The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-20
Proceedings of the Legislature
SENATE JOURNAL.
TUESDAY, Feb. 70, 1867

TUESDAY, Feb. 70, 1867.
Senate met pursuant TO adjournment
PRAYER By Rev NJ HunnIcutt
on motion. the reading Of yesterday jour
nal was dispensed with. -
The Sanate. on motion of Mr. Wolf, took
M lie resolution offered by him on Sester
dav and which was pending when the sen
ON motion Of Mr. McCargo, the resolution
was referred TO a Select Committee OF tlliee
bv a vote of yeas, nays 2. ,rr.
A message was received from tIiT iloest.
The senate then proceeded 20 tue CoiI7i1
er9-fou Of House messages and disposed OF
bins as follows
slFl IN relation TO the collection OF taxes
l., 4 ,7.rus county, approved Feb. i, 1907.
biU 10 legitimiZe the issue OF the mar
r-l,-e. Of J J Wilmington and Ellen Strong
tf Warren county.
4 bin TO regulate the taxes Of Adams
county for county purposes
bill 10 appropriate the tax arising from
licenses for the sale of spurious ana Flhous
Ifouors in the town of BALDWIN, Lee county
A bin to repeal an act 10 amend an act 70
f1corpsrate the town Of Webster IN the
county Of Winston, approved FEB : 300
AbiU toaneud the several acts IN relation
10 the Grand Gulf and Port Gibson hdllI'"o
Company. a MI,
A bill TO incorporate the Verona 'A'l-'
Academy. in the county OF Lee
INN 'anendatory of the incorporation OF
+ ill.,. town of Aberdeen. in Monroe county
ism ~ Drovfds. for the sale OF swamp
+ land. in the county of Franklin
bin TO authorize the Secretary OF state
+ TO issue patents ia certain cases
hin 10 aid the Board of managers OF the
! ladies Memorial Societies Of Virginia to re-
/ move tLe remains Of Mississippi soldiers 10
cemeteries provided for that purpose.
J,fur resolution of thanks to Col John
+ VrGgyock. Of Franklin, Tennessee, Tor his
naTIa character and disinterested patriot
/ ism in collecting, iuterring and marhin5 tne
+ last resting place of many OF MISSISSIPPI >
heroic dead
+ 4 MESSAGE was received from the Cover
/ nor announcing his approval of certain bills
Amended and passed Joint Resolution
Granting leave Ofabsence 10 Hon Aei@eI.
Referred House bill to encourage Man
( nftctures in this State.
/ Passed bill to incorporate the Grenada anu
/ Prentiss Railroad Company.
/ Laid on the table a bill to amend an act
/ TO raise a revenue to defray the expenses OF
+ fine Government of the State Of Mississippi
( approved Dec. ,, 800.
+ laid on the table resolution providing Tor
tbeadiournment, sine die, Of the present seS'
/ sion OF the Legislature 49,
The regular order was suspended, Nheh
+ Mr Cain offered a resolution, That the reso-
luton adopted by the Senate on the = oay
/ af February not to entertain any new busl-
ness after II NJ, Monday the 18th INST, be
and the same is hereby repealed and resclnd-
+ ed which was adopted
Mr. Lylcs, from committee on Finance, re-
ported fayorably to bill to make certain ap-
Preparations therein named. Report agreed
/ To aud bill laid on the table.
Tho Senate took up bill to provide Tor the
/ holding ofthe High Court of Errors and Ap-
peals Of the State of Mississippi, and for 9th
/ er purposes, which bill had previously passed
! both Houses of the Legislature at the pre-
/ sent session, and signed by their respective
+ presiding officers, and was on yesterday re
/ turned to the Senate by His EXcellency the
i Governor, with his disapproval and objec
tions.
said bill was reconsidered and passed the
Senate by a twO-UhiTds vote on call of the
yeas and nays, the Executive veto to the
contrary notwithstanding. Yeas IL nays o
/ Mr. SWEET from the committee on Enrolled
/ Bills. reported fayorably to bills referred.
/ Mr. Hawkins from the committee on Pub
/ Tic Buildings reported in the majority anC
/ favorably to bill making appropriations 70
repairs i'm public buildings, and adversely t,
/ amendments to said bill.
I Mr. Martin submitted a minority report ad
verselv to the passage of said bill Repor
of both gentlemen laid on the tatle, au'
made the special order for this day at sever
o'clock, p NJ.
On motion the Senate took a recess 70
/ thirty minutes.
The recess having expired, the Senate re
suIned business.
Mr. Martin, from select committee, re
ported adversely to bill to authorize a settle
ment with the n. Q. J and G. n. r. II. CO
Report agreed to and bill lost.
Mr. Anderson, from a select committee, re
ported adversely to bill to preserve Hv
stock in certain counties therein named
Report received. Question on agreeing
was decided in the negative.
1 A message was received from the House.
On motion the Senate adjourned until
/ o'clock, 2 NJ.