The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-02-14
Proceedings Of the Legislature
SENATE JOURNAL.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 1867.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
| Prayer by the Rev Mr. Napier.
Journals of yesterday read and approved
The following communication from Mr
Montgomery was read and on motion OF MI
McCargo ordered to be spread upon the
Journal.
February 10, 1867.
Mr.. PRESIDENT 81 have just placed in
the hands of the Governor, my resignation
as Senator from the Senatorial District COM
posed of the counties of Claiborne. Franklin
and Jefferson. Considerations of purely q
personal and private character have prompt
ed this course ] hereby tender to you, and
Senators lzo serall lV assurances Of my highest
regard and esteem. The ties that have been
sundered are not broken without regret
the friendship here formed are as lasting as
life; kindness and courtesy have marked
all of cur intercourse from our first acquain-
tance to the present hour. shall ever re-
vert to our association with the most pleas
ing recoliections. As / shall meet aud min
gle in your deliberations no more forever, l
bid each and all of you an atfectionate fare
well. T X. MONTGOMERY. s
To Hon. r. Seal, President of the Senate.
On motion of Mr. McCargO the regular Or
der ofbusiness was suspended, when he re-
ported from joint select committee. bill
to provide for rebuilding and repairing the
levees on the Mississippi River, with snndry
amendments and asked the adoption of the
amendments and the passage of the bill SO
amended.
Report received and agreed to, bill taken
up, amendments adopted, and bill as amen-
ded passed.
The special order for the day was then ta-
ken up, t0-wit
A bill to incorporate the Columbus Life
and General Insurance Company, approved
Feb. Ia, 1852, and amendatory acts thereto,
approved Feb. !, 1856, Jan. 20, 1862 and Dec.
F9 1863, and for other purposes.
The question being taken, on motion OF
Mr. Taylor, which was pending when the
bill was considered on Saturday, 9th, which
motion was to amend by striking out the
following words where they occur in the
section: 'May issue notes to circulate as
money!
On motion of Mr. Lyles the motion was
laid on the table, and ON his further motion
the bill was read the third time and passed,
by vote of yeas 13, nays 8.
A message was received from the House
announcing the passage of sundry bills
On motion of Mr. Martin the Executive
messages were taken up.
The message transmitted on ID February,
was read, when Mr. Martin offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted
Resolved, That the Senate advise and con-
sent that the Governor remit the forfeiture
against Olander Davis and others, as brought
to the view of the Senate by his message OF
February I'd, 1867.
The message transmitted 9TH February,
was read, when Mr.. SWEET offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Senate advise end
consent to the remission of forfeiture in the
case of A r Smedes, of Warren county, as
recommended by his Excellency the Gov
ernor, in his message of the 7th Feb 1867.
The Executive message transmitted on
yesterday evening with communication
from Hon VIM L Sharkey, was read, together
with the documents referred to in the mes
sage, was read, and on motion of Mr.. Taylor,
was laid on the table.
The special order for this hour (12 NJ was
then taken up, to-wit:
A bill to amend the law heretofore in
force respecting the property and rights OF
married women.
On motion of Mr. Lyles, the Senate re-
solved itself into Committee of the Whole
for the further consideration of said bill.
On motion of Mr. Taylor, the regular order
of business was suspended, when he report
ed, from a Joint Select Committee, a bill
back to obtain supplies donated by the
Kentucky Baptist Southern Relief Associa-
tion, with a recommendation that the same
do not pass Report received and agreed
to and the bill lost.
On motion the Senate adjourned until 3
O'Clock p M s