Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-12
THIRTIETH DAY.
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The senate met AT lu CLOCK.
The conference committee appointed 10 agree
on the appropriation tothe A. aud NJ. college at
Starkyille, reported that the senate mad receded
from 81, $780, and 81. 800 was agreed upon. Inc
Honse bill No. i07. instructing the board OF
control to sell the cotton now on hand, ana 10
pay the proceeds into the State treasury-$So,'
Oo0-was called up. r,.-..., .,s
bill was tabled subject to call, aud the state
treasurer requested TO furnish a statement OF
the cash on hand to the credit OF the board oil
control. ,.,,..o,,
on the YaZoo- Mississippi leyee, passed.
House bill No. il3, approprlating Sl,oOo Tor re-
pairs on state capitol, was called up, ana MT.
Mcdonald moved TO indefinitely postpone,
Mr.. Miller offered the following amendment:
"Strike out all after enacttng clause ana lnseri
| in lieu thereof, build new capitol on the oiu
patch" Ruled out OF order.
| Mr. Bramlett moved the previous question,
| and the motion to indefinitely postpone was
MIR. Hardy moved to recommit or refer the
| bill for repairs TO the committee on pupiic
works, with instructions to ascertain the cost.
The senate refused to reconmt By vote OF
Is TO l3. and the question was then on the final
passage of the bill, the same being Killed oy
Or On motion Of Mr. Hardy the A. and NJ. Coll
lcge conference committee report was adopted:
The substituted bill for senate bills Nos. ana
90 was passed. Ii enlarges the power OF tue
state board OF health and provides penaltN lot
physicians not reporting Infectious disease, az
once to the secretary OF the state poaru. II;
board has exclusive control OF trainc anu ot
train stoppages at turn tables and water tanAs.
The vote stood ~ to "a.
The house met at 10 oc,ock.
The committee appointed to confer on tne
Slarkville A. and NJ, College, to ADJUST lIe as
agreement between the two houses as 70 the ap-
proprlation reported the bill, fixing the appro.
prlation at SCI 500, the senate reeedins from its
amendment of 81, 500. The appropriation passed
, by the house was $4,000.
The house refused TO adopt the conference re-
port.
1t fixes the tax levy for 1898 at 6la mills, and or
1899 at mills Boards OF supervisors may levy
additionally for county reyenuc not exceeding
:, Is mills, provided, however, that counties nav
. ing an outstanding Indebtedness may levy
specially to pay interest on bonds and 70 ereate
a sinking fund, but In no case shall the eht'io
, levy exceed Is mills In any county.
y The committee submitted an amendment 10
the bill providing that In case OF dehclt IN the
I, revenues OF the State the governor shall pc au-
y thorlled TO issue bonds in a sum not exceeding
500, 600, at interest not TO exceed per cent.
: Mr. Stinson OF Lauderdale offered an amend
u ment making the levy mills for each year.
!. Lost.
levy Gls mills for each year and to strike cut the
= provision authorizing the governor 70 porrow
4 money. The question was divided; Ilist nai! ,it
making the levy 6ls mills was adopted Ine
!. question then was upon striking out the pro-
! vision authorizing the issuance OF bonds. Ine
;, question was debated with considerable warmth.
n nPreyione question was ordered and the bond
y : issue authority was stricken out The bill WAS
. then passed. ~ J.
House bill No. 90. vas taken up. II amends
the act creating road commissioners and pros
vles for better working oil roads and as 70 limo
when commissioner may be appointed. Passed.
Senate bill No. 81, being an act amending tne
+ existing laws levying cotton tax on cotton
n growers In the delta and making the tax Apply
j. 70 cotton grown by ihe State. Passed.
q House bill % and III were then taken up. pfo-
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