Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-27
TWENTIETH DAY.
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Jackson, NAV iH-ius has b<ra one OF the
most exciting davS ot the present legislature.
When the senate yesterday refused 10 adopt the
Conference eotninittees report GA the capitol
question 4 was ttesly pEc'iieted that ihe ae.lon
out prgytilng for the building OF 4 nrw capitol.
Vhers and they were largely Ia the mslgrity as
ate would Yield ami sccrpt The conference report
rather than so the legislature adjourn without
provision tor 4 new capitol. The fact that the
senate hal refuxsd % accept the conference cosu-
nlittce report reported to the house Late yes-
tertay afternoon THIS was accompanied VITA
the request oi the senate for further confer
cncr aitt naming the senate committee, When
the report vas received the house Adjourned
without taking action. Ihis morning the
quest OF the senate vas considered by the house
aud By \ large majority u refused To grant an
other conference. The senate thea tDok up the
motion to reconsider u. action Yesterday in re-
fas,nz 70 adopt the conference report and for
three or four hours there MAS the nvriest De.
pafe that has hecn seen In either branch Of the
legislature duriag this session IL spon became
apparent that the senate would yield AMI adopt
the report The result shovel that 1t did 50 b
vote OF - yeas to 10 navs THIS means IN.
building Of the capitol on the present site With
the Gordon Mans.
The house was called 20 order at O'Clock.
Mr.. Shisers moved to take up the conference
committee request from the srbate.
VT, shivers moved TO lay the resolution on the
table.
Mr.. Houston Of Monroe arose TO a question Of
information. Hoped that the house would not
act rashly or discOuTteously To the senate.
A storm Of noes" greeted Mr.. Houston. ami
the roll calf WAS drinznded The house was
ciamoring to get a whacg at the senate. flve or
sin members wefe their feet At once making
points of order an: trying to exptain- The
speaker ordered the roll call The house refused
10 gran, another conference committee BY a vote
of = 10 IS.
Mr. Houston Of Monros entered motion To
reconsider
Mr.. Houston of Mouroe aross 10 explain his
vote. said that he wanted 20 be perfectly frank
with the housr lie vas AWARE thai the senate
had not acted fi.nt. that u aal lad trap for
h. hoo.
house. aud he Further realized that the hoe =
had acted fairly ami the s~aatr unfairly. In
spite o. All this. . vas ihe asiy q Hagaanimisy
and manhood and courtesy 70 grant another Goa
ference committee. Ihrn fhe hau.e soaid have
done etsFyihinx that c0ui1 b. eAGecte . He
thought that Il Was bis dntV 10 MAKE the sx-
planitlOn. due himself and his frirasis. He
could nsser expect to think as mueh u the man
who laid trap AMI vas hostel Win hrs own
trtarc. but. nevertheless, be- stood for all due
courtesy. for manhood ana for ful duty ami
fairness 90 the senate
Mr. Coz Of Frentl.s dlssgr-et with Mr. Hous-
ton tie thought that ths heus~ had done every
thing tisat could b expected. fhls house was
not expected 10 give up everything. II had gisea
up it. plans. ITS mode % ciectinE commissioners
and several other minor matters. and now for
soo;h. the senate wanted them to conce,ie that.
The conference comnlltte~s report should by All
means be indeFsed- iie was opposed % further
psrieylng With the senate about n. The house
had receiei just as far as 70 eOuId ss E1ru. ami
and he didn't advocate going back aay further.
Mr. Ahbay Of Iunica said that he agrecd with
Mr. Cox. When the house appointed that eosn-
mitte- It placed Hs honor in their hands. ami h
vas the duty oi the house TO stand By them. The
house had dDnc everything 10 could reasonably
expected 20 do. AMI hnw the house sSlrts werr
clear. " the capitol bill defeated the sen
ate would have the blood on their hands.
Ihe house then adlaurned until tomorrow at
O'Clock. having been In session about % minutes
Senate.
The senate vas called to order AZ > O'Clock
Mr.. Price called up senate bin No ~ an act
to amend section 900 OF the code Of l..9 as re-
Iates 90 enforcing the stock law In counties or
pon~d-
nouncing deeiination TO grant a further confer
encc. as asked by the Seuafe the di-a EFr--
msni between the two houses on the elpltol bin.
Mr.. Niger moved fo reconsider the vote taken
on yesterday whereby the senate refused to
aiopt the report Of the eomniiite- ~ conference
on the dlsagreemeut between the tao houses On
the capitol bill.
on the calling fOr ,hs previous question the
vote was as follows.
Yez<-Adams. Cznsey. Clinton. Grrayes Greg
ory, Hardy. kiger. Lswsnfhal. Magruder. Nell
henny. Mckinney. Miller. Mitchell Nixon
Moore tfifteenth District. Noar- Thirte nth
District, Sesbtt, Noel. Price isi1tesnth iis-
tfset} kaInNatsr smith som~ryiil~ Irixz
weaihefshy. Wells
Nays-Bsyd. BrslnIss. Rrewer Byrrs, CLARK.
Cook, Harrison. Hicks. h. Lahib. NeIoaIis
Mcintosh. Price fflfth District ksNan-ia
The vote TO sdvps the conference r-port Nas
as follows.
Yeas-Adanss. Causey. uark. UInfoa. Gar.
Greases. 1Ie.oty. Harry. Mgr. Lg~euihaii.
Msgruder. Mciiheauy. Nciniosh. NJ as.sy
Miller. Mitchell, MSsn. Moore Ftfternta ats-
tTietl. Neselt. No-i. Pre- fsftA s.stFfes Pro
fsixternth district. EaiBaafcr. Eew an. seat n.
Soulervilie. Trigg. Welthersby. Neifs. Tetzt. ~
>ays-B0yd. Bramlet. EreWrr. ByrF~. sssax
Harrison, Hendriek, Lamb. McDoaaid. Eiicss.
Total. 10.
Mr.. Siger called from the tahle his eoaeur-
rent resolution forbei3lng the e1usid1cy fof
capitol Commissioner sny state ofslc-rs ai-tl-
bers or employc 0f tne legislsturr. Ai0p.ed
Bilis on third reading House hilt No. &
An act authorizing the issuance OF state honds
for the purpose Of building a new capitol
Mr.. Harrison moved TO strike cut ot the 1gpyo-
priaiion seven hundret and ATTY thouS1nc -
and insert FIVE hundred thousand Tabled ~
I Is yeas and II nays
The Till passed without amsn ndment by ! vote
Of ~ yeas to 10 nats- Mr.. Rowan entered
motion to reconsider house bill No II. An act
authorizing the issuance of f40d.9o OF STATE
bonds 10 carry on the state government for the
years 1851" Passed
IT. kigeg entered a motion 10 reconsider house
| bili No =. making an appropriation 70 pay pei
diem AMI mile~g ge Of the Statr House commits
sioa and expenses Incidental 20 the removal of
records. etc. IN the capitol Passed.
senate eili. Making an appropriation u pro-
tect public lands from tEespass. vas in1esaitely
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