The weekly clarion., 1876-02-09


It.-Gov. Davis in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. Mr. New; absent :.
REP0KTs OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Foote, chairman, reported II. T., n.
81, with amendments, and recommended
that it do pass.
Mr. Catchings, for the committee, report
ed II. b. to amend Sec. S71, Code of 1871 in
relation TO persons upon whom fines. for
FIXTURES or penalties have been imposed :;
III B. to amend the corporate laws of Sena-
tobia; III. B. to properly construe the law
with reference to the rights of married wo-
men, and recommended their passage; also
n b. to amend Sec. 1921, Code of 1871, in
relation to dover; TO amend and
repeal certain laws in relation TO
habeas corpus; Fl. B. TO amend Sec.
215l, Code OF 1871, called the Statute
of Limitations, with amendments with
the recommendation that they do pass ::
also, IL. B. to amend section 27s6, Code OF
1871, relating to sums allowed to citizens
making arrests; II. b. TO enable litgants to
dispense with the services of professional
Jurors; II. h. to secure and perfect the iu-
dieial records Of this State, and for other
purposes, and recommend that they do not
pass.
Mr. Graham, chairman. reported II. B.
for the relief of the tax payers Of Bolivar
county, recommending its passage; ;. b.
to regulate the compensation of assessors,
recomm ending that it do not pass.
Jas. r. Chalmers, chairman, reported II
B. 10 incorporate Deer Creek Navigation
Company, with a substitute; H. h. to repeal
the anti-liquor laws of Macon, BrooksviiIe,
and Supervisors Districts aud >. Lea1e
county: Ii. Il. to amend the charters OF
Shannon and Saltillo, Lee county; and IL.
Il. to amend the charter OF Bald~Yu. Lee
county F.; ;. b. to amend the charter OF Ches-
ter, with substitute; 5. b. to Incorporate
the Columbus Light Artillery: IL Il. to in
corporate the Holly SpriHgs Manufacturing
Company; Ii. i. to Incorporate the Canton
III. ~ l.. Co; ,. B. TO incorporate the Ilo
neer Cotton Factory, of NatcheZ, with
amendments, recommending that they do
pass.
BY Mr.. Johnston: a resolution that the
Penitentary Committee inquire into the
eXpediency of providing work for all the
convicts inside the Pententiary in the
manufacture of goods and such branches az
will not conflict with the mechanics of the
State, and to report by bill or otherwise
adopted.
By Mr. Chalmers Resolved 1St, That we
must have extension of time on our
bonded debt and that we trust to the hold
ers OF the bonds for Indulgence. 2d. That
we cannot pay our bonded debt as now
maturing without continuing the pres
ent rate of grievous taxation; that we
can easily pay both debt and interest
If extended ten years. Sd. That the
Committee on Finance be instructed to
report bill for refunding the bonded debt
and all uncancelled warrants issued before
Jan. 1st, 1875, In bonds PAYABLE in ten years,
commencing Jan. lst. 1877, paying one
tenth then and one tenth annually thereat-
ter, with : per cent interest, and that no
aDDroDriation shall be made this year, eX-
cept for the current expenses of the State
and interest on debt that may be thus bond
ed made the special order for Friday, 4th
inst, at II o'clock.
Mr.. Thompson reported the presentation
of several bills to the Governor.
Mr.. Hooker, chairman, reported the pre-
sentation to the Governor of a number of
bills.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The charges and resolutions of the COM
mittee relating to the investigation of III. B.
Mcclure, the Senator from the 9th Dis
trict, were taken up.
Messrs. Fewell and Thompson favored.
Mr.. Mcclure wanted the investigation; the
resolutions were adopted.
THE SALARY BILL
Was considered at length and finally
passed without change, except only by strl-
king out the paragraph relating to the Su-
perintendent of Education, which was re-
ferred to the Committee of Education.
BY Mr.. McCasktll A claim OF Messrs.
BARLEY and James, of Washington, ID, c.,
for attorney fees due In certain cases In
which the State was party referred.
BY Mr.. Fewell That the Governor be
requested to lay before the Senate the re-
port of committee appointed by the Gov
pFnOr III lo1 1, CONSISTING Ol hCSSls. oilo' " .
Robinson, d. n. Barrows, W. b. Taylor, j.
J.. Carter and w a, Allen to investigate
certain charges against DR.. VIM Nj. Comp
ton, Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum,
fl said report be in the Executive office; !;
adopted.
LAWS BY APPROVAL.
The Governor informed the Senate that
he had approved the bills to furnish Carroll
County with certain books, and to author
iZe Winston County TO levy a special tax to
pay outstanding school warrants. Ad-
journed.