The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-22
SENATE-THIRTEENTH DAY.

WEDNESDAY. January IS, 1879
Mr.. President Stone in the chair. Prayer
by Rev. Mr., Hines. Absent-Messrs. CALI
cot, Mcclure and Thornton-3.
MI. Reynolds moved to reconsider the
/ vote indefinitely pOstpOning II. 3. to enable
Mrs. II. b. TheObald to make certain devil
SEES; carried, aud the bill was re-committed.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES.
| Mr.. Taylor, chairman, reported: The bill
/ 10 amend sec. 1920, CO0e of 1871 relating to
! cros5-bIIls in Chancery; also, Fl. B. to con-
/ fer upon Mayors of certain towns, &c Offcfo.
Justice of the Peace jurisdiction, with the
| recommendation that they do pass; also, TO
change the name of Manson j. Brown. of
Lee county, to Manson j. Norman, with
the recommendation that it do not pass.
Mr.. Mcneil, chairman, reported two bills
with the recommendation that they do not
pass.
Mr.. Furlong (chairman) reported Fl. r.
to repeal section 22lI, Code of ISL, in rela-
ton TO the pay Of'the militia, with the re-
commentator that it do pass.
Mr. Reynolds chairman reported
House bill with substitute, and recon-
mended its passage.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
All referred.
BY Mr.. Metts To authorize the Board of
Supervisors OF Winston county to levy a
special tax to pay certain outstanding war
rants.
BY Mr.. Terry: A petition from citizens
of New Albany, Union county, i4 relation
to the retailing of liquors in that place
he1erred TO select committee consisting Of
MessrS. Terry, Morgan and Stone
BY Mr.. Catchings: To authorize the max
ing OF commercial paper in this State.
MT. Sims gave notice of the introduction
of a bill.
SENATE BILLS.
The bill to provide for the approval of
the Official bonds of county officers was
taken up.
Mr.. White (coI1 moved 70 consider #
section by section.
Mr.: Furlong moved to table. Carried, and
the bill passed
YEAs--Messrs. Allen, Barry. Carter.
Gatchlngs, Everett, Fewell, FitzGeraId' /
+ oote' Furlong, Graham. Hooker, Johnston,
NC Sasklii, Mendenhall, Metts, Morgan,
Oldham, Reynolds, Sims, Stone, TaylOr.
Thorn pSOn-22.
NAYs--Messrs Albright, GRAY, Griffin,
Mcneil, Pratt. Shirley, Smith, Stewart.
Ierry, Tuttle, White--ll
Inc OIL IN relation to cross bills In Chan
Gerry passed.
The bill to amend See. 2456. Code of 1871.
IN reference to liquors, was. on motion of
MT; Catchings, indefinitely postponed.
me OIL TO prevent frauds in weighing
coGIoh, was, on motion of Mr., Mcneil
Indefinitely postponed.
The bill to repeal the PRIVILEGE Tax Tov
was e-cOmmitted
HOUSE BILLS
ii. IL. To confer upon MAYORS of certain
owns e1 oticio Justice of the Peace iuris
fiction. 1"i''
= Mr.. Morgan: To amend by INSERTING !
iernando, OilVe Branch Lake, Nesbitts,
love, DeSOtO county; Sails Alfalfa countv. | 1
Forest, Scott county; Hazieburst. Conisb /
ouhty Macon, NOXubee county: CoIum- |
JUS, LoWndes county; Lexington. Holmes
ouhsy Satartia, 1aZoO county: Frjar's
ONT, Coahoma county; Grenada, Grenada
ouhty' ana Charleston, Tallahatchie coun-
Mr.. Barry moved to re-oommit to the Jul
lclarY Committee. carried. II
Dy MT. McCaskIll: To tender the priyi-
yes OF the Senate to Hon, A. G. Brown: II
Senate resolutions requiring the library a
DE kept open until 10 O'Clock at NIGHT dn
in& the sessions of the Legislature was ii
lOpted. "''0 a.
IL b. TO change the name of Manson J.
IoWh' TO Manson j. Norman, was indef- tl
ltely postponed. The house having in n
y = lheu the senate that it was ready to re- III
I'VE them in joint seSsion-the senate
decided in body to the Hall of the I'll
ouSe' ltor joint session see votes of House
'Oceedings5 - A0'70 &C
IL. b. To repeal the last act in relation 70
e cnarter OF Hazlehurst; the committees &C
nstitute was adopted, and the bill passed
II: ID, 10 repeal all acts in conflict with nc
i1,ciT e lZ' Sec Is, of the Constitution. and Oh
y. 10 confer certain powers on the Board ad
supervisors of Prentiss county, were. on
otion of Mr.. TAYLOR. indefniteIv 49, da
ned. 1'ii'eiS posC-
hr' Fratt presented the credentials of 2d
,I NJ. B. Sullivan, of 28th District re
VT reynolds moved to refer to Commit
on Elections, and that Mr.. Sullivan he nor lH
, yea nntlI the committee reports. tee
VT barry moved to postpone the motion da
make 1t the special order for to-morrov thu
'rnlng, immediately after the readino of of
journal; carried. u L
Il. 10 amend the charter Of Edwards
nus county, and to amend the charter of Sta
! oI1ta, Clarke county, were assed. thi
L %: 10 extend the corporate limits of atO
terIord' Marshall county passed.
. large number OF House bills were raad do
referred. ie"u be
LIZ. Fewell requested the members 70 rn- sue
IN after Adjournment The Senate then anC
burned. ''i0H ed.
Lr. Fewell stated that throughout tho que
re South, subscription, at the request me
ne virginia Legislature. was beinu This are
lJah. l9) taken up to aid in the cree mo-
OF monument to the memory of the Jou
IN greatest general, Robert f. Lee. c.
contribution was taken up. :
r5o1-e ~ $40