The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-02-05
sENATE-TH1RTY-THIRD DAY.
FRIDAY, February IL, 1876.

FRIDAY, feDruarY IL, 1876.
Mr.. President Stone in the chair. Prayer
by Rev. John Hunter, D. d. Absent 2.
=, By By NJ Sins; To- extend the privilege,
Hon, IA. Hill carried.
f Leaves Of absence were granted to Mr..
Hooker and Mr.. Taylor, the door-keeper.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
To amend the act to regulate the taxes
for retailing liquors. Several amendments
were offered and lost. Mr.. FnzGerald
moved to amend so as to permit counties TO
levy county tax on saloons without the
corporate limits of towns and cities for
county purposes; adopted. Mr.. Johnston
moved to amend by permitting regular
|drnggists to sell in any quantity upon the
prescription of physicians; tabled. Mr..
E6ote moved to amend 80 as to prohibit the
giving away and permitting the same to
be drank in any store or place of public
trade; adopted. Mr.. Graham moved to
amend by repeating all special laws al
lowing any town or city to appropriate the
| funds arising from such licenses to any
The features Of the bill are much the
same as reported yesterday. Z
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Graham, chairman, reported House
bills to provide for the payment of out
standing warrants of Marshall county; to
ascertain the outside indebtedness of New
ton county; for the registration of out
standing school warrants of Bolivar
county, recommending that they do pass.
/ Mr.. Mcneil, chairman, reported to
amend an act repeating certain stock laws
of Lowndes county, approved, Dec. 10, 1874,
recommending that il Edo pass; selap 81: b.
to protect the agricultural inter Of the
State. and to change the crimfn4z4aws Of
the State, with the Recommendation that It
do not pass. -. 49,
Mr.. Furl0ng, chairman, reported d. B.
to incorporate the Holly Spring & Memphis
Railroad Company with amendments, and
recommending its passage.
Mr.. McCaskill, Chairman, reported the
bill to change the name of the seat of JUS
tice of Issaquena county, from MayersvilIe
to Hampton, recommending that it do pass.
yMk Sins, chairmans reported the bin for
oe s Ma t Sef Il do q
Mr.: Thompson, for the committe, reported
the bill TO amend and consolidate the acts
of incorporation of Batesville; FL. B. to
amend the charter of Scooba, Kemper
county; recommending that they do, pass
also 81. B. to authorize cities and towns of
two thousand or more Inhabitants to- Or
ganize fire companies; s. B. limiting the
power of municipal corporations; recon-
mending that they do not pass also to re-
peal the last amendatory act of the charter
of Macon with substitutes; to amend the
act to incorporate Lexington, with amend
ments; II. B. to amend the act authorizing
J. M. Major to establish a ferry on Talla-
hatcfie river, approved March Sd, 1875,
with amendments, and recommending
that they do pass; also II. B. to repeal
the last amendarory act to the charter
or Hazlehurst, approved March LIST, 1875,
with amendments. y recommending its
passage; also b. 3. to change the corpo-
Fate limits of Beaufegard, with the recon-
mendation that it do pass.
Mr.. Thompson, chairman on the part OF
the Senate, reported Joint Resolution in
relation to the Texas s. Pacific Railroad.
The resolution was read the first time. :
HOUSE BILLS.
For the registration of the outstanding
school warrants of Bolivar county; passed.
To repeal the act relating to Beauregard
and Wesson, SO far as it relates to Beaure-
gard passed. To incorporate the Marshall
county ManufacturingsC Com pany; MAS re-
com mitted with amendments. The cotton
weighers' bill was taken up, and after the
adoption of several amendments, was
passed.
SENATE BILL.
g To consolidate into one act the incorpo-
rate acts of Batesville, was passed.
By Mr.. Foote: That on and after Monday,
there shall be two sessions of the Senate,
commencing at 9@ A. M, and at ~ p M;
lies over.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
All referred. 3
By Mr.. Mendenhall: For the relief of L.
A. McCaskill, Clerk Of the Courts of Simp-
son county. ~
By Mr.. Foote: To amend the laws in re-
lation TO proceedings In quo ,oarranto
BY Mr.. futile; To incorporate the STAINS
berry Manufacturing Compan
By Mr.. Graham That standing COM
mtttee, consisting of Messrs. Mendephall,