The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-03-13
SENATE.
THIRTY EIGHTH DAY.
FRIDAY. March Z. 1873.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

THIRTY EIGHTH DAY.
FRIDAY, March I. 1873.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced and
. referred:
Bv Mr. Little: An act to authorize the
| payment OF rewards offered by the Gov
ernor for the arrest of criminals, was taken
up.
| Mr. Cassidy moved to amend by adding a
! new section:
| Be it further enacted, That before the
! Governor shall allow, or the Auditor shall
/ issue his warrant for the payment of any
/ sum claimed under the provisions OF this
| Act, said account shall be examined and al
| lowed by the Circuit Judge presiding in the
| county where the offence was committed,
| and no Judge shall allow any such account,
unless the claim be fully sustained by
proof.
Section -. Be it further enacted that
the Governor shall only be allowed to offer
rewards in cases of murder, arson, and rape,
and forgery, and in such cases the reward
offered shall not exceed five hundred dol
ars in any one case.
Mr. Mygatt moved to lay the amendment
on the table. Lost.
Yeas, 10; Nays, Is.
And the amendment was adopted.
Mr. Gibbs moved TO indefinitely postpone
the bill.
Mr. Morgan moved to recommit the bill
Lost.
Mr. Smith moved to refer to the Judiciary
Committee. Lost.
Recurring on the motion to indefinitely
postpone, the bill was indefinitely post
pOned, as follows:
Yeas, IA; Nays, Is,
YEAs--Messrs Abbott, Alexander. Bar
row, Bowles, Duncan, Gibbs, Gleed, HollO-
way, Little, Millsaps, Mygatt, Price, Will
liams and Warner.
NAYs-Messrs Bennett, Caldwell. Camp
bell, Cassidy, Lyles, Mcclure, Morgan, Seal,
Smythe, Steele, Sullivan, Smith and Watts.
By Mr. Morgan: An act to admit Ameri-
can citizens who have studied law in the le-
gal institutions of France, Germany and
England, and who have been admitted to
practice in the superior courts of either of
che several countries, to practice in the sew
eral counties of this State.
Judiciary Committee.
Also, an act in relation to justices of the
peace and members of the Board of Super
Visors.
Judiciary Committee.
Also, an act to amend section 1866 of the
Revised Code.
Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr. Bowles An act to extend the
chartered privileges granted by an act APP
proved March Is, 1852, and removed by an
approved March q, 1865.
Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Cassidy An act to amend the laws
in relation to Boards of Supervisors of roads
in the counties of Lincoln and Pike. Laid
over.
By Mr. Duncan An act adopting the
Home Insurance and Trust Company, of
Memphis, Tennessee.
Committee on Corporations.
By Mr. Smith An act supplemental to
an act to quiet tax titles and increase the
revenue of the State.
judiciary Committee.
BY Mr. Seal; An act requiring the tax
payers of Hancock county to meet the As
SCISSOR of said county in the different Su-
pervisors' districts, and to render him their
assessments.
Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Steele: An act in relation to the
compensation of the Chancery Clerk OF
Lauderdale county.
Placed on calendar.
By Mr. Warner: An act for the relief
of certain persons in the county of Wash
ington.
Finance Committee.
By Mr. Abbott: An act to provide for the
payment of a reward offered for the cap
ture of fugitive from justice.
Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Caldwell: An act for the relief of
James Taylor.
Laid over.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
Mr.. PRESIDENT
| am instructed by His Excellency, the
Governor, to inform'the Senate that he has
approved the following entitled Acts, origi
mating in the Senate:
An act to provide for granting leave of
absence from the State, to Judges of the
Circuit and Chancery Courts and other Off
GERS.
An act supplemental to an act to author
ize the Board OF Supervisors of Jefferson
county to fund the outstanding debt of said
county. by issuing county bonds, approved
April 5th. 1872.
An act to incorporate the Kosciusko
Planters Mercantile Association.
An act to amend sections 240 and 241 of
the Revised Code of 1871.
Governors Private Secretary.
Mr. Morgan moved that the consideration
of an act to incorporate the Holly Water
works Company Vicksburg, be postponed
until Monday next. Lost.
Mr. Duncan moved TO postpone until next
Tuesday. Tabled.
Previous question called, and the amend
ments were adopted.
Mr. Duncan moved TO further amend, as
follows
Provided, That this act shall not be con-
strued to invest said company with any
exclusive privileges whatever. Adopted.
Mr. Barrow moved to amend as follows:
Amend by inserting the following named
persons:
George W Davenport and Peter Crosby.
Adopted.
Mr. Mcclure moved to amend as follows:
Amend by inserting the name of Frank
Clover, as one of the incorporators.
Adopted.
Mr. Duncan moved to amend by striking
out exclusive privilege in the State of Mis-
sissippi, wherever it occurs. Adopted.
Mr. Duncan moved TO recommit TO the
special committee.
Mr. B nuett moved to table the motion to
recommit.
Previous question called, and call sus-
tanned.
cial committee.