The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-08
Mississippi Legislature.
SENATE
TWENTY SIXTH DAY.



Absent -Messrs. Caldwell, Castle. Gleed-
Holloway. Millsaps. Morgan, Mcclure
Packer, Pierce aud Watts.
By MIR. Smythe: | desire TO give notice
that will. al an early day, ask leave 10 IN
traduce bill to prevent speculation upon
and fraudulent dealing in State aud county
warrants. and 10 secure their fair and eqnlt-
able pay ment.
: BY MIR. Little: Memorial from citizens OF
Okolona III relation To a law exempting
physicians and druggists from jury service
Referred to judiciary Committee.
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
nv MIR. Hardy: Resolved. That the sec.
retary of state be and he Is hereby re-
quested TO report to the Senate at an early
day as possible the number Of copies Of the
Revised code OF 1871, which have been us
tributed ID accordance with the provisions
of the 18th section OF the lst chapter 81 salu
Code. and also 10 report the number OF
COPIES sold bv him under the provisions OF
said 9Th section. Ia whom sold. ana the
amounts received ca account OF said sales,
and also the number OF copies he now ma
on hand. Adopted. ,...s,
OF James o. Freliek. minor ot Lawrence
county.
Rv Mr.. Warner: An act % fund Tire noat-
ing debt OF the State. aud 70 issue SINKING
funds. and for other purposes.
Ref.rr,.d 70 Finance Committee. with in
structions to print, If, ~ their Judgment,
II B Br Mr. Glib: An act making approp-i-
atiohs 10 defray expenses incurred oy the
Sergeant-at-ar OF the senate ~ iufhlsh-
ing stationery, making repairs, etc.
Referred To COmmittee ON Contingent
Expenses. ...t...t.,
act for the relief Of Messrs. & II. MahshiP'
and Brady aud Hardy
Pat. - q putsuifFpp on Nlalffl-.
Bv Mr.. seal A bill 10 be entitled an act
TO amend chapter 50, of the heNised Oode
Of 1871. the same being All act ia relation
to retailing viuous ana spirituous liquors
Referred TO Finance Committee.
Mn. President: ] am instructed 70 m
form the senate that the House has referred
an act in relation 10 Circuit Courts. ana Tor
other purposes. 70 JOINT speclal coIliih ittee
10 be created, 10 consist OF nNe on the part
If The House and % the part OF the
Committee on the part of the House;
Nessrs. piles, Stone, Lowry. Howe ana
Goar .l
IL w. WAEREN,
Clerk of the House.
Mr.. Hardy moved to agreed TO appoint
noent of said committee. and 10 fill the blank
with the word three" Carried; 49,,
Messrs. Steele, Hardy and
Little. .,ho
~ =
Governor To appoint special Aids 10 arrest
criminal read second time, and
Mr.. Smythe moved To incehteiy post
pone. Carried t
Mr.. steele moved TO amend a. follows;
Ameud fifteenth line. second section. by
striking out bond and" alter giving;
also amend sixteenth liae OF second section
nv inserting after the word amt the words
sold Taborer shall first also amend TWEEN
al lfren snpripn between FilP WORDS
t.tyo and more the word ''Or; amend see
ond line. third section. by inserting after
the word .executng" the word "a repleV-
in" Carried.
Mr.. Hardy moved to amend as follows:
Amend 10Th line OF ID section by striking
ont the word recovered" and insert the
word awarded" Carried.
Mr. smith moved To amend as follows:
strike out words included from (WHICH
in ID line. dissection, TO word otherwise"
in 81 line.
Mr.. Williams moved to indefinitely post
YEAs-AIessrs. Alexander, Abbott. Bar
row. Bowles, Cassidy. Campbell, Gibbs
GRAY. Little, Mvgatt. Paine, Price smith,
Williams aud Narner-l3.
NAYs-Mcssrs. Allen. Duncan, Hardy.
johnson. Seal, Smythe, steele and Sulli-
yan--9
To amend an act for the encouragement
of agriculture.
Carried.
TO amend section 2l6, chapter . Of Re
vised Code OF 1871. was taken UP.
Passed: title standing a stated.
To legalize the records of Benton county.
Passed. title standing as stated
To repeal section 56S, Of article ,. chap
ter s.
Passed title standing a. stated.
To amend the charter of the New Orleans,
Jackson and Great Northern Railroad Com
pany.
4 number of amendments were offered,
some of which We're rejected and some
adopted And the bill was lost.
YEAs-Messrs. Allen. Bennett. Duncan,
Gibbs. Lyles. Little, Mygatt. Price and Sui
livau-9.
NAYs-Messrs. Alexander Abbott. Gas
sidv. Campbell. Hardy. Johnson, Paine.
seal. Smythe. steele. Williams and Warner
-l2
Absent and not voting-lj.
Mr.. Abbott moved TO reconsider and
table. Lost.
Yeas. 5; nays, u: not voting 10.
Senate adjourned.