The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26

SENATE.


TUESDAY. Jan. IL. 1871.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
MT. CALDWELL 6coiored.) introdnced biil
to be entitled an act 10 incorporate the Plan
ters, Manufacturers and Mechanics Ass0ciA-
ton Of Mississippi.
The Committee On EnroIled Bills. report
ed the following correctly enrolled and pre-
eented to the Governor for his signature
An act supplemental 70 and amendatory @l
an act entitled mn act TO incorporate the
Mississippi San Rafel Silver Mining Com
pany, which passed both Houses Of the
Legislature January 11th, 1871 and Senate
Joint Resolution. No. z, appointing a joint
committee to investigate the alleged thefts
of books from State Library and Secretary
Office.
The Committee on Banks and Banking.
reported back the following bill, and recon-
mended that il do pass: An act 90 in
corporate the Planters and Mechanics Bank
of West Point, Mississippi.
The Committee on Agriculture, Manufac-
lures and Commerce, recommend that the
following bill do pass: "An act to repeal
an act for the encouragement Of agriculture,
passed February is, 1867.
The judiciary Committee recommended
the passage Of the following bill: An act 70
legalize the acts Of the Mayor and Aldermen
Of the town Of Woodville.
The above committee recommended that
the following be referred: An Act for the
relief of Jefferson County.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Hardy: S. b. No. Is. an act to
amend an act entitled an act to provide tor
the issue of Certificates Of indebtedness.-
Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Sullivan asked that the following be
placed upon the Journal: Without ex-
pressing an opinion as to the Constitution
ality Of the law authorizing the Issuance OF
Certificates of indebtedness, vote for the
indefinite postponment of the question for
the reason that the question involved as TO
the constitutionality of the law can only be
determined by the courts, and not by legis-
lation, and object to squandering the time
of the Legislature in useless and fruitless
attempts at legislation.
Mr.. Duncan introduced an act for the ben
eft Of Nathaniel Wilkinson, of LAFAYETTE
county. Referred.
The Report of the Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts was received and refer red to Com
mittce on Finance.
An act to legaIize the acts of the Mayor
and Aldermen OF the town OF Woodville,
was passed.
SPECIAL oRrER OF THE DAY.
Being s. j. Resolution No. IL, "General
Amnesty" and the Senate proceeded to the
consideration of the same.
Previous question call sustained, and the
Senate Joint Resolution No. II was order
ed engrossed, read a third time and passed,
title standing as stated, by the following
vote:
Mr.. Bennett moved that Mr.. Duncan be
excused from voting.
Mr.. Gray moved to lay the same on the
table. Carried.
AYEs.-Messrs. Abbott Bennett, Cald-
well, Dowd, Duncan, Gartman,lGibbs, Gray
Hardy, johnson, Little, Lyles, Miles, Mill
saps, Mygatt, Packer, Paine, Rushing
Smith, Stringer, Sullivan, Warner, Williams
and Watts.-A.
NAYs.-Messrs. Gleod and Morgan.-2.
Mr.. Morgan asked to have the following
placed on the Journal, which was granted
desire to explain that vote against the
| adoption of the resolution under considera-
tion for the reason that the State of Missig-
sippi has already petitioned Congress for 0
removal of political disabilities OF the peO-
pie of this State, instructing its Representa-
tives to present the said petition, and 1 car
see no good reason for a reconsideration oi
our previous action on this subject.
Messrs. Duncan, Hardy, Paine and Strick-
lin, asked to have the following placed upon
the journal, request grated:
We the undersigned vote in the afiiCma-
tive upon the adoption Of the Joint Resolu-
ton relative to general amnesty, because
we are heartily in favor of general amnes-
ty; but with the express understanding that
we are not to be understood as endorsing
the entire action of the members of Con-
gress from this State ON said subject.
After some time Spent in Executive ses-
sion the Senate adjourned.