The Daily clarion., 1877-01-27
MiSSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DAY.
Friday, Jan. 26, 1877.

President ] Sims In the Chair: roll called:
PREsENr-M Messrs. Allen, Barry. Bills.
Callicott. Carter, Catchings, Currie,
Everett. Fewell, FitzGerad, Foote, Fur.
long. Griffin. Hooker, Johnston. McCabe,
McCaskill, Mcneil. Mendenhall, Metts,
Morgan, Oldham, Pratt, Reynolds, Shirley.
Stewart, Taylor, Terry, Thompson, Thorn-
| ton, Whte--32-
GRAY, Smith, Tuttle--5.
| BY Mr.. Taylor: A petition from citizens
| OF Coahoma.
The Governor has approved the follow
| ing:
| tarv of the State Board of registration and
| to correct mistake in the lines of Carroll
| and LefOre counties, and in relation to pay
of m embtrs of the legislature
BY Mr.. FGrlong: To fix the compensa-
ton of the Treasurer of Warren county !;
referred.
Bv Mr.. Carter: To authorize the Supreme
| Court ts appoint Sheriff in certain cases
referred
By Mr.. Foote: To incorporate the Gallo
way Female College; passed.
BY Mr. Thompson: To prohibit county
officers from speculating in county war
! rants: referred.
By Mr. eynolds: To incorporate Edge
| worth Hall Female College OF Aberdeen !;
passed.
TIE VETOED BILLS.
The Senate refused to pass the Brandon
charter bill over the Governors Veto
IEAs-Mr Johnston.
NAYS NessrS. Allen, Barry, Bills, CALI
cott, Currie Fewcl, Foote. FurlOng, Gritfin
Hooker, McCaskill. Mcneil, Mendenhall
Metts, Morgan, Oldham, Pratt, Reynolds
Stewart, Terry, Thompson, Thoraton, White
"a
ABSENT AND NOT vOTING-Albright,
Carter, Catchings, Chalmers, Everett, FilZ
Gerald, GRAY, McCabe, Shirley, Smith, Tay
lor. Tuttle-D.
The Senate refused to pass the bill to ex
tend the stock law over the Governors
veto.
YEAs.-None.
NAYs-Messis. Allen, Barry, Callicott
; Garter, Catchings, Chalmers, Currie, Few
ell, FoOte, Furlong. Griffin. Hooker, John
: ston, McCa-kill, Mcneil, Mendenhall Nets
Morgan, Oldham, Pratt, Reynolds, Stew
art, erry,Thompson, Thornton, ,White-26
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING.-MeSSrS. AL
bright, Bills, Everett, FitzGerald, Gray
McCabe, Shirley, Smith Tutte-9.
} The Senate passed the bill fixing the sal
ary of the night watchman of the Capito
over the Governors veto.
YEAs-Messrs. Barry. Callicott, Carter
Catchings, Currie, Fewell, FitzGerald
; FoOte. Furlong, Hooker, Johnston, McCas
kill, Morgan. Oldham, Pratt, Reynolds, Tay-
lor, Thompson, Thornton, White, Mr.. Pres
ident-2l.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Bills, Everett, Grit.
fin, Mcneil, Stewart, Terry.
ABSENT AND NOT vOTING--Messrs. AL
, bright, Chalmers, Gray, McCabe, Menden
hall, Metts, Shirley, Smith, Tuttie--9.
SENATE BILLS.
To relieve Issaquena and Sharkey coun.
ties from paying Il certain Indebtedness o
the levee board passing.
To authorize Yicksburg to compromise it
Indebtedness passed.
To improve the Pententiary, made tht
special order for IL Is O'Clock tomorrow.
To provide for payment of Circuit Clerk
Of Warren county in certain cases passed
HOUSE BILLS
The following passed: To change tn,
time of holding courts in the 9th District: tt
incorporate Blue Mountald Female College
with amendments; to Incorporate the Wal
thall Guards for the relief of the sheriff Of
Lee county, amended by adding Lowndes
county; to regulate the 10Th section fund o
, Holmes county to max. an appropriation
to pay the Presidential electors, will
| amendments; ia provide for the re-assess
f mcnt; to authorize Copiah county to sci
poor house property to promote the inter,
ests OF agriculture in Warren county.
Adjourned.