The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-01-18
Mississippi Legislature
SENATE ELEVENTH "a
SATURDAY, Jan. l6, 1870

-.or,,or informed the Senate that
no had approved bill to be ehIiC.e ~ 70 re-
| 70 amend an Act to amend an A4tao an
r0ove officers for drunkenness III oliioN' -
proved April 3, lo|4. Hon IT. Cas-
sidv was lnVlleu " " eO''
% ID 5L-e NJ DEMONSTRATION of Max TIle-
-, ~ e Co for relief from certain taxes
An Act to repeal certain parts OF 5tn az ~
in amend on Act relating 10 lh0
7 ovee commissioners passed .bo
p,- Mr. GIeed-An Act to incoTpora.t INC
1a55orers, Saving Bank, Columbus, MISS ;
p1 Mr. Graham. OF the Finance Computes ao
ra11ort ed TT B. for the relle1 OF M. oleoii
wood.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The hour having arrived for the specaea9l
order TO reduce the salaries OF puollc I'M
ce NJ, II P y moved to reconsider action
Whereby the bill was ordered engrosseo
%" Mr. Warner moved to refer the bill to Il
select committee OF three o+;o,
NJ. Sessions moved to table the m0Iloh ;
lost. And the motion to refer tne OH " d
select committee of three was carried.
The chair appointed Messrs. w arher' beh-
nett and Stone. ss said Commlttee. 49,
Mr.. Caldwell moved to instruct the Com
mitttee to report the Dill pach Oh A"e0"''9
at IL o'clock carried.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced ana
referred. ,.1o, ,o,,o,,
MID tho State tor lands sold, which had
! heen forfeited to the State for non-paymeht
! OF taxes. 49,,
By MIR. Little-To amend the laws re-
| lating to dueling. o-oo
BY Mr.. Warner-To amend sectlon Z''u0
of the revised Code OF 1871, III TeIaIloH u
! prosecutions for libel
Bv Mr.. Everett-TO create fund Tor the
payment of bonds issued on account OF the
construction Of levees on the Mississippi
river.
| Bv Mr.. Sessions-EXplanatOry of an Act
to regulate legal advertising in the several
Judicial Districts of the State and for other
purposes.
HOUSE BILLS.
Mr.. Cullens moved to amend an Act ia
| cooperating the town of Faulkner, TIppat
county passed. Also to repeal sections
and of an Act to incorporate the town o.
Dumas, in Tippah county. Also to provide
for the indeXing Of records IN Franklin
! county; passed.
H. j. Resin relation to the pay of the
late Hon. VIM. Thames, Representative from
| Newton county.
Mr.. Graham moved to amend by inserting
the word Ellen between Mrs. and Thames
carried.
Mr.. Everett moved to refer the resolution
to Committee on Finance, Mr.. Caldwell
moved to table the motion; carried.
Mr.. Cullens moved to amend the bill by
striking out $500 and insert $l66. Mr.. Cald-
we'll moved to table; carried; yeas, II, nays
! 9.
The Alcorn University rebellion resolu-
ton was lost.
By Mr.. Cullens-To change and fix the
time of holding Circuit Courts in the Eighth
Judicial District Referred.
Mr., Gray moved to call up III. B., making
an appropriation to pay the expenses of the
present session of the Legislature; carried
yeas, %, nays, 6.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Here the Senate went into executive ses.
sion, and after certain proceedings had
| therein, the doors were thrown open.
Mr.. Caldwell gave notice that he would or
Monday, move to reconsider action where
by the III. G. r., in relation to Alcorr
University, was lost.