The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-11
Mississippi Legislature.
SEvENTY-SIXTH DAY.
SENATE.
MONDAY, April l, ls72.

MONDAY, April /, lisa.
By Mr.. Little: l will. on Tomorrow.
introduce bill for the relief of X. b. Little.
late Sheriff of Monroe county. "
BY Mr.. Caldwell An net To permit
Chas. +. Clint 10 practice law In this State.
Passed. -
By Mr. Bennett: An act to better protect
the rights of colored citizens on railroads
i'm this State.
Put on the Calendar.
BY Mr.. Williams: An act comforting
certain powers on the Board of Supervisors
of Adams county. Passed.
By Mr.. Barrow: An act to amend the
charter of the City OF Nicksburg.
BY Mr.. Sullivan: An act supplemental
TO an act altering certain ChaDeery Districts
in the Eleventh District.
By Mr.. johnson: An act 10 authorize an
election in a portion of Carroll county for
subscription for railroad.
Mr.. Little moved TO amend as follows :
Strike out the words 'under the general
law authorizing such elections" in line
and S. and insert the words las provided for
in Sections 10, 16, IL. Is, 10 and 10, of an act
entitled an act To incorporate the Natchez
and jackson Railroad Company. approved
July 81. 1870. Adopted.
And the bill as amended was passed.
BY Mr.. Smith An act 10 amend section
~ of the charter of Macon. Mississippi
Passed.
An act to amend an act to encourage i'm
provements in this State, etc, approved
May Is. 1871
Mr.. Mcclure moved To amend Section -:
Be ii further enacted. That the provisions
of this act be and are hereby extended, so
as TO include the Natchez. jackson and
Columbus Railroad Company. Carried.
Mr.. Gleed moved TO amend by making
the provisions OF this bill apply TO Columbus.
Fayette and Decatur Railroad Company.
Carried.
Mr.. Little moved to amend by inserting
after "Vicksburg and Pensacola Railroad
the words New Orleans, Jackson and
Great Northern Railroad extension. Lost
Mr.. Price moved to amend by inserting
Arkansas City and Grenada Railroad and.
Nashville and Vicksburg Railroad
Mr.. Abbott moved To table, Carried.
Mr.. Cassidy moved to amend by new
section as follows:
BE it further enacted, That the Auditor
shall. in no case, issue his warrants on the
Treasurer for any sum claimed To be due
unless there be money in the Treasury sufli-
-cient TO pay the entire Indebtedness of the
State, nor shall the Treasurer pay any war
rants issued i'm violation of this section, and
this section shall apply to all railroads
claiming the benefits of the act TO which
this act is an amendment. entitled AN act To
encourage internal Improvements in the
State of Mississippi, approved May Is. 1871.
Mr.. Morgan moved TO lay the amendment
on the table. Carried.
Yeas, II; nays, IA.
Mr.. Abbott moved previous question on
the passage of the bill. Carried.
And under the operation thereof the bill
was lost on thiIl reading.
Neas-Messrs. Abbott Barrow. Bennett
Caldwell, Gibbs, Holloway, Little, Mcclure,
Morgan, Mygatt, Packer, Price and VIII
liams-l4.
Nays-Messrs. Alexander, Allen. Camp
bell, Cassidy, Castle, Duncan, Hardy, john
son, Iyles. Millsaps, Smythe, Sullivan, stone
and Watts-l4.
Mr.. Cassidy moved to reconsider and
table the motion to reconsider. Carried.
Yeas l6; nays ii.
BY Mr.. Packer: An act to amend an act
to incorporate Pearl River Improvement
Company.
Referred to Committee on Public Lands
INTRODUCTION. OF RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Bennett: a concurrent resolution
Ia respect to places of entertainment. com
mon carriers, etc. Resolved by the Senate.
the House concurring, That IL = the sense
of the Legislature, that all the hotels and
restaurants, railroads and other common
carriers. managers of theaters. and other
places Of amusement should at once. and
without any unnecessary delay. provide
separate and suitable accommodations for
the one class, and for the other, should be as
nearly equal in quality and price as practi-
cable; that such accomm odations should be
furnished and kept freely and voluntarily,
a
a means of profit TO the proprietOrs through
the patronage of the one race, as much as
for the other, and that they should be en-
couraged and sustained by the enlightened
consent and appreciation of the public senti-
ment, and without the force. eompulsion
and penalties of any law, either by the
State or National Government.
Mr.. Gray moved to strike cut all after
the enacting clause and insert the original
social equality abomination of which the
following is the first section:
That all citizens of this State. without
distinction of race. color. or revious con-
dition of servitude, are entitled 10 the equal
and impartial enjoyment OF any accommo-
dalton, advantage, facility or privilege
furnished by common carriers running In
or through. or plying within this State,
whether upon land or upon water, by inn
keepers, licensed owners, managers or les
sees OF theatres, or other places Of public
amusement. or of public entertainment or
accommodation, and this right shall not be
denied, abridged or infringed on account of
any such Distinction
Mr.. Morgan moved TO indefinitely post
DOne the resolution.
Mr.. Gleed moved to amend by adding,
land also for all blue, black. gray ahd red
eyed persons, and for all persons having
red. gray, or black hair, and shall apply TO
the Legislature, and TO all other officers of
the State, and no candidate shall vote in
the same box. where white votes are cast,
and also to all stores where goods are sold.
The acting President, Mr.. Little, decided
that inasmuch as the substitute was in the
nature of bill, and could not be substitu-
ted for a bill, and the question being, shall
tie decision of the President stand as the
judgment of the Senate, it was carried, rs
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Abbott. Alexander. Allen,
-~-~~
Bennett. Cassidy, Castle, Hardy, Holloway,
johnson. Lyles. Mcclure. Millsaps. Price.
Seal, Smythe. Steele, Smith, Stone, Watts
and Warren--20.
Nays Messrs. BOwles, Caldwell. Camp
bell. Gibbs. Gleed, GRAY, Morgan, Mygatt
Packer and Williams-10.
Mr.. Smith moved the previous question
on the indefinite pOstpOnement Of the resO-
luton. Carried.
And under the operation thereof the
amendment of MI. Gleed was lost.
Yeas @; nays 81
And the motion to indefinitely postpone
the resolution was lost, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Abbott. Allen, BOwles,
Caldwell, Campbell, Gibbs, Gleed, Gray.
Mcclure. Morgan, Mygatt, Steele, Smith
and Warner-16.
Nays-Messrs. Alexander. Bennett Cas-
sidy, Castle, Duncan, Hardy. Holloway
johnson, Little. Lyles. Millsaps, Price. Seal.
Smythe, 5 tone, Williams and Watts--l7.
And the resolution was lost.
Yeas II: naVs 10.