The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-16

Committee on Corporations.
Nv Mr. Chalmers. That -Messrs- B.rrry
an Corporations. for MeSsrs. Taylor aud EE-i
erett; adopted
REPORTS or COMMITTEES
Mr.. Tai lor. chairman. re Porteal II. b TO
amend section 1891. Code OF 1871. in relation
to dover: 81. B. to amend section zz9I, Code
of 1871 In relation 10 mortgages, exc with
amendments; :. B. TO amend the laws IN
reference 10 quo t1mTdato, recommending
thar they do pass; also, 5. B. TO pre-
vent the buying and receiving OF sto-
len goods at night: 5. b. 10 ehange
the fees for marriage licenses; D b.
to amend section 1891, Code OF 1871, IN reia
zion TO malfeasance of SuperV1sors' .. D.
regulating the recording OF mortgages, etc,
u-ffh the recommendation that they do not
pass.
Mr.. Furlong. chairman, reported Senate
hills: To repeal the law transferring the M
i. .hfedness of the Missis sippi Central Rail-
road TO the Greenville & Columbus Rail
road: and relating To the carriage of pas
senqers on freigat trains. with the recon-
mendation that they do pass.
Mr. Sims. chairman, reported ,. b. To en-
courage immigration, with amendments,
and recommending that it do pass
Mr. Chalmers, Chairman, reported House
hills. To incorporate the Marshall County
Manufacturing Company TO repeal the act
a~tandinv the limits of NafcheZ; to repeal
Iiouor law to amend the charter OF Green
vile: to sell the poor-house OF Madison
county; 20 reduce the corporate limits OF
oxford to reduce the corporate limits or
Taylor's Depot; TO repeal the anti fq9or
law of Louisville; to incorporate Whitfield;
also. s. b. to incorporate the Stansoerry
Manufacturing Company, recommending
that they do pass. Also, House bills To
amend the charter of Okolona. and to lncor-
norate the French Camp Educational Asso-
rith recommending
that they do pass.
SENATE BILLS.
70 prevent the buying or receiving of
stolen goods at night. Mr.. Catchings moved
to indefinitely postpone; lost. The bill lies
over.
Mr.. McCaskill moved TO reconsider the
vote whereby the Senate refused to put on
its passage the bill to prevent the sale at
night of cotton, corn, ETC., and tue motion
lies over.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The Senate salary bill with House amend
ments, was taken up. Mr.. Chalmers moved
70 concur in the House amendments AS a
whole Mr.. Furlong moved to table; car
ried. MI Reynolds moved TO consider them
one by one; carried; and the following
action was taken: To reduce the salary OF
the Governors Private Secretary from
81 600 to $500; the Senate refused to concur.
The salary of Lieut. Governor from $500
10 sTshall be the same as tie salary and
per diem of the Speaker OF the House
concurred in. The State Treasurer to be
er o1iciO treasurer of the educational and
cha rita BILE ms. itutions, etc. and TO have "A
clerk to perform the ADDITIONAL duties, at
81. OOO per annum-cOucurred in; Attorney
General, frrm $500 TO $4,000: the Supreme
Jnlges. from $4,000 to $500; Circuit
Jud ges. from $1,000 10 So 500; District AT
torGtys, from 81 ,250 tt 81 00O-c"ncnrrence
refused: To iuSefi for Superintendent OF
e lucatfon. ST., 800 - concurrence refused !;
Librarian from 500 to $3.50 and superb
reud"nt at Penit-ntiary. from $4,000 90
+ 800 Concurrrd in; 10 copsoIId ate
the offices of Snperintrn itnt o. Blind. am,
Deaf aud Dumb Institutes at 81 ,2O0--con-
currence refused; also refused to concur in
theS ameudnent relating TO the salary of
members of the Legislature.
LIEUTENANT-GoYERNoR DAVIS IMPEACHED.
The Committee of the House, MeSsrs.
White, Hall and Jayne, entered the bar OF
the Senate, and presented the following;
Mr.. President AS a select committee
appointed by the House of Representatives
for such purpose, we now appear at the bar
of the Senate, and as directed, do in the
name of the House of Representatives and
of all the people of the State of Mississippi
impeach Alexander IL. Davis, Lieutenant
Governor of the State of Mississippi, of high
crimes and misdemeanors, and we do ac-
quaint the Senate that the HOuSe OF Repre-
sentatives will, in due time, exhibit partic-
ular articles of im parchment rgainst him
and make good the same; nd in the name
of the House of Representatives we
do demand that the Senate take CT
der for the appearance of the said Alexan-
der *. Davis to answer said impeachment
BY Mr.. Taylor: Resolved, That the mes
sage of the House of Representatives, re-
lating to the impeachment OF Alexander
*. Davis, Lieutenant Governor of the State
of Mississippi, be referred to Select Com
mittee of five, to be appointed by the chair,
to consider and report thereon; adopted
Committee: Messrs. Taylor, Chalmers, Few
ell, Reynolds and Smith.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate spent some time in executive
session.
LAWS BY APPROVAL.
The Governor informed the Senate that
he has approved the following Senate bills:
To amend the charter of Baldwin, Lee and
Prenti~s counties, in relation to certain
State bonds In the TreaSurer's Office, and to
amend the act Ie-es;ablishing the records
In the Office of J. S. Morris, Justice of the
Peace iii Lauderdale county, approved,
Feb. 10 1875.
SENATE BILLS.
To amend the law in relation TO quo aoar-
q GftO pissed.
I'd change the fees for marriage license
was Indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Hooker, CHAIRMAN. reported the pres
entation of a large number of bills to the
Governor. Adjourned.
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