The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-04-04
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY

MONDAY, April 3, 1876.
Mr.. President Sins in the chair; absent
IL.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr..
Catchings.
By Mr. Chalmers: s. J. r. to prohibit the
further funding of warrants in bonds OF
1873; tabled, subject to call-yeas Ii, nays
The charges and resolution expelling II.
B Mcclure We're tabled, subject to call.
A large number OF bills were read and
referred.
Mr.. Thompson was made chairman of the
Standing Committee on Universities.
Mr.. Mendenhall, chairman. reported the
eDgrossment OF the bill to provide for the
redemption OF lands held for levee taxes.
II. B. to incorporate Waynesboro passed.
Ii. b. to appoint a commissioner TO make
Sc. Elements with the late tax collectors and
late treasurers of DeSoto county passed.
Mr. Johnston, chairman, reported III. Is.
to amend section 2093, Code 1871, in relation
to the support of convict patients in the lu-
matte aSyl lam, recommending its passage.
MIR. F"ote, chairman, reported II. B. in re-
laton to the University of Columbus, with
amendments, with the recommendation that
it do pass.
Mr.. McCaskill, chairman, reported III. b.
in relation 10 certain delinquent revenues,
with amendments, and recommended Its
passage; the bill was taken up, the amend
ments were adopted, and the bill passed.
). b. TO protec1 parties culCivating lands
under a common fence, FROM trespass o:
stock passed.
By Mr.. Pratt: For the relief of Mrs. Fan
ME E. Dean, OF Madison county; referred.
III. Il. to provide Tor the collection of the
10th section fund, in township 6, range 4
west, in Kinds county, pass6d o..
By Mr. Chalmers: 70 allow James w.
Langley, Sergeant at-Arms, $2Y9.S0 ex
penses incurred in the impeachment trials !;
adopted cas- q, nays 2.
Mr.. Morgan was made Chairman of the
Committee on Banks and Banking.
Ii. j. L. in relation TO an amendment to
the Constitution providing for biennial SEES
sions passed its first reading-yeas 20, nays.
Smith. l.
Leave of absence was granted TO Mr.. AL
bright
By Mr. McCaskiu: To authorize Rankin
contracts for land.
II, B. to amend section 2093, Code of 1871,
in relation to the support OF convict patterns
in the Lunatic Asylum passed.
Ii. b. to amend the act Incorporating the
University of Coum bus was taken up. The
com mittee's amendment was adopted
anu the bill was adopted-yeas 15 nays 8.
VETO.
The Governor returned S. B. to re-incor-
a message.
MCCLURE HEARD FROM.
FAYETTE, April 2, 1876.
To the Secretary of the Senate:
For the Senate Your telegram received.
My private business i in such condition
as to utterly preclude my abser"e from
home without great los. would make he
sicritice, however. could b --netit the Re-
public n cause. Without admitting the
juri~ fiction of the Senate at IA fair trial
ana unaninOu- Acquiftal by tn. United
States Court jury, composed mostly OF pO-
litical encmies-I will, however, rrly upon
the justice of my cause and the fairness and
intell gence O. the Senators The charge in
the jackson Tunes of selfish compromise
with Democratic Senators i. utterly false.
II. 3. MCCLURE,
Senator 9Th District
The Senate went into Executive session
and confirmed Hon. Thos. S. Cartwright, Su-
perintendent of Public Education Ad-
jOurned.