The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-02
NINETEENTH DAY.
Senate.

The senate met at 10 O'Clock.
Mr. Hardy called up the privilege tax bill.
Mr. McLaurn moved that il be printed and
made the special order for Thursday
Mr. Hardy stated there was no use going to
the expense OF printing, inasmuch as the bill
was almost verbatim copy of the law of 1895,
and moved to table motion to print.
Motion to table was lost, 200 copies ordered
printed and Friday set for day to consider same.
Senate bill No. Co, chan ling time of holding
Chancery Court III Scott county to third Monday
of February and August, was called up, read
finally and passed, together with an amendment
lnterchanglng time OF holding courts IN Holmes
and Winston counties.
Senate bill No CO. changing time of holding
Chancery Court in Newton county, was read the
third time and passed
Senate bill No. 81, authorizing issuance OF
bonds by Mississippi leyee commissioners, WAS
on motion of the author laid on the table sub
ject TO call.
Senate hill No. SO, authorizing circuit clerks
to keep record of conyicls, was put on final
passage and adopted unanimously. Section al
OF the constltutio provides that persons con-
yieted OF bribery, burglary, for gerry, enbeZZle-
ment or bigamy LOST their right of suffrage, and
the object OF this bill is to see that they do not
vote.
Senate bill No. 50, to amend section s52 OF the
code in reference to the kinds of corporations
that may be created under the provisions of
chapter % OF the code was adopted.
House bill No. 8, ameniing section 1918 OF the
code, requiring notice to be given To owners of
lands sold for taxes be ore the DAY OF redemp-
ton expires. The senate adopted the bill with
amendments to the effect that the chancery
clerk shall receive 80 cents for notifying owners,
and prescribing penalty of S25 for failure OF
clerks to perform this duty, The bin passed.
House bill No. %, changing time of holiing
Circuit Court in Jasper county, was called up
but on motion OF Mr.. Mcintosh was laid on the
table subject to call.
Mr.. Rowan offered the following:
Whereas, AS our time here for holding this
session OF the legislature is limited. and 1t Is
evident that legislation is delayed BY bills being
held up ON account OF members being absent,
bad legislation is often forced through, impor-
tant legislature neglected and defeated from
said cause; therefore. be IL
Resolved That from and after Wednesday,
January 26, 1898, senators be required 10 remain
at their post OF duty in the senate, and for fall
ure TO do so shall be placed under eeasure. or
forfeit their per diem pay Tor the time absent.
Provided senators may be excused by the senate
for illness OF themselves or families, or In case
of death in their families, wherein above PEN
alties shall not so apply" Lost.
A message from the governor authorized con-
sideraiion OF the following matters
The constitution. section al. requires II Q
legislature 10 enact laws to secure fairness n
party primary elections, conventions other
methods OF naming party eantidates.' This can
be done by laws to punish frauds IN primaries.
conventions and other methods of naming party
candidates. aud whsn this IS dVns Inc diitr-8i
political parties should be permitted TO manage