The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-03-01
F0RTY-FIFTH DAY.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, February %. 1873


| Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Lieutenant Governor SIMS in the Chair.
Roll call:
PREsENT-Messrs. Allen, 3 Barry. Bills.
Bridges, Callicott, Carter 9th District. Co ~
an, Cnrrle, Dowd, Parish. Fltztlerald,
Griffn, jackson, King. Lanneau, Lee, Low
rance, McCaskill, Montgomery. Morgan.
Oldham, Peery, Pratt, Reynolds, Rogers.
Terry, Thompson Vance and West-34.
| ABsENT-Messrs. Carter lst District Few
| ell and Hooker-3.
A message from House announced refusal
10 concur IN Senate resolution fixing the
9th inst. for adjournment, and of the an
| polntment of Messrs Roane, Tucker Lewis.
Bailey and johnson as a committee of con-
ference on the part of the House.
On motion of Mr.. Barry, H. B. $50, to
chance the 9Th Senatorial District, was
taken up, amended and passed.
ID. j. X. No. 10, to provide by constitutions
al amendment for biennial sessions, came M
on second reading, and was referred to
select committee, consisting of Messrs
King, FitzGerald and Rev holds.
III. Il. 39l, to incorporate the Port Gibson,
Utica anu Crystal Springs Railroad Com
pany. was passed.
III. b. 514, to amend an act amending the
several acts in relation to the Grand Gulf
and Port Gibson Railroad Company, APP
proved Feb. 81, 1867, was passed.
BILLS APPROVED.
message from the Governor announced
his approval of the following Senate bills !:
No. So, to revise ard codify the laws of
the State of Mississippi.
No. 46, to incorporate the Byram Fertiliz-
er Manufacturing Company.
No. 1873, to amend the charter of the town
of Greenwood. Carroll county, (now Leflore
county,) approved February Is, 1914.
I'll. B. 2l9, to incorporate the Fruit Grow
Of hiccis
passed.
Messrs. FITZGERALD, Barry and McCaskill
were appointed as the conference com ittee
on part of the Senate on adjournment reso-
luton.
I'll. B 80, for the relief of John Estelle, of
Kinds county, was passed.
I'll. B. 626, amending the act Incorporating
HaZlehurst, was passed.
I'll. b 232, for the relief Of A. j. Whiting
ton, Sheriff of Amite county, was amended
and passed.
S. B. to provide for the compromise of
certain claims held by Patrick G. Meath
and the Emmett Bank of Tennessee, against
the Liquidating Levee District, and now in
litigation in the U. S. Circuit Court, was
taken up and passed. @1fn EH
S. B. 254, i'm relation to the public schools
of the city of Vicksburg in this State, was
called from the Committee on Education.
Mr.. FurloDg moved to amend by striking
out the words land shall allow the account
for the contingent expenses of the schools,
and upon such allowance the City Clerk
shall issue his warrant upon the schooi
treasury for thesseveral amounts" Strike
out section two, and strike out the Worus
sscounty superintendent" in section 3, and
insert aboard OF trustees" Adopted, and
the bill passed as amended.
8. B. 26O supplementary and amendatory
OF an act to encourage and facilitate the
building OF the Ship Island, Ripley ana
Kentucky Railroad, was called from the
Committee. s9 1.
Mr.. Dowd offered a substitute for Sec. z,
which was ADOPTED, and the bill passed
Ell. b. 1884, to amend Sec. 2733. Code 1871.
in relatin to cutting down and taking away
trees, was taken up and passed.
). B. 81, to amend an act suppiemeniai
to an act to defray the expenses OF Inc
State government for the year 1870, APP
proved March, 1875, was called from Finance
Committee, and passed. was, q; nays, 4.
IL. B. 422, to amend Sec. % OF ACT inc0r-
parating KosciuskO, Was passed. :,
FL. B. 406. amending Sec. 7oS, OF heVlseu
Code Of 1871, in relation to witnesses, was
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Vance, Messrs. Mont |
yomery. Gibbs and Parish were added Co Ih |
Committee on Enrolled Bills.
H. B. $50. to protect the landowners OF
Warren county, III this State, from Ircspass
Dy stock, was, after amendments OHeTtu "
Mr.. Cowa passed. |
Il. b. 62l, to change the time of holding
he Chancery Court in certain counties IN
he Fifth Chancery District was taken up
Ind passed. /
Il. B. 500, to incorporate Corinth Female
College. Passed.
II. B. 3e7, for. the reliefof A. G.. Fairman,
vas passed. Yeas, 81; nays, 4.
III. B. 5l8, to extend the time TO Y.
3ullen, q Justice Of the Peace in ltawam o.
county, for making his official bond, was
passed. sasr
Ii. b. 425, to authorize Supervisors OF
Carroll county TO register outstanding
county warrants, was passed.
II. B. 6l8, supplemental to Supplements
cts Incorporating certain railroad compa-
lies, approved August 8, 1872, was tsken
In.