The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-14
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
SENATE-THIRTI- FIFTH DAY,

MONDAY, February l4th, 1876.
Mr.. Stone chairman in the Senate; leave
of absence was granted TO Mr.. Fewell. 4
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The committees substitute, entitled an
act to prohibit the sale OF seed cotton, I'M
baled giuned cotton and corn at night
with Mr. Aliens motion to Indefinitely
postpone the bill and substitute, came up.
The motion was lost by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Allen. Barry. Carter, Ev-s
erett, Metts, Oldham, Shirley, Sims,
Stewart. Stone, Thornton-1L
NAYS Messrs. Catchings, Chalmers,
Foote, Furlong, Graham: Griffin, Hooker
Johnston, McCaskill, Mcneil, Morgan, Tay-
lor, Terry, Thompsonrl4. 49,
bright, CaIlicott, Jewell. titzGerald, Gray.
Mcclure, Mendenhall, Pratt, Reynolds.
Smith, Tuttle, Whte-l2.
Several other amendments were offered
and lost, and the bill was lost on engross-
ment and third reading. by vote of II for
to IA against-absent IL.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. Foote, chairman, reported III. B. to
authorize Union county to pay Lee county
certain schoolhouse taxes, with the recon-
mendation that it do pass.
Mr. Sims, chairman, reported III. B to al-
thorize the sale of swamp lands in Franklin
county, with amendments, and recommends
that it do pass.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
All referred.
By Mr.. Chalmers: To change the fees for
marriage license; also, TO amend section
1891, Code of 1871, in relation to the NAL
feasance of Supervisors; also, to change the
name of the county seat of Bolivar county
from Floryville to Rosedale.
Mr.. Foote moved to take up his resolution
providing for two sessions day, offered on
Saturday carried. The resolution provides
for the morning session to commence at
90, and the evening at ~ o'clock. Mr.
Terry moved to strike out 90 and insert 10 !;
adopted. The resolution was lost.
Mr.. Graham's resolution, offered on Satur-
day, providing for standing engrossment
committee, consisting of Messrs. Menden-
hall, futile and Thompson, was taken up
and adopted.
III. B. to change the corporate limits of
Beauregard was passed.
SENATE BILLS.
To change the name of the seat of JUS
tice OF Issaquena county from Mayersyille
to Hamp passed.
To amend section 1869; Code of 1871, I'm
relation to obtaing money, ETC., under
false pretenses was lost on its passage.
To change certain stock laws of Lowndes
county passed.
For the relief of Mary Jane Horn of Lin
coin county passed.
To reduce into one the incorporating acts
of Macon - committees substitute adopted.
and the bill passed.
To limit the powers of municipal CORPORA
tions was lost on its third reading.
| To amend the charter of Lexington
committees amendments were adopted, and
the bill passed.
! For the relief of VIM. Hester, of Kinds
| county, was rPcommitted.
For the relief of l.. A McCaSkill of
Simpson county. passed
| To repeal theact regulating legal adver-
tlsements--the committees substitute was
adopted. and the bill passed
The joint Resolution relating to the Tex
as Pacific Railroad was recommitted.
HoUE BILLS.
To authorize Carroll county to issue bonds
passed.
To provide for temporary suspension of
assessments passed.
To suspend the statute of limitation was
indefinitely postponed.
To furnish certain books to Greene and
Choctaw counties passed
To preserve in part the record of deeds i'm
Issaquena county passed.
To provide for the removal of disabilities
of minority passed.
To repeal the last Incorporating act of
Hazlehurst; committees amendment was
adopted and the bill passed.
To ascertain the Indebtedness of Newton
To provide for the outstanding warrants
of Marshall county; passed.
TO repeal section 1927, Code of ISL i'm
relation to the relief of the poor, was indef-
Ritely postponed.
To amend an act to authorize J. NJ. Major
TO establish ferry across the Tallahatchie
river-the amendments were adopted and
the bill passed.
To amend the charter OF Scooba, Kemper
county passed.
To authorize towing, etc, to organize fire
companies, was indefinitely postponed.
A large number of house bills were also
read and referred.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
All referred.
By Mr.. Morgan: To regulate the record
ing of mortgages, etc.; also for the relief
of }. NJ Owens, of Tunica county; also, to
amend section 3, of an act to establish the
fees of certain officers, approved March 6.
1875.
Mr.. Chalmers moved to call up the bill to
incorporate the Pioneer Cotton Factory. of
Natchez; carried. The Committees amend
ments were adopted, and the bill passed,
Adjourned.