The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-13
TWENTY-SEvENTH DAY.
SENATE

SENATE
THURSDAY. February Z, 1878.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment
Lieutenant Governor SIMS in tue Chair
PRAYER by Rev. DR.. Zealy.
PREsENr-Messrs. Allen, Barry, Bills
Bridges Callicott, Carter lst District, Car
ter 9th District, Cowan, Currie, Parish
FitzCeraId, Foote, Furlong, eagles. Gibbs
Gilbert, Griffin, jackson, King, Lanneau. Lee
Lowrancp, McCaskill, Montgomery, Nor
gan, oldham, Peery, Pratt, Reynolds.
Rogers, Terry. Thompson Vance, West--34
ABsENr-Messrs. Dowd. Jewell, and
Hooker-3.
The privileges of the Senate were ex-
tended to Hon. a. IL. Arthur, ex-senator.
APPROVED.
The Governor informed the Senate
through d. w Rice, Assistant Private Sec
retarV. that he had approved 5. B. for the
benefit of the Common Schools of Holly
Springs.
SENATE BILLS.
s. B. to repeal section 39I Code OF ISL. III
relation to contested elections. Commi it.
tees amendments adopted.
Mr.. Barry offered resolution. which was
adopted.
5. to provide for the assessing of lands
in Lauderdale county. Tabled, subject to
call
S. b. to repeal the proviso in section l of
an act to regulate the tax on privileges, APP
proved March /, 1915, in relation to ped
dIerS. Passed.
$ b Tor the relief of Mrs. Caroline Hes
ter. Mr.. West called the previous question,
which was ordered, and the bill was placed
upon its third reading. Yeas, %; nays, s !;
absent 3.
Mr.. Morgan made the point of order that
the bill was not in fact engrossed. The
Chair ruled that the objection that the bill
is not actually cngrossed was made too late;
that it should have been made in order to be
sustained before the Senate ordered the
same to be read third time; that after it is
ordered to BE read third time it is too late
to make the objection. TNoTE-We think
the Chair was entirely in error upon this
ruling. Barclays Digest, page D. says:
The question of engrosSment is put in this
form, viz: " Shall the bill be engrossed and
read third timer" If il be negatived the
bill is rejected: but If it be in the affirma-
tive and the bill is actually engroSsed or no
question is made on itS failure to be eRgr0Ssed
the Speaker Immediately directs ''the third
reading of the bill" But if the question is
m AIDE, and it be not actually eagrOSSed the
bill goes TO the Speakers table. (Italic ours.)
So ii the question is put and lost, there is
no necessity for the point, as the bill Is re-
jected. but should it be carried and the bill
be not 0ctllalM engrOssed, and question IS
reading, 'the bill goes to the Speakers TIA
ble." What for? So that the Clerk may
obey the order of the House and engroSs the
bill. The Clerk has no authority to engross
any bill until ordered so to do by vote of
the House. and if any member should make
the objection before the question is put, and
prior TO the order so made by the House,
and the objection is sustained by the Chair,
then one member could defeat the wishes of
all of the others should they be with the
exception OF one) in favor of the passage OF
anv measure He could make the objection
every time the bill came up, before the
question. .sShall the bill be engr0ssed and
read Il third time p be put to the House :;
81,
Clerk having no order to do so, and not
knowing but that when the question is put
it will be decided in the negative, thereby
rejecting or killing the bill-REPoRTEE.
Mr.. Morgan appealed from the decision of
the Chair, and the Senate sustained the
ruling. Mr.. Reynolds moved the previous
question, and che bill pas eel. Yeas, %; nays,
s; absent, 3. Recon>id, r d and tabled.
Mr.. Vance, chairman, reported the prop
er enrolment of a number of bills.
S. B. to amend the charter of Mississippi
College Passed.
S. B. to authorize the Board of Supervi-
sors of Lefore county to establish free
ferries on the YaZoo river. Passed.
S. B. to authorize the Board of Supervi-
sors OF Lawrence county to compromise a
judgment against Mr.. NJ. Fortenberry Ell al
Indefinitely postponed.
S. B. to prevent the carrying of deadly
weapons, with committees substitute. Ia
bled, subject to call.
BY Mr.. MCCaSkllI. a concurrent reSOIG-
ton requiring the joint committee on
universities to go Immediately to Oxford to
inspect the University of the State. Adopt
ed
HOUSE BILLS.
H. B. to amend the charter of Holly
Springs Passed
H. B. for the relief of Miss Sallie E. Boy
kin. Mr.. Morgan moved to indefinitely
postpone the bill. Mr.. Foote moved TO table
the motion Lost and Mr.. Morgan's mo-
ton was carried
Fl B to provide for sales under judgment
on mechanics liens. Committee amend
ment adopted, and the bill passed.
II. B. to provide for the appointment OF a
Tax Assessor, for Copiah County. Indefinite
ly postponed.
II. B. to compel Boards oil Supervisors to
comply with section 2 of an act in relation
to county finances, approved February l.
1877. Indefinitely postponed.
ii. B. to require the County Treasurer Of
Sumner county to set apart the ChickasaW
School Fund of that county, for the exclu-
sive use OF that part of the county, being in
the Chickasaw cession. Tabled subject tC
call.
A number of House bills were read and
referred.
H. B. for the relief OF Mrs. II. E. Moore
and her minor children, was taken up. Mr.
Thorn pson moved to re-commit. Mr.. Allen
moved to table the motion. Carried. Mr.
Allen called the previous question, which
was ordered.
Mr.. Bills, at o'clock, P. NJ, moved to
take a recess until o'clock. Mr.. Parish
moved to adjourn. Carried.