The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-11
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
SENATE-THIRTY- SECOND DAY.

FRIDAY, February 10, 1876.
Lt.-Gov Davis (col.) in the chair absent,
Messrs. Chalmers and McClure-2.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The appeal of Mr.. Carter from the deci
sion of the chair: the appeal was sustained
by vote of IL TO 0, and Mr.. Aliens amend
ment was tabled; yeas 26, nays 4. The mo-
ton 10 indefinitely postpone the bill TO re-
peal the act to encourage the introduction
of machinery, and the establishment of fac
tories, was lost.
YEAs-Messrs. Catchings, Furlong, Gray,
Griffin. McCaskill, Mcneil, Pratt, Reynolds
Shirley, Sims, Smith, Stone, Tuttle-l3.
NAYs-Messrs. Albright, Barry, Callicott,
Carter, Everett, Fewell. FitZGerald. Foote,
Graham, Johnston, Mendenhall, Metts, Nor
gan, Stewart, Taylor, Terry, Thorn pson.
Thornton, White-19.
Mr.. Reynolds moved to insert after the
title, preamb bic setting forth that it is the
opinion of the Legislature that the act was
unconstitutional. Mr.. Taylor moved to ia
BILE; carried-yeas "a, nays s. Mr.. Jewell
called the previous question; carried, and
the bill was considered engrossed; and the
bill was lost on its passage, by the following
YEAs-Messrs. Callicott, Catchings, Foote,
Furlong, Gray, Griffin, McCaskill, Mcneil,
Pratt, REYNOLDS, Shirley, Sims, Smith.
Stone, Tuttle, White-16.
,. y,
Everett, Jewell, FITZGERALD, Graham, John
ston, Mendenhall, Nets, Morgan, Oldham,
Stewart, Taylor, Terry, Thompson, Thorn
tonic
Absent and not voting-5.
Mr.. Jewell moved to reconsider the vote.
Mr.. McCaskill moved to postpone the vote,
and make it the special order for Wednes-
day. Mr.. Sims moved to table; lost. The
motion was Withdrawn. MIR. Reynolds
moved to table the motion to reconsider :;
lost-17 to H. and the motion to reconsider
was lost-yeas II, nays IL, not voting, 3.
SPECIAL ORDER.
To amend the act regulating the tax on
liquor licenses, approved Feb. II, 1875. Mr..
Reynolds moved to consider it section by
section; carried.
The bill provides: Sec. l. Licenses shall
not be granted for more than twelve months
nor for less than $780, or more than 81 1000,
to be regulated by the Supervisors and au-
thOrities of cities and towns, viz: Outside of
towns, and in towns, of five hundred in
habitants or less, 5000; in towns of more
than five hundred, and less than one thous-
and, inhabitants, $500; of more than one
thousand, and not less than two thousand,
inhabitants, $500; of more than two thOGs-
and, and less than three thousand, inhabi-
tants, $500; in cities of more than three
thousand, and less than four thousand, in
habitants, 5000; of more than four thousand,
and less than six thousand, inhabitants,
$3.50; of more than six thousand inhabi-
tants, $1,000. Sec. 3. Taxes to be payed in
coin or currency, for the benefit of the COM
mon schools; towns and cities to be allowed
to levy an additional tax to be paid in such
funds as the town may determine, not ex-
ceeding the amount paid to the State. Sec.
4. No person will be allowed to sell, without
license, in less quantities than one gallon.
The bill was considered at length; some
amendments were offered and lost. and the
Senate, pending its consideration, adjourn
ed.