The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-02-19


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REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Taylor, chairman, reported Senate
bills: In relation to an inspection OF the
public records relating to the property of
religious societies; also H. B., to change
the name of Josie E. Brewer to Josie f.
McClannahan, and recommended that they
do pass also to require new recognizances
in certain cases.
Mr.. Everett, for the committee, reported
H. B. to change the rate of evidence in GER
tain cases, with amendments, and recon-
mended its passage.
Mr.. Graham, chairman, reported III. b. :,
to make the State Treasurer er oticio treas
urer of the benevolent and educational in
situations, with amendments; 5. B., to
regulate the compensation of Sheriffs, with
amen iments; H. B., to make an appropri-
alton to defray the expenses of the Judicial
they do pass; also S. B., to amend an act to
provide for the payment of the constitution
al warrants, approved June "a, 1870, with
the recommendation that it do not pass.
Mr.. Jewell, chairman, reported: H. B. to
change the Board of Centennial Managers,
and recommended its passage.
Mr.. Chalmers, chairman, reported: The
bill to reorganize the Congressional Dis
tricts, with the commentator that it do
pass.
Joint committee be appointed. to consist of
three from the Senate and - from the
House, to inquire what further legislation
Resolved, I'd. Tha. the House and Senate
confine their legislation to the subject mat
ter so reported.
resolution; carried, and the first resolution
was adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Catchings: To amend the insu-
By Mr. Terry: To authorize mayors of
cities and towns to compel offenders to
work on the streets referred.
By Mr.. Mendenhall: For the relief of
Samuel Grady referred.
sENATE BILLS.
The Senate bill to re-organize the con-
gressional districts was taken up; the pro-
visions of the bill have been published. in
THE CLARION when it was introduced by
Mr.. Chalmers, and the bill passed by the
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs.Barry, Callicott, Chalmers.
Jewell, FITZGERALD, Graham, Johnston.
McCaskill, Mendenhall. Metts, Oldham,
Reynolds, Stone, Taylor, Terry, Thornton
16.
NAYs-Messrs. Albright, Catchings, Ev-
erett Foote, Furlong, Shirley, Stewart.
Whites.
ABSENT AND NOT vorING-Messrs. Allen.
Carter Carter, Gray; Griffin; Hooser MeG mits
Thompson, Tuttle-13.
The sheriffs compensation bill was taken
up and considered, and lies over for engrOss-
ment.
To require new recoguizances in certain
cases was indefinitely postponed.
In relation to the inspection of public
records passed.
Relating to the property religious So
cieties passed.
HOUSE BILLS. KS
To change the Board of Centennial Mana
gers passed yeas 20, nays 10.
To make the State Treasurer e1 obfcio
treasurer of all the State institutions The
committees amendments were adopted.
and the bill passed; yeas p, nays 4, alb
sent IL
The Judiciary Appropriation bill passed
yeas "a, nays o, absent and not voting Ii.
To change the name of Josie E. Brewer
to Josie e. Mechanism, passed.
To change the rule of evidence in certain |
cases. The substitute was adopted, and the |
bill passed.
To amend the charter of Walden, passed. |
SENATE BILLS.
MI. Sims, chairman, reported the bill to |
prevent the sale of cotton and corn at night |
and the bill passed.
The bill to amend the act providing for |
the payment of Constitutional Convention |
warrants, was indefinitely postponed.
To create Deer Creek county was taken |
up and the amendments of the committee |
adopted. Mr.. Reynolds moved to change |
the name 10 Liddell. Mr.. Johnston moved |
to change the name to Sharkey; adopted,
and the bill lies over for engrossment.
To alter the practice in courts ON suits |
upon notes, ETC., was Indefinitely postponed.
Adjourned