssie-
A. part OF this repctt I hss 20 saetnit ihe
statement made BY the treasurer and auditor TO
The governor ea February =. is9i-
4 o a,v. state Treasurer.
NtNTH DAY.
Iiaa.e
Jackson. Miss, May s-The house vas called
TO orsisf NJ - ocloek.
tommiifrs reports we're In order.
tstec-S senate bill No ,. TO antnorirc the state
Treasurer 10 Pay the ieyee districts tne tunts
remaining In hts charge to the credit % the
liqaidstiEg teNcc fund Do pass ameni~si.
Unanimous conscnt 20 take ny the biii fer hnal
passage ant suspsnsion of thc rules askcsi BY Nr.
thapnian u >unrower. In ordcr 10 take up the
bill. which wa< done
There Is Neo In the state treasury. AMI thi.
the treasurer has M authority 10 dishurse. This
power the hiil Just passed gives him. The
amount ~tl AZ once b. paid 20 the Naf1o isse~
district board ami will be applied toward rrpaiE-
May. and Mesns-iioa.. htu No q. an A.,
making the poll tax a coanty school fund AMI 10
fer~si sections - and sli of the annotated r~ie.
Do pass.
Hous< bill No. - an act 60 amend section tSi
~ the code OF iss. and to separate the eonnon
school fund irom the <eneral state tun.i and TO
Resolution sy Mr.. tsrroil u Ukilbbeha
hat this house IL opposet 10 payiag two men
fes iotng the scfk Of one man Nhs ha. been
elected OF appointed 60 DO the work bIm-eif and
Il therefore opposed 10 appropriating MONEY ~
pay pro ten- eircuit judges AMI pro tenn district
aitornets-' Referred % committee 0n apprO-
priattoas-
capitol Commliie~-The capitol committee
reported that the foiIowiag bllls do pass
Committee substitute for house hill Ne. q,
ttii 90 b~ entttlrst an act tu authorize 1nt
VEuskle for tho baiiiing - a state house amt %
pros air ones for state ofe~rs ami deptrsi Tories
tor the hcoks. records papers AMI archives -.
lonstng 10 the state. daring the construction %
the STATE house
Committee .ubstiiue for hoase hui ". =. an
act suthofizin< ihe Issuance % state hsuis
for tn pufpuss of cfectias a1s state saPitnl
The capst1i BAT provide, TOT a capitol counlis-
sion % three rttfru. o - selected ~ tn irgis
iaturc. cu~ to ~ chosen from each Suprenns
fh- plans u Nrathers Wesfh~rs arr to nc
uscd In tuiiiny sailed architect SHALL he
employed TO supervise the work upan the terms
sdoptei BY ihs American Institute ot Arehi
tects. Payments 10 the contractors shall -
masie mpnihiy. a. the wors Progresses. but
eoutraet shall extend h@yuusi thFer years after
the passage es the act fWenfy -h,e per csnt u
the estimates. reserved a. pFoybfet. shall be
hsti as cumulative security against N. cnn-
tractor The contractor Is authorized To U.s.
ans available material IN the Old buidtnx. The
commissioners shall receive s per day tor eaeh
day ia session. also mileage. and are authorized
% employ a clerk at So T-r mouth.
The bond bill proyhies for an issue of $50 an
of forty year PER cent boust. interest payahi..
seml. annually. In January and Jelly. The sum
of y aou - appropriated to p1y the expenses of
printing ani engraving the bonds ami afsertis-
Ing then fOT sair
Message from the governor. II hereby submit
for your consideration ans action the follow ing
subject ami matter An act Ia authorize the
board q lcyee eommis.tancFs for th- Naxoo-
Mississippi drtta ta issue bonis the amount
no, exceeding sas-Boep. ami tor other purpose..s
sabmit this without rcesn'ui.n.iatlea
"A }. NcLAUEIS"
sgaUf
An act to authorize the board Of Iexe~ rtsnmis-
siouers Tor the Naxpu- Mississippi delta 10 ISSUE
bonds 10 an amount not exrce,ilns Nao.eat. sai
for other purposes Referred TO committee on
Mr. Houston called up house bll No =. AN
act making the poll tar county seh0oi fund
withSu, considering this bill the house af-
iOurned.
Ihe senate vas called To or,isr at . o'clock
MT Hardy moved consideration q ssnats suI
Ma anst Amendments, the revenue bilf.
Mr. MeIaaria opposed taking up bill At pres
cnf.
The senate deciied by vote tn take M tn.
matter and Mr.. Hardy novel the adoption Of
the smeniment to the substitute which called
Tot A Ga mills.
Mr. EeN aa protested against Increasing levy
over mills. he insisted that every eounty Vas
foreed TO collect all the poll taxes charged To II
sF0.eHo additional reveaue would b. rafsed- He
asserted the state would have bsen s.a fsl better
OF hsd the legislature never met last year.
Mr. Bowers called foF specification as To which
act OF the last session cost the state ys1 eoo but
received an lnsiednIte Teply-that il was on gsu-
crzl principles
The point oS order was raisesl by Mr.. Rain
water that Mr. koNan as OF the question. but
the chair did not sustain him. NF. Howers APP
rsalesi from the decision % the chair but the
chair vas sustained aud DR.. Rowan proceeded.
Mt Lamb moved the previous question AMI
the sncndInent asiopiri by vote Of ~ 10 Is.
This makes the levy 81 mills
Mr. Lamb offered an amendment substituting
ftrE
borrowed.
Mr smith opposed. stating u did not neees-
sarily foiOw the state would te compelled 10 pay
per cent. the htll Is similar to that making a
loan year ago and on which money vas eoF
roNed at per cent
Mr.. Mefaurin favored stipulation foY lowest
rate of interest would make it per cent a
proposition indOrsed by Mr. Kainwater.
Mr.. Trlgg moved TO make the rate psr cent
NJ Noel thought the tr.ends ot the oill ought
20 be Permitted TO perfect tt. did not think the
bsnxs In Aississtppi eould corner the moa-y
market u certain money could b procured at s
per cent. would vote for IT, bat M sny doubt q
L 1oaid IHaks rsis per cent. and trust 20 gov
right
could prevent banks combining aud refusing To
lean nloney at per cent if left At pr eeuE as
heretofore the governor anf tF-as7rvr would
Mr. Lamb withdrew substitute TO make rate
per cent. ~hsreupoa Judge ITigg moved TO
strike out and insert pr cent
MAXIMUM
Mr.. Grayes took the noor ami at this jsaesase
Judge Trigg withtrew bis per cent motion-
TN motion os Mr.. Hardy the Amendment ~as
then adopted. making rate per cent The
original ball. or rather the substitute. with
snlendments. VAS pat on nnal passage and
Mr.. Irigg offered follow Ing concurrent Fssosu-
tion No s. asking opinion q supreme Court as
10 the right o. iaxoe- MISSISSIPPI ieyee board 70
issue $50 900 bonds. etc. issued without publ
Gallon same WAS adopted unanimously.
Mr. Hardy called up concurrent resolution
No. I on location OF capitol
Mr.. Noel objected on ground house dis
posed TO think senate diefatorlal. and IN de-
terence to them he would POSTPONE action
Mr. Hardy Insisted on taxing up matter AZ
once being tired OF hearing such charges ma1e
/ against the senate Mr.. Graves fDiorssd that
sentiment.
Mr.. Noel suggested that as the hsssse had
adopted bill expressing choice Of slle the
senate do the sane. and suggested that the word
-eoneuuenI be stricken out, making the reso-
luton a stmpe senate resolution. In the event
/ the two houses did not agree on site. a con
l ference committee be appointed
Mr.. Hardy accepted this suggestion and re-
Rs.s Ssss 0i committee On site for ne" capitol vas
! he seaate BY = vote Of Is TO Is voted to erse,
| the ne~ capitol on the renitentiary site Tne
Rouse ~ mueh larger majority voted In favor
| fhe senare went into executive session to coz
sider a message from the governor.
By Mr.. smith Senate bill No. IL An act "a
proste clerical assistance for the attorney gen
erals oncs." This nslI provides for clerk AZ ,
salary of ssoe PER aanum-
; BY Mr. Rowan: senate bill No. Ia An act "a
I zmsac section - Of the annotated code OF issa
e % amended as 10 read as follows. lit shall
bc the duty q the eossnty znditor 70 place 20 the
credit q state a sum OF money Ia each county
1 th1s should arise from the collections OF pod
taxes - required b <ec1i9n = IS Of the annotated
code Of l-se. equal to the full amount OF unai
khe sad taxes soald be In the eonniy whether
said zn1oSnfs b collected In the COUNTESS OF not
oa motion Of MIR. Aeialssh. the senate All
ioGrned-
| TENTH DAY