CORPORATIONS-Messrs. Stowers, of Lafayette, Arnold, Boggan, Bellamy, Medford, Wade, Caldwell, of Monroe, Ivy, Doss, Keith, Gore.

BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS_Messrs. McSwine, Taylor, of Montgomery, Rice, Simmons, Kelsey, Spencer, Boggan, Fox, Underwood, Murry, Maybin, Stowers of Jefferson, Peery, Williams, Turner, of Greene, Cotten, Chatham.

CENSUS AND APPORTIONMENT-Messrs. Miller, of Copiah, Caruthers, Ballinger, Dulaney, Touchstone, Harris, Kelsey, Key, Medford, Hannah, Durham, Champion, Anderson, Buntin, Perkins, Walton, Gayles.

MISSISSIPPI LEVEES-Messrs Keirn, Williamson, Montgomery, of Washington, Dulaney, Packwood, Blanchard, Montgomery of Quitman, Glover, Nelson, Peery, Marshall, Cook, Worthington, McGuire, Ballinger, Buntin, Butler.

LOCAL AND PRIVATE LEGISLATION-Messrs. Packwood, Ventress, Falkner, Johnston, Cook, Bellamy, Buntin,

LIQUOR TRAFFIC-Messrs. Underwood, Campbell, Montgomery of Quitman, Epochs, Lancaster, Catchings, Stowers of Jefferson, Farr, Turner of Greene, Peatross, Durham, Anderson, King.

FEES AND SALARIES-Messrs. Binford, Potter, Hinton, Key, Doss, Enochs, Catchings, Puckett, Ryan, Ratliff, King. PUBLIC PRINTING Messrs. McGuire, Stowers, of Lafayette, Talbert, Hinton, Bellamy, Taylor, of Montgomery, Watson, Walton, Caldwell, of Leake and Winston.

MANUFACTURERS-Messrs. Guynes, Rogers of Yalobusha, Dinsmore, Nelson, Miller of Washington, Davis, Basham, Newman, Butler.

PUBLIC HEALTH AND QUARANTINE Messrs. Boggan, Taytor of Montgomery, McSwine, Rice, Kelsey, Fox, Caruthers, Arnold, Newman.

COMMITTEE ON MILITARY 'AFFAIRS-Messrs. Love, Williams, O'Neill, Guynes, Smith of Jones, Hart, Binford, Maybin, Jackson, Caldwell of Monroe, Cotten.

CLAIMS Messrs. Talbert, Ventress, Harris, Quinn, Taylor of Yalobusha, Miller of Washington, Simmons, Lamb, Wilson, Robertson, Harper.

ROADS, FERRIES AND BRIDGES-Messrs. Spencer, Fox, Dulaney, Denton, Tate, Jackson, Turner, of Greene, Campbell, Anderson, Carr, Gayles.

PUBLIC LANDS-Messrs. Taylor, of Montgomery, Mauffray, Arrington, Spencer, Guynes, Doss, Smith, of Wayne, Rodgers, of Tishomingo, Morris.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS-Messrs. Turner of Madi. son, Wilson, Walton, Stinson of Lowndes, Mauffray, Stewart, Robertson.

FISHERIES, COMMERCE AND SHIPPING-Messrs. Mauffray, Maybin, Lancaster, Morris, Stewart, Robertson, Turner of Greene.

CONTINGENT EXPENSES-Messrs. Eckles, Falkner, Smith of Wayne, Murry, Basham, Gewin, Griffin.

ENGROSSED BILLS-Messrs. Simpson, Wade, Glover, Ivy, Durrett, Fowler, Nix.

HOUSE JOINT COMMITTEES.

EXECUTIVE CONTINGENT FUND-Messrs. McKie, Watson, Medford, Smith of Wayne, Morris.

LIBRARY-Messrs. Bellamy, Terral, Campbell, Hinton,

Buntin.

ENROLLED BILLS-Messrs. Touchstone, Buntin, Montgomery, Arrington, Caldwell of Leake and Winston, Gardner, Catchings, Puckett, Love, Stinson of Lauderdale.

UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES Messrs. O'Neill, Spencer, Falkner, Farr, Payne, Perkins, Worthington, Durham, Taylor of Montgomery, Terral.

TO INVESTIGATE STATE OFFICES-Messrs. Key, Puckett, Murry, Ratliff, Williams, Doss, Walton, Davis, Watson, Hinton, Griffin, Catchings, Gardner, Cotten.

Bills were introduced as follows:

By Mr. Binford_

H. B. No. 1, An act entitled an act to establish and maintain a Home for the aged indigent and infirm Confederate veterans, of the State of Mississippi, to be known as the Soldiers' Home.

Read twice and referred to the following special committee, viz: Burkitt, Binford, Street, Montgomery of Washington, and Terral.

On motion, 250 copies of the bill were ordered printed for the use of members.

By Mr. Packwood_

H. B. No. 2, An act entitled an act to amend chapter 18 of the Annotated Code of 1892, in relation to the boundaries of counties.

Read twice and referred to Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Packwood

H. B. No. 3, An act entitled an act not to require a witness summoned in a civil case beyond the county of his residence to attend court unless fees and mileage are tendered.

Read twice and referred to Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Miller of Copiah

H B. No. 4, An act entitled an act to provide for return of service of original process.

Read twice and referred to Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Street

H. B. No. 5, An act making an appropriation to defray the expenses of the present session of the Legislature.

Read twice and referred to Committee on Appropriations. By Mr. Boggan

H. B. No. 6, An act to amend section 3995 of school law. Read twice and referred to Committee on Public Education.

By Mr. Touchstone_

H. B. No. 7, An act to amend section 3935 of the Anno tated Code of Mississippi in reference to members of the board of supervisors inspecting roads, ferries and bridges by striking out the words road and roads, where the same occur in said section.

Read twice and referred to Committee on Roads, Ferries and Bridges.

By Mr. Touchstone

H. B. No. 8, An act to repeal section 2153 of the Annotated Code of Mississippi in reference to compensation of garnishees when allowed.

Read twice and referred to Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Falkner_

H. B. No. 9, An act entitled an act to repeal section 3184 of the Annotated Code entitled "nepotism forbidden." Read twice and referred to Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Falkner

H. B. No. 10, An act to repeal section 3342 of the Annotated Code of Mississippi in relation to privilege tax on public coton buyers.

Read twice and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

By Mr. Bellamy

H. B. No. 11, An act to be entitled an act to repeal sections 2987 and 2988 of the Annotated Code in regard to qualifications of mayors and aldermen of municipalities.

Read twice and referred to Committee on Corporations. By Mr. Bellamy

H. B. No. 12, An act to amend section 3995 of the Annotated Code in regard to separate school districts of the different races, and the laying out of school districts.

Read twice and referred to Committee on Public Education.

By Mr. Medford_

H. B. No. 13, An act entitled an act to repeal sections 326 and 327 of the Annotated Code of 1892.

Read twice and referred to Judiciary Committee.

By Mr. Denton—

H. B. No. 14, An act entitled an act to amend section 1214, chapter 29, of the Annotated Code of Mississippi in reference to the sale of opium.

Read twice and referred to Judiciary Committee.

Mr. O'Neill offered the following:

Resolved, That Committees having in charge subjects referred to them under the apportionment made by the Special Committee on the Governor's Message, be and they are hereby requested to consider and report as promptly as possible, bills providing for such legislation as to them may seem necessary and proper.

Adopted.

By Mr. Watson

House Resolution No. 1, in regard to completion of Gulf and Ship Island Railroad with convict labor, either by purchasing the interest of the present corporators and completing it as a State road, or by assisting them with said labor to complete it.

On motion of Mr. Underwood, referred to Committee on Penitentiary.

Mr. Gore moved to reconsider the vote of yesterday appointing additional porter.

Mr. Cook moved to table motion to reconsider vote of yesterday appointing additional porter. Adopted.

Mr. Henry at 3:35 moved to adjourn until to-morrow 3 o'clock P. M. Lost.

Mr. Greaves, at 3:40, moved to adjourn until Monday morning 10 o'clock. Lost.

On motion of Mr. Binford, the House at 3:50 o'clock adjourned until 10 o'clock, A. M., to-morrow.

L. PINK SMITH, Clerk of the House of Representatives.

FIFTH DAY.

SATURDAY, January 6, 1894.

The House was called to order at 10 A. M., by Speaker Vardaman.

Prayer by Rev. W. P. Ratliff.

The roll being called the following members answered to their names:

PRESENT-Messrs. Anderson, Arrington, Ballinger, Basham, Bellamy, Binford, Blanchard, Boggan, Bowles, Buntin, Bur. kitt, Butler, Bynum, Caldwell of Monroe, Caldwell of Leake and Winston, Campbell, Carr, Caruthers, Catchings, Champion, Chatham, Cook, Cotten, Davis, Denton, Dinsmore, Doss, Durham, Durrett, Eckles, Falkner, Farr, Fowler, Fox, Gardner, Gayles, Gewin, Glover, Gore, Goudelock, Greaves, Graham, Griffin, Guynes, Hannah, Harper, Hart, Henry, Hinton, Ivy, Jackson, Johnson of Tate, Keith, Kelsey, Key, King, Lamb, Lancaster, Love, Marshall, Mauffray, Maybin, McGuire, McKie, McSwine, Medford, Miller of Copiah, Miller of Washington, Morris, Montgomery of Quitman, Montgomery of Washington, Nelson, Newman, Nix, Odom, O'Neill, Packwood, Payne, Perkins, Potter, Puckett, Quinn, Ratliff, Redhead, Reeves, Rice, Roberts, Robertson, Rodgers of Tishomingo, Rogers of Yalobusha, Ryan, Simmons, Simpson, Smith of Jones, Smith of Wayne, Spencer, Stewart, Stinson of Lauderdale, Stinson of Lowndes, Stowers of Jefferson, Stowers of Lafayette, Street, Stutts, Talbert, Tate, Taylor of Montgomery, Taylor of Yalobusha, Terral, Thrasher, Touchstone, Turner of Greene, Turner of Madison, Underwood, Ventress, Wade, Walton, Watson, Williamson, Wilson, Worthington, Wyatt, Mr. Speaker-122.

ABSENT-Messrs. Arnold, Dulaney, Enochs, Harris, Keirn, Mitchell, Murry, Peatross, Peery and Williams-10.

Leave of absence granted Messrs. Williams and Murry from day to day.

The Journal of yesterday read and approved.

The following was offered by Mr. Street:

Resolved, That Douglass Robinson be appointed messenger for the Speaker of the House with the same pay as page, payable out of the contingent fund of the House.

Adopted.

On motion of Mr. Dinsmore, Monday 10 o'clock, A. M., was set apart as time for holding services in memory of Hon. J. S. Madison and Hon. L. S. Terry.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.

MR. SPEAKER: The Committee on Appropriations has had under consideration the following Bill referred to them, and have instructed me to report it back with the following recommendations, to-wit:

H. B. No. 5, That they find that the title of said is sufficient, and they recommend that said bill do pass.

JOHN R. DINSMORE, Chairman.