The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-10
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
+ SENATE-THIRTY- FIRST DAY.
WEDNESDAY, February 8, 1876.

~ WEDNESDAY, February 8, 1876.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Davis (col.) in the
chair. Mr.. Foote was granted leave of all
Sence.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. TAYLOR. chairman, reported: To
amend section 9S1, Code of 1871, relating TO
breaches of Injunction and TO legalize GER
tain publications, recommending that they
do not pass: also to prohibit the sale OF
seed cotton at nights; to provide tor the SER
vice of process on partners aud JOINT con-
tractors, with substitutes, Recommending that
they do pass: also to amend section 2,569,
code of 1871, in relation to obtaining mon
ey. ETC., under false pretenses, with the re-
comm endation that it do not pass.
Mr. Thompson, chairman pro tent, re-
ported the petition of Mr.. Thos. Green, ask
ing for relief and tor an appropriation OF
$500. The committee have instructed me
to return the petition, recommending that
no action be taken and asking that the com
rnittee be discharged from the further con-
sderation of the same. .s.,..
Mr.. smith chairman pro tenn, returned a
House bill, recommending that 1t be re-
turned to the House for eng rossment I;
agreed to, max f
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
All referred. LllAae
Bv Mr.. Catchings: To change the name
Mayersville to Hampton. hasgt
By Mr.. Mendenhall: To amend the priv
lie ge tax law, approved March lst, 1879.
By Mr. REYNOLDS To create a Criminal
Court in the several counties OF the
| State. ag,ue go ls-a ~ H1@
SENATE BILLS.
To provide remedy for the substitution
of lost records; passed. f.Ia
| To regulate the compensation of sheriffs,
| and the Committees amendment to strike
out $50 cents'' per day for feeding prisoners
and insert s35 cents" was taken up.
Mr. White, (eol.) moved to strike out 80
| cents' and insert 40 CENTS" tabled by the
| following vote: a HH
| Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Barry, Ca,licott
| Carter, Everett, FITZGERALD. Furlong, Ora
ham, Hooker, Johnston, McCaskill, Nc Neil
| Mendenhall, Metts, Morgan, Reynolds,
Sims, Smith, Stone, Taylor, Terry, Thomp-
| son, Thornton, and futile. "a.
| Nays-Albright, Catchings, Gray, Griffin,
Pratt, Shirley. Stewart and White.--S.
| Absent - Messrs. Chalmers, sEeWell
Foote, Mcclure and Oldham.-5.
Mr.. Reynolds moved to strike out ''3d
cents per day and no more" and insert
"not exceeding 30 cents per day." MI
Johnston to strike out 30 cents and Insert
40 - adopted. Mr.. Thompson moved
| to am end by providing that no allowance
shall be made until Boards OF Supervisors
have examined the mittimus and discharge
and shall be satisfied thar the account is
correct. The bill was ordered engrossed
| Mr. REYNOLDS moved to take up IL. b. tC
amend the act funding the floating debt OF
Bolivar county, approved April 9th, 1874
carried and the bill passed. sofia
LAWS BY APPROVAL.
| The Governor informed the Senate that
| he had approved the following Senate bills
To designate the legal holidays; to provide
for the discharge of county prisoners who
have commuted their sentences by work Oh
public bridges, etc.; TO authorize Lownde'
county TO sell certain uncurrenJ tuhd6; tC
amend section 1912, Code OF 1871, in relation
TO Acknowledgements of proof OF conveyance
| or deed tor lands. etc.
LAWS BY LIMITATION.
The Secretary of State informed the Sen
ate that the following Senate bills had be
come laws without the approval OF the
| Governor, by operation CT article 4, section
"a, of the Consultation, viz: 10 regulat,
public printing, and TO prescribe the duties
aud pay of the public printer; TO repeal the
act Incorporating the New Albany Hote
CO., Union county, approved, Marcl
81, 1873.
Mr. Hooker, chairman, reported the pres
entation to the Governor, OF large nHmbel
of bills.
SPECIAL ORDER.
10 repeal Une ACT To encourage the lnIrO-
duction of machinery and to establish fac
tories, approved April LIST, 1872. The com
mittee's substitute to amend the act refer.
red to, was read, discussed at length an(
lost by the following vote:
1EAs-Messrs. Allen, Callicott, Catchings
Furlong, Griffin, Hooker, McCaskill, Nc
Neil, Pratt, Reynolds, Shirley, Smith
Stewart, Stone, Tuttle-l5.
NAYs-Messrs. Albright, Barry, Garter, Ev-
erett, Fewell, FITZGERALD, Graham, Johnston
Mendenhall, Nets, Morgan, Oldham, Sims
Taylor, Terry, Thompson, Thornton-l7.
ABSENT AND NOT VoTNG-Messrs Chal
mers, Foote, Gray, Mcclure, White-5.
Mr.. Allen offered as an amendment TO tht
bill provided that no property of any per
son, library of any minister, or picture, OF
work of art, or any church editice, or schoo
house, or other property, shall here
after be exempt from taXation," Mr.. Car.
ter made the point OF order that the amend
was not germane to the subject under con.
sideration. The President, (Mr. Sims il
the chair,) overruled the point. Mr.. Few
ell appealed from the decision, pending
which, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE-THIRTY-FI FIRST DAY.