The leader., 1898-01-26
THIRTEENTH DAY.
House.


House called to order by Speaker McCool at
Mr. Kern called up the pending bill for sup
port and Improvement of A. and NJ. College.
Mr. Taylor moved to amend the bill by making
the appropriation for support OF the college
SIT 800 per annum.
MIR. Kern moved to table the amendment
The roll was called and the house refused to
table by a vote OF 80 to 81.
Mr.. Jones of Union moved TO amend by making
the appropriation S20,500
The speaker then announced that it was
promptly IL O'Clock, the hour fixed by law for
electing United States senator Mr.. Money
was nominated and, on call OF the roll unani-
mOusly elected.
BY Mr.. Webb To amend section 1896, code.
reference to fees OF circuit clerks in certain
criminal cases.
BY MIR. Sharkey; Resolution providing for
committee TO ascertain when report OF board
of control will be printed.
BY Mr.. CritZ: To amend laws so as to allow
board of supervisors to buy stationery where
they can make best terms.
BY Mr.. Lewis: To amend section 3l35, code,
in reference to party fences.
Committee on ways and means reported house
bill 43, reference TO redemption OF lands for
taxes, do not pass.
Senate bills were taken up, read twice and re-
ferred to proper committees
House then adjourned until 1880 tonight for
memorial services to Senator George.
Senate.
Senate met at 10 o'clock.
senate bill 81, to pay Hon. {. b. Mitchell for
services before the Supreme Court of the United
States, to the committee ON local and private
registration, which was done.
Under head of unfinished business, Mr.. Noel
called up his elective judiciary resolution.
A message from the house announced the
adoption OF a concurrent resolution request
ing the board of control 10 Immediately report
the receipts an sXpenditur in behalf of the
penitentiary farms for the years 1896 and 1897,
Including an itemized statement OF the property
a nj hand lplAnVinp
providing for the printing of said report"
The house resolution providing for adjourn
the late Senator George, and meet at 1880 for
memorial services in representatives hall, was,
on motion of Mr.. Harrison, adopted.
Mr.. Falkner moved to table the amendment.
Before the motion was put Mr.. Hardy asked
II the districts could not be so divided, running
east and west, as to secure white majorities.
Mr.. Noel did not think SO, because OF the over
whelming negro population in the Yazoo-
After half an hour spent in explanation of the
provisions of the bill. INDUCED in by Messrs.
Noel, Hardy, Rainwater and others, the motion
to table amendment was adopted-2j to IL.
Mr.. Greayes called previous question: but Mr.
Noel got in further amendment which makes
judges interchangeable between districts.
Adopted.
Main question put and adopted by vote of
81 to Z.
United States senator. Mr.. Hardy nominated
Col. II. d. Money. Roll called and Col. Money
received the solid vote OF the senate.
Committee ON public health aud quarantine
reported favorably substitute to senate bill Al,
In reference to organization OF department of
health.
Education committee reported favorabfy an
amendment to senate bill 80. authorizing county
superintendent TO appoint deputies.
Senate bill 43, Mr.. Wells. by request Fixing
fee of e. NJ. Williamson for ASS stance rendered
attorney general In case OF Mark Wineman vs.
j. M. Simonton, state land commissioner. APP
propriates $3.50.
senate bill ~. Mr.. Nixon: To amend section
340l OF code so. as to allow drive roads to be
established through land OF another In trans
porting timber.
Senate bill IS, Mr.. Rainwater: Amending Sec
ton s43a chapter 40. OF code, In reference 10
trust and combines. to repeal section 1907 Of
cpde and require circuit judges to call attention
OF grand iurles 10 such matters.
Senate bill 20, Mr.. Brewer: To conslrue and
correctly apply the act OF February T. 1894, ca.
titled an act 70 amend section 2ol7 Of the anao.
tated code OF 1892.