Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-01-22
TWELFTH DAY.

Speaker McCool raped the house to order at
10 O'clock.
BY Mr.. Russell: To pay travelling expenses
and employ clerk for the superintendent OF pup
lie education for 1898 and 1899.
By Mr.. Abbay: To amend chapter 70, section
2,57s, with reference to the sale OF tax lands.
by Mr. Abbay: Concurrent resolution re-
quirng board OF control to report Immediately
receipts and expenditures In behalf OF the penl-
tentiary and farms for 1896 and 1891 including
an itemized statement OF property and money
now on hand belonging to the same. and pro-
viding for the printing OF 500 copies OF the same
for the use of members.
BY Mr. Harrington: To amend chapter 90,
acts of 1896, with reference to preventing the
spread of smallpox. ,
| BY Mr.. House: To better secure the eolleclion
| of poll tax.
| BY Mr. Chapman: To authorize the county
| treasurers TO pay outstanding warrants dHe
teachers out OF any funds on hand for school
| purposes.
BY Mr. Balinger; To amend chapter 80, acts
| OF 1884, with reference to the pay OF assessors.
BY Mr.. Swetman; To amend sectlon3 chapter
! 76, acts OF 1894, with reference to county con-
| yicts
BY Mr.. Swetman; To amend the laws Of 1894
so as to provide tor the investment of tenth sec
ton school funds in county bonds.
BY Mr.. Buckley: TO construe and give proper
effect to the act OF February 1894, section 2Ol1
BY Mr.. Doss: To amend section 3l71 so as TO
change time of assessment Of lands.
| BY Mr. Sheffield: To authorize certain towns
and cities to have new surveys ana maps lnaoe
and recorded.
By Mr. Touchstone: To amend chapter SO,
acts of '04. reference to pay of assessors.
BY Mr.. Manship: To provide for protection oil
State property in Jackson from fire.
By Mr.. Eaton; To provide for pensionlng
Confederate soldiers. sailors and widows ana
servants OF same.
by Mr.. Unierwood: Concurrent resolution
submitting amendment to constitution in reier'
ence to seat o, government PROVIDES lor sirlh
| ipy ynpfg a
Mr. Glover then called up his resolution IL
relation to investigating charges OF drunken
ness among high State of1lciais.
Mr. Thigpen offered the following amendment
THAT inasmuch as 1t is a well known fact ina
there was a free salool ran somewhere near tn'
capitol to influence legislation during the ex
traordinary session of 1891 that this cominllte'
bc directed 10 hnd out Who furnished the liquors.
and especially be instructed TO find out who dis
tribued the liquors or had charge OF said saloon
; or who carried The kcys.".
Mr.. Yerger offered the following:
Whereas The language, high state ofnclals,
, in the resolution under consideration include
the governor, Who IN published interview ia
used the following language; with deep sor
row and cOntritiOn know that al times nav
too much INDUCED an appetite for strong drink
Against this appetite have siriyen and praye
to the Creator In the name OF the RedeemeI
who said to the poor woman: He that is WIN
) ont sin among you let him cast a stone at her,
and
I Whereas, 1t is expedient and could result !
/ no good to the State TO investigate the detail
OF the failing be has confessed therefore, be
D "Resoyed, That the words. except the GOV
crnor, be inserted after tile nlgn olale oHlcldis
in said resolution"
t NJ Thlgpen moved to table the resolution an
all amendments
Mr. Glover Insisted on division of the ques
ton.
{ Mr. Underwood raised the point of order tina
the question was not dtvisible Sustained.
The roll was then called on motion to tabl
y the whole matter, and the original reSolullo
, and all the amendments were tabled by vol
I of IS TO l5
Mr., Glover then arose and said he had resc
I luton. lie said that many gentlemen ON IN
floor of the house had objected to previous reso
luiions on the ground that they were ut
$ ''speciiic." lie had one which he did not thin
liable to such objection. 1t gave names, date
G and place The resolution was sent up 10 III
h desk and the clerk read it.
r Mr.. Collier of Warren, asked that consdera
: tion OF the resolution be postponed until repr,
Il sentatiyes of the district, Who were absent, coh
| be present.
: MIR. Cox moved to postpone considerable
n of the resolution 80 that Dr. }. i, NJ. curry cou
address the house. Dr. Curry entered the nal
G escorted by Gov. NcLaurin, and put an end
the discussion. Dr. Curry had been previous
4 invited to address the legislature at u o'eloc
IS and IL was precisely Il when he assembled u
speakers stand with Gov. McLaurin ana WI
a introduced by the governor.
House reconyened at pm, ana the GLOW
ie resolution was taken up.
Is Motion by Mr. Montgomery TO refer the who
|. matter to the grand juries OF Warren and Cla
borne counties Tabled.
N Mr.. Collier moved poStpOnement until ne
ie Friday, when the absent members of the distri
. could be present. Tabled.
l. Mr. Thigpen moved to table the original m
tion. Motion 10 table was lost by vote ot
to4l
Motion by Mr. Dinsmore to defer action un
r. Thursday at lOa.m. Carried
Il. Mr.. Lamb OF Pamela moved that proceedin
e. relating TO official drunkenness be cxpung
Id from the record. Lost.
-, SENT.
s Senate met at 10 o'clock.
- On motion of Mr.. Wells, the senate agreed
of adjourn at HAS in order to hear address by
r. j. /. NJ Curry in representatives. hall.
"A, Concurrent resolution No. ), as 10 donaiio
of public lands and granting railroads lO0-i'
10 right OF way, was put on final passage a
adopted-26 too.
,s House bill No. I, amending section Sl26, cha
ter lN2 of the code as TO distribution OF pensi
NO fund with senate amendment adopted.
We Mr.. Noel called up his concurrent resoluti
er submitting TO the qualified electors an amer
ty ment TO the constitution so as TO make the Ju
ciary elective.
Ir. Tie resolution was made the special order
ir. 3p,m,, and at 10; rs the senate adjourned.
nd At3o'clock the senate resumed conslderat
of Mr. Noel's constitutional amendment as
elective judiciary.
MIR Smith offered an amendment making
terms of lower court judges eight years and
supreme judges sixteen years. Lost
n, Mr. Rainwater offered an amendment TO
"' effect that judges should be elected by distrl
,a instead of by the State.
n'e ne Adjourned till 10 O'Clock tomorrow.