The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-30

Estimate, of expenditures for 1873, from the
lst of October to the 3lst OF December,
inclusive.
Executive. over and above appro-
priatiou made April 10, 1873. $40, 900 90
Capitol repairs, for which there
has been no appropriation made LOCO 90
Geological Survey. for which there
has been no appropriation made 1928 10
Expenses and postage on public
documents, for which there has
been no appropriation made 500 90
The following will show the av-
erage amount of expenditures
by the Legislature per day:
Per diem Of members -. 1855 90
| Clerks Sergeant-at- A rms and As
sstant, Pages, Door-keepers,
and Porters. ................. 300 90
Mileage of members -........... 9,ll2 90
Mr. Little moved that the report be re-
| ferred to the Finance Committee. Carried.
NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
| By Mr.. Gray: An Act supplementary to
an Act to create the office of Commissioner
of Emigration.
| BY MI. Cassidy: To repeal an Act incor-
porating tthe Pearl River Improvement and
| Navigation Company, and Acts amendatory
| thereof and for other purposes.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
/ Mr.. PREsIDENT-The special committee
/ to whom was referred the bill entitled an
| Act to extend the time for the collection OF
| taxes for the year 1873, have considered the
| same and instruct me to report said bill
| back to the Senate, with an amendment
| thereto in the form OF substitute therefor,
and recommend that said substitute be
adopted, and SO amended that the bill do
pass.
Chairman.
| Report received.
The bill was taken up and Mr.. Duncan
| moved to amend section 3, as follows
! After the word ''Owner," strike out in
| lfhe IL and II, page 2, the words ''in whose
name such land was advertised and sold, +"
| and insert the words ''or any person claim
| ing title to the land so sold" And, in line
/ I3 strike out twelve months and insert
| 1.-TWO years"
| On division of the amendments, the first
amendment was adopted, and the last
amendment was lost.
Mr.. Duncan moved to amend line IL, page
| 2 by striking out the word original"
And the bill. as amended, was ordered en-
| crossed, read a third time and passed, title
| amended as follows: An Act for the relief
of taxpayers of 1873.
| INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION.
| By Mr.. williams: S. j. Res. No. /, max
| ing an appropriation for payment of Nj. K.
/ c.. HuSsey for services.
Mr.. Mcclure called up his motion on
Yesterday to reconsider action adopting the
| resolution of Mr.. Warner, in relation 70 the
| business Of the present Legislature, and the
/ motion to reconsider was lost.
AT 30 Mr. Watts presented the follow
| ing port relative to the death of the Hon.
j. j. Seal which was adopted
/ Mr.. PREsIDENT-1our committees APP
pointed To draft suitable resolutions express
| sive of the feeling of the Senate, in rela-
ton to the death of the Hon. J. j. Seal,
make the following report, tO-wit:
| 1t being announced that Jacob j. Seal, late
Senator from the First District, has recent
ly departed this life, and the members of
the Senate, desiring to express their sense
of his sterling worth as a man and as a pub
| lie officer; be it therefore,
/ Resolved, That in the death of the Hon.
Jacob i. Seal the State is deprived of q
faithful officer, citizen both able and zeal
Gus to promote the public good, and the
members of the Senate are bereaved of a
brother wise in council and kind in official
| and private intercourse.
Resolved, That copy OF these proceed
| ings be transmitted TO his afflicted family,
as a token of respect and sympathy from
| the members of the Senate, and that the
Senate do now adjourn nntl Tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.