The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-04
SENATE.
DAY.
SATURDAY, March 80, 1872.

SATURDAI. MaTCH ~, 1917.
By Mr.. Bennett: / will. on Monday next
| ask leave to introduce a bill to protect the
| rights of colored citizens on railroad trains
| in this State, and for other purposes.
A communication from the Board OF
Health of NatcheZ protesting against the
renewal of the State Hospital was received
and read.
An act to facilitate the collection of debts
due from railroad companies to this State,
was passed.
By Mr.. Cassidy: Resolved by the Senate,
that from and after this date the Senate
will entertain no new bill or allow any such
to be introduced of a local nature or char
| acter, nor any one which partakes In any
respect to local question, and this resolu-
ton shall have the force and effect OF rule
of the Senate during the present session.
Mr.. Watts moved to call from the Com
mittee on Counties and County Boundaries,
an act to locate the scat of Justice of Scott
county Carried. And the bill passed.
Mr.. Mygatt moved to call from Railroad
Committee. an act TO authorize the city of
Vicksburg to loan the Memphis and Vfcks-
burg Railroad 100000. Carried
And the bill passed after being amended
so as to provide for a vote being taken upon
it by the citizens of Vicksburg.
The Secretary was authorized to employ
two additional clerks till end of session.
An act in relation to an amendment to the
Constitution was lost on its first reading, a
twO-thirds vote being required.
Yeas-Messrs. Bennett, Campbell. Cassidy,
Castle, Hardy, Holloway, johnson. Lyles,
Seal. Steele, Stone AM Watts-l2
Nays-Messrs. Abbott, Barrow, Caldwell,
Gibbs, Gleed, Morgan, Williams and War
ner-S.
BY Mr. Hardy: An act to change the time
of holding the courts in the Fifth Judicial
District, which was passed.
BY Mr.. Hardy: To change the time of
holding the Chancery Courts in the counties
OF Smith and Scott, in the Seventeenth
Chancery District, which was passed.
An act in relation TO Normal Schools and
Agricultural College, was indefinitely post
poned. Yeas, p; nays,7
An act supplemental TO an act TO amend
an act to provide for the payment of Con-
stitutional Convention warrants, was passed.
An act supplemental and explanatory of
an act To fix the time of holding The Circuit
Court of Lawrence county, was passed.
By Mr.. Morgan An act granting leave of
absence to Hon. james Lynch, Secretary Of
State. Passed.
Mr.. Cassidy moved to reconsider action
had whereby to facilitate the payment of
debts due the State from railroad COM
panies, was passed.
Yeas-Messrs. Abbott, Barrow, Caldwell,
Cassidy. Gleed, Hardy, johnson, Lyles. Nc
CluEe, Millsaps, Morgan, Smith and Will
liams-13
Nays-Messrs. Alexander. Allen. Bennett,
Castle, Duncan, Gibbs, Holloway, Seal,
Steele, Stone, Watts and Warner-l2.
Mr.. Abbott moved that the bill be re-
ferred to select committee of five.
Mr.. Stone moved to refer the bill TO Com
mittee on Finance. Carried.
By Mr.. Morgan: An act TO amend the
laws in relation TO Public Education, and
for other purposes.
Mr.. Stone moved that the bill be referred
to Committee on Education, with instruc-
tions TO report on Monday. Carried.
BY Mr.. Mcclure: An act to authorize the
Board of Supervisors of Jefferson county To
fund the debt of said county, and TO issue
bonds. Placed on Calendar.
By Mr.. Williams: An act to change the
time of holding the regular election in the
city OF Natehez.
Referred to Committee on Elections.
By Mr.. Gibbs: An act 70 create a new
county, to be called johnson county.
BY Mr.. Campbell: An act to charter the
Washington Fire and Marine Insurance
Company OF Mississippi.
At 2 Is pm. Sena:e adjourned till Mon
day morning Mt 10 o'clock.