The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-25
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DAY.

THURSDAY, February "A, 1S16.
Mr. President Stone in the Chair A6-
sent 6.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Taylor, chairman. reported Senate
bills: In relation TO an inspect m of the
public records relating 70 the property OF
religious societies; also III. B., TO change
the name of Josie l.. Brewer TO Josie T.
McClannahan, and recommended that they
do pass also to require new recognlZanceS
in certain cases.
Mr. Everett. for the committee, reported
H. B.. to change the rate of evidence in Ger
tain cases. with amendments, and recon-
mendtd its passage.
Mr. Graham, chairman, reported FL. b.
to make the State Treasurer o1icio treas
urer of the benevolent and educational in
stitutiOns, with amendments; ,. b., to
regulate the compensation OF Sheritfs, with
amen lments I'll. B., to make an appr0pri-
alton to defray the expenses OF the Judicial
rv Department, and recommended that
they do pass; also 5. B., to amend an act to
DrOyide for the payment of the constitution
| al warrants, approved June "a, 1870, with
the recommendation that it do not pass.
| Mr.. Fewell, chairman, reported: III. B. TO
/ change the Board OF Centennial Managers,
and recommended its passage.
Mi. Chalmers. chairman, reported: The
/ bin to reOrganize the Congressional Dis
tricts, with the recommendation that it do
pass.
Bv Mr.. Terry: Resolved, 1st, That a
! Joint committee be appointed, tC consist of
three from the Senate and - from the
House, to inquire what further legislation
i is necessary.
Resolved. ID. That the House and Senate
confine their legislation to the subject mat
| ter so reported.
Mr.. Chalmers moved to strike out the last
resolution; carried, and the first resolution
was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS,
By Mr. Catchings: To amend the insu-
rance laws; referred.
BY Mr.. Terry To authorize mayors of
cities and towns TO compel offenders to
work on the streets; referred.
By Mr.. Mendenhall: For the relief of
Samuel Grady; referred.
SENATE BILLS.
The Senate bill to re- organize the con-
gressional districts was taken up; the pro-
visions of the bill have been published in
The CLARION when it was introduced by
Mr.. Chalmers, and the bill passed by the
following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Barry, Callcott, Chalmers.
Jewell, FitzGerald, Graham, Johnston
McCaskil, Mendenhall. Nets, Oldham,
Reynolds, Stone, Taylor, Terry, Thornton
l6.
NAYs-Messrs. Albright, Catchings, Ev-
erett Foote, Furlong, Shirley, Stewart
Whites.
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs Allen,
Carter. Gray, Griffin, Hooker, Mcclure
{ Mcneil, Morgan, Pratt, Sims, Smith
Thompson, Tuttle-l3.
The sheritfS compensation bill was taken
up and considered, and lies over for engross-
ment.
To require new recOgniZances in certain
cases was indefinitely postponed.
In relation TO the inspection of public
records passed.
Relating to the property of religious So
cieties passed.
HOU~E BILLS.
To change the ard of Centennial Mana
gers passed; yeas 20 nays 10,
t. make the State Treasurer er Ofici,
; treasurer of all the State institutions. rh,
, commuters amendments We're adopted
and the bill passed; yeas y, nays 4, alb
| sent IL.
The Judiciary Appropriation bill passed
yeas "a, nays 0, absent and not voting Ii.
= To change the name of Josie r. Brewer
to Josie E. McClanahan, passed.
To change the rule of evidence in certain
t cases. The substitute was adopted, and the
] bill passed.
To amend the charter of Walden, passed
, SENATE BILLS.
= Mr.. Sims, chairman, reported the bill tC
prevent the sale of cotton and corn at night
and the bill passed.
t The bill to amend the act providing fol
the payment of Constitutional Convention
: warrants, was indefinitely postponed.
o To create Deer Greek county was taker
up and the amendments of the committee
adopted. Mr.. Reynolds moved to change
y the name to Liddell. Mr.. Johnston moveC
to change the name to Sharkey; adopted
e and the bill lies over for engrossment.
f To alter the practice in courts on suit
upon notes, etc., was Indefinitely postponed
e Adjourned.