The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-09
MISSISSIPPI LEG ISLATURE.
SENATE-TH1RTIETH DAY.
TUESDAY, February s, 1876.

SENATE-THIRIIEI DA
TUESDAY, February s, 1876.
Lent. Governor Davis (col.) in the chair
Leave of absence was granted TO Mr.. Me-
Clure.
Mr.. Mendenhal gave notice that he
would introduce Dill.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. TAYLOR, chairman, reported the bill to
amend the act to replace the records in the
office off. & Morris. Justice of the Peace, in
Tauderdale county House bills to furnish
books to the Courts of Jackson, Green and
Choctaw counties; TO amend the act TO pro-
vide for the removal of disabilities of mirror
ity: and TO preserve in part the record OF
deeds in Issaquena county recommending
that they do pass. Also III. b. TO amend
section 2l5l. Code of 1871, statute of limita
ton S. B. TO provide remedy for the sub
stitution of lost records; substitutes for
both were presented with the recommends
ton that they. do pass. Also House bills,
to repeal section 1887, Code OF 1871, relating
TO the relief of the poor, and TO suspend the
statute of limitation in certain cases. recon-
mending that they do not pass.
Mr.. Graham, chairman, reported House
hills. to authorize Carroll county to issue
bonds; to amend the floating debt act OF
Bolivar county to provide for the tempo
rary suspension of tax assessments, recon-
mending their passage; also ,. b. TO reg
ulate the compensation of sheriffs; TO amend
the act to regulate the tax tor retailing
liquors, approved February 18th, 1875, with
amendments, and recommen ding that they
DO pass.
Mr. Thompson, chairman, pro tenn, re-
ported the bill to repeal the anti-liqor laws
of StarksviIle, with the recommendation
that it do not pass.
Nv Mr.. Hooker: That no local bills will
l.
those that have been introduced prior to
that time. Tabled.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Carter: To legalize certain publ
cations.
| BV Mr. Foote: To create an additional
! county, to be called Deer Creek county, and
| TO change the boundary lines of Warren,
Issaquena and Washington counties; also
to amend section 1869, Code of 1871. in rea-
ton to obtaining property, etc., under false
| pretences. $3.50
By Mr.. Reynolds: To amend section 9Sl,
Code of 1871, relating to breaches of injnnc'
ton. r.s. sfH
By Mr. Oldham For the relief of VIM
Hester, of Kinds county.
/ By Mr.. Thompson: Limiting the powers
of municipal corporations.
SENATE BILLS.
|
before Judgment, was considered at length
and lost on engrossment and third reading
by a vote OF IA for to Is against.
| To amend an act to re-eStabiish the record
of deeds in j. S. Morris, Justice of the
Peace, office, in Lauderdale, was passed
| To provide remedy for the substitution
of lost records. The committees substitute
was adopted and passed.
To amend the act to regulate the tax for
retailing liquors, approved, Feb. II, 1870
was taken up and after some time spent in
its consideration, Mr.. Reynolds moved that
it be made the special order for Thursday
Feb. 10th, at IL O'Clock, and that fifty copies
be printed; carried. ..5.
To repeal the act TO amend the exemption
laws, approved, March 80, 1872, came up
Mr.. Stune moved tn place the bill on ts
passage. Mr.. Rey nolds moved to indefinite
ly postpone, Mr.. Stone moved to table
lost, yeas IA, nays IL, absent 6; and the bill
was indie fnitely postpone; yeas II, nays IA
absent g..
LAWS BY LIMITATION.
The Secretary of State Informed the Sen
ate that the following Senate bills had be
come laws without the approval of the
Governor, by operation of article 4 section
"A, of the Constitution; to repeal the cOttor
weighers' act, so far as it relates to holme:
county; to amend the act creating the Office
of Commissioner of immigration, and tC
amend the supplemental act thereto.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The bill to regulate the salaries was taker
up, and the substitute, as reported by the
committee, was adopted as follows: Adams
$500; Aicorn, $500; Amite, $500; Attala
$500; Benton, 5000; Bolivar, $3.50; Calhoun
$3.50; Carroll. $3.50; Chickasaw, $500; Choc-
taw, $3.50; Claiborne, $3.50; Clarke, 25O
COahoma, $3.50; Copiah, 800; Covington
$3.50; Colfax, $500; DeSoto, $500; Franklin
5000; Greene. SIS; Grenada, $3.50; Hancock
500; Harrison, 500; Kinds, $500; Holmes
$500; Issaquena, 5000; Itawamba, $500
Jackson, 500; Jasper, $3.50; Jefferson
$500; Jones, SIS: Kemper, $500; Lafayette
$500; Lauderdale, $500; Lawrence, $l25
Leake, $3.50; Lee, $3.50; Lincoln. $3.50
Lowndes, $3.50; Letlore, $500; Madison
$500; Marion, 800; Marshall, $3.50; Mon
roe, $3.50, Montgomery, $500; Neshoha
100; Newton, $3.50; Noxubee, $500; Oktib-
beha, $3.50; Pamela, $3.50; Perry, $75; Pike
500; Rankin, $500; Scott, $3.50: Simpson
$50; Smith. 5000; Sumner, $3.50; Suptlow-
er, $50; Tallahatchie, 250; Tippah, 300
Tishomingo, 5000; Tunica, $3.50; Tate, $3.50
Union. $3.50; Warren, $500; Washington
$3.50; Wayne, 500; Wilkinson, $500; Win
ston, $3.50; Yalobusha, $3.50; Yazoo $3.50.
The following amendments were adopted
raising Harrison, from 500 to $3.50 jackson,
from 800 to $50; Washington, from $3.50 to
$500; reducing Ch0ctaw from $3.50 to 5000
Colfax, from $500 to $3.50; Grenada, from
$3.50 to $500; Issaquena, from 5000 to $3.50 :
/ Lee, from $3.50 to $500; Lowndes. from $3.50
to 800; Monroe. from s4a0 to 500, Sumner,
from $3.50 to 5000, and the bill passed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate went into executive session
and after some time spent therein, the doors
were thrown open and the Senate adjourn
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