The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20
~FIFTEENiH DAY,
House.

Jackson, May i1,-rhc house was called to
order at 9 O'Clock.
GOV. Mclautin notified the house that he had
approved the following heasurcs.
House bill No, -, an act authorizing mtlnicl'
pnlities to issue bonds TO purchase depot nrtYi'
leges and grounds and rights OF way for rail-
roads running through said mnnic'pattties,
House htii No. 81, an act creating the Palmyra
levee district.
Mr., Houston OF Monroe called up for action
senate bill No. ~. THIS bill is Ia regard I" eN-
empting municipal bonds from taxation, II was
reported faNorabiy by the ways aad means cont
mltteo.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. pInsmorc
making the exemption ten years, which Was
adopted.
MIR. Sharkcy offered an amendment making
the per cent 4 instead OF i. Mr, Liant moved To
table Mr.. Sharkcy's motion. The house refused
to table by . vote Of 81 to ".
The amendment was adopted by a vote Of II
to A.
Mr.. Houston called up house bill No. II. which
is an act requiring banks TO give i statement to
tax assessors OF all surplus and accumilnlions
Of any character. " is a revenue blii and taxes
all shares OF bank stock, state or National, tie
same as other property Of individuals, and pro.
vides that each bank shall furnish to tax as
SCISSORS, on or before the first day Of May OF each
year, a statement under oath OF the number ana
amount Of all shares Of It's capital stock.
The bill was passed with very lew voting
against it, and is expected to add materially to
the states revenues.
MI. Annil tdtitu ny Ntldlt WI Nv. Nv, an "
TO authorize the board Of lesse commissioner
for the faZ0o- Mississippi delta to issue It's bonds
to an amount not exceeding $5U,Wp, ana for
other purposes.
building and repairing The lcyees In that district
they shall be built as nearly as practicable IN u
straight line, leaving out all bends In the MiSsls"
sippi river.
Senate bill No. ~, an act TO repeal section , ot
an act incorporating the board OF lcvee commits
sioners for the Yazoo- Mississippi delta. and Tor
other purposes, was called up and placed upon
It's passage. There was no opposition 10 ".
Mr.. Abbay called up senate bill No. q, when
is amendatory to the act Incorporating the board
OF levee commissioners Of the faLoo- MlssiS'
sippi delta with reference to the power to make
certain contracts. The bill was also passed
without opposition.
MIR. Shivers called up senate bill No. 20, which
provides Tor The sale OF the old capitol building
and material contained therein to the contractor.
The bill was passed,
Mr.. Siiivers called up senate bill No, 81, ap-
proprIattng SI,JW to pay per diem ana mileage
Of commissioners and clerks salary OF inc en-"
tire commission, which was also passed.
Senate.
Tie senate was called to order at 0 O'Clock.
Mr.. Rowan offered the following resolutions:
"Ihat the legislature remain IN session until the
capitol question and other important questions
before the legislature be property or finally set
He'd but that no more money than what has al
| ready been Appropriated Tor the holding OF THIS
extraordinary session be paid by the state"
Tabled unanimously. as announced by the chair,
Senate bill No, -, authorizing tue board OF
levce commissioners for the faz0o- Mississippi
delta To provide bonds for certain OF It's 0ilcefs
and employees. Passed.
Mr.. Hardy called up senate Bill No. 2, an act
to raise revenlte by regulating insurance anu
providing for cheaper Insurance. he judiciary
committee reported as follows; The COMMITTEES
Is Of opinion that this bill does not come within
the scope OF legislation that may BE- considered
at this extraordinary session, and that therefore
the bill cannot under the constitution be now
acted on"
The report Of the committee was sustained.
House bill No. 10, an act to place a 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
stature should be appointed on the capitol com
mission Laid over.
The concurrent resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution in ieialiont to the
public school fund passed by 4 vote Of 81 to-.
Mr.. Moore called up senate bill No. "a, to
amend section 3 Of an act to amend an act In.
cooperating the board Of Mississippi IeYce con-
missioners for Bolivar, Washington and lssa-
quena counties, and for other purposes, APP
proved Nov. ~, 1855, and acts amendatory there.
OF, approved March 10, 1884, and to require all
appeals hereafter taken from the awards made
By the commissioner TO assess ievee damages 10
be presented to the chancery instead Of the cir
cult court, as now provided by SAID act. The
bill failed to pass by a vote OF 6 yeas To 81 nays.