The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-29
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY.
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WEDNESDAY. February 2, 1876.
Lt.-Gov. Davis in the chair, Prayer by
Rev. Mr.. New; absent 2. "a "a
la RkPoRTs OF CoMMTTTEHs.
Mr.Foote, chairman, reported 81. B., No.
81. with amendments and recommended
that It do pass. SRA ss .ssh p
Mr.. Catchings, for the COMMITTEES. report
relation 70 persons up6n whom ;fiues, for
FIXTURES or penalties have been imposed
III. B. to amend the corporate laws Of Sena-
tobia; II. B. to properly construe the law
with refsrsnss e ths sights ef %asrisd We
q. B. 70 amend See. isaf, ce6s 81 ISL, a in
relation To- dover to amend and
repeal certain laws in relation to
s5 cSSs called iS a% me st.s sss
the recommendation that they do pass;
also, H. B. to amend section 27S6, Code OF
1871, relating to sums allowed to citizens
making arrests; H. u. to enable litigants to
jurors; Fl b. to secure and perfect the ju-
i!icial records Of this State, and for other
purposes, and recommend that they do hot
pass IN as
Mr. Graham, chairman, reported HI B.
for the relief of the tax payers Of Rlivar
recommending its passage; S. B.
to regulate tile com pensxtipn of assessors,
recomm ending that II do not pass.
JAS. II. Chalmers, chairman, reported 81.
B. 10 incorporate Deer Creek Navigation
Company, with substitute; H. B. to repeal
aud Supervisors Districts Q and 8, ,Leake
county; II. B, to amend the charters of
Shannon and Saltill0; Lee county; and H.
b. to amend the charter Of Baldwin, Lee
county; S. B. to amend the charter of Ches-
ter, with substitute !; S. B. to incorporate
the Columbus Light Artillery; H B, to In
corporate the Holly Springs Manufacturing
Company; HI. B. to lncOrpO. ate the Canton
Fl. & L. Co.; S. B. to incorporate the Pho
neer Cotton Factory, of NatcheZ, with
amendments, recommending that they do
pass.
By Mf.Johnston A resolution that the
Penitentiary Committee inquire into the
expediency of providing work, for all the
convicts inside the Penitentiary in the
manufacture of goods and such branches as
will not conflict with the mechanics of the
State, and to report by bill or otherwise;
adopted. -.
BY Mr.. Chalmers: Resolved 1st, That we
must have an extension of time on our
bonded debt, and that we trust to the hold
ers of the bonds for indulgence. I'd. That
we cannot pay our bonded debt as now
maturing without continuing the pres
ent rate of grievous taxation; that we
can easily pay both debt and interest
COmMittae on Finance be Instructed to
report a'bill for refunding the bonded debt
and all uncancelled warrants issued before
Jan. 1sf, 1876, in bonds paraole in ten Years,
commencing Jan. LIST, 1877, paying one
tenth. then and one-tenth annually thereaf-.
ter, with s per cent interest, and that no
appropriation shall be made this year, ex-
cept for the current expenses of the State
ed made the special order for Friday, 4th
inst, at II o'clock.
Mr.. Thompson reported the presentation
of several bills to the Governor.
MIR. Hooker, chairman, reported the pre-
sentafion to the Governor of number of
bills.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The charges and resolutions of the COM
mittee relating to the investigation of II. B.
Mcclure, the Senator from the 9TH Dis
trict, were taken up.
Messrs Jewell and Thompson favored
Mr.. Mcclure wanted the investigation; the
resolutions were adopted. "a - of ~
THE SALARY BILL
Was considered at length and finally
passed without change, except only by strI-
king out the paragraph relating to the SUI
ferred to the Com mittee of Education.
By Mr.. McCaskill; A claim of Messrs.
Bartley and James, of Washington, D. c..
for attorney fees due in certain cases in
which the State was party referred.
BY Mr.. Fewell: That the Govern or be
requested to lay before the Senate the re-
port of a committee appointed by the Gov
crnor in 1871, consisting of Messrs. Jno. w.
Robinson. D. N. Barrows, w. b. Taylor, J.
l.. Carter and w. A. Allen to investigate
certain charges against DR.. VIM. NJ. Comp
ton, Superintendent of the Lunatic Asy lum,
II said report be in the Executive office;
adopted.
LAWS BY APPROVAL.
The Governor informed the Senate that
he had approved the bills to furnish Carroll
County with certain books, and to author
ize Winston County to levy a special tax to
pay outstanding school warrants. Adj
journed.