The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-03-22
sENATE-FIFTY-EIGHT DAY.
wrnNEsDAy March IL 1875

WEDNESDAY,, March Is, 1876.
Mr.. President Stone in the chair. Leave
of absence was granted to Mr.. Catchings.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Graham, chairman, reported House
bills: to authorize Boards of Supervisors
| TO ascertain the outstanding Indebtedness of
he several counties; to provide for the
payment of the Indebtedness on the teach
ers' fund of Lee county; to authorize Laud
ertlale county to cause a registration OF out
standing warrants--and Recommended that
they do pass.
MIR. Allen, for the Committee, reported II.
B. to secure to the State the agricultural
land scrip fund--and recommended that 1t
do not pass.
Mr.. Johnston. chairman, reported s. b. to
abolish the office of Superintendent of the
Lunatic Asylum, ana eject ii Medical Dl-
rector - without recommendation.
Mr. Allen, chairman, reported the bill in
relation to the penitentiary--and recon-
mended its passage.
Mr.. Morgan, for the Committee, reported
S. B. in relation to levees-and recommend
ed its passage.
sions of the act to authorize certain coan-
ties to WORK county prisoners on roads, etc. :;
referred.
THE VETOED BILLS.
/ The bill to protect agriculture, and change
the criminal laws. was taken up: the veto
N ssage was read, and the bill failed to pass
over the veto--a twO-thirdS ma Ority being
required yeas, IA; nays, D. absent, Ii.
ii. b to amend the law funding the out
standing indebtedness of Bolivar county.
was taken up the veto message was read,
and the bill was made The special order for
to morrow at IL O'Clock.
S. B to abolish the Levee Board of Dis
! trct No ], passed.
II. B. to secure to the State the land scrip
/ fund, was made the special order for Thurs
dav. 23d inst.
Mr. Taylor informed the Senate that the
Chief Justice would rot. on account OF
sickness, tie able to attend the sitting of the
COur' OF I'm - achm NJ in taa Ame- case
to day, and, upon his motion. the hour Tor
the sitting OF he Court was postponed until
to- morrow at Il O'Clock.
II. b. 10 authorize Boards of Supervisors
to ascertain the Indebtedness of count ties,
passed.
LAWS BY LIMITATION.
The Secretary of State informed the Sem
ate that the following Senate bills have be-
come laws, by operation of article /. section
"A. of the Constitution: In relation TO the
/ trains; 10 prob bit tratfcklng in corn and
cotton at night; to amend the charter OF
/ Aberdeen; t. revive the Wahalok agricul-
/ tural district. so far as relates to township
/ II, range 10 East, kemper county.
LAW BY APPROVAL.
| The Governor informed the Senate that
| he had approved Senate bills to amend the
charter of Kosciusko, and for the protection
| OF stock in Noxubee county.
/ H. B. to provide for the payment of the
outstanding indebtedness of Lee county, Oh
teachers fund, passed.
SPECIAL ORDER.
| The registration bill was taken up, con-
! sidered section by section, and passed. Ow-
| ing to its great length, we omit q synopsi:
of 1t until final action is had UPON it by the
| House.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. McCaskill; To amend sections
1852 and 1858 Code of 1871. in relation to
grand and petit larceny: referred.
By Mr.. Chalmers: To regulate the sale O.
lands by trustees under deeds of trust and
mortgage.
IL. b. to authorize Lauderdale county Il
cause a registration of outstanding war
rants passed.
s. B. in relation to limitations of prosecu
tions passed.
By Mr.. Barry: resolution requiring
three hundred copies OF the Impeachment
trials to be furnished; adopted
Adjourned.