The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-10
Proceedings 81 the legislature
SENATE JOURNAL.
SATURDAY. Feb. Q. 1867.

On motion Of Mr. Lyles the vote passin
House bill to abolish the Office Of Trustees
the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum an
for other purposes was recOnsidered
Mr. Lyles then offered the following amend
ment which was adopted;
Amend by striking out the word fiye. u
the third line from tho bottom on I'd sectioi
and insert six. Tho bill was then read tn
third time and passed
Mr.. King, from the Judiciary committee
reported q substitute for bill to provide TO
perlecting titles in certain cases with re
commentator that it do pass.
| Report received and agreed to and substi
tnte passed with title rs follows; bill 10
making deeds in certain cases and for othe
purposes.
Mr. King from the same committee report
ed adversely to bill to relieve certain agri
cultural districts from the expense and labo
Of keeping up separate plantation fences
Report received and agreed to and bill lost
Mr. King from same committee reported
back Senate bill to repeal an act organizing
| the militia, approved Dec. 6, 1865, with q re
communication that 1t do not pass by reason
of similar bill having passed the Senate
yesterday. Report received and agreed to
Mr. King from the same committee report
| cd follows:
Mr. PREsIDENT;-The Judiciary Commit
toe who were instructed by resolution of the
Senate to enquire into the expediency Of
abolishing the Office of District Attorney
&c, have instructed me to report that set
ting aside the constitutional question in
v0lved. they do not consider it expedient al
this time to abolish the office of District At
torney and devolye the duties of that Office
upon the County Attorneys
Mr King from the same committee repor
ted adversely to Senate bill to regulate no.
tice by publication in the courts Of law and
equity in this State. Report received and
agreed to.
Mr. Miller from the same committee repor-
ported back House bill to secure the pay.
ment of costs in all civil cases brought in the
county Of Adams, with q recommendation
that it do not pass. A division, on motion
of Mr. McCargo, upon receiving and agreeing
to the report, which was received The
question recurring on agreeing the Senate
refused. The bill was then takenup.
Mr. Hooker moved to amend by striking
out adams county" and insert "the several
counties of the State" which was adopted
Bfr Wilson moved the indefinite postpone
nent Of said bill which prevailed by yeas
2l-nays 2.
ted adversely to the bill to amend the laws
Report received and agreed to and the bill
lost.
Mr. Wilson, from same committee, report
ed adversely to House Bill to amend the
County Court law.
Report received and agreed to-
Mr. Wilson, from same committee, reported
adversely to House bill to establish system
of punitive labor in the several counties in
this State. Report received and agreed to.
Mr. Yerger, from same committee, reported
substitute bill for House bill to authorize the
Auditor of Public Accounts to issue dupli-
ogbe warrants in certain cases, with re-
commentator that said substitute do pass.
Report received and agreed to, and bill pas
lr Lyles, from Committee on Education,
T. @Orted favorably to House bill to authorize
and empower the Boards of Police of certain
counties to compromise the school fund
thereof Report received and agreed to-
The bill was then taken up.
Mr. McCargo moved to amend by striking
out "DeSoto" wherever it occurs, which was
adopted.
Mr. Taylor moved to amend by inserting
the county of Marshall, and that the Board
of Police Court shall not compromise the
principal of the debt, but alone the interest
thereon already accrued.
On motion Of Mr. Lyles, the bill and
were laid on the table
Mr. Jackson, from the Committee on Bonn
daries, reported adversely to the several pc
ttions from the citizens of Tippah and fish
Oming0 counties, relative to creating new
c,''rfies cut of certain territory therein
sYAdiiiaa, aii6 i1 consel uence of numerous
nu8f pet ions thcrg to, asked to be re-
lsevsu tean4 taa ariheg consideration.
hr saylor lrari JOINT Select Committee,
llsde the foll0@uE report, which was re,
Is. q gcH a1fss
y'shqune INTO tne' c6hul-
Zee iniata and, created by act of
h@ye iiad lilo matter under consider
have instructed me to report that
been 10 dis button of the fund,
8ts mi ot the iTregularity Of and care
rss with witch the Reports of the
Iinae4aot Police III tle several counties of
lid SFate 5aYe been made. They find the
mn vi sixty thcnsand dollars has been re
,eived from the special tax of the year 1865
10 May lst. 1866; that only eleven counties
If the State reported by the first of May,
1866, and the whole number reported to this
time is forty-three nineteen counties under
section 3, and thirty-four counties under
lection g. There have been evident misap-
Drehensions as to the duties of the Board of
Police, which have resulted in locking up
his fund for nearly year in the vaults of
he Treasury, and the intentions of the law
lave been defeated. The Committee here
With submit as part of this report. tab |
liar statement, drawn bye w Pope, Chair
nan Ofthe House Committee, of the facts
Incident to the fund, and have framed bill |
o distribute the fluid in manner not pro-
-ided for by law, but which, in the opinion |
f the Committee, seems to be the only just |
mil fol. Ia Oc 1at..
that it do pass.
J. H. r. TAYLOR, Chairman, &c.
WIN. d. LYLES.
On motion of Mr. Lyles, the bill was laid |
N the table, 100 copies of the bill and re-
'ort ordered to be printed and made the |
pecial order for Tuesday next, 10 o'clock.
MT SWEET, from the Committee on En-. |
oiled Bills, submitted report of the sew
raj bills referred to that Committee for cor
ect enrolment, of the correct enrolling and
the submitting of the same to His Excel
sncy, the Governor, for approval.
Mir Stephens, from Select Committee, re-
orted substitute bill for House bill for the
etter protection of real estate and live
tOek in the county of Yalobusha, with a
that said substitute do pass.
eport received and agreed ta
The bill was taken up and the substitute
1opted, with bill as follows: An act for the
etter protection of real estate and live
ock in the counties of Yalobusha and
Iarshall
Other amendments were offered when Mr..
ooker moved the indefinite postponement
the bill which was lost by avote OF yeas
!, nays Is.
Mr. jackson. from select committee, re-
'rted back bill to provide for rebuilding ,
I'd repairing the levees on the Mississippi I
yer in the State of Mississippi, with amend
ents thereto, and recommended the passage Z
the bill as amended. The amendments :
e rs follows: /
Amend by additional section, as section Z, /
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, That the
DIVISIONS Of this act shall not apply to any g
nds lying cast of the Sunhower river in the !
unity OF Washington nor to the county Of h
ZOO.
Amend Sd section in 9th line after the e
,rd land insert the words, except lands +
ID by the State in trust or otherwise. the y
Iickasaw school lands, and other school
IDS now exempt from taxation. n
On motion Of Mr. jackson the bill was I
ken mp. r
Mr Hooker offered the following amend.
mt to the LIST amendment recommended n
the committee. Insert after the words a
ZOO, the words or Sunhower which was
opted.
The lst and ID amendments recommended 4
the committee was adopted.
w McCarro moved that the hill he refer. -