The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-28

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the legislature
Mr. King from the judiciary commits
/ tee made the following report which was
received and agreed to.
Mr. Presldent-The judiciary COM
mlttee to whom was referred bill en-
titled an act further to amend the Pros
bate court laws, have had the same
under consideration and have instructed
me to report said bill back TO the Senate,
with certain amendments, with the re-
commendatlon that said amendments be
adopted and that the bill so amended
! do pass.
The bill was taken up and sundry sec,
| tlons and amend as recommended
by the Committee, were adopted, and on
motion of, Mr. King, the bill referred to
n the foregoing report which was read the
third time, under a suspension OF the
rule, and passed with amendments, the
title standing as stated
Mr. King from the judiciary commits
tee, made the following report. which was
received and agreed to:
Mr. President-The judiciary commits
tee 10 whom was referred bill entitled
an act to regulate the practice in certain
cases in the courts of law and equity in
this State, have considered the same, and
instructed me to report the bill back with
certain amendments, and recommend
| that the bill be so amended, and thatit do
pass.
Thebill referred to In the foregoin g
report, with the amendment recommend
| ed by the committee, was read a third
time under a suspension of the rule and
passed. the title standing as stated.
Mr. King from the committee on the
Judiciary made the following report,
which was received and agreed to-
Mr. President-The judiciary commit,
tee to whom was referred a House bill
entitled an act to regulate the practice in
| the Circuit Court, and a Senate resolu
| ton on the subject of Exemp tions, and a
Senate resolution on the subject of the
Collection laws of this State, have had the
same under consideration, and have in
structed me TO report them back to the
Senate and recommend that they do not
pass, the subject matter having been act
ed upon heretofore.
Mr. King from the judiciary committee
made the following report which was
received and agreed to:
Mr. President-The Freedman's com
mittee to whom was referred that portion
of the Governors message relative 10
to freedmen have considered the same
and have instructed me to report to the
Senate that they have heretofore repor-
ted bills upon the topics referred to by
the Governor in said message and beg
to be discharged from the further con-
sideration of the subjects mentioned in
the message.
Mr. Lowry by leave introduced a bill
entitled an act for the relief of Susan
J;.ne Magee and for other purposes,
which was read three several times un
der suspension of the rule and passed,
the title standing as stated.
On motion of Mr. Miller, the Senate
took from the table House bill emit
tied an act in relation to security for
costs in civil suits before Justices of the
Peace, which was read the third time
under suspension of the rule and
passed, the title standiag as stated.
The Calendar was then called.
A bill entitled an act for the relief of
certain sherlis therein indicated was
taken up, and on motion of Mr. Martin
was read second time and referred to
the judiciary committee.
The following message was received
from the Governor through his private
Secretary
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Jackson, Miss, Nov. q, 1865.
To the Senate:
L herewith return to the Senate a bill |
entitled an act TO amend the exemption |
laws of this State, with my disapproval.
1t is peculiarly within the province of |
the Legislature TO Judge of and to legis
late upon the policy of exempting all or
any portion of the property of the citi-
zens from execution and sale for debt.
If the law, now presented for my consid.
Grafton, looked only to the future trans>
actions between the citizens of the State,
| feel that | could offer no constitutional
objection, though | would regard the
policy as deleterious to the advancement
of the agricultural interests and CONNER
cial prosperity of society.
But this law is retrospective, and
affects debts already contracted and the
len cf judgments already obtained. II
9xempts a certain amount of property
not exempted by law at the time the con.
raet was entered into, and at the time of
he rendition of the Judgment. This
property formed the basis, if it was not
he creature. of the contract, the money
or which the judgment-credito seeks to
VCOFcI' us IdH' tu0u, JS clearly, not :
My in conflict with the law of the con. !
ract but denies right and Justice to the
reditor. 1t Is in violation of that clause {
f the Constitution which forbids the pas. {
age of er post fdcto laws and laws impair, {
ng the obligation of contracts. 1t cannot,
here, receive my approval c
BENZ G. HUMPHREYS.
Governor of Mississippi. I
On motion of Mr.. Martin, the message U
as taken up and read and made the t
1ecial order for tomorrow at IL O'Clock. q
On motion of Mr. Martin, House MESA n
as were considered. I
House Bill entitled An act supplement o
i to an act to establish County courts in G
lis State, was on motion of Mr. Martin, b
ad twice under suspension of the rule. RI
Mr. Mar6in offered the following amend re
ents, which were adopted:
Amend as follows: NJ
First section, in I'd line, after the letter 10
!" insert the word County"
Same section, at the end of the 4th te
le insert the word Month" b
On motion of Mr. Martin. the rnle was fe
spended, and the bill read third time, pc
d passed as amended, the title standing ra
stated. tn
The Senate having adopted amend an
ents to House bill entitled an act to in re-
rporate the Commercial Express Com pa
ny, in which amendments the House to,
used to concur, and the Senate hav> sd