The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-01-25
Proceedings of the Legislature
SENATE JOURNAL.
THrRsnAY. Jan. p. 1867.


THURSDAY, Jan p. 1867.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by the Rev Mr.. Bestor.
Journal of yesterday read and approved.
On motion Of Mr. Yerger leave of absence
was granted to the Secretary Of the Senate
until 10 O'Clock Saturday morning.
Mr. Hooker from the judiciary Committee
reported a substitute for the bill 70 amend
chap. 40 Revised Code, aud the bin reported
As a substitute. Passed.
Mr. Martin from the Judiciary Committee
reported adversely to the bill granting a
general amnesty for violation at articles 81,
y aud %, see. Il, chap. "a, Revised Code
Report agreed TO.
Mr. Martin from the same committee re-
ported an amendment to the bill to amend
the several acts in aid Of supplying the loss
Of public Records by striking out the thiTd
section and changing the number to mum mum,
Der }, which was adopted and the blll passed
a. amended.
Mr. Martin from the same Committee re-
ported a substitute for the bill 90 increase
the salary of the Probate Judge OF Hihds
county. which was received ana aSIeeu ~
On motion of Mr. Hooker the Senate re-
solved itself into Committee OF the ho4e
on the bill
Mr. Lyles in the chair. After some time
spent therein the committee rose, ItpoIteu
tie bill back to the Senate and recommends
/ ed the recoTnmitment of the bill and anenu-
uerts peudine to the special committee with
instructions TO report a general Dill hepOI
agreed to-
ATr Miller from the Judiciary Committee
in his report asked to be discharged from the
further consideration of the resolution rela-
tive to the intliction of the death penalty
for the crime of horse stealing. report
agreed to.
Mr. Smith from a select committee report
ed favOrably TO the bill to amend al act 10
provide the mode in which the county o
lice of Marion county shall dispose OF the
three per cent fund of said county, and foI
other purposes, approved Feb 10, looo. ne
port agreed to and the bill passed
MI Brown from the committee on state
and Federal Relations reported faVorably TO
the bill to appropriate room No % Oh % .
ment floor Of the Capitol. Report agreed TO
and the bill recommitted to the same com
mittee
A message was received from the House
announcing the passage Of sundry bills ana
resolutions.
Mr. Napier introduced a bill to incorporate
the Shubuta Female Institute IN the town
of Shubuta, Clarke county, Mississippi
Passed.
Mr. CANA bill to amend the charter OF
the town Of Brokhaven, approved req. o.
1860. Passed.
On motion of Mr. YeTger, the regular or
der of business was suspended ana the leso-
ution of the House a ppointing a committee
on agriculture was taken up and coucuifeu
in and the blank filed withe number i've.
Messrs Martin, Yerger, Wisdom, Lyles ana
Hawkins were appointed on the part OF the
Senate
Mr. TAYLOR introduced a bill to amend
Chap. 20, Revised Code. Referred to the
Committee on Finance.
On motion of Mr. Hawkins the bill to IN
corporate the American Industrial Agency
enacted by the General Assembly of the
State of Tennessee, &c, was taken up, for
which Mr. Hawkins offered a substitute
which was referred to the Committee on
Agriculture
On motion of Mr. Hawkins, the bill to in
corporate the Contractors Association was
taken up and a substitute offered by him
entitled an act to incorporate the Mississlp'
pi Industrial Insurance Company, which was
referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
On motion of Mr. Taylor, the bill to secure
a lien upon cotton crops was taken from the
table and referred to the Committee on Ag
riculture.
On motion the Senate adjourned until
O'Clock, z. NJ.