The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-19
Mississippi Legislature.
THIRTY-sIXTH DAY.
SENATE.
MONDAY, February Is, 1878.


Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Lieutenant Governor SIMS in the Chair.
PRAYER by Rev w. FL. Watkins. Roll call 4:
PREsENr-M essrs. Allen. Barry, Bills, Bridg
cs, Callicott, Carter LIST District, Carter 9th
District. Cowan, Dowd, Parish, Fewell, Fiiz-
Gerald, Furlong, Gayles, Gibbs. Griffith,
hooker, jackson, Lanneau, Lee, Lowrance,
McCaskill, Montgomery, Morgan, Oldham.
Peery, Terry, Thompson, Vance and West
80.
ABsENT-Messrs. Currie, Foote, Gilbert.
King, Pratt Reynold and Rogers-7.
Mr.. Furlong, chairman Committee on
r 4ilroads. reported S. 3, to amend the act
TO authorize purchasers OF railroads TO Or
ganize into companies, do pass.
Mr.. Furlong, chairman OF Committee on
Military fairs, reported to re-incOrpOrate
certain military com panies, do not pass.
Leave of absence was granted TO Mr.
Foote.
Mr.. Allen. chairman of Committee on FL
nance Committee, reported ). b. to reclaim
from overflow of certain lands, do pass.
NEW BILLS.
Bv Mr. FurlOng. Fixing the terms and
manner of electing officers of military COM
panies. Referred
By Mr.. Furlong. For the relief Of T. J
THOMPSON of Vicksburg. Referred.
Bv Mr.. Barry. To amend the law regu
lating the admission into and discharge o.
patients from the Lunatic Asylum. Re.
terred.
By Mr.. West
Whereas, Iris shown by the Auditor that
the land roll of Tallahatchie county shows
| IT'S 900 acres OF land, valued at $303,6S2 SO
| in the name of the Levee Board of Dstric
| No l, held in trust by the State on account
| of said Levee District, and that there is due
the State. on said lands. taxes for the year
of 1874, 1875 1876 and 1877, this non pay
ment of taxes has occurred under the opera
ton of an injunction; and,
| Whereas, AS it is believed that thes'
| lands should be sold or subject for sale a
| required by the abatement act of 1874, so a
to divert the lien of the Levee Board ant
perfect the title to the same; be it
Resolved, That the Finance Com
| mitttee be instructed to investigate thi
subject and report.
By Mr.. Montgomery. A concurrent res
olution that no new bills shall be received
by one house from the other after Monday
the 18th inst. Lost.
Mr.. Allen called up FL. B. to reclaim from
overflow certain lands, and the bill passed
| A motion to reconsider was tabled.
| Mr.. Parish called up IL. B. TO authOriz
the Supervisors of COahoma county to pro
tect levees, with amendment previousl.
adopted, and the bill passed.
SENATE BILLS.
S. B. to amend the act creating the Stat
| Board OF Health. Committee amendment
adopted and the bill passed. Yeas, Is
Nays, 10; Absent, IL.
Amot!On to reconsider was tabled
S. B. to amend article NI, chapter S
Code of 1871, in relation TO pleadings an
practice. Passed. A motion to reconside
was tabled.
s. J. r. to authorize the sale of the Blint
Institute. Indefinitely postponed.
S. B. to amend the charter of Greenwood
Letlore county, Committees substitute
adopted and the bill passed
S. B. to more perfectly secure the punish
ment of offenders against the criminal laws
MIR. Lowrance moved to indefinitely post
pone. Carried.
5. B. to change the names of Lincoln
Sumner and AcOrn counties. Mr.. Allel
moved tie indefinitely postpone. Carried.
S. B. for the relief OF Mrs. Elizabeth DR.
Simmons. Mr.. Griffin moved to indefinite
ly postpone. Carried.
). .. to amend chapter As, Code of 1S7
in relation to statute of limitations witt
committees substitute. Mr.. Lannea
moved to indefinitely postpone the bill an
the substitute. Mr.. Morgan moved to tabl
the motion. Lost, and the motion was lOS
The substitute was adopted and the bil
passed.