The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-03-21
SIXTIETH DAY.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, March -, 1872.


Absent - Messrs. Allen. Castle, Glced,
Lyles. Mcclure, Seal and Watts.
BY Mr.. Sullivan: Notice is given that, on
Tomorrow, will beg leave 20 Introduce a
bill entitled AN act To suspend the operations
Of an act entitled an act 20 encourage Inter
nal Improvements la the State of Missis-
siDpi Approved May -, 1871.
BY Mr.. Cassidy: a resolution in refer
ence to AN amendment TO the Constitution
OF the State Of Mississippi
Referred TO judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Sullivan: Resolved by the Senate,
That the President pro tenn. Of the Senate
confer with the Speaker Of the iOnse con-
corning the payment to William l.. Parker
of wages at the rate of four dollars per day.
as assistant postmaster OF the Legislature
for the present session, there having been
no election, aud the said Parker having
served In such capacity. and that they be
authorized % certify to hs account as such.
Mr.. Hardy moved 10 amend as follows +:
''and that the office of postmaster Of the
Legislature from this date be abolished.
Mr.. Abbott moved TO lay the amendment
on the table. Lost, as follows:
Yeas 10; nays IL.
Mr.. sullivan moved 10 commit resolution
and amendment 10 Committee on Claims.
Carried.
BY Mr.. Morgan: An act for the relief Of
John ii. Hord.
Referred To Committee on Claims.
by Mr.. Barrow: An act TO create an
additional Justice Of the Peace District IN
YaZoo Beat, Warren county.
Referred 20 judiciary Committee.
BY Mr.. Johnson: An act 20 prohibit
from overflow certain bottom lands therein
named.
Referred 10 select committee.
By Mr.. Williams: An act 20 establish "A
Criminal Court for the county Of Adams.
Referred 20 Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Smythe: An act 20 prohibit the
frffa
pervisors' District No. 2, In Leake county.
Referred 60 judiciary Committee.
Eleven House bills were read and refer
red to proper committees.
The Penitentlary bin was taken up and
most of the house amendments were con-
Cured in, and some were rejected.
An act 70 encourage the establishments Of
factories, etc, In this State
Mr. Alexander moved 20 amend the sec
ond amendment by substitute. Insert be-
tween the words Estate" and mot" In
eighteenth line of Section /. the words
'whose capital stock shall be not less than
$4,000 paid in" Carried.
Mr.. Bennett moved to amend line twenty,
by striking out the word ''ten" and insert
the word twenty
Mr.. Hardy moved TO amend the amend
ment 10 amendment by making IL give"
Mr.. Morgan moved 70 table both amend
ments. Carried.
Mr.. Allen moved 20 amend as follows:
Section z. BE 10 further enacted, Iuat no
planter in this state shall be required 70
pay any taxes unless he has cleared a net
profit Of eight per cent. on the capital IN
vested.
Mr.. Mygatt moved to table the amend
ment. Carried.
Yeas II; nays 8.
Mr.. Cassidy moved 10 amend section one
by adding the following proviso:
Provided. Nothing 10 this act contained
shall be so construed as 70 exempt the pro-
perty of any Manufacturing or Mechanical
Company from any tax levied by any
county, city or town. to meet the principal
or interest on bonds issued by any such
county, city or town, u aid ia the cOnstruc-
ton Of railroads. And taxes thus levied
and collected shall be applfdm 70 the pay
ment OF such bonds, and interest thereon"
Carried.
Yeas, 10; nays, 8.
Mr.. Allen moved to amend az follows:
Provided further. That nothing In thtS
bill shall be 80 construed AS to apply 10 the
Mississippi Valley Company.
z Mr.. Caldwell moved 70 table the amend
ment- Carried.
Previous question called, and under the
operation the Bill a. amended passed.
Yeas-Messrs. Abbott Alexander, Bar
row, Bennett, Caldwell, Duncan, Gibbs,
Gray, johnson, Little, Morgan, Mygaft,
Packer, Price, Sullivan, Stone, Williams
Nays - Messrs. Allen, Cassidy, Castle,
Hardy, Millaaps, Pierce, Smythe, Steele and
Smith-lO.