The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-23
NTRoDUcTIoN OF BILLS.
SENATE-THIRT1- EIGHTH DAY.

THURSDAY. February II, I876.
Mr. President Stone in the chair. Prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Zealy, ID. ID. Absent4
cARDozo IMPEAcHED.
Messrs Yellowley, Spight and Overton
(col- >, of the House, made their appearance
before the bar of the Senate, and presented
the following:
Mr.. President AND SENATORS We
have been directed as a special committee
TO appear at the bar of the Senate, and iii the
name of the House of Representative, and
of all the good people Of the State OF Missls-
siDDi. to impeaeh 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-
hibi: particular articles of Impeachment
against him anlmake 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 INSIDE
meanors in office, and i'm the name of the
House of Representatives do demand that
the Senate shall take order Tor his appear
ance to answer TOR the same.
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 II. B. to
protect the agricultural interests of the
State and change the criminal laws; ), Il. TO
facilitate the construction OF telegraph
Inns. with amendments; also III. B. to give
aIFadequate remedy in the case OF trespass,
with amendments; and recommended tnat
they do pass. Mr.. Pratt made minority
report recommending that the last named
bill do not pass.
Mr.. McCaskili, chairman, reported II. B.
to repeal the anti-liquOr law of McNutt,
Sunflower county, recommending its pas
sage.
Mr.. Nets, chairman, reported Ill. B., to
authorize DeSoto county, to pay s. j. Reid
his salary as County Superintendent OF Ed
ucation Tor August and July 1875; ). b., for
the relief of George Ann Morrison; also 5.
b. for the relief OF Mrs. Ii. f Mcdaniel
with amendments; II. b. for the relief OF
j. A. Shelton, and recommended that they
do pass. Mr.. Graham offered minority
report recommending that the two last
named bills do not pass.
SPECIAL ORDER.
H. B. to appropriate money for the nor
NAL school at Holly Springs. Aftera number
of amendments had been offered and re-
jected, the bill passed by the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs Albright, Barry, Calicott,
Carter, Catchings, Everett, FitZGerald,
Foote, Furlong, Gray, Griffin, Hooker, Nor
gan, Oldham, Pratt, Shirley, Sims, Smith,
stewart, Stone, Terry, White.-22.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Chalmers, Fewcll,
Graham, Johnston, McCaskill, Mcneil Men
denhall, Nets, Reynolds, Taylor, ThOmpsO
Thornton.-13.
ABSENT AND NOT VoTNG-Messrs. Nc
Clure, Tuttle.--2.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. McCaskiH, on part of the Senate, and
Mr.. Spight, on part OF the House, reported,
from the joint special committee appointed
to investigate the number of employees
about the Capitol, that there are mployed,
one porter at $50 per month; one night
Waterman at $780, and one messenger tor
the Governor at Sl5.
MIR. Allen, chairman, reported Ii. 3. to
amend the act regulating the control of the
Peaitentiary, with amendments, and rec
commended that it do pass.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
All referred.
BY Mr.. 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 LeYee Board
of District No. l.
By Mr.. Sims: To amend section 1866,
code of 1871, in relation to attachments for
debts not due; also to alter the practice in
courts law, upon notes. etc.
Mr.. McCaskill moved to reconsider the
vote by which =. Ii. IN relation TO transport
tation of passengers on freight trains was
passed; lies over.
5. 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 commune
cation of the House of Representatives rel
alive to the i'm parchment of L, w. CardoZo
Superintendent of Public Education, to
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. E. Mcdaniel, was lost on its passage,by a
a vote of Is for, to z against; the bill to au-
thorize the Board of Supervisors to pay 5.
j. Reid's back 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
BY Mr. Catchings: To allow Judges of
the Supreme Court to retire from office on
account of age, etc.
Adjourned.