The weekly clarion., 1867-02-14
Proceedings Of the Legislature
SENATE JOURNAL

: WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6, 1867.
J / Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by the Rev Mr. Napier.
Journals of yesterday read and approved
House messages were taken up.
9 House bill to authorize the Mayor and a
: dermen of the city of Meridian to levy Ia
E | for the support of schools, and for othe
purposes, passed.
r House bin to incorporate tho Ripley In
stitute, passed.
House bill to regulate the remedy by at
tachment against debtors, was ruled out o
order.
House bill supplemental to an act to Great
} q new county to be called the county of Lee
was referred to Select Committee
A message was received from the Hous
announcing the passage of sandry bills.
House bill to preserve live stock in certain
counties therein named, was amended b,
striking out the counties of Calhoun, Kinds
Monroe, Carroll and Marshall, and the bill
indefinitely postponed, BY yeas-l5, nays
4 -12 -
House bill to increase the salary of the
Probate Judge of Coahonna county, passed
House bill for the relief ef Julia Ann For
j bes, of Sunfower county, passed. 3sNg
House bill to change the time of holding
the Circuit court of Oktibbeha county, was
referred to a Select Committee. a
House bill to provide for the payment oi
per diem and mileage to the Commissioners
to lease the Penitentiary, passed. :
/ House bill to incorporate the Chewalla and
i Tippah Bridge Company, passed.
/ House bill to incorporate the Mississippi
and Alabama Turpentine Company, passed,
House bill to amend an act to establish
County Courts was indefinitely postponed.
| House bill to regulate license in the town
ne Ds,a1a 10, Ga1a T,x,
mittee.
House bill relating to sale of spirituous
liquors in the county of Washington, passed.
| House bill for the relief of the Sheriff and
members of the Board of Police of Tnnica
county, was amended by adding Attala
county and then referred to Select Com
mittee.
House bill to amend the charter of the
town of Bonneville, passed
| House bill to revive the act of incorpora-
tiOn of the town of LOOxahoma, DeSotO
county, passed.
| House bill to amend an act to establish
County Courts, so far as the same applies to
the counties of Carroll, Franklin, Lauder
| dale and Scott, passed.,
| House bill on the subject of the indebted
ness of certain counties therein named, was
amended by adding the counties of Scott,
Jefferson, Monroe and Winston, and then re-
Mr.. Lyles gave notice that on tomorrow
morning, at o'clock, he would move a re-
consideration of the vote sustaining the de-
cision of the President in ruling out of order
this day, the House bill to regulate the rem
edy by attachment against debtors.
House bill to incorporate the Baldwin
Manufacturing Company, after having an
| amendment adopted thereto, was referred to
select committee.
House bill to incorporate Whitworth Fe-
male College, in Brookhaven, Lawrence
county. Passed.
The further consideration of House mes
sages was suspended, whereupOn Mr. Taylor
introduced bill to alter the practice in the
Probate Courts in certain counties. Passed.
A message was received from the House
announcing the passage of House joint reso-
luton.
The Senate then resumed the considera-
tion of House messages.
House bill to reduce into one the several
acts Incorporating the town of Okolona,
Chickasaw county. Passed.
House joint resolution inviting the Hon.
d. c. Glenn, TO address the Legislature, was
on motion of Mr.. Lyles amended by adding
the name o. Gen. w. H. McCardle, and then
adopted.
On motion the Senate adjourned until 3
o'clock, p. NJ.
8 O'Clock P. NJ.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr. Anderson moved reconsideration of
the vote taken this morning, indefinitely
postponing House bill to preserve live stock
in certain cases, which motion was made
the special order for tomorrow morning, 9
o'clock.
The Senate resumed consideration of House
messages
House amendments to Senate bill to in
corporate the Shubuta Female Institute was
concurred in.
House bill to amend an act to re-organize
the Militia of the State, and for other pur-
pesos, was referred to the committee on the
Militia A
House bill to authorize VIM. A. Stockton
to retail vinous and spirituous liquors at
Browns Well, COpiah county, was on mo-
tion of Mr. King amended, as follows: add
at the end of first section the words, "and
the consent of the heads of white
families, resident in the Police district in
which said Wells are situated" The bill
then passed as amended.
House bill to authorize and empower the
Boards of Police of certain counties to COM
promise the school funds thereof, was amend
ed by extending the provisions of this act |
to sundry other counties. After the adop- |
ton of sundry other amendments thereto |
the bill and amendments were referred to |
the committee on Education.
House bill to authorize ID. r. Porter, ad-
of the estate of Charles G. Niece |
bee. late of Madison county, to execute a |
Iced of conveyance, and for other purposes |
therein named. Passed. %&
A message was received from the Senate |
the passage of sundry bills.
House bill for the benefit of s. s. Smith, |
md Others of Batesville, Pamela county, and
or other purposes. Passed.
House bill in relation to persons confined
II may hereafter be confined for misdemean-
rs before trial, and for other purposes, was
eferred to the judiciary committee,
House bill for the relief of John B. But
er, of Tippah county, and Thomas w. Hart,
f Madison county, was referred to select
ommittee
Mr. Lyles offered a resolution, that the
enate adjourn until o'clock. p. M, inst,
nd at the meeting, the roll of Senators be
allied, for the purpose of the introduction of
ills, petitions, resolutions, &c,
Which was adopted, and the Senate adj
burned accordingly.
HOITSE .IOITRNAT.