The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-23
OF COMMITTEES

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Mr.. Taylor, chairman, reported house
bills-to repeal the act regulating the sale
Of reports of the Supreme Court 10 aQthor-
iZe the Chancery Clerk of Jasper county TO
keep separate books i'm which TO record
MORTGAGES and deeds in trust; To repeal the
act amending section 2842, Code OF 1871, In
relation to bail after conviction; and to
change the name of NJ l.. Wimberly aud
her children to that of Hutcherson-re COM
mending their passage. Also Senate bills
TO amend section 1922, Code of 1871, with
reference to criminal proceedings before
justices of the peace; to amend sections
27S7 and 27SS, Code of 1871, in relation
TO recognizances taken by Sherifts; TO pro
vide for preserving the evidence of the Off
cial acts of officers taking acknowledge
meuts of deeds; and House bill>-to re-
peal the act amending section 1853, Code
of 1877 to repeal the act in relation to the
issuance of mandates by the Supreme Court,
ana to procure reliable evidence of the sat-
istactiou ofjudgments, with the recommend
alton that they do not pass.
Mr.. Graham, chairman, reported the
House bills to authorize Pike county to
com promise a suit against the sureties on
the bond of the late Treasurer; to authorize
Pike county TO issue bonds for the purpose
OF building a courthouse and jail; to au-
thorize the Board of Supervisors of Adams
county to levy certain taxes, and recon- :
| nending their passage. Also, 5. b. to fund
| the Indebtedness of the State and the vari-
Gus counties, and 70 amend section 100.
| Code of 1871, in relation to the executive
| contingent fund--wiih the recommends
ton that they do not pass.
| Mr.. Nets, chairman, reported House
| bills for the relief of I. z. Shaw, with
! amendments; for the relief of ID. Wilson !;
| for the relief of Geo. BarrowS, and recon-
mended that they do pass.
! Mr.. Stewart, for the committee, reported
| III, B. to incorporate the banking mouse OF
Raymond, Trice & Co., of Verona, with an
amendment and recommending its pas
| sage.
Mr.. Mcneil, chairman, reported favora-
| bly, on ). B. 60 amend section 1925, Code d
1871, in relation to tresspass.
III. b to extend the provisions of the ac'
ITO encourage manufactures, etc, to the
Hoshqua company OF NoXubee county
passed-yeas Is nays 5.
Mr.. Chalmers, chairman, reported that
corps of short hand reporters had been en-
| ployed for the mpeachment trials aud are
| now here TO enter upon the discharge
of their duties at thirty five cents per hun
| dred words that they bad come in obedi-
ence to call thinking the Cardozo tria
was to begin tomorrow, and that their ex-
Denses should be paid until the Ames' tria
begins.
Mr.. MendenhaIl, chairman, reported tn,
y
Mr.. Hooker, chairman, reported the pre-
sentation of a number OF bills to the Gov
ernOr.
BY Mr.. Reynolds: That the expenses o
the shorthand reporters be paid until thu
comm encement of the trials; adopted.
At 10 30 O'Clock the Court of lmpeach
ment sat in the Ame> case, after which Leg
islative business WAS resumed.
SENATE BILLS.
i The bill to change the law in relation t.
grand and petit larceny passed-yeae Is
nays II.
The bill to amend section lO5. Code o
1871, in relation to the executive con
tingent fund; to fund the State and county
indebtedness to amend section 1922 Cod
of 1871, in reference to criminal prosecu
tions before justices of the peace-were in
definitely postponed.
LAWS BY APPROVAL.
The Governor informed the Senate that h.
has approved S. B. to make an appropria
ton to support the penitentiary.
). b. to amend section 27S7 and 27SS, Cod
of 1871, in relation to recognizances takel
by Sheriffs was referred to Messrs. Chal
mers, Pratt and Foote.
HOUSE BILLS.
To authorize Pike county to conpromis,
suit against sureties on the bonds of th,
late treasurer passed.
To amend the act authorizing Pike coun
ty TO borrow money passed.
To authorize the Chancery Clerk of Jas
per county to keep separate books to RECORD
deeds OF trust and mortgages passed.
To change the name of M. l.. Wimberly
and her children to Hutchersoa passed.
In relation TO mandates OF the Supreme
Court was Indefinitely postponed.
| To require the Chancery Clerk of Leflort
county to keep separate books i'm which t.
record chattel deeds. The committed
amendments were adopted, and the bill
| passed. X 81.
| To repeal the act amending section 2S42
Code of 1871, in relation to bail after convic
! ton passed.
To repeal the act regulating the sale O.
Supreme Court reports was indefinitely
| postponed.
Adjourned.