The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-29
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SENATE-SIXTY-NINTH DAY.
TUESDAY, March %, 1876.

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Mr. President Stone in the chair. Absent
4. Leave of absence was granted to Mr..
Carter.
By Mr. Barry: To extend the privileges
of the Senate to Hon. j. A. Blair. of Lee :;
adopted.
By MI Fewell: To extend the privileges
of the Senate to Hon. Thos. Christian, of
| Lauderdale; adopted.
| By Mr.. Taylor: To extend the privileges
of the Senate to Hon. J. F. Simmons, of Pa
| nOla adOp- ed.
| Messrs. Reynolds and barry, of the COM
mittee, reported favOrably or the bill to
protect agricultural land from tresspass by
stock. The bill was taken up and passed.
| 1t provides mode for establishing stock
laws in the different townships of Monroe,
| COlfaX, Chickasaw and LOWndes counties
BY Mr.. McCaskill To Incorporate
Green's bank; referred
A number of House bills were read and
referred.
| H. b. to authorize Wilkinson county to
| fund the outstanding debt was indefinitely
| postponed
By Mr.. Thompson To limit the power
oftaXation by the authorities of Brookha-
! ven; passed,
| BY Mr.. Chalmers: To refund the bonded
debt; referred to the Special Reserve Com
rh1ttee.
! MUSIC FOR MCCLURE.
Mr.. Jewell, chairman, reported the testi-
| mOny taken against Mr.. Mcclure, Senator
from the 9th District as follows: Your
committee has, in pursuance to resolution,
! investigated said charges fully, and upon
due notice your committee proceeded to
take testimony upon said charges. Said
| I'll. B. Mcclure appeared himself, with his
counsel. Hon. J. ). Morris, during the first
several days of said investigation, but said
Mcclure has not attended the meetings OF
the committee since the 9TH of February,
| 1876; on which day your committee was in
! formed by the letter of Mcclure, herewith
returned, that he had left the city Of Jack
son and since said date said Senator Nc
! Clure has not been in his seat in the Senate;
! and his counsel, although duly notified, has
/ not since that date attended the meetings
! of the committee. The committee further
/ state that no evidence has been taken
| or offered on the part of Mcclure (al-
! though the greatest indulgence has been
extended to him, and although he has
been invited through his counsel to offer
! any testimony he might desire TO offer, eX-
cept the affidavit OF TnOS. Reed, which is
herewith reported The Committee report
the testimony and charges and as both of
the charges seem to your Committee to be
fully sustained by said testimony. the Com
mittee herewith report resolutions expelling
said H. B. Mcclure from this hody-all of
which is respectfully submitted.
JNo w FEwELL,
j. b. MORGAN,
J. +. EVERETT.
The resolution to expeI Fl. B. Mcclure
from the Senate accompanied the report.
Mr.. Johnston moved to take up the report
Mr.. Graham moved to postpone and make
it the special order for Tuesday next at 10
o'clock. Mr.. Gray moved TO table; lost.
Mr.. Gray moved TO amend by making it
the special order for tomorrow at 8 80
o'clock. Mr.. Graham moved to table; car
red. Mr.. Graham withdrew his motion to
postpone. Mr.. Jewell called for the read
ing of the testimony, and that the matter
lie on the table subject to call. The testi-
mOny was read.
By Mr.. Barry: That the charges against
III, b. Mcclure, Senator ese, be taken up
for final action on Monday, April Sd, at
9 80 O'clock, and that he be so notified by
telegraph, at Fayette, and that copy of
this resolution be sent to his counsel. Hon.
j. 5. Morris. Mr.. Gray moved to Indefinite
ly postpone. Mr.. Furong moved TO table;
carried, and the resolution of Mr.. Barry was
adopted
THE SENATE LIEN BILL
was taken up. The committees substitute
was considered section by sectio n and final
ly referred 70 a special comm ttee consisting
of Messrs. Chalmers, FitzGerald, Taylor
and futile.
KILLED.
III. B. to procure ready and reliable evil
dence of the satisfaction of Judgment was
Indefinitely postponed.
;. b. 10 repeal sections l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and
OF the act requiring counties to pay the
court expenses, entitled can act TO reduce
the expenses OF the Judiciary Department
was indefinitely postponed
BY Mr.. Stone To prevent illicit traffic in /
llquor. The bill prevents any person from