The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-15
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THIRTY-SECOND DAY.

WEDNESDAY, February :, 1872.
Mr.. Watts, presiding officer pro tenn, in
| the chair.
! Absent-Mcssrs. Allen. Bennett. Cassidy.
| Campbell Gleed, johnson, Paine, Pierce
and Smythe.
Mr.. Cassidy and rot Mr.. Castle received
| leave of absence yesterday.
! A message from the Governor, submit
! ting the report OF NJ. T.. Bacon. who was APP
pointed by his predecessor rs a delegate 10
represent Mississippi in the National In
| surance Convention, which Assem- bled in
/ New York on the 18th of last October. was
received, and referred with accompanying
/ documents. To Finance Committee.
BY Mr.. Millsaps ; j X relating to the
/ sale of the Revised Code. State Reports and
other documents. Passed; title standing As
/ stated.
Mr.. Hardy moved to reconsider and table.
| Carried.
! BY Mr.. Mcclure: To incorporate the town
of Union Church. in Jefferson county.
| Referred to Committee on Corporations
By Mr. Mcclure: An act 10 umcnd sec
tions 1857 and 1866, chapter 8, Revised Code.
so far ~ they apply 10 the 18th Chancery
Court District.
Referred To Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. BOwles An act 10 empower the
Board of Supervisors of Bolivar county to
levy, assess and have collected a special tax
tor public schools of said county, for the
year 1871.
Referred to Committee on Education.
BY Mr.. Bowles: An act To correct the as
sessment of lands i'm Bolivar county.
Referred to Finance Committee.
To amend section 2070, article 3, chapter
10. Revised Code. Passed; title standing a
stated.
SPECIAL ORDER.
An act to amend an act To encourage in
ternal improvements, etc. was taken up.
Mr.. Steele moved To amend as follows:
Amend Sppfiou l-DrnNiGeI that fln M
ditor OF Public Accounts shall not be au-
thoriZed To issue any warrant under the
provisions Of this act, or the act to which
this l. an amendment. until there l. money
in the state treasury, with which TO pay
the same.
Mr.. Little moved to table the amendment.
Lost
YEAS - Messrs. Abbott. Bowlcs. Gibbs.
Gray. Little. MygHtt Price. Packer. Will
liams aud Warnrr-l0.
NAYs-Messr-. Barrow. Caldwell Castle.
Duncan. Holloway. Hardy. LyIc~. Mili-aps.
Morgan. Mcclure. Seal Steele Smith and
Watts-lJ.
Mr.. Gray moved to indefinitely postpone
the amendment. Lost.
Yeas. -; nays, II.
Mr.. Steele moved TIE preYiou, question,
on adoption of the amendment AID passage
of the bill. Not sustained.
Mr.. Sullivan moved 10 amend the amend
ment a. follows: Strike out all after tie
wo-d "until' in the proviso. AID insert the
words appropriation for such purpose
shall have been made. according to law
Mr.. Gray moved To indefinitely postpone
tie amendment to the amendment. Carried.
Mr.. Mcclure moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill Tabled.
And Mr.. Stcelc's amendment was lost.
Yeas, -; nays. II.
And the bill failed to pass.
YEAS Mes-rs. Alexander, Abbott. Bar
row. B"wies. Gibbs, Gray. Little, Mygatt
Price. Packer. Sullivan. and WiIlium+-l2
NAYs-Messrs. Caldwell, Castle Duncan.
Holloway. Hardy. Lyles, Mill-ap-. Morgan,
Mcclure, Seal, Steele, Smith, stone. Watt.
Warncr-l5.
Mr.. Steele moved to reconsider and table
Carried.
Yeas. II; nays, l3.
Senate adjourned.