The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-03-02
FORTY-SIXTH DAY.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, Mare

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Lieutenant Governor SIMS ia the Chair
Prayer by Rev. DR.. John Hunter. Roll
call :.
PPEsRNT -Messrs. Allen, Barry, Bills,
Bridges, CallicOtt. Carter 9th District, Cow
an, Currie. Dowd, Parish. FITZGERALD, Foote,
Furlong, Gayles, Gibbs, Gilbert, Griffin.
Jackson, King, Lanneau. Lee, Lowrance,
McCaskill, Montgomery, Morgan, Oldham,
Peery, Pratt, Reynolds. Rogers, Terry,
Thompson, Vance and West-5.
ABsENT--Messrs. Carter lst District, Few
ell and Hooker.
On motion of Mr.. Barry, House amend
ments to 5. B. $50, relative to Excess
| sive charges and unjust discrimina-
| ton by railroad companies in this State,
which were concurred in, as follows:
Insert in first section. at the end, after
| the word "Order," "free of mileage charge
| for use of such foreign car" Add to pro-
vso to section 2. 'or within twenty miles
| of such points,"
| SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That no
| railroad in this State shall be permitted to
charge more for carload of freight
| stopped at its proper destination than the
charge fixed tor similar carload carried
| through to the terminus of the road.
On motion of Mr.. Barry, House amend
ments to S. B. So, to incorporate the Mill
| and Gin Owners Cooperative Association
were cOncurred In.
rance for one day, and Messrs. Griffin, Cal
| licott and Foote, from day to day.
| Mr.. McCaskill introduced S. B. 26l, to
reduce the Judiciary expenses of the State.
which was referred to select committee
| Messrs McCaskill, Barry and King.
| III. B. 397, for the benefit OF Aberdeen
Female College. Passed.
| Mr.. Peery introduced S. B. 262, to au-
thorize Supervisors of Let1Ore county to
issue bonds for the purpose of building
| Court House. Passed
| Mr.. Allen introduced S. B. 263, TO au-
| thorize Supervisors of Lee county to pro-
cure field book and to obtain field notes
of the south boundary of township IL
r4nge east, of the Chickasaw survey
| Passed.
III. B. 423, to regulate the compensation of
cotton weighers, so far as relates to Attala
| county, was passed.
III. B. $50, for relief of j. r and S. R.
Boyd, was referred to Committee on Claims.
III. B. 62S, supplementary and amendatOry
| of an act to revise, consolidate and amend
the several acts relating to the incOrpora-
ton of PittsbOro, in Calhoun county, was
passed.
FL. B. 457, to incorporate the McComb
| City Steam Engine and Hook and Ladder
Companies of McComb City, Pike county,
was passed.
Mr.. Griffin, for Committee on Public
Works, recommended the passage of an act
In RELATION 10 JIo WOEhlDO Oh TOdUS
in the County of Jefferson.
Mr.. King, for select committee, to whom
was referred joint resOlutin to provide by
Constitutional Amendment for biennial
elections recommended the adoption of the
same.
The following House bills passed:
No 443. for the relief OF f. G.. Sinclair,
late Tax Collector Of Kemper county.
No 500, in relation TO the 10th section or
school lands in NeShOba county.
i No. 335, for the relief of w. H. Falkner,
of Scott county.
No. 461, to authorize the Supervisors OF
Union county to compromise a certain
judgment against j. j. Anderson, and others
TO PREVENT INTEMPERANCE.
Mr.. Reynolds introduced the following
which was referred to select committee OF
five, com posed of Messrs. Rogers, McCaskill
Dowd, Reynolds and Gilbert:
| AN ACT TO prevent the evils of intern
perance, and for other purposes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted, That if any
person dealing in vinous, spirituous or
malt liquors, either by the wholesale or re-
tail, shall sell or give any liquor to any
person after receiving written notice from
the father, mother, wife, daughter or sister
of such person, not to sell liquor to the
person named in such notice, such person
so offending, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be
|
dollars, and not exceeding one thousand
dollars and imprisoned at the discretion Of
the court not exceeding six months, and
: shall be liable to penalty of five hundred
dollars, to be recovered in the name and for
the benefit of the party giving such notice
-. and in such actions no security for costs
shall be required, and it shall not be neces-
sary for the husband to join the wife in such
action
: Mr.. Foote, on his own motion, was re-
lieved from service on the committee of
conference on the disagreement between
the two Houses on Senate amendments to
III. B. ITS, to provide for the distribution OF
the common school fund, and Mr.. Lanneau
appointed in his stead.
Mr.. Vance, chairman reported seventeen
bills correctly enrolled.
H. j. r. No. 10, to provide by Constitu-
tional Amendment for biennial elections,
passed its second reading by a vote of
: % to 8.
i The Revenue Bill was considered from IL
} to O'Clock, at which time recess was
J taken until 4 O'Clock, P NJ.