The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-03-06
FORTY-NINTH DAY.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, March 5, 1878.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Observation-Disclosures SIMS in the Chair.
PREsENT--Messrs Barry, Bills, Carter
9th District, Currie, Dowd, Parish, FitZ-
Gerald, Furlong. Gayles, Gibbs, Jackson,
King, Lanneau, Lee Lowrance, McCaskil,
Montgomery. Oldham, Peery, Pratt, Rogers
ThompsOn Vance and West--A.
ABSENT Messrs. Allen. Bridges, CALI
colt, Carter lst District, Cowan, Foote.
Fewell, Gilbert, Griffin, Hooker, Morgan and
Terry--12.
Ill. B. 467, to amend and reduce into one
the acts incorporating the town of Wood
vile, Wilkinson county. Passed.
Senate agreed to the appointment of a
Conference Committee on Senate amend
ments to Appropriation Bill, and Messrs
Bills, McCaskill Thompso Barry and
Gibbs were appointed on the part of Senate.
Ill. b. 59l, TO amend an act for the protec-
ton and care of live stock in NoXubee
county. Passed.
S. B. 264, to amend an act entitled an act
to regulate the tax on privileges, and to
provide uniform license system, approved
March l, 1875, was taken up. The House
adopted an amendment thereto, striking
out all after the enacting clause, and insert
ing new matter
Mr.: Lee offered an amendment, which was
adopted, striking out "capital paid in,'' and
insert 9 of property of the corporation tax
able under the laws of this State" in oath
line, LIST section.
Mr.. McCaskil offered an amendment.
which was adopted, striking out the words
"each firm" and substitute leach insurance
agent. $40 co."
III. B 354. to amend an act in relation to
notaries public, approved April 5, 1872.
Passed.
Mr.. Montgomery, from Committee on
Penitertiary, reported adversely on III. b.
81, requiring portion of the Penitentary
convlets to be employed on wor's of inter-
nal Improvement.
II. B. 40, to establish public ferry across
the 1azoo river, at a point known as
AntOny's Ferry. was taken up. MIR. Gibbs
moved to indefinitely postpone. On motion
of Mr.. Cowan, The motion of Mr.. Gibbs was
tabled, and the bill passed-l3 to z.
House resolution suspending joint rule
No. "A, was concurred in.
The report of conference com % ittee on
appropriation bill, was adopted. The
amendm mt of $500 for repairs on Govern
or's Mansion; $3.50 for copying war rec
0rds: $1,000 as salary of Superintendent OF
Penltentary; and proviso as to salary of
Lie utenant Governor,were all concurred in.
Mr.. Gibbs introduced supplemental act,
which passed by vote of Is TO 4, allowing
Hon. j. ). Hamm the sum of $1,000 for pro-
fesslonal services in the case of the State of
Mississippi VS.. r J. Moseley.
ID. b. 500, to amend an act authorizing
the Supervisors of the several counties 70
ascertain outstanding Indebtedness, ap-
proved March 26, 1876, so far as it applies to
Tallahatchie and Pontotoc counties, was
taken up and passed.
Mr.. Montgomery introduced S B. 272, to
encourage the introduction of insurance
companies into this State. Passed.
Mr.. Lee introduced S. J r. No. 20, In re-
!ation to the tax on insurance companies
Mr.. Montgomery offered an amendment.
which was adopted, inserting .sfire insur-
ance" before the word company" and the
bill passed as amended.