The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-03-01
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Ahe ot4ate resumed business. "A message
run the rouse announced the passage of a
large number of bills, and on n,orion of Mr.
McCaskill the message was taken up.
| On motion of Mr.. Reynolds the Senate
| agreed TO the committee of conference asked
! for by the HOuse on the disagreement he
| tween the two Houses on Senate amend
| ment TO Ii. III, entitled an act to estab
| Us, iisn anu MAINTAIN uniform system of Pub
| lie Free Schools in this State MesSrs Rev
holds, Allen, Cowan, Lanneau, Fuote and
Bills were appointed on the committee on
part of Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Reynalds, Senate agreed
TO appointment OF committee of conference
asked for by the House on H. B. IFS, TO pro
! vide for the distribution of the Commor
School Fund of the State. Messrs. Foote
Morgan and Rogers were appointed on said
committee on part of the Senate.
BILLS APPROVED.
A message from the Governor announced
his APP roval or the following entitled sen
ate bills:
+ An act authorizing the construction of.
and use of street raj roads ia the town OF
Brandon
An act &c carry into effect section II of
| an act entitled an act to crea.e an addition
FL county in this State 10 be called Sharkey
county, and to change the boundary lines
of Warren, Issaquena and Washington
counties, that became a law by limitation,
March 20, 1875, so far as section II relates to
Washington, Issaquena and Sharkey coun-
ties.
An act authorizing the employment of
certain convicts belonging to the Mississip-
pi State PeDiUentiary upon railroads and
levees.
An act to amend an act entitled an act to
authorize the purchasers of railroads under
foreclosure OF mortgage to organize as IN
c0rpOrated companies.
An act to prevent the carrying of con-
cealed weapons, and for other purposes.
An act to regulate and prohibit the sale
of liquors within five miles of the Universe
Iy OF Mississippi, and to repeal all laws on
that subject.
Senate concurred in House amendment to
the bill providing for the collection and
preservation OF the records of tie part taken
by MissIssippians in the late war. The
amendment fixes the compensation of the
person to be assigned to this duty, at $3.50 90
per month. Bill passed by a vote of 20
TO 2.
Mr.. Dowd, from the Committee on Public
Lands, recomLi ended passage OF 5. B. No.
25S to amend an act entitled an act to lie :
vive, amend and consolidate the various
acts relating to swamp lands donated to the
State of Mississippi under act of Congress
approved Sept. 18th. 1850, approved Feb.
1st, 1877.
A message from the Governor announced
his approval or SENATE Dill eUbtLlou,
an act to establish and organize Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Colleges, and to regu-
late the government of the same.
The Senate went into Committee of the
Whole, (Mr. West in the Chair.) and after
making some progress, asked leave to sit
again at s O'Clock.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Fl. B. 572, to authorize Supervisors of
Covington county, to compromise
and settle. with the advice and
consent of the District Attorney of the
District embracing said c ounty, certain
Judgment rendered in the Circuit Court of
said county, against N. w. Lott and his
sureties on his official bond as Tax Collector
of said county. !.
HI B. 52S, to authorize the Supervisors of
Marion county TO sell United States ponds.
and re-inVest the proceeds of same:
III. B. $50, to reduce the official bonds o.
the Mayor and town Constable of Corners
vile. Marshall cOunts.
III. B. 4l3, to prohibit the sale OF vinous
and spirituous liquors in the town OF luka;,
or within five miles of the same, was passed
after the adoption offs an amendment. oHereo
bv Mr.. Bills, striking cut the words 'or
within five miles of the corporate limits OF
said town.
The Senate took a recess until O'Clock,
and on re-assembling resumed the CONSIDER,
alton of the revenue bill, anu continueu
same until late hour.