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

jackson, Miss, May 6,--The house was called
to order Al 10 O'Clock,
committee reports were in order.
leNee- senate htil No. .. To authorize the State
treasurer TO pay tho leyeu districts the Innis
remaining in his charge to the crrult of the
ilqnidatinE lrvee fund DO pass as amended.
unanimous consent to take up the hilt fur huat
passage AMI suspension OF the rules asked by Mi.
.hapluan OF Snntlnwer, IN order 10 take up the
bill, which was done,
There Is $i,hoO in the State treasury, and this
llie treasurer has no authority to dtsburse. THIS
power inc blll Insl passed gives him. The
amount VIII AZ once be paid TO the Nazoo lcpee
district board and Will be applied toward repair
ing lcyees,
Ways and M~cans-ilouSe bill No, %, an act
making the poll tax a county school fund aud to
repeal sections 3j9 and 9li OF the annotated code.
Do pass.
House bill No, a, an act to amend section 4n1i
OF the code Of 1892 and To separate the common
Schoot fund from the general State fund and 10
regulate the poll tax revenues, tpuot pass.
Resolution by Mir Carroll OF Oktihbehai
mat this house Is opposed to paying two men
Tor doing the work OF one man who has been
elected or appointed to do the work himself, and
IS therefore opposed TO appropriatlng money to
pay pro TEN. circuit Judges amt pro TEN, district
attorneys Referred to committee on appro-
priatluns.
Capitol Committec-The capitol committee
reported that the following bills do pass;
Committee substitute Tor house bin No, II,
A bill TO be entitled IAN act to authorizes and
provide for The building OF n state house, and 10
provide offices for State officers and dppositories
for the books, records, papers and archives be.
longing TO the state, dutiig the construction Of
the State house"
COMMITTEES substitute for house blu No. Il, an
act authorizing the Issuance of state bonds
for the purpose OF erecting a new State capitol.
The capitol bill provides for Il capitol commits
sion OF three citizens, To be selected by the lcgIs-
lattre, one to be chosen from each Supreme
Court district, and each shall give bond OF slD 900.
The plans OF Weathers Il Weatl,ers are TO be
used In building. A skilled architect shall be
employed to supervise the work. upon the terms
adopted ny the American Institute OF Archl-
tects. Payments to the contractors shall be
made monthly. as the work progresses. but no
contract shall extend beyond three years after
the passage of the act. Twenty five per cent Of
me estimates, reserved AS provided, shall be
held rs a cumulative security against the con-
tractor. The contractor Is authorized to use
any available material In the old building. The
commissioners shall receive s. per day for each
day In session, also mileage, and are authorized
TO employ a clerk at $50 per month.
The bond bill provides for an issue OF $3.50, 900
OF forty year 4 per cent. bonds. interest payable
semi-annnally. In January aud July. The sum
OF Y 200 Is appropriated to pay the expenses Of
printing and engraving the bonds and adyertis-
ing them for sale.
Message from the governor: ~ hereby submit
for your consideration ami action the following
board OF levee commissioners for the Yazoo-
Mississippi delta to Issue It's bonds to the amount
not exceeding $500. 600, and for other purposes
| submit this without recommendation.
"A. j, MCLAUHIS,"
House bill No. rs, by Mr.. Abbay Of TunIca.
An act to authorize the board Of Ievec commits.
sioners for the Yazoo- Mississippi delta to Issue
bonds to an amount not exceeding $500, 900, and
for other purposes. Referred to committee on
leypes.
Mr.. Houston called up house bin No. q, IAN
act making the poll tax a county school fund
and to repeal sections 339 and oil " the code"
without considering this bill the house ad-
%jOurned.
The Senate.
The senate was called TO order at . O'Clock.
Mr.. Hardy moved consideration Of senate bill
No. ! and amendments, the revenue bill.
Mr.. McLaurin opposed taking up bill at pres.
eDt.
The senate decided by vote TO take up the
matter and Mr.. Hardy moved the adoption OF
the amendment to the substitute which called
for a GA mills.
Mr.. Rowan protested against increasing levy
over D mills he insisted that II every county was
forced 10 collect all the poll taxes charged to II |
II" "' GhY2aasSs iHft revenue s4s would sa% dtbbiniH n't trip; ii
will be sold April 23 to 25, inclu
good to return until May 8, 1897,