The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-04-06
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLkTUR
sFSATE-sEvENTY SIXTH DAY

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Mr.. President Sims in the chair; absent ..
An INVITATION TO VISIT wEssoN.
WEssoN, MISS, April 4, 1876.
To the Honorable, the Senate and House q
Representatives:
GESTLEMEN: beg to avail myself OF this
oppartuaity on behalf of the Mississippi
mills to tender your hoAorable bodies an
invitation 10 visit our mills be- tore your ad-
iournment, and see our progress In manu-
featuring If Wednesday. the 18th inst.
would suit your convenience as we'll AS Any
other day, we would he pleased To have you
name that time, or otherwise, name any
Iday most convenient To Oh, and VIII pro
yjdt. transportation to come down and re-
turn Hoping to receive favorable re-
spouse | remain
Your obedieut servant
VIM OLIVER.
By Mr.. Johnston: That the invitation be
declined by the Senate, owing to press OF
business Mr.. Foote moved TO strike out
declined" and insert = accept" Mr. Bar
~ moved to table; lost; and the Invitation
was tabled, subject to call
Mr.. Chalmers, chairman, reported ID. b.
TO incorporate Marshall County Banking
Co., and that the Senate recede from lis
amendments
I Mr.. Terry, chairman, reported III. b TO
incorporate the Lebanon High School, with
amendments, and recommended their pas
sage.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS,
By Mr.. Gibson: To authorize Adams
county TO appoint Delinquent tax collec-
tor; referred.
BY Mr.. Thompson: To amend section 1904
Code of 1871, III relation to Senatorial Dis
tricts referred.
H. B. to authorize Kemper county to reg
lister Outsta hiding warrants passed.
ii. B. TO incorporate Lebanon High
School was amended and passed
I'll. J. X. to amend the Constitution by
providing for biennial sessions, passed lis
second readus--yeas "A, nays, Mr.. Smith. /.
By Mr.. Smith: To legalize the action OF
the Board of Trustees of HaZlehurst; passed.
S. b. to relieve the lower part OF COaho-
ma county from the levee tax Of District
No. l, passed.
= B. to repeal sections and of the
charter of the Vicksburg 81 Ship Island +
X. passed--yeas IA, nays 8.
By Mr. Smith: To amend Section 1911.
Code of 1871, in relation to service of pro-
cess; referred.
By Mr.. Reynolds: To make joint Obliga
| tons Joint and several, and for other pur-
poses; referred.
! Mr.. Chalmers, chairman, reported ). B. to
lease the Penitentiary' withthe recommend,
| alton tina it do pass. Mr.. Reynolds moved
! to print the bill and make it the special order
| for Tomorrow at :45, A. NJ; carried.
! LAWS BY APPROVAL.
The Governor informed the Senate that
| he has approved the following Senate bills
| To facilitate the construction of telegraph
lines; to amend the act in relation TO the
publication of notices to non-reSidents In
| suits in attachment before Justices of the
| Peace to amend the law in relation TO pro-
ceedings by mandamus; to amend the act
| i'm relation to limited co-partnerShips; to
prevent the manufacture and sale of adul-
| Jerated candles; TO creatr lien upon to
ntstjc mbUat>, aud To amend section
1903, in relation To grand and p tit larceny
Mr.. Jewell calleh up the bill To abolisi
the office oil Superintendent OF the Lunati,
Asylum. and ere tie thu office of Director 81
the Asylum, 1t was READ the third TIM
and lies over for engrossment.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
At IL 30 A. NJ. the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session, when the following APP
pointments wee confirmed:
BOARD OF TRUSTEES BLIND ASYLUM
w. G.. Crane, Geo. l.. Potter, j. III. Boyd
Geo. A. Smythe, Thos. f. Helm.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES LUNATIC ASYLUM
w. l.. Hemingway.
The Senate concurred in the amendment,
to 5. B. for the relief of r. S. Carter, o
Tunica.
II. B. to create an additional justice of the
peace in Vicksbu beat, Warren county
passed.
III. b. to authorize Yazoo and Franklin
counties 70 compromse certain doubtful
claims passed.
Ii. 3. % repeal the anti-liquor law O
ID strict No. 2, L"allr county, passed
III. b. to encourage grain and fruit grow
ing was ind finitely postponed.
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The amendment to II. b., the Education
al bill, was taken up and considered section
by section; several amendments were adopt
ed pending its consideration, the Senate
adjourned.