The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-02-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DAY.
THURSDAY, February 4, Isl

By Mr.. Price
Resolved, by the Senate, the House OF
Representatives concurring, That the Pres
ident of the Senate and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, be authorized to
close the present session, by adjourning
their respective Houses sire die, on the
18th day of February, A D., 1875, at u
O'clock.
Mr.. Taylor moved to amend by striking
out 25th day and inserting Goth
Mr.. White moved u am sad the amend
ment, by making i5 the 10Th.
Mr.. smith, of Bolivar moved to lay it on
the table; carried
And recurring on the motion OF Mr.. Taylor
it was carried aad the resolution as mended
was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Mr. Shirley, S. J. r. No, a joint
Resolution to pay j. T Griffin one hundred
dollars Read first time and under sus-
pension of the rules Rad second time.
Mr.. Campbell moved 10 amend as fol-
lows:
Provided. That the amount so allowed be
deducted from the pay of the Hon. n. Shr-
ley, as there Is no law for two parties being
paid.
Mr.. Stoue moved to table the motion;
lost Aad the amendment adopted, and the
bill as amended was ordered engrossed; lost
on its passageby the following vote:
1EAs-Messrs. Furlong, Packer, Shirley
-3.
NAYs--Messrs. Allen, Albright Barrow,
Bridges, Cambell. Everett Graham Hollo-
way, Mcneil. Mendenhall. Price. Smith of
Bolivar. Smith of Claiborne, Steele, Stone,
Stuart, Sessions, Taylor, Thornton, Tuttle,
Williams, White.--22.
By Mr Stone--An Act for the relief of
the Southern Cooperation Hotel Company,
OF Iuka, TishomiDgO county; passed
By Mr.. SesSiOns--FOr the relief of L. e..
Matthews and w. 5. Baggett of Simpson
county.
SENATE BILLS.
An Act TO incorporate the Mutual Aid
and Grange Lite lns urance Association of
Mississippi; passed.
An Act to amend section 7S2 of the Re-
vised Code of 1871, in relation to suits on
open accounts; passed.
An Act to change the terms OF the Cir
cult Court of Lefiore and Sunf1ower coun-
ties, Miss. passed.
AN Act to repeal the fl th section of an Act
to amend the rules of practice and proce-
dure in criminal cases in this State, APP
proved April 5, 1872, and for other pur-
poses; substitute of tile Committee adopted;
passed.
number of Senate bills were killed.
HOUSE BILLS.
An Act to empower the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen of the CRY of n atcheZ to sub
init the question of the city limits thereof to
the voters; indefinitely postponed.
An Act To incorporate the town of Gray
Vile, Washington county, Mississippi;
passed.
An Act to amend section 81. article ?, of
the Revised Code of 1871, in reference to the
boundary lines of franklin county; passed.
An Act TO amend an Act entitled an Act
TO provide for the funding of outstanding
school warrants in the county of Adams and
city of Naichez, approved April 6. 1874;
passed.
An Act to change the corporation line of
the town of Senatobia, Tate county
passed
An Act for the relief of the Clerks of the
Chancery Courts of this State Indefinitely
postponed
An Act in relation to cotton weighing in
Jefferson county; indefinitely postponed.
An Act to require the Board of Supervi-
sors of Union county to refund to Lee coun-
ty certain school moneys; passed.
An Act for the relief of Charles w.
Schwartz, minor OF DeSoto county, Miss;
Indefinitely postponed.
An Act for the relief of Mrs. Rachael john
son indefinitely postponed.
An Act TO authorize the several Boards
of Supervisors of this State tn have made
a bstract or chain of title books for their
respective counties; indefinitely post
poned.
An Act to provide copies OF the election
law for the use of the different counties in
the State; indefinitely postponed.
An Act to provide for the election of an
Justice of the Peace in Marshall
county; passed.
An Act to amend the laws OF evidence in
this State; indefinitely postponed.
An Act for the relief of r. b. Stone, citi-
zen of Lee county; passed.
An Act for the relief of A. 4. Gray, late
Sheriff of Newton county, in the State of
Mississippi; indefinitely postponed.
The Governor informed the Senate that
he has approved the following resolution.
Joint Resolution in relation to the de-
struction of uBcurrent funds, bonds, war
rants and certificates of indebtedness in the
vaults of the State Treasury.