The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-11-06
AFTERNOON SESSION.
" EDN EbDAIs OCI' LJl IoI o.
senate met pursuant To adjournment.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr.. Holloway raised point OF order
! stating that Mr.. Morgan had spoken one anC
! one half hours, and under our rules coulC
not speak but one hour.
| Mr.. Allen made the following point Of
/ order: Under the ruling of the hair this
/ morning, the Senator from the Thirteenth
! District has not the right to participate in
| any discussion except by the courtesy OF
! the Senate.
| President decided the point well taken.
Mr.. Allen moved the previous question
| on the adoption of the resolution. Lost.
The President decided that the Senators
from the Thirteenth, Second. and Twenty
fourth Districts have no right to vote or
speak until the decision of the resolution
now before the Senate is decided.
Mr.. Mcclure moved to refer the resolu-
ton to select com mittee of five.
Mr.. Allen moved to lay the motion to re-
fer on the table.
Mr.. Little raised the point of order that
Senators Morgan, Gibbs and Abbott have a
right to vote on this question.
President decided they DO not have a
right to vote.
The motion to lay the motion to refer was
carried, as follows:
Yeas--Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Bennett,
Cassidy. Castle, Duncan, Gleed, Hollaway,
johnson, Smytbe, Steele, Smith, Stone, and
Watts-l4.
Nays-Messrs. Bowles. Caldwell, Camp
bell Gray, Little, Mcclure, Price, Sullivan
and Warner-9.
The President refused 70 allow the votes
of Messrs. Morgan, Abbott, and Gibbs to be
counted in the above vote.
Recurring to the adoption of the resolu-
ton of Mr.. Duncan, Mr.. Little moved to adj
iOurn until Tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock. Lost
Mr.. Sullivan moved to indefinitely post
pone the resolution. Lost.
Mr.. Stone moved to amend the substitute
by striking out so much thereof as relates
to Senators Abbott and Gibbs. Carried.
Mr.. Sullivan moved that the resolution,
as amended, be referred to a select commit
tee OF five.
Mr.. Allen moved to lay the motion on the
table.
The President decided that Mr. Morgan
had no right to vote on this question.
Mr.. Aliens motion was carried.
Mr.. Allen moved the previous question on
the adoption of the resolution
Mr.. Warner moved call of the Senate,
which was lost.
And recurring on the motion for the pre-
vious question. il was carried.
Mr.. Little. at $40, moved to adjourn.
The President decided that the previous
question having been ordered, no motion
can be made until vote is had on the main
question.
Mr.. Little appealed from the decision of
the President.
And the question being, shall the decision
of the President stand as the judgment of
the Senate? the President was sustained.
And recurring on the resolution as
amended, it was adopted, as follows:
Ieas-Messrs. Alexander, Allen. Bennett,
Cassidy, Castle, Duncan, Gleed, holloway,
johnson, Mcclure, Smythe, Steele, Smith,
Stone, and Watts-l5.
Nays-Messrs. Abbott, Bowles, Caldwell,
Campbell. Gibbs, Gray, Little, Price, Sulli-
van and Warner-9.
Mr.. Warner moved to adjourn till to-mor-
row morning at 10 A. NJ.
Mr.. sullivan made the point of order that
it requires a twO-thirdS vote TO eXpel
member of this Senate, and the resolution.
having the effect of eXpelling Senator Nor
gan, requires a two-thirds vote tor its adop-
ton.
The President decided the point not well
taken.
Mr.. Stone moved to reconsider the vote
on the resolution, and to table the motion
to reconsider. Carried.
Mr.. Little moved to suspend the rules to
allow the introduction of resolution.
Mr.. Smith moved to take up House mes
Sages.
MIR. Sullivan moved to adjourn until to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock
After standing vote, the President an
nounced the Senate adjourned; and yeas anu
nays being called, a number OF Senators LETT
the chamber,
Whereupon Mr.. Duncan moved call of
And no quorum being present, Mr.. smith
moved that the Pesident of the Senate APP
point as many Assistant SergeantS-at- Arms
as he may see proper. Carried.
The President appointed G.. ). Donnell, III.
c. Carter, W. L. Holland, j. w. Fite, j. w.
Langley, w. II. Foote, Dan. Crawford and
jeff D. Bell, rs Assistant Sergeants-at-
Arms.
Mr. Abbott moved to suspend call of Sem
ate. Lost.
Mr.. Duncan moved 10 suspend call OF the
/ Mr.. Abbott moved to adjourn until to-
I morrow, morning. which was lost.
Mr.. Duncan moved to postpone unfinish-
/ ed business until tomorrow morning at IL
O'Clock. Carried.
Mr. Abbott moved to adjourn until to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock. Lost.
Mr.. Allen moved to take up the message
I from the House. Carried.
MEsst6E FROM THE HOUSE.
/ Mr.. PRESIDENT am instructed to in
/ form the Senate that the House has passed
the following entitled bills. to-wit:
An act to make an appropriation to de-
fray the expenses of the Present Legisla-
ture.
An act to amend an act entitled an act to
| Incorporate the town of Shuhuta. Clarke
county, Miss, approved April ., 1873, and
for other purposes.
An act TO provide for biennial and gem
An act to amend Chapter Is, Laws of
1873. an act supplemental TO and amenda-
tory of an act entitled an act to reduce the
mum Der of Circuit Judges In this State, APP
proved April 10, 1873.
An act to incorporate the Louisville Hook
and Ladder Company, No. /.
An act to amend the law in relation to APP
| peals from DEGREES of Chancery, and Cir
cult Courts of this State.
An act entitled an act TO amend the gem
eral school law of 1873, to provide tempo
rary boards of local trustees for public
schools in incorporated cities of more than
TWO thousand inhabitants.
An act to repeal section Is of an act to
| incorporate the Liberty and Woodville
railroad company.
An act for the relief of the School Super
lntendent of Rankin county.
An act for the incorporation of the West
Point Female Institute.
An act to repeal an act entitled an act TO
provide for the election of District Attor-
neys and Clerks of the Circuit and Chancery
Courts in the State
An act entitled an act to amend the char
ter of the Durant, Lexington and Yazoo
River Railroad Company, approved April
An act entitled an act to amend an act to