The Daily clarion., 1876-04-09
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SENATE-SEVENTY-NI NINTH DAY.

SENATE-SENENT1 1-N1NIH DAY.
SATURDAY, April s, 1876.
Mr.. President Sims in the chair. Absent
Mr.. Metts, chairman, reported bill for
the relief of J. w. Dwyer, late Treasurer of
Coahoma county, and recommended that it
do pass.
Mr.. Chalmers, chairman, reported large
number of bills.
Mr.. Hooker, chairman, reported the pre-
sentation to the Governor Of large num-
Der of bills.
S. B. for the relief of j. W. Dwyer, late
County Treasurer of Coahoma county,
passed.
S. B. to incorporate the Forest Park, of
Jackson, passed.
S. B. to amend the charter of the city of
Jackson was taken up, amended and passed.
S. B. to incorporate the Summit Manufac-
turing Company passed.
III. c. r. in relation to adjournment was
taken up, and Thursday, 13th," stricken
out and saturday, 15th," was inserted, and
the resolution was adopted.
S. B. to amend the charter of Summit
Pike county passed,
III. B. to incorporate the Panola Grange
Leather Manufacturing company passed.
By Mr.. Reynolds To amend section 726,
code of 1871, in relation to the selection of
Grand Jurors, passed.
S. B. in reference to certain State war
rants known as the Railroad warrants
passed
S. B. to attach Sharkey county to the 4th
| Judicial District passed.
By Mr.. Griffin: To repeal the amend
ment to the charter of NatcheZ passed.
II. j. r to amend the constitution in re-
lation to biennial sessions passed-yeas 20,
nays l.
H. B. defining the remedies of Courts of
EouitV O1SSp0.
ii. B. to amend section 1912, code of 1871,
in relation to Acknowledgements of deeds,
ETC., passed.
II. b. to regulate the enrolment of chat
tel deeds was indefinitely postponed.
H. B. to amend an act to protect the crops
in certain districts of Warren county
passed.
H. B. For the protection of stock rasers
in Hancock and Pearl counties was amend
ed and lies over.
By Mr.. Furlong: To extend the privi-
leges of the Senate to Ex-Governor b. @.
Humphries was adopted.
FAREWELL, CoLFAx!
H. B. to change the name of Colfax coun-
ty to Clay county passed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The Senate went into executive session
| and confirmed VIM. Cothran, Circuit Judge
of the 9TH District; J. M. Smylie, Circuit
Judge of the 10th District, and r. w. Will
Hanson, Chancellor of the 9Th District.
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS.
Ii. B. for the relief of John Brady, OF
| Clarke county, passed.
IL. b. to amend the charter of State Line
passed.
II. B. to amend the charter of Brooksville
passed.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendments to the bill for the relief of r. j.
Sharp, Sheriff of Benton county.
| II. b. to- incorporate the Edwards Saving
and Manufacturing Co. passed.
Ii. b. to incorporate the Meridian Oil
Works passed.
| Il. B. to incorporate the Mississippi Mer-
chants Transfer Co., with amendments,
passed.
H. B. to repeal the anti-liquor law of
Meadville passed
LAWS BY APPROVAL.
The Governor informed the Senate that
he has approved 5. B. to protect the tax
payers of Holmes against the payment of
certain warrants.
IL. B. to locate the seat of Justice of
Clarke county was indefinitely postponed.
III. B. to limit the Board of Supervisors of
DeSOtO county in the matter of taxation
was indefinitely postponed.
II. B. to prohibit the sale of Intoxicating
liquors in Cum berland passed.
H. B. to amend the charter of Port Glib
son, with amendments, passed,
H. B. to incorporate Houlka Grange,
Chckasaw county, passed.
BY Mr.. FitzGerald: To extend the prvi-
leges of the Senate to Judge VIM. Cochran;
adopted.
II. B. to aid the Assessor of Jefferson
county in his duties passed.
II. B. to declare Bogue Phalia in Bolivar
county a navigable stream was Indefinitely
postponed.
The House memorial in relation to the ag-
ricultural land script fund was indefinitely
postponed.
II. J. r, in relation to the Texas and Pa
cific Railroad passed.
S. B. to levy tax by Boards OF Superv-
sors on cotton was indefinitely postponed.
S. B. to repeal the act to authorize the
State Treasurer to transfer the Indebtedness
of the Mississippi Central Z. r. to the State
to the Greenville r. r. passed.
S. 3. for the relief OF Ellis Benson, of 1t
awamba county, passed.
H. B. to extend the privileges Of the man
ufacturing bill to the foundry of A. NJ. Pax
ton & Co. was indefinitely postponed. Ad
jOurned.
HOUSE-SEVENTY- EIGHTH DAY.
SATURDAY, April s, 1876.