The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-08
TWENTY-sEvENTH DAY.
SENATE

THURSDAY, February Z, 1878.
Senate met parsuAnt to adjournment
Lieutenant Governor SIMS in the Chair.
PRAYER by Rev. DR.. Zealy.
PREsENT-Messrs. Allen, Barry, Bills,
Ridges CallicOtt, Carter lst District, Car
ter 9th District, Cowan, Currie, Parish,
FtzGeraId Foote, Furlong, Gayles, Gibbs,
Gilbert, Griffin, Jackson, King, Lanneau. Lee,
Lowrancc, McCa$kil, Montgomery, Nor
gan. oldham, Peery, Pratt, Reynolds,
Rogers, Terry, Thompson Vance, West--34.
ABsENT-Me3srs. Dowd. FeWell, and
HooEer-3.
The privileges of the Senate were ex-
tended to lion. A. II. Arthur, ex-senator,
APPROVED.
The Governor informed the Senate
through II. w Rice, Assistant Private Sec
retary, Ihat he had approved :. b. for the
benefit OF the Common Schools Of Holly
Sprin2s.
SENATE BILLS.
S.B. TO repeal section 39I, Code OF 1871, III
relation 10 contested elections. Commit
ices amendments adopted.
Mr. Barry offered a resolution, W hich was
s.B to provide for the assessing Of lands
in LuuderJale county. Tabled, subject to
S. B. to repeal the proviso in section of
an act to-regulate the tax on privileges, APP
proved March |, 1875 in relation TO ped
dlers 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, 26; nays, 8 !;
absent 3.
Mr.. Morgan made the point Of order that
the 6i,l was not in fact engrOssed. The
Chair ruled shat The objection chat the bill
ia nOl actually eGgrOSsed was made too late;
that IT she#l3 have been made in order TO be
sustained before the Senate ordered the
sam. TO BE raad Il third time; that after it is
ordered To Je read - third time it is too late
to make lhe ool action. fNoTE-We think
the Chair was entirely III error upon this
ruling. Barclays Digest, page D, says ::
The question of eurro>s menC is put in this
form, viz: " Shall he bill be engrossed and
read "a tnI.d timt:' II IL be negatiVed the
bill Is ri c.ed : but ii it he in the atiirma-
tive and the bill is actually engrOSSed or no
QleStiOR is m1de on It's failure TO be e1tgrOSSed,
The Speaker immediately directs "the third
reading of the bill" But if the question is
made, and 10 be not actually ehgEOSSed the
Dill goes to the Speakers table. (ltalic Ours.)
So if 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 actually eHgr0SSe8, and question is
made on lis failure to be, prior To the third
reading, the bill goes to the Speakers ia
bic" What for? So that the Clerk may
obey the order Of the House ana eugrOss the
n p
any bill. until ordered so to do by Il vote of
the House, and If any member should make
the objection before the question Is put, ana
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
any measure He could make the objection
every time the bill came up, before the
question. shall the bill be engrossed and
read third time?" be put to the House
the bill NOT having been engrOSSed, the
Clerk having no order 10 do so, and not
knowing but that when the question Is put
Il If will be decided in tue negative, thereby
rejecting or killing the bill.-REPoRrER.
Mr. Moran appealed from the decision OF
the Chair, and the Senate sustained the
Il rulinp. Mr. Reynolds moved the previous
ouestion. and ohe bill passed. \ cas-, % nays,
.: absent ;. Reconsidered and tabled.
Mr.. Vance chairman, reported the prop
II err enrolment of a number OF bills:
II $ B. to amend the charter Of MISSISSIPPI
II College. Passed.
! &. 10 authorize the Board OF Supervi-
sors of Iedore county 70 establish free
II ferries on the IazOo river. Passed.
= 4. to authorize the Board of Supervi
sors OF La Nrenco county 10 compromise Z
Judgment against Mr.. NJ. Fortenberry CT al
indefinitely postponed.
< Il. TO prevent the carrying OF deaQl.
"A
II bled. subject to call.
Il nv Mr.. McCaskill. 4 concurrent resolG
4 ton RECURRING the joint committee OF
/ universities to 90 Immediately to Oxford &
INSPECT the University of the State. Adopt
ed
HOUSE BILLS.
Il y to amend the charter OF Holl.
Springs Passed
RI. r. for the relief OF Miss Salile y BOY
kin. Mr.. Morgan moved TO lndehnlttl
postnoue the bill. Mr.. Eoote moved 70 taDl
he motion Lost. aud Dir. Morgan's mo
ton was carried
II b. to provide for sales under judgmen
on mechanics liens Committee amend
ment adopted and the bill passed.
ii. b. to provide for the appointment Q!
Tax Assessor. for Copiah County. Indehnite
ly postponed. ,c.--..us
comply with section of an act in relatlo
to county finances, approved FeoruaFy
1871 indefinitely postponed.
H. r. TO REQUIRE the County treasurer
Sumner county to set apart the Chickasia
School Fund of that county, lot INC eAc ~. /!
sive use OF that part of the county ptlls
The Chickasaw cession. Tabied SUBJECT
call.
number of House bills were read an
referred
II. B. for the relief of Mrs. Fl. K. Moor
and her minor children, was taken up. ~
Thompson moved to re-commlf. Mr. Allt
moved to table the motion Carried. M
Allen called the previous question: "hlc
was ordered
Mr.. Bills. at . o'clock, P. NJ, moved
take a recess until o'clock. MIR. Farl'
moved to adjourn. Carried
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE Els.
r,,,,eA.v Eahruary T. 1878.