The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-13
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
SEVENTH DAY.


House.
Jackson. Miss. May 1.-THE house wa, called
| The report OF the committee on the location
Of tho capitol building was read. The report
selects the same site as the capitol building I,
nov located upon.
| The report Was adopted By 4 veto Of l0l yeas
10 Il nays.
Al last the frat actual step toward building A
new capitol has been taken, and the new capiie.
III one be built--wili 10 upon the spot that has
Tor sixty Years held the state building Il The
senate rUacurs.
Mr.. Land OF Jasper offered a resolution 10
adopt the plans OF MessTs. Weathers s Weathsrs
Of Memphis, and that the capitol be
the same.
Mr., COX Of Prentiss made the point OF order
that the resolution should 30 10 the capitol
committee.
Mr.. Land withdrew his motion and moved that
II be referred to the capitol committee; carried.
Mr.. Eaton OF Smith moved TO reconsider the
resolution voted down yesterday In regard to
nsing the penitentiary buildings as a receptacle
for the archives OF the State and Offices for the
state officers during the erection OF the new
capitol. 1t was reconsidered and referred 10 the
capitol committee.
A message from the governor was announced.
The message was: u submit for your consid-
Grafton and action the following matters and
subjects;
An act to amend and create the Palmyra
leyee district and define It's powers and duties.
AN act 10 amend section ! of chapter lis.
laws OF 1895, so as To include the purpose OF re-
lieving an already over-burdened annual school
maintenance fund, and TO amend section 8 of
the same act, so rs to give right of mandamus
or injunction TO holders and owners of bonds
without first reducing claims to Judgment, and
providing for \ special sinking fund.
u also submit the matter OF allowing the
supreme Court Judges one stenograpler for the
three Judges, and allowing the attorney general
a CLERK. A. j. MCLAuRIN, Governor"
BY MIR. Anderson of Warren; AN act to
amend section l of chapter lia, laws Of ls9H, So
as 10 include the purpose OF relieving an already
overwhelmed annual school maintenance tnnu
aud to amend section 81 Of said act, Sc as To give
right OF mandamus or injunction to bolders and
owners of bonds without first reducing claims 10
Judgment, and 10 provide for a specific sinking
fund"
House bill No. %: To local and private legis.
latiot.
by Mr., Pipes OF Adams, house bin No. 81:
AN act to amend an act to create the Palmyra
ieNee district and define its duties, approved
March 10, 1896" To committee on leYceS.
Resolution by Mr.. Herring: whereas, 1t is
contrary TO public policy to create a large state
bonded debt; and,
Whereas, The issuing of long time bonds to
meet current expenses Is contrary to this policy;
be it
"Resolyed, That the capitol committee is
hereby instructed. In reporting the bill, to pro-
vide Il new capitol, to make provision that the
bonds issued 10 pay FOR the same shall be made
due and payable annually in a series OF one to
ten years, and that a direct tax Of one hall of
one mil per annnm be levied To meet the same
as they fail due"
Referred to capi,Oi committee.
The concurrent resolution indOrsing Gen
Fiizlugh Lee was amended by Mr.. Franklin of
lowndes 50 as to include Walter Barrier OF
Mississippi, United States consul at Sagua La
Grande, Cuba, and was passed unanimously,
The secretary of Stase was instructed to send
copies TO Mr.. Barker and Gen, Lee.
senate.
The senate was called to order at 9o'clock and
proceeded to the consideration OF the special
order, senate bili No. b, an act TO raise revenue
to carry on the state government for the fiscal
year 1897, and to authorize the issuance OF $500
900 OF 4 per cent. non-iaNabie bonds, payable IN
twenty years. to provide for the deficit In the
denclt IN the revenues of the stale
The finance committee recommended Its
passage.
MIR. Broylcs offered as a substitute therefor
senate Dill No. !, an act to raise revenue and
provlde Tor the dehcit in public revenues of the
state"
This substitute is the bill adopted by the sen.
ate finance COMMITTEES when called together by
the governor before the Legislature met. 1t pro-
pldes Tor the borrowing Of $500. 900 at n rate OF
interest not to exceed 6 per cent. per annum TO
be paid semi- annually, and levies a tax OF IA
mills.
BY Mr.. Bowers. To amend section ss8 code Of
1892 so as to authorize individuals already own.
Ing lands and personal property In this State
exceeding In value 5000 to convey the same TO
planting and mercantile corporations hereafter
to be formed in the bona tide payment OF sub
scripti0n on the capital stock Of said corpora
ton. Referred to corporations,
by Mr.. kige.: To prohibit hogs from running
at large upon the lands adjacent to the line OF
the Mississippi levee district, and to provide a
penalty therefor. Leyees. Also, an act to pro.
hibit horses, mules cattle and goats from run.
ming at large on the levees along tho Mississippi
river from February | to June ! OF every year,
and to provide penalties for the same. To com
mittee on levees.
The senate In executive session confirmed the
appointment OF Green Is. Huddleston as circuit
Judge, Tenth district.