Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-01-22
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
SEVENTH BAY.
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Senate.
A message from the governor submitted with
nut recommendation an act TO enable boards oil
Hperyisors to channel certain streams; sNa act
amend section 1863, Code Of 1872, so rs 10
provide thai compensation paid dlStrct att0r-
lcyJ pro teaipore shall be dediicted from salary
Il regular district attorneys; to amend section
O-l of Code OF 1892 In regard to ices Tor collect
NJ delinquent taxes; to amend section 32o0 oi
code In reference to last license TO practice med
cine; to amead st ctlon 27is Of Code OF 1s9! III
eferrnce to duration OF lien.
Cnmn.iitee on public health and quarantine
| cep0ried fay0raby on senate bill No. 26. III
| reference to last license, and same was passed.
Senate concurrent resolution No. ., amending
| he c0nsti uiion S. as to make judiciary elect
| i've, was tabled sIp'e 10 call.
MIR. Nes1ii's bill rinendlng the law so as TO
| So animals ana ltplements on public r0aos
| vas taken up and passed. This repeals chapter
of the acts Of 1891 and section 1910 OF the Code,
md provides that horses, mules, oxen, wagons
ind plows belonging 70 persons not iiabie 70
| york on The roads, and also persons who are
liable shall he subject to requisition OF the
verse r not more than ten days, and that only
| lne-hif the teams OF IN: person shall Dc SUP
| lvts 70 road duty at ene tiaie. 't-e !. ~
| Mr Pr,c.. OF the Sixteenth, moved suspcn-
sion of the rules and the passage OF his DlliAi
| change the time OF assessing lands. "A
| Mr. Nesbit moved to amend By changing da}e
Of beginning of operation OF proposed Dill from
| 1903 to 1902.
On motion OF Mr. Greaves the amendment was
| tabled.
Mr.. McLaurin moved to amend so as to make
the assessment OF lands every two years instead
| Of four.
Mr. McLaurln's amendment was voted down
and the original bill was lost by vote OF 10 TO
| i9 Mr.. Price OF the sixteenth changing his vote
10 nav and making motion to reconsider.
Alter a ten minute executive session at IL IN,
during which executive session appointments
were referred to levee committee, Mr. NesDlt
nominated Hon. II. ID. Money for United States
senator. The ballot resulted unanimously ior
Money.
Mr.. Green offered resolution prOyldin for q
| joint committee to investigate the !. J. q Z. az
Columbus and inquire into the charges OF mis-
| management and report back to the legislature
| the result OF their investigation.
The roll was then called and the resolution
passed by a vote of 90 to2.
By Mr., IIouston TO raise revenue for isca
year '9s and '99.
posing amendment to the constitution VIII
reference TO making levee commissioners eject
| i've.
BY Mr.. Ehrman To provide for support ant
maintenance OF State Charity Hospital at VicKs
burg.
By Mr. Martin: To provide for rcassesmen
Of lInds in certain counties.
BY Mr.. Moore: To repeal chapter 1Oi, acts
, | 1896 and amend section l026, code OI 1892.
by MIR Stovall: To enable board OF super
vs0rs OF certain counties to channel ceftai'
streams.
BY MIR. Sexton: To authorize railroad com
mssioners to purchase lands for State conVic
farm and for sale Of Oakley farm.
BY Mr.. Smith. TO amend section 27lS, code
in reference to duration OF lien.
By Mr.. Langston: To appropriate money 10
=. relief of certain officers, soldiers. sailors an
widows and servants OF the late war. =,
BY Mr.. Anderson OF Lee and ltawamDa 1
, authorize issuance of bonds to raise funds Z
reclaim swamp and Overiiowed lands In sue
l ,lat 40 frFc c 20
- | purpose.
, BY Mr.. Denton; To amend section 1890, codt
in reference to road hands working under col
, tractors and paying Communication money t
him.
By Mr. Baird. For support and maintenance
a of State Normal School at Holy Spring.
. BY Mr. Wall: To makeappropration for nav
I ing an inventory taken and new catalogue mao
of State Library.
The committee on judiciary reported tn
house resolution with reference to the appoint
: meut Of a committee to investigate charges
drunkenness among State officials. The con
mittee reported the resolution as being IN prop
= legal shape and as making charge which IL
house could investigate ii 1t saw proper.
Mr. Kern called up senate concurrent resol,
lion with reference TO appointment OF con
mittee to inveStis gate The recent yellow fev'
} epidemic and the causes Of its Introduction In,
= | thn s,iatr.
4 On call OF the yeas and nays the resolutiC
u was adopted by vote OF "A TO 35.
c Atl2 o'clock Speaker McCool announced til
the legal order Of bu iiness was TO ballot for
United STATES senator to succeed Senai
George A formal ballot was taken and ii.
;, Money received l3i votes.