The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-01-11
THIRD DAY.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, JANUARY, 4. 1872

Senate met pursuant to adjournment
President PRO ten in the chair
| Prayer by Mr.. Watts.
Roll called. Present-M essrs Allen, Alex
ander, Bennett, Bowles, Caldwell, Cassidy,
| Campbell, Duncan, Gibbs, Gray, Holloway
Hardy, johnson, Lyles, Little, Millsaps, Ny
gait, Mcclure, Paine, Price, Seal, Smythe,
/ Steele, Sullivan, Smith, Stone, Williams,
/ Watts and Warner.
! journal of yesterday read and approved.
| Leave of absence was granted TO Messrs
| Morgan and Pierce until Monday morning
RESOLUTIONS
| BY Mr. Warner:
! ReS0irel bg the Senate THE House concur
/ rang, That committee of three on the part
/ Of the Senate,and - on the part of the House,
/ DC appointed 10 wait upon His Excellency,
1 the Governor, and inform him that the Leg
\ islature is now organized and ready to re-
| ceive any communication from him.
/ Adopted
Committee-Messrs. Warner. Steele and
/ BOWles
By Mr. Little That committee of three
be appointed TO draft rules for the govern
/ ment of the Senate. Adopted.
/ Mr.. Warner moved to reconsider the ac-
/ ton had on Mr.. Titles resolution. Carried.
Mr.. Littls offered, a substitute, the fol-
| lowing:
That committee of three ON the mart of
the Senate, and = on the part ofthe House, be
appointed to revise the joint standing rules.
Adopted.
DY
| Senate be required TO furnish each member of
| the Senate with copy of the laws passed by
1 the Legislature of 1871, as the law directs
Mr. Gray moved to lay over. Carried.
| BY Mr.. Mcclure:
| ReSolref by the Senate THE House coHcstr-
/ ring That the Secretary of State be, and is
4 hereby, instructed to furnish to the Secretary
/ Of the Senate and the Clerk of the House
each one copy Of the Revised Code, for use in
/ their respective offices: the Secretary of State
I taxing the DFNDer rpPplpff
! Adopted.
| BY Mr.. Allen: That the Secretary of
state be required to furnish the newly
| elected Senators with copy of the Revised
! Code FOR use during the present session.
taking their receipts for the same Adopted
| By Mr. Little; That the clergy of the city
| OF jackson be, and are hereby, respectfully
! invited to open the morning sessions of the
/ Senate with prayer. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Watts That from and after this
day the Senate shall meet at 10 O'Clock A. NJ
Adopted.
The President announced the following
Standing and Joint Standing-C Committees:
On JRdiciGTy-Mr. Sullivan, Chairman;
Messrs, Watts, Gibbs, Steele, Hardy, Payne
and Morgan
On Finance - Mr. Warner. Chairman.
Messrs Little Lyles. Gleed and Cassidy.
On Agricatttare Commerce and Manafa4c-
tttres-Mr johnson. Chairman; Messrs. Mill
saps, Barrow. Castle and Abbott.
On Public Editcation-Mr. Gibbs, Chair
~AtSSAS- -fAtiS <AAiCi4p anu
Gray.
On Public Works-Mr Duncan, Chair
man; Messrs. Pierce Seal, Smythe and
Caldwell
On P,ixting-Mr. Smith, Chairman;
Messrs. Duncan, Packer, Alexander and Ny
gait.
on Railroads and Franchise, other than
MEnicipaI-Mr. Little, Chairman; Messrs.
Pierce, Sullivan. Williams and Holloway.
On Cgaims-Mr Millsaps Chairman;
Messrs Allen, Abbott, Gleed and Lyles-
On 1Hlitia-Mr. Mygatt Chairman;
Messrs. Pierce, Gray, Seal and Alexander
On Federal RelGtions-Mr. Payne, Chair
man Messrs- Campbell, Smythe, Cassidy
and Barrow
IN Coss.tses and County Rolnsdaries-Mr-
ABBOTT Chairman; Messrs. Caldwell, Price,
Alexander and johnson.
On IDslaigration-Mr Morgan, Chairman;
Messrs Mcclure, Castle, MiIlsaps and Pierce.
IN Registration and Eleetson-Mr. Nc
cl1re, Chairman Messrs. Payne and Hardy.
IN Cggaslshed BMsiness-Mr. Cassidy.
Chairman Messrs. Gibbs and Bowles.
IN Banks and BuWkiag--Mr Stone Chair