Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-05
TWENTY-FOURTH DAY.

The senate met at 10: is o'clock.
On motion of Mr.. Smith, house bill No. 2, tho
revenue PHI, was taken up. and Mr.. Noel moved
the adoption OF his amendment to the amend
ment, which Is: ANY person who shall de-
liver 10 any common carriar for shipment W
any point In any county In this State any box.
Darrel or other receptacle in which vln0us,
splrituous, alcoholic or malt liquors may be
placed In manner to escape ordinary 0bserva-
| tfon, shall be guilty OF a misdemeanor and fined
not more than $500 or Imprisonment not longer
than Twelve months. unless there be at the time
| OF lts Shipment, plainly written or printed on
said receptacle, statement Of the kind and
| qualities Of liquors 1t contains"
Mr. Noel explained his amendment as intend
| Ing to secure the tax imposed by his original
amendment and to punish the man who neglected
or refused to divulge the contents Of his express
or freight package.
Mr.. Smith moved to table the amendment.
Carried.
Mr.. Smith then moved to indefinitely post
pone the whole Jug trade tax matter.
Mr.. Noel called for the yeas and nays, and Of
the latter got only these, viz: Messrs Adams.
Rowan, ,,y h Byers, Cansey, McLaurln, Noel, Prce
Section %. taxing cattle buyers s2j. was
stricken out.
Section by section the bill was adopted. with
some lew slight amendment. till section 20 tax
ing portable gins, was reached, and Mr.. Price OF
The Sixteenth moved to strike out, which was
done.
The senate, at l2:4O. went into executive scs-
sion TO consider the following nominations:
Robert Wade, Briar1eld, levee commissioner
Palmyra district, Vice j. ID. Mitchell; j. NJ.
Jayne of Washington and q. +. Darden VI
Sharkey county.
On motion of Mr.. Dinsmore the evidence taken
by the committee to investigate the /. |. and Z.
was ordered spread on the minutes.
by Mr.. Thigpen: To fix salaries OF president
and teachers of |. |. and C. and A. and NJ. COL
lege az Starkville and AlcOrn A. and III. College.
The Dill reduces all salaries.
MI Dees introduced concurrent resolution
requesting our senators and representatives in
congress to ask an opinion OF the United States
corps OF engineers based on thorough investiga-
lion as to the best point for location Of deep
water harbor on the coast. and urge an appro-
prlaton for completing such harbor. Adopted.
Also Mr.. Dees, concurrent resolution protesting
against removal OF Pearl river customhouse dis
trlct. Adopted.
House bill 146 was taken up. to allow Goa
homa county TO Issue bonds for the purpose Of
funding courthouse bonds. Passed.
Senate bill No. a was taken up, to pay c. NJ.
Williamson for assisting attorney general in
suit OF Max Wlneman vs.. Land Commission.
Bill allowed fee OF $500
An interesting question was raised on point
OF order made by Mr.. Cox against Mr.. Houston.
chairman OF the ways and means committee.
MIR. Houston claimed right OF way under the
constitution for revenue bills. Mr.. Cox urged
that under the constitution all business at a
special session stood on the same footing.
peaied from the decision OF the chair. The house
sustained the speaker.
House bill No 8 was taken up, to amend codo
and require notice given owners OF lands sold
for taxes before redemption expires. The bill
had passed the senate with amendments chang
ing the verblage as to form OF notice 10 be given.
Senate amendments c0ncurred in
House bill No. ~, with senate amendments, to
provide Tor assessment Of lands in certain cases.
House concurred.
House bill No. lO7 was taken up, to instruct
board Of control to sell cotton and pay into State
treasury $4,000 for use OF general fund.
Mr.. Abbay explained the bill. He said there
were 400 bales of cotton In the hands OF the
board and 1t had been held too long. There
were also some 1000 pounds Of seed, worth ST
per ton three months ago, now worth only s..
There was no chance for cotton TO 20 higher.
According to tn report of the board OF control,
taking out this $4,000 would leave 100000
TO run the penilen'iary. Passed.
Mr.. Cox moved suspension Of rules to take up
house bill l3, to prohibit running of freight
trains on Sunday, except trains carrying only
perlshable products. Carried. On roll call the
Dill was defeated-60 to 81.
The entire afternoon session was taken up in
4 discussion of the revenue bill. Section ca was
reached. The section taxing hop joints 500 and
not allowing them to be run except in wet coun-
ties passed.
When man shakes hands with his dem
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