The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-02-12
Canton Mail.
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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE {
SENATE-THIRrI DAY 4.

SENATE-THIRTI-E EIGHTH DAY.
THURSDAY, February II, 1876.
Mr.. President Stone in the chair. Prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Zealy, ID. ID. Absent 4.
CARDoZo IMPEACHED.
Messrs. Yellowley, Spght and Overton
(col }, of the House, made their appearance
before the bar of the Senate, and presented
the following:
MIR. PRESIDENT AND SENATORS We
have been directed as special committee
to appear at the bar of the Senate, and in the
name of the House of Representative, and
of all the good people of the State of Missis-
sippi, to impeach L. w. CArdozo, super
intendent of Public Education of the
State of Mississippi, of high crimes and
misdemeanors in office and TO acquaint the
Senate that the House will in due time eX
hibit particular articles of Impeachment
against him and make good the same, and
now we do impeach T. w. Cardozo, Super
intendent OF Public Education of the State
OF Mississippi, of high crimes and misde-
meanors in office. and in the name OF the
House of Representatives do demand that
the Senate shall take order Tor his appear
J. B. YELLOWLEY, Chairman,
THOs. SPIGHT,
L. w. OvERToN.
Mr.. President Stone said: THE Senate
will take order in the premises" and the
committee retired.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Taylor, chairman, reported H. B. to
protect the agricultural interests of the
State and change the criminal laws 8, B. to
facilitate the construction of telegraph
lines, with amendments; also II. B. to give
an adequate remedy in the case of trespass,
with amendments; and recommended that
they do PASS. Mr.. Pratt made minority
.ls,.rr 81 last n
bill do not pass.
Mr. McCaskili, chairman, reported III. B.
to repeal the anti-liquor law of McNutt.
Sunfiower county, recommending its pas
sage. , =.
authorize DeSoto county, to pay s. j. Reid
his salary as County Superintendent of Ed
ucation for August and July 1875; 5. b., for
the relief of George, Ann Morrison also 3
with amendments; Fl. B. for the relief of
j. A. Shelton. and recommended that they
do pass. Mr.. Graham offered a minority
report recommending that the two last
named bills do not pass.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Fl. B. to appropriate money for the nor
NAL school at Holly Springs. After number
of amendments had been offered and re-
jected, the bill passed by the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Albright. Barry. Callicott,
Cd u.
Foote, Furlong, Gray, Griffin, Hooker, Nor
gan, Oldham, Pratt, Shirley. Sims, Smith,
Stewart, Stone, Ferry, White.-22.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen. Chalmers, Fewcll,
denhall. Nets, Reynolds, Taylor, Thompson,
Thornton-13.
ABSENT AND NOT VeTING-Messrs. Me-
Clure, Tuttle.--2.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. McCaskilI, on part of the Senate, and
Mr.. Spght, on part of the House. reported.
from the joint special committee appointed
to investigate the number OF employees
about the Capitol, that there are EN- plOyed,
one porter at $50 per month, one. night
watchman at $50. and one messenger for
the Governor at Tlo.
Mr.. Allen, chairman, reported ii. B. to
amend the act regulating the control OF the
Penitenfiary, with amendments, and rec
commended that it do pass.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
All referred.
BY MIR. McCaskill: To incorporate the
Forest Park of Jackson.
By Mr.. Chalmers: To provide for the re-
demption OF lands held for taxes in Levee
District No. L; also to create the county of
Cherokee; also to abolish the Levee Board
OF District No. /.
BY Mr.. Sims: To amend section 1855,
code of 1871, in relation to attachments for
debts not due; also to alter the practice in
courts of law, upon notes, etc.
Mr.. McCaskill moved to reconsider the
vote by which S. b. i'm relation to transpor-
tation of passengers on freight trains was
passed lies over.
S. B. to facilitate the construction of tel
egraph lines came up. The committees
amendments were adopted and the bill was
ordered engrossed.
Mr.. Hooker, chairman, reported the pre-
sentation to the Governor of large number
of bills. --..-.. - -
By Mr.. Chalmers: To refer the communi-
cation of the House of Representatives rel
alive to the fmpeachment of T. w. Cardozo,
Superintendent of Public Education, to a
select committee OF five adopted.
Committee: Messrs. Chalmers, Sims, Pratt,
Morgan and White.
SENATE BILLS,
For the relief OF Geo. Ann Morrison, was
amended and passed for the relief of Mrs
a vote of 16 for, to IL against; the bill to au-
thorize the Board of Supervisors to pay S.
J. Reid's salary was passed.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Chalmers: To amend the act to
provide for the payment of constitutional
Convention warrants, approved June a
1870; referred.
the Supreme Court to retire from office on
account of age, etc.
, Adjourned.
HoUSE-THiRTY-EI HTH DAY.
: - (
THURSDAY, February II: 1876.
Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair. Praye
by Rev. Mr.. Zeafy. Present 106; absent
10. Leaves of absence were granted to the
Davis Impeachment Committee and Mr..
Bassett-
= UNFIN4sHED BUSINESS.
The bill to repeal the anti-liquor law of
Lodi, Montgomery county. was taken up