The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-15
SENATE-SEVENTH DAY.
TrEspAY. Jan. IL. 1876.

TUESDAY, Jan. IL, 1870.
Lieut.-Gov Davis (col.) in the chair.
Absent, 2Messrs. Cauicot and Sullivan
both sick.
: By Mr.. REYNOLDS: To extend the priv
leges of the Senate to Hon. J. NJ. Acker
Carried. - az
Messrs. Mendenhall and Griffin gave 40
tice of introduction of bills.
Messrs. Tay lor, Foete, Johnston and Rey-
/ nOlds, chairmen, reported bills from theil
4 committees.
By Mr.. Thompson: Resolved. That COM
mittee of three, consisting OF MessIs Few
ell, Morgan and Everett, be appointed to
inquire into and investigate the charges al.
/ legged by the public press against III. B. Me
/ Clure, State Senator from the Fifth Senate
rial District; said committee to report, as
soon as practicable, whether said Mcclure
/ has been guilty of such offenses, or if he
/ is of such character that his being mem Der
/ of the Senate detracts from the honor or
/ dignity of this body; and that said com
mittee have full power to send for persons
and papers. Adopted.
Mr.. Stone moved TO reconsider the reso.
luton which is,now pending.
The Secretary of State reported that bills
of last session "to provide for submitting
TO the electors certain constitutional amend
ments" and s'to incorporate the Southern
Bank at Oxford" had become laws under
Section "a Article ", of the Constitution.
Mr. Sims offered a Joint resolution IN re-
lation TO the election of the United States
Senator, which was made the special order
for Wednesday at IL O'Clock.
Mr.. Allen, on the part of the Senate,
chairman OF the select committee to inves-
tigate the vote on the constitutional amend
ments, reported the same as that in the
House, (see House Proceedings).
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
All referred.
BY Mr.. Thompson To amend Paragraph
1880 Code of 1871; also to repeal the act to
aid Vicksburg &c Nashville Railroad.
BY Mr.. Fewell: To provide for the APP
prevail of official bonds.
BY Mr. Metts: To amend Section S61 |
Code of 1871.
BY Mr.. McCaskill: To repeal the act to
receive payment of wages for labor, etc., APP
proved April 1872.
BY Mr.. Sims: To designate legal holidays |
BY Mr.. Stone: That standing committee
of three-Messrs. Catchings, Morgan and |
Everett-be appointed on levees adopted.
By Mr.. Foote: For the relief of DIR. w.
F. Hopkins.
By Mr.. McCaskill A resolution providing
for committee TO investigate all acts alter
ing, repeating or amending the Code of 1871,
and to report; and to whom all bills of like |
nature shall be referred: referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Thornton: To make an appropri-
ltion to defray the expenses of the Legisla-
ure.
SENATE BILLS.
The committees substitute for the Mar
'iage License Bill was considered at length,
lmended and passed.
The bill to repeal an act regulating off,
'i2l advertisements came up, and was con-
idered at length.
Mr.. Fewell offered a substitute, and. the [
whole matter was recommitt ted
The bill on the office of Commissioner of I
immigration was reported by the com
nlttee, and ordered engrossed and went I
'yer under the rules
The Secretary was instructed to have one
hundred copies of the Rules printed.
by Mr.. Sims.-Mr Catchings was at his t
equest relieved from the embarrassing of
ne committee on Federal Relations, and Mr. {
eWell appointed in his stead. The Senate
djourned. {