The leader., 1898-01-26
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
TWELFTH DAY,
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Speaker McCool raped the house to order at
By MIR. Russell: To pay travelling expenses
and employ clerk for the superintendent Oh pun
| lie education for iS'S and 1899 -.
| By Mr.. Abb1y: 10 amend chapter %, section
/ ISIS with reference TO the sale OF tax lanas'
| Nv Mr. Abblyi Concurrent resolution re-
qutring board OF control 10 report immedlateiy
reeeipis and expenditures IN behalf ~ Tue penl-
tentiary and farms Tor 1875 ana is'is lhcIu slnn
/ now on hand belonging 70 the same and pro-
vdiug for the printing OF 500 copies OF the same
'O nv Mr. harrington: To amend chapter CO.
acts OF 1876, with reference TO preventing the
By Mr.. House: TO better secure the collection
Hy Mr.. Chapmani To authorize the county
| ireasufers 10 pay outstanding warrants que
teachers out OF any funds on hand Tor senooi
| BY MIR. BaIlinger. To amend chapter 80. acts
| OF 1894, with reference to the pay OF assessors
| BY Mr.. swetman To amend sectlOn s. cnaptef
| IS, acts Of 1894, With reference 10 county CUT
By Mr.. swetman: To amend the laws Of 1884
so as to provide tor the Investment Oh tenth see
| ton school funds In county bonds. ,
| BY Mr.. buckley: To construe and give proper
effect to the act 81 February Z, 1894, section 2oll
BY MIR. Doss: To amend section 5'Il' so as 10
| change time OF assessment OF lands
BY Mr.. Shefield To authorize certain towns
and cities to have new surveys and maps maze
| and recorded. - a,
| acis of "a, reference TO pay OF assessors.
BY Mr. Manshipl TO provide for protection OF
| state property in Jackson from IRE. .,,..,u
BY Mr.. Eaton: To provide fof pensioning
Confederate soldiers, sailors and widows and
| servants OF same.
by Mr. Underwood: Concurrent resolution
| submitting amendment to constitution In REFER
| ence to seat OF government. Provides for strlk-
| ing out section lOl OF article 4.
Mr.. Glover then called up his resolution In
| relation to investigating charges OF drunken
ness among high state officials.
Mr.. Thigpen offered the following amendment:
THAT inasmuch as 1t Is well known fact tnat
| there was free salooI ian somewhere near the
| capitol to Influence legislation during the ex-
traOrdlnary session of 1897, that this committee
be directed TO find out who furnished tile liquors.
and especially be Instructed to ind out VINO as
trbuted the liquors or had charge OF said saloon.
| or who carried the keys
Mr.. Ierger offered the following:
Whereas, The language, high state ohcials,
| in the resolution under consideration includes
| the governor, who in q published interview has
used the following Language: With deep sor-
| row and contrition, know that AT times have
| too much INDUCED an appetite for strong drink.
| Against this appetite have striyen and prayed
| to the Creator In the name OF the Redeemer
| who said 10 the poor womani lie that Is With
out sin among you let him cast a stone al her,
and
Whereas, 1t is expedieut and could result in
no good to the state TO investigate the details
of the falling he has confessed therefore. be 1t
| Resolved, That the words. except the gov.
ernor, be inserted after the high state officials
| In said resolution"
Mr.. Thigpen moved to table the resolution and
all amendments.
Mr.. Glover insisted on a division of the ques-
ton.
Mr. Underwood raised the point OF order that
| the question was not divisbe. Sustained.
The roll was then called on motion to table
the whole matter, and the original resolution
and all the amendments were tabled by vote
| OF rs to 10.
Mr.. Glover then arose and said lie had a reso-
luton. He said that many gentlemen on the
floor of the house had objected to previous reso-
| buttons on The ground that they we're not
specific" lie had one VIII ch he did not think
| liable to such objection. IL gave names, dates
| and place. The resolution was sent up 10 the
| desk and the clerk iead 1t.
| Mr.. Collier, of Warren, asked that considera-
ton OF the resolution be postponed until repre-
sentatyes of the district, who were absent, could
| be present.
Mr.. Cox moved to postpone consideration
of the resolution so that DIR. j. l.. NJ. Curry could
escorted by Gov. McLaurin, and put an end to
| the discussion. DIR. Curry had been previously
| invited to address the legislature at u O'Clock,
| and 1t was precisely II when lie assembled the
| speakers stand with Gov McLaurin and was
| introduced by the governor.
House reconvened at pm. and the Glover
resolution was taken up.
Motion by Mr. Montgomery to refer the whole
matter to the grand jures OF Warren and Clai-
| borne counties. Tabled.
MIR. Collier moved postponement until next
L
could be present. Tablet.
Mr. Thigpen moved to table the original mo-
| ton. Motion TO table was lost by vote OF 81
| to4
Motion by Mr.. Dlnsmore to defer action until
Thursday at 10 am. Carried.
Mr.. Lamb OF Panola moved that proceedings
| relating to official drunkenness be expungei
| from the record. Lost
Senate.
Senate met at 10 o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Wells, the senate agreed to
adjourn at li:45 In order to hear address by DR..
j. l.. NJ. Curry in representatives hall.
Concurrent resolution No. 3, as to donations
of public lands and granting railroads 1O0-feet
| right OF way, was put on mai passage ana
| adOpted-2G too.
House bill No. I, amending section 1926. chap
ter 1902 of the code as to distribution of pension
| fund. With senate amendment adopted.
| Mr. Noel called up his concurrent resolution
| submitting to the qualified electors an amend
ment to the constitution so as to make the judi
| cary elective.
| Tie resolution was made the special order for
| 3 pm, and at 0:55 the senate adjourned.
| AT 3 o'clock the senate resumed consideration
| of Mr.. Noels constitutional amendment as to
| elective judiciary.
Mr. Smith offered an amendment making the
| terms of lower court judges eight years and OF
| supreme Judges sixteen years Lost.
| Mr.. Rainwater offered an amendment to the
| effect that judges should be elected by districts
| instead of by the State.
| Adjourned till 10 O'Clock tomorrow.