The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY.
FRIDAY, February 10, 1876.
Lt.-Goy. Davis kcol.) in the chair; absent
Messrs. Chalmers and MGClure--2.

FRIDAY, February 10, 1876.
Lt.-Goy. Davis (col.) in the chair; absent,
Messrs. Chalmers and Mcclure.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The appeal of Mr.. Carter from the deci-
sion of the chair: the appeal was sustained
by vote of IL to 8, and Mr.. Aliens amend
ment was tabled yeas 26, nays 4. The mo-
ton TO indefinitely postpone the bill to re-
peal the acc TO encourage the introduction
of machinery, and the establishment of fac
tories. was lost.
YEAs-Messrs. Gatchings, Furion0. GRAY.
Griffin, MeCaskiil, Mcneil, Pratt, Reynolds
Shirley, Sims, Smith, Stone. Tuttle-l3
NAYs-Messrs. Albright Barry, Callicott,
Carter, Everett, FewelI, FitZGerald Foote.
Graham, Johnston, Mendenhall, Nets Nor
gan, Stewart, Taylor, Terry, Thompson,
Thornton, White-19.
Mr. Reynolds moved to insert after the
title, preamble setting forth that it is the
opinion of the Legislature that the act was
unconstitutional. Mr.. Taylor moved to Ia
BILE; carrfed-~yeas %, nays 8. Mr.. Fewell
called the previous question; carried, and
the bill was considered engrOssed; and the
bill was lost on its passage, by the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs. CalIicott. Catchings. Foote,
Fnrlong, Gray, Griffin, McCaskiil, Mcneil,
Stone, futile, White-16,
NAYs-Aessrs. Albright, Barry, Carter.
Everett, Fewell, FitgGerald, Graham, john
SION, Mendenhall, Nets, Morgan, Oldham.
Stewart, Taylor, Terry, Thompson, Thorn
tonic
Absent aud not votng-5.
Mr.. Fewell moved to reconsider the vote.
Mr.. McCaskill moved to postpone the vote,
and make it the special order for Wednes-
day. Mr.. Sims moved to table; lost. The
motion was Withdrawn. Mr. Res nolds
moved to table the motion Go reconsider:
lost-17 to II, and the motion to reconsider
was lost-yeas II, nays IL, not voting, 3.
SPECIAL ORDER.
To amend the aeE regulating the tax on
liquor licenses approved Feb. IL, 1875. Mr..
Reynolds moved to consider it section by
section; carried.
The bill provides: See. l. Licenses shall
not be granted for more than twelve months
nor for less than 5000, or more than $1,000,
to be regulated by the Supervisors and au-
therlties of cities and towns. viz: Outside of
towns. and in towns. of five hundred in
habitants or less, 5000; in towns of more
than five hundred, and less than one thous-
and, Inhabitants, $500; of more than one
thousand. and not less than two thousand,
inhabitants, $400i of more than two thoGs-
and, and less than three thousand, inhabi-
tants, $500: in cities OF more than three
thousand, and less than four thousand, in
habitants, 5000; of more than four thousand
and less than six thousand Inhabitants,
$3.50; of more than six thousand inhabi-
tants, $1,000 Sec. 3. Taxes to be payed in
coin or currency, for the benefit of the COM
mon schools; towns and cities to be allowed
to levy an additional tax to be paid in such
funds as the town may determine, not ex-
ceeding the amount paid to the State. Sec.
1. No person viii be allowed to sell, without
license, I'm less quantities than one gallon.
The bill was considered at length; some
were offered and lost, aud the
Senate, pending its consideration, adjourn