The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-27
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
sENATE-FIFTEENTH DAY.

Dir. President Stone in the chair. ABB
sent, s.
Mr.. Thompson gave notice of the intro
ductiou OF bill.
Mr. Taylor, chairman, reported the bill to
amend section 22e2, Code of 1871, relating TO
cOmpul Ting interest, with the recommends
ton that it do not pass.
Mr.. Graham. chairman. reported the
House bill 20 authorize the Boards OF Super
ylsors 20 ascertain the outstanding indebt-
edness of their counties; Senate blu TO re-
duce the compensation of State Reporter,
with amendment recommending their pass
age; Senate bill 70 repeal sections l, =. 3, 5,
6andI ofthe act TO reduce the expenses or the
judiciary department, approved March 3,
75-majority report that they do not pass.
Mr.. Carter, for Committee, reported the
| bill to authorize Winston county to levy
special tax TO pay the outstanding school
warrants, with the commentator that II
do pass.
Mr.. Furlong, chairman, reported n. B. TO
repeal section 22ll, Code of 1871, relating to
the pay of the militia, with the recommen-
dation that the substitute do pass
Mr.. Reynolds. chairman, reported that
the report of the committee in the case OF
Chalmers VS. Sulliyan--contested election
would be made on Monday.
Mr.. Barry, chairman, reported that the
committee to ascertain the cost OF printing
journals would report tomorrow:
Mr.. Terry, chairman, reported Dill IN
relation TO the SAFE OF liquors III New Al
bany.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr. FITZGERALD: To amend the act in
relation to the publication of notices TO non
residents in attachment suits before justices
of the Peace, approved Feb. 10Th, 1873.
| By Mr.. McCaskill: To .ennable Virginia
L. Shaw and Willis Shaw to dispose OF GER
tain real estate.
| By Mr.. Sims To authorize the Board of
| nf T
| funds.
BY Mr. Morgan: To repeal the levee sys-
| TEN.
Bv Mr. FitzGerald: To amend Section
23l2, Code of 1871, in relation to the ac-
acknowledgements of deeds.
HOUSE BILLS.
The bill for the relief of taxpayers was
| passed.
The bill to regulate the public printing
and provide duties and pay OF pubic
| printer was made the special order for to-
morrow IL O'clock.
Mr.. Graham, Chairman, reported ID. b.
To regulate the purchase of stationery for
| the Legis1ature-substitute providing that
hereafter no officer of State or Legislature
| shall purchase stationery for any persons
| connected with the Legislature except the
Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the
| Senate, do pass.
/ sENATEBILLs.
The act to fund the school debt of Mon
roe county passed
The bill to repeal the act to regu late
| railroad taxation approved Feb. 25th, 1879,
was taken up.
MIR. Fewell moved to refer to special com
mittee carried. Committee Messrs- Eewell
Crab am. Reynolds, futile and FitzGcraid
The bill to provide for completing the
| wing of the Lunatic Asylum. The com
| mittee's amendment approDriatlng S3Z,OOl
instead of $40 600 was adopted, and the bill
was tabled, subject to call.
The bill authorizing Winston county &c
levy special tax was passed.
The bill to declare the true meaning OF
section 22S2, Code of 1871, in relation to IN
terest was indefinitely postponed.
The bill to repeal section OF the anti
, LIQUOR law of Houston, and relating to the
sale of liquor in New Albany were passed
HOUSE BILLS.
In relation to the pay of militia; the com
mittee's substitute was adopted, and the bill
passed.
The bill to ascertain the outstanding in
debtedness of Yazoo county, passed.
The bill to repeal the road laws o
Holmes county passed.
The Legislative stationery bill was taken
ND and the committees substitute adopted
and the bill passed.
The H. j. K. relating to the per diem o
the EN- ployees of the Legislature was ia
Mr.. Furlong moved to amend by adding
| that officers and employees shall receive
; the per diem fixed in the foregoing from TIT
beginning OF the session-adopted.
Mr. Taylor moved to strike out $500 TO
Door Keepers and insert $500; adopted.
Mr.. Carter moved to strike out $l4,O
: and insert $l6,50 for the Seargeant-at-a arm
of the Senate; adopted.
Mr.. Johnston moved to strike out $40
for pages and insert 81 so, and 81 so 70
$ norters and insert So 90; tabled and the res
olution passed.
The Senate refused to concur in tn
House amendments to S. B., repeating thu
act requiring certain officers to furnis
their own stationery.
The Senate went into executive session.
Adjourned.