The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-01-14
Mississippi Legislature
sen DAY
MONDAY, Jan. II, 1879.
FERMENTATION or PETITIONS.

FERMENTATION or PETITIONS.
Bv Mr. Holfoway-A petition for the re-
lief of of Il. +. Ball aud w. ;. Taylor. Re
ferred.
The Governor reported that he had ap-
proved an Act to attach Summer county Il"
TIE Sixteentli Senatorial District.
The following bills were referred:
b. Mr. Bennett-TO amend section 1920
article Z chapter 9, to the Revised Cote of
lS7l.in relation to rule days of the Chancery
CUur
Bv Mr.. Holloway--To amend the laws in
relation 20 the sale of real estate OF dece-
deuts.
By Mr.. Everett-In relation to insolveat
b. Mr. Stones. b. No. 421, to fix the
compensation of employees in the office OF
Auditor of Public Accounts.
The Pr,-ilent app inted the following
Special Committee on the Governors Mes
sage in relation 10 dueiing Mes.rs. BfidGe>,
Price and Carter.
SENATE BILL.
To reduce the comp, nsation of the
mem bers of the Legislature. Was taken
Mr.. Warner moved To- amend as follows:
Strike out twenty cents per mile. and IN
serting ten cents per mile Motion to table,
! lost.
Mr.. Carter moved to amend the amend
| ment ~ follows: 81 rike out ten cents and ill
| Sert thereafter actual necessary tTaveiin z
expenses" in going aud returning from the
| Leg i ature.
| r.Gray moved to table the amendment
! to the amendment. Carried
| MIR Albright moved ~ indefinitely post
/ pone the bill and amendments. Lost
Several other uit2tory motions we're made
| and lost and Mr. Warmers amendment WAS
adopted.-YeAS % Nays g.
| Mr. Caldwell moved to strike out "four
| hundred dollars salary" and insert $780,
/ LoSt--N, IS; Nays ID.
1 rlRylAy IN l-n q a a .
! feet January LIST, 1875, vas adopted, and the
| bill passed. Yeas %; Nays
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS
| BY M. Gilmer:
| Be il Resolved nv the Senate of the State
| OF Mississippi. (the House of Representa-
tives concurring) That the action Of Leu
| tenant-Gererai Phillips III. sheridan >ince
| since assuming command "f the states of
! Lnuisiara. Mississippi and Arkansas a. par
| of the Military District of Missouri. has
| been such As should meet with the apprO-
| val of all law abiding and peace loving
| citizens in the land.
| Resolved further, We believe il the poll
cy euuuciated 10y his letters be- carried ouf,
mt only will murdeTers who have long e.
capped justice be punt ~hed FIR their crimes
but that peace and security, for life and pro-
/ perry viii follow, and tn At every citizen will
be- ena bletl tapeaeeful y enjoy the privileges
| guaranteed by the Constitution OF the Uni
ted States, which. up to the present time
they have been unable TO enjoy in large por-
lions of the above mentioned States
Resolved. furth-r, That His EXcellency.
the Governor. be requested to transmit d
copy Of this resolution To the Preside II q
the United States and one copy to each o
our Senators and Representatives in Con
greSs.
Mr.. Gray called for the previous que>tio
| and the resolutions were adopted
YEAs-MesSrs. A lhrigh Borrow, Bridges
| Caldwell. Campbell, Cullens, Gray. Gilm-r
Packer, Price. Shirley. Smith of Bolivar
| Smith of Claiborne. Stuart WarneT-l5.
Nays--Messrs, Allen, Bennett, Carter
, Everett. Fur'ong. Graham, Holloway, Hen
5 fer>on, Mcneil. Mendenhall, Steele Stone
TAYLOR, Thornton--1
By Mr. Smith. Of Claiborne
Resolved By the Senate and House Of Rep
? reSentatives, That the President of the Sch
ale and the speaker of the House OF Repre-
session by adjourning their respectiv
1855, at IL o'clpck ".
Mr.. Stone moved 10 amend by strikin
out March ami inserting f bruary. Carrie
j and the resolution was adoite
o . j. Re-. No 50, relating To an amend
|, ment TO the Constitution for BIENNIAL ses
| SONS of the Legislature WAS taken up
Passed It's first reading by th lowiu
: | vote:
e Yeas, a; nays, 3.
r HOUSE BILL.
q Making appropriations for the Judiciar
and L giSIature.
A number of local bills were indeAnitel
!. postponed.