The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-01-19
SEVENTH DAY.

A message from the governor submitted with
out recommendation an act to enable boards of
supervisors TO channel certain streams; an act
to amend section 1863, Code of 1892, so as to
provide that compensation paid district attor-
neys pro tempore shall be deducted from salary
of regular district attorneys; to amend section
2021 of Code OF 1892 in regard to fees for collect
ing delinquent taxes to amend section $3.50 of
Code in reference TO last license TO practice med
icine; to amend section 2ll0 of Code OF 1892 in
reference to duration OF lien.
Committee on public health and quarantine
reported favorably on senate bill No. Z6, in
reference to last license, and same was passed.
Senate concurrent resolution No. &, amending
the constitution so as to make judiciary elect
i've, was tabled subject to call.
Mr.. NeSbts bill amending the law so as to
use animals and Implements on public roads
was taken up and passed. This repeats chapter
IS OF the acts of 1894 and section 1910 of the Code
and provides that horses, mules, oxen, wagons
and plows belonging to persons not liable to
work on the roads and also persons who are
liable. shall be subject TO requisition OF the
overseer not more than ten days. and that only
one-half the teams OF one person snail be SUD-
ject to road duty at one time.
Mr.. Price, OF the Sixteenth, moved snspen-
sion of the rules and the passage of his bill to
change the time Of assessing lands.
Mr.Nesbit moved to amend By changing date
of beginning of operation of proposed bill from
1898 to 1902.
On motion OF Mr.. Greaves the amendment was
tabled.
MIR McIaurin moved to amend so as to make
the assessment of lands every two years instead
Mr. McLaurin's amendment was voted down
and the original bill was lost by Il vote OF 10 To
10, Mr.. Price of the sixteenth changing his vote
to nay and making motion to reconsider.
After a ten minute executive session at II M,
during which executive session appointments
were referred to levee committee, Mr.. Nesbit
nominated Hon. ii. ID. Money for United States
senator. The ballot resulted unanimously for
Money.
House.
Mr.. Green offered resolution providing for a
joint committee to investigate the L. L. & {. at
Columbus, and inquire into the charges OF mis-
management and report back 10 the legislature
the result of their investigation.
The roll was then called and the resolution
passed by vote of So to .
BY Mr.. Houston: TO raise revenue for fiscal
year 9S and 49,
BY Mr.. Yerger: concurrent resolution pro-
posing amendment to the constitution with
reference to making leyee commissioners elect
i've.
BY Mr. Ehrman: To provide for support and
maintenance of State Charity Hospital at Nicks-
BY Mr. Martin: To provide for reassesment
of lands in certain counties.
By Mr.. Moore: To repeal chapter 10i, acts of
1896, and amend section 1926, code of 1892.
BY Mr. Stovall: To enable board of super
visors of certain counties TO channel certain
streams.
BY Mr. Sexton: To authorize railroad com
missoners to purchase lands for State convict
farm and for sale of Oakley farm.
BY Mr. Smith: TO amend section z1fS, code,
in reference to duration of lien.
BY Mr.. Langston: TO appropriate money for
relief of certain officers, soldiers, sailors and
widows and servants of the late war.
BY Mr.. Anderson of Lee and Itawamba: To
authorize issuance of bonds 10 raise funds to
reclaim swamp and oVertiowed lands in such
districts as are authorized to levy taxes for such
purpose.
By Mr.. Denton: To amend section $780, code,
in reference to road hands working under con-
tractors and paying communication money to
him.
BY Mr.. Baird: For support and maintenance
of State Normal School at Holly Spring.
BY Mr.. Wall: To make appropriation for hay-
ing an inventory taken and new catalogue made
of State Library.
The committee on judiciary reported the
house resolution with reference to the appoint
ment OF a committee to investigate charges of
drunkenness among State officials. The com
mittee reported the resolution as being in proper
legal shape, and as making a charge which the
house could Investigate II it saw proper.
Mr.. Kern called up senate concurrent resolu-
tion with reference to appointment OF a COM
mittee to investigate the recent yellow fever
epidemic and the causes Of its introduction into
this State.
On call OF the yeas and nays the resolution
was adopted by a vote of IA to 35.
At II O'clock Speaker McCool announced that
the legal order of business was to ballot for a
United States senator to succeed Senator
George. formal ballot was taken and ii. ID.
Money received l34 votes.