The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-31
Proceedings Of the Legislature
SENATE JOURNAL.

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THURSDAY, Jan. "a, 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 substitute for the bin to amend
chan. 40, Revised Code, and the bill reported
as substitute. Passed.
Mr. Martin from the Judiciary Committee
reported adversely to the bill granting q
general amnesty for violation af articles 81
SO and So. sec. II, 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 third
section and changing the number4 to mum
Der 8, which was adopted and the bill passed
as amended.
MT Martin from the same Committee re.
ported substitute for the bill TO increase
the salary of the Probate Judge of Kinds
county, which was received and agreed to-
On motion of Mr. Hooker the Senate re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whole
on the bill
Mr. Lyles in the chair. After some time
spent therein, the committee rose, reported
the bill back to the Senate and recommends
ed the recommitment of the bill and amend
ments pending to the special committee with
instructions to report Q general bill. Report
agreed to.
Mr. Miller from the Judiciary Committee
in his report asked to be discharged from the
further consideration of the resolution rela-
tive to the infection of the death penalty
for the crime of horse stealing. Report
agreed to.
Mr. Smith from q select committee report
ed favorably to the bill to amend an act to
provide the mode in which the county 20
lice of Marion county shall dispose OF the
three per cent fund of said county, and for
other purposes, approved d; FEB. 10, 1905 ne
Mr. Brown from the committee on State
and Federal Relations reported tavorably to
the bill to appropriate room No. 5, on base
ment floor of the Capitol. Report agreed to
and the bill recommitted to the same CON-
mittee.
A message was received from the House
announcing the passage OF sundry bills and
resolutions.
Mr. Napier introduced 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 Feb. 6,
1860. Passed.
On motion of Mr. Yerger, the regular or
der of business was suspended, and the reso-
ution of the House a ppeinting committee
ON agriculture was taken up and concurred
in and the blank filled withe number tive.
Messrs Martin, Yerger, Wisdom, Lyles and
Hawkins were appointed on the part OF the
Senate.
Mr. Taylor introduced bill to amend
Chap. 90, 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 substitute offered by him
entitled an act to incorporate the Mississip-
ri Industrial Insurance Company, which was
referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
On motion of Mr. Taylor, the bill to secure
lien upon cotton crops was taken from the
table and referred to the Committee on Ag-
riculture.
On motion the Senate adjourned until 3
o'clock, P. NJ.