The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-02-19
SENATE JOURNAL.
MONDAY, Feb. IS, 1867.

| Journal OF yesterday READ ana Improved.
Mr. SWEET introduced a bill TO appoint
| Commissioners TO represent the State OF
Mississippi at tho Industrial Exhibition to
| be held at the city Of Paris during the sum
mer Of 1867, which passed by vote Of yeas
ll9--nays =. wr.
Mr. Robinson from Committee on PROPOSE
tiOns and Grievances reported bill TO the
/ petition Of j J Gibson OF Corinth, Tishomin-
90 county, and recommended the passage u
the same. Report agreed to and bill passed
Mr. Wilson from . select committee repor-
| ted a substitute for bill TO authorize the
Auditor of Public Accounts TO issue his war
rants upon the Treasury for interest due
| from the State TO the Chickasaw counties on
account of the Chiokasaw School Fund, and
for other purposes, and asked the passage Of
said substitute. Report agreed to and sub
stitute passed.
Mr. McCargo from select COMMITTEES re-
ported fayorably TO bill for the relief of the
State University Report agreed to and bill
| passed
The special order for 3 o'clock, IN was
taken up ont of its order, to-wit. the agree
! ing to the report of tho Committee on State
and Federal Relations made by Mr. McCar-
go on Friday last the I4th inst Upon
which Mr. Taylor moved the previous ques-
| tion, which was sustained.
Mr. Taylor moved that the report and res
olutions accompanying the same be indeh-
| nitely postponed, which motion was lost by
the following vote:
YEAs--Mr. President, Messrs. Binford,
Lyles. Robinson, Stone, SWEET, Taylor,
Wolff and Yerger--9.
NAYs.-Messrs. Anderson, Brown, Cain,
Land. Lyle, Martin, McCargo, Napier, Will
son and Wisdom-10.
Mr. McCargo moved that the resolutions
referred be adopted, which motion prevailed
by the following vote;
YEAs--Massrs Anderson, Brown, Cain,
Land, Lyle, Martin, McCargo, Wisdom and
Yerger--I0.
NAYs,-Mr President, Messrs Binford,
Lyles, Napier, Robinson, Stone, SWEET, Tay-
Tor and Wolff--9. 7ii
Mr. Taylor from select committee repor-
ted substitute to bill to obtain supplies
donated by the Kentucky Baptist Southern
Relief Association. Report agreed to, sub
stitute amended by Mr. McCargo and passed.
On motion of Mr. Webb the Senate recon-
siderod the vote taken on Saturday the 10th
inst, by which n House bill to amend an act
to reduce into one the several acts of the
State concerning salaries of the several OFF,
ces therein named, approved Nov 2, 1865.
The vote passing said bill to its third read
ing was also reconsderd
On motion of Mr. Wilson the vote adopting
the amendment to said bill was reconsidered
and laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Wilson the bill was read
third time and passed.
On motion of Mr. Cain the Senate took up
House messages and passed House bills as
follows;
A bill to fix the time Of holding the Cir
cult Courts of the 9th Judicial District of
the State ofMississippi with amendment by
the Senate.
A bill to incorporate the Water Valley
Presbyterian Church and for other purpo-
SEES.
Referred bill to incorporate the Meridian
Manufacturing Company.
Passed o bill to incorporate the Benevolent
Aid Association for the benefit of the Luna
tic Asylum and Orphans Home of the State
Of Mississippi
A bill to Incorporate the Mississippi Min
ing and Manufacturing Company.
A bill to incorporate the Bankston Manu-
featuring Company.
A bill to incorporate the Grenada and
Meridian Railroad Company.
Mr. Yerger moved to suspend the regular
order Of business that he might offer reso-
tuition, which motion prevailed by a vote of
yeas ii nays 9.
Thereupon Mr. Yerger offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That the Senate repeal the |
resolutions adopted this day by the Senate
on State and Federal Relations and expunge
all previous entries made upon the journals
Mr. Wilson raised point of order, in this /
that the resolution is out of ORDER for the /
reason that the Senate cannot repeal its ac-
tion at the same session of its adoption.
Mr. Martin raised the furtherpoint of or J
der, in this that the Senate has refused to
the motion by which the action
of the Senate was taken, which this res0lu-
ton proposes to expunge
The President declared the resolution in
order, because it was for the purpose of cor
recting an error in the journals; that the
report of the Committee on State and Fed
eral Relations recommending the resolutions
the adoption of which this resolution pro-
poses to repeal or expunge) was not agreed
TO by the Senate and consequently the res0-
buttons were not properly before the Senate
until said report was agreed to.
Mr. Martin appealed from the decision Of
the President and the Senate refused to
sustain the decision Of the President of the
Senate by vote Of yeas, S--nays, IL, as fol
sysas ,voftt, -ewe5s, fay.or, Wolff and Yer
ser--S
NAYs-Messrs Anderson, Brown, Cain,
land, Lyle, Martin, McCargo, Napier, Rob
nson, Wilson and Wisdom-l1.
The consideration of House messages was
hen resumed and following bill disposed of
A bill supplemental to an act, approved
anuary 81, 1867, to require Express Com
anies to publish their rates of charges and {
or other purpose was Indefinitely post /
oned
Passed House bill to remove the civil disa-
ilities Of certain minors therein named.
Passed bill to legalize certain acts of the
oard of Police Of Marshall county. II
The following joint resolutions from the
louise was read and laid on the table: +
Resolved by the Legislature of the State i
Mississippi, That the Congress be, and is $
ereby respectfully requested to declare and a
limit to this State, or the Legislature there
! a dnal plan for the adjustment of State fl
nd Federal relations, by the terms whereof a
in Congress will he restored, II
Id all other constitution benefits assured. ! N
Resolved, further, That the Governor be,
Id he is hereby requested TO communicate n
copy of these resolutions to the President
the Senate and Speaker of the House Of
representatives., with request that they will N
y the same before their respective Houses y
Congress II
Passed House bill supplementary to an r.
t to change the times Of holding the Cir ia
it Courts in the LIST Judicial District, In
ssed at the present session of the Legisla- fe
ne and approved Feb a. 1867.
On motion of Mr. Taylor the regular CON- nj
leration Of House message was suspended Dc
Mr. Taylor introduced bill supplementary CO
an act for the benefit Of the University of
ssissippi, which was read the third time ba
d passed co
Mr. SWEET from the committee on Enrolled co
rs reported favorably to bills referred. bi
On motion, the Senate adjourned until 3
lock, P. NJ. NJ
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THREE O'CLOCK, P. NJ be
,enate met pursuant to adjournment. s;tt