Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-02-05
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
NINETEENTH DAY.
Senate.
The senate met al 10 n,cInck

l " n.
MI Harry called up tile privilege tax bin.
| MIR. McLaurin moved that IL be printed and
made the special order for Thursday.
Mr.. Hardy stated there was no use going IA
Inc expense OF printing, inasmuch as the bill
was almost verbatim copy OF the law OF 1893
ana moved 10 table motion 10 print.
Motton 10 table was lost, 200 copies ordered
printed and Friday set for day to consider same
Senate bill No, 65, chan dng time Of holding
Chancery Court In Scott county TO third Monday
OK February and August, was called up, read
hnally and passed, together with an amendment
lnterchanging time OF holding courts In Holmes
and winston counties
Senate bll No. o. 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 levee commissioners, was
on motion oil the author laid on the table sub.
icet TO call.
Senate bill No. 53 authorizing circuit clerks
TO keep a record OF c0nyicts, was put Oh final
massage and adopted unanimously. Section 24l
OF the consttutiOa provides that persons con
victed OF bribery, burglary, forgery, embezzle.
ment or bigamy lost their right Of suffrage, and
tiie OBJECT ot this bill 10 see that they do not
vote.
Senate bill No. 50. to amend section s32 OF the
coue III reference TO the kinds OF corporations
tnat may be created Under the provisions OF
cnapter % OF the code. was adopted.
House Dill NO. s, S,amen1ing section 3els Of the
code, requiring notice to be given to owners Of
tion expires. The senate adopted the bill with
amendments 10 the effect that the chancery
clerk shall receive 80 cents for notifying owners,
and prescribing penalty Of S2j for failure OF
clerks to perform this duty. The bill passed
House bill No. %, changing time OF holding
Circuit Court in Jasper county, was called up
put on motion OF Mr.. Mcintosh was laid on the
table subject TO call.
Mr.. Rowan offered he following:
whereas, AS our time here for holding this
nd Ia
evident that legislation Is delayed by bills being
neld up on account OF members being absent,
pad legislation is often forced through, impor-
I .ah, iegislatlre neglected and defeated from
SAID cause therefore, be il
RESOLVED, That from and after Wednesday
January rs, 1898, senators be required to remain
AT tnelr post OF duty IN the Senate and for fall
ure TO 40 so shall be placed under censure or
provided, senators may be excused by the senate
Tor 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.
slderaiion OF the following matters.
Ihe constitution, section 247, requires the
legislature 10 enact laws to secure fairness in
party primary elections, conventions or other
methods OF naming party candidates This can
be done by laws to punish frauds in primaries
conventions, aud other methods of naming party
candidates, and when this is done The different
political parties should be permitted to manage
their political affairs for themselves in their
counties, districts and The State The counties
should be permitted to control their own pri-
fnaries as to time and method and no authority
should be vested in the State executive com
miiltee except such As is given by the party to
mittee ought TO receive its authority from its
party. and not from the statute.
by the law as IT now Is the State executive
committee Is given authority to control the
county's political affairs. This is undemocratlc.
sal an nj
ment.
II recommend that you repeal chapter 10J of
Inc code OF 1892 exec sections 32G.i 3272 3274
and $40, and thus leave the party In each
county 10 manage It's own affairs without con-
lroi by ont lde authority, and at the same time
Inc sections unrepealed will afford protection
against fraud and un,airneSs
Il recommend the amendment OF sections 203 /
l0l, 2Oj 2JG and 207 OF The code of lS99 in refer
ence TO the granting of license to attorneys
aud c0unsellors-a law, so that the chancary
courts snail have authority to grant license on |
oral examination, without referring the appl. /.
;ailon or examination to judge Of the supreme 4
Court
The circuit judge or chancellor has the capacity |
10 decide justly as to the merits of the applicants
ma the application This being true there 4
'an be no good reason for delaying the applicant ,
or his Application to 50 to the Supreme Court, |
House met at 10 am.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. TAYLOR: 10 appropriate money for
Blind Institute
by Mr.. Jones of Claiborne: Concurrent reso-
utlon fo7 appointment of JOINT committee TO in
estgate reported Irregularities at Alcorn Col
ege. Lost
BY Mr.. Russell: To authorize board of alder
men, city OF Meridian to issue bonds in the sum
i $4,000. to pave Twenty second avenue and
wenty nj IN avenue and thereafter any other
treets and avenues with vtrfed brick,
Mr., hiern, chairman Of committee on appro.
rlalions, then claimed right OF way for appro-
ration bills and called up house bill No. 81, to
lake appropriation 10 de!ray expenses OF the
.ast Mississippi Insane Asylum.
Inc Dill apprOpriaies s37, $40 for each year and
xes salary of superintendent at 5000 per wear.
'assed unanimously
House bill No. s. substituted by committee,
D appropriate money for support OF Alcorn A.
nd NJ. College. Efforts TO amend the bill by
laking suppoit fund $4,000 5000 and S7.OJ1 in