The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-23

| RIDAY. EeDruafy Is, 1870.
| Mr. President Stone in the chair. Prayer
| by Rev. John Hunter, ID. ID. Absent, 3.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr.
| Hooker.
Mr.. Everett moved to reconsider the vote
! by which the bill for the relief of Mrs. a
E. Mcdaniel was lost; carried, and the bill
passed-yeas, l6; nays, 10; absent, s.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Taylor, chairman. reported Senate
| bills: To amend the law in relation to pro-
ceedings by mandamus; TO amend section
| 1455, Code of 1871, in relation to attach
| ments for debts not due-with amendments
and recommended that they do pass; also
to alter the practice of courts of law, in
suits upon notes, etc.; and to amend the
laws with reference to the liabilities OF
married wOmen-without recOmm endatiOn
also, Ii. i. to require witnesses to testify in
certain caSeS-with amendments, and rec
commended that they do pass.
Mr.. NlcCaskill, chairman, reported: H. B.
| to enable Supervisors to correct assessment
rolls of 1875; ). b. directing how the pro-
| ceedS of lands redeemed shall be disposed
of; IL. B. to defray the expenses of the
House Investigating Committees Ill. j. X
to ascertain the amount of taxes collected.
etc, recommending that they do pass; also
S. 3. to create Deer Creek County, recon-
mending that it do pass.
Mr.. Carter, chairman, reported: S. B. to
| amend an act to create the Board of Pilot
| commissioners of Pascagoula Bay, approx
| ed, March 25th, 1873; also ii. Il. to amend
section 1877, Code of 1871, in relation to
| public roads, recommending that they dc
pass.
Mr.. Chalmers, chairman, reported a reso-
luton that the Senate take proper order
upon the communication from the House
impeaching L. W. Cardozo, Superinte ndent
of Educ ton.
INTRODUCTION OF RIIIS
All referred.
of claims. ETC., and the levy of taxes by Su-
pervisOrs.
BY Mr.. Foote: To revive the act to estab-
fish the Wahalak Agricultural District, 50
far as it relates to fractional township II
range 10, east, kemper county.
BY Mr. Reynolds: To re-establish the
| records, ETC., of A. kellum, Esq, Justice OF
the Peace in District No. 3, Monroe county,
| passed.
BY Mr.. Chalmers: That the Senate will,
at IL O'Clock, receive the impeachment man.
ayers of the House in the Davis case
Adopted.
SENATE BILLS
To facilitate the construction of telegraph
lines, and to amend the act creating
the Board of Pilot Commissioners, were
passed
H. B. To enable Boards of Supervisors to
correct assessments of 1875.
THE IMPEACHMENT
Managers for the House in the Davis case
made their appearance at the bar, escorted
by the House of Representatives, and were
received. They read the articles of i'm peach
ment and then withdrew
By Mr.. Taylor: Resolved that at 1O15
o'clock. A. NJ, tomorrow, the Senate will
proceed to consider the impeachment of A
Il. Davis, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Missis-
sippi; at which time the oath shall be admin
istered by the Supreme or any Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court, to the presi-
ding officer and to each Senator, and the
Senate will. at the said time, receive the
managers of the House, and,
Resolved, That copy of the rules of trial
be delivered to the Chief-Justice, to each
member of the House, and of the Senate
adopted.
By Mr.. Taylor: That committee be APP
pointed TO request the attendance of the
Chief or an Associate Justice, tomorrow
adopted. Committee-Messrs. Taylor and
Barry.
FL. B. to require witnesses to testify in
certain cases. The committee amendment
was adopted, and the bill passed. II. B. to
protect the crops in certain Supervisors
districts was amended and passed.
Leave of absence was granted Mr.. Al
bright.
SENATE BILLS.
Directing how the proceeds of lands re-
deemed from the State shall be disposed of,
passed. To amend the laws with reference
TO the liabilities of married women, passed
yeas, II; nays, s; absent, 3. To amend
the act in relation to the proceedings by
mandamus, passed.
To amend section 1855. Code OF 1871, re-
lating to attachments for debt not due-the
committees amendment was adopted, and
the bill passed. AH#FF@@
THE PENITENTIARY BILL.
III. B. to amend the act for the regulation
and control of the penitentiary, approved