The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-04-05
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
sENATE-sTxTY-NINTH DAY.
TuranAY. MARCH d lszs.

TUESDAY, March ., 1876.
Mr.. President Stone in the chair Absent
= Leave Of absence was granted to Mr..
Carter.
By Mr.. Barry: To extend the privileges
OF the Senate 60 Hon. J. A. Blair. of Lee !;
adopted.
By Nj. Jewell: To extend the privileges
OF the Senate to Hon. Thos. Christian, of
Lauderdale; adopted.
By Mr.Taylor: To extend the privileges
OF the Senate to Hon. j. F. Simmons, of Pa
nola: adopred.
Messrs. Reynolds and parry, of the COM
mittee, reported favoFably or the bill to
protect agricultural land from tresspass by
stock. The bill was taken up and passed.
It provides a mode for establishing stock
laws in the different townships of Monroe,
GOlfax, Chickasaw and Lowndes counties.
By Mr.. MeCaskill: To incorporate
Green's bank referred
A number of House bills were read and
referred.
( H. B. to authorize wilkinson county to
fund the outstanding debt was indefinitely
postponed.
By Mr. Thompson: To limit the power
oftaxation by the authorities of Brookha-
ven; passed.
! BY Mr. Chalmers: To refund the bonded
debt; referred to the Special Reserve Com
mittee.
MUSIC FOR MCCLURE.
Mr. Fewell, chairman, reported the testi-
from the 9Th District, as follows: Your
committee has, in pursuance to resolution,
Investigated said charges fully, and upon
due notice your committee proceeded to
take testimony upon said charges. Said
FL. B. Mcclure appeared himself, with his
counsel, Hon. j 5. Morris, during the first
several days of said investigation. but said
Mcclure has not attended the meetings OF
the committee since the 9TH of February,
1876; on which day your committee was in
formed by the letter of Mcclure, herewith
returned, that he had left the city Of Jack
son; and since said date said Senator Nc
Clure has not been in his seat in the Senate;
and his counsel, although duly notified, has
not since that date attended the meetings
of the committee. The committee further
state that no evidence has been taken
or offered on the part of Mcclure Gal
though the greatest indulgence has been
extended to him, and although he has
been invited through his counsel TO pff'r
any testimony he might desire TO offer. eX
cept the affidavit OF Thos. Red, which is
herewith reported. The Committee report
the testimony and charges. and as both al
the charges seem 70 your Cnmmirtpe To- be
mittee herewith report resolutions eXpelling
said Fl B. Mcclure from this body-ali of
which is respectfully submitted.
JNo w. Jewell,
J. b. MORGAN,
j. 4. EVERETT.
The resolution to expel H. B. Mcclure
from the Senate accompanied the report.
Mr.. Johnston moved to take up the report.
Mr.. Graham moved to postpone and make
cit the special order for Tuesday next at 10
o'clock. Mr. Gray moved to table; lost.
Mr.. Gray moved to amend by making il
the special order for tomorrow ut 9 80
o'clock. Mr.. Graham moved to table; car
ried. Mr.. Graham withdrew his motion to
postpone. Mr.. Jewell called for the read
ing of the testimony, and that the matter
lie on the table subject to call. The testi-
mony was read.
By Mr.. Barry: That the charges against
H, B. Mcclure, Senator, etc, be taken up
for final action on Monday, April Sd, at
80 o'clock, and that he be so notified by
Telegram PHI, at Eayette, and that a copy of
this resolution be sent to his counsel Hon.
j. s. Morris. Mr.. Gray moved to indefinite
~ postpone. Mr.. Furlong moved to table;
carried, and the resolution of Mr.. Barry was
adopted.
THE SENATE LIEN BILL
was taken up. The committees substitute
was considered, section by sectio and final
ly referred TO special committee consisting
Of Messrs. Chalmers, FITZGERALD, Taylor
and futile.
FL. B. to procure ready and reliable evil
dence of the satisfaction of Judgment was
indefinitely postponed.
S. B. to repeal sections l, 2, 8, 4, 5, 6 and
OF the act requiring counties to pay the
court expenses, entitled g an act to reduce
the expenses of the judiciary Department"
was indefinitely postponed.
By Mr.. Stone: To prevent Illicit traffic in
liquor. The bill prevents any person from
selling in less quantities than one gallon,
without having first obtained license in the
usual manner provided by law; referred
Adjourned.