The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-27


known as the School Bill, was taken up on
of its regular order. An amendment wa
adopted providing that the State Board q
Education shall establish a uniform seTie
of text books for the State, and shall b,
. agreement with publishers, provide ina
they shall not be sod AT more than Ger
tain price, AID shall not cnauge the serie
ottener than five years; but Any -eii les here
tofore adopted by any Board OF Supervisor
may be used until the lst January, 1880
Another Amendment provides for the dis
tribution of tie school fund on the secont
Monday in July and January.
Mr.. Reynolds offered thirty five addi-
tional sections, which includ 5 all the pro
visions of the Moffett Register Liquor Bill
Mr.. Griffin moved to lay the amendmen
on the table, which motion was lost.
The amendment was adopted. and the bill
as amended passed. cas- p; nays IL.
Mr.. Morgan called up ). b. Z5l, to au
thOriZe State Treasurer to employ counse
in suits in relation to insurance deposits.
Mr. Allen offered an amendment, which
was adopted. making it the duty of rhe A
torney General to defend such suits for the
protection of the Treasurer, and the bill
passed
Mr.. Carter. lst District, introduced $ b
252, to change the times of holding the Cir
cult Courts in the Count : OF Perry, ,rion
! Hancock, Harrison and jackson. Pass d.
Also ). b. 253 to change the tim-s o
holding the Cnancery Courts in the CAun-
ties OF Greene, Perry and Marion. Passed
BY Mr.. Furlong. ,. 254 in relation e
! the public schools of Wick burg Referred
On motion of Mr.. r < IS II. B. 49S, to
change the time OF hUldi z the Circuit
/ Court in Calhoun county. Passed.
;. b 245, supplemental to an act to divide
! Panoia county into two Circuit and Chan
Gerry Court Districts. Passed.
). 3. 242, To encourage the e-tablishme II
| Of High schools aud Colleges, was take
up.
Mr.. Thompson moved to indefinitely post
/ pone, which motion was lost, and bill lies
| over for rugrOs- ment.
! II. Il. 359 authorizing the organization of
/ the Central Mississippi Railroad Company.
| aud It's consolidation with the New Orleans.
jackson aud Great Northern Railroad Com
/ pauy into the Chicago, ) Louis 81 New Or
| leans Railroad Company was taken up. Mr..
| Rev nolds advocated its passage. Messrs.
| Alien and Morgan opposed the perpetual
! feature of the charter.
Pending discussion, the Senate took re-
| cess an ii 80 O'Clock p. NJ, and re-as-
sem bling, passed the bill by the following
! vote:
| YEAs-Messrs. Carter lst District, Carter
! 9Jn District, Cowan, Parish, ri zGcrald,
| Furlong. Gayles. Gilbert, Hooker. Lanueau,
/ Lee. LpWrancr, MrGaskill Montgomery,
Reynoi :, Rogers, Terry, Thompson, aud
| Wc~t-l9.
NAY>-Mcssrs. Allen. Barry, Bills, CALI
colt, Currir, Dowd, Foote, Gibbs, Griffin,
! Jackson, King, Morgan and Peery-l3
Absent aud Not Votin2-Messrs. Bridges
Jewell. Oldham, Pratt, and Vance-6.
The Enrolling Committee reported n
large number of bills as correctly enrolled
). b. 33S, to repeal chapter 50, acts 1873
TO prohibit the sale OF vinpus and spjriTu
Gus liquors in the town of Westvile, was
taken up. Mr.. Gilbert offered and amend
ment which was adopted, and the bill pass
ed.
BILLS PASSED.
II. b. $50, to authoriz- the District At
al j al ri pr Il,
compromise with the sureties of b. l.. For
tenherry, late Tax Collector of Marion
comfy
II. B. AL. for the relief of VIM Walker
and Wade Smith.
II. b. 800 in relation to appointment OF
Superintrrdents of Education in Bolivar
and C.ahoma counties.
IL. b. 32t, to incorporate the banking
house of Williams. johnson Il Co, Column
bus.
IL. B. 5Ss, to enable the city of Aberdeen
to own and sell or transfer certain railroad
property and privileges.
H. b. BIG 70 regulate official bonds in JEFF
ersOn county
II. b. 1876 to incorporate the town of
Goodman.
IL. b 40, to amend an act entitled, an act
to amend section two of an act to amend
lhe Law 5 in relation to education, approved
a pril Il, 1876, so far as the same is applica-
BILE to the counties OF Tunca, Coahoma,
Bolivar and other counties therein named,
approved February /, 1877, as to COahoma
and Bolivar counties
THE LIEN LAW.
II B. 4S6, to amend an act providing for
agricultural liens, approved April II, 1876,
was taken up. The judiciary Committee
reported the following amendments:
"Amend by striking out the fifth and
six h section and insert as section 3, That
the act of which this il an amendment be,
and the same is hereby, repealed, to take
effect ! 4nuarV |, lSS0.'
Mr.. Barry moved t. table the bill, which
was carried, By the following VOTE
YEAs-Me-srs. Allen, Barry, Bills, Cal
iicotT, Carter, LIST District, Foote, Gayles,
Gibbs, Hooker, Jackson, King, Lee, Peery,
REYNOLDS, Rogers and TPrry-l6.
NAYS-Mes>rS. Carter 9th District, COwan.
Curie, Dowd, Parish, FitzGerald, Fur
long, Gilbert, Griffin. Lanueau, Lowrance,
McCaskiI, Montgomery, Thompson and
Wtst--l5.
Absent and not Voting-Messrs. Bridges
FewelI, Morgan, Oldham, Pratt and
vance,.
huilding OF the Ship Island. Ripley and
Kentucky Railroad, was made the special
order for "Wednesday. at ii O'Clock.
) b. 55S, 10 authorize Supervisors of
Amite county to publish their proceedings
was amended and passed.
II. B. 800, in rela ton to 10th section or
school lands in Neshoba county, was re-
ferred to Committee on Education.
- Is. al. To regulate Tue IlIne LOT nOluln2
the Courts of the Ninth Chancery District,
was amended and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Parish, ;. 3. $40, to re-
peal an act incorporating the comfy seat of
Issaq county, approved April 6, 1872,
and 10 incorporate the town of MayerSVile
was taken APP aud passed.
Mr. Barry offered a resolution resembling
| the resolution for adjournment of the Legis
lature on Friday n, Xt, and fixing the time
for Saturday, the 9th of March. Lost, by a
vote of Il to 10.
The Committee on County Boundaries re-
ported back, without recommendation, II.
b loo, to amend an act creating Sharkey
county, and to change the boundary lines
of Washington and Issaquena counties.
HOUSE BILLS.
III. B. go to authorize DR.. Geo. Williams
of Holmes county 70 erect toll bridge, etc. -,
across Big Black River and swamp. Passed.
ii. b. $40, t. incorporate the West Point
and Tombjgbee Railroad Company. Passed.
II. b. 264, to authorize Supervisors of
Simpson county to levy tax to pay certain
school warrants. Passed, with amendment.
BILLS APPROVED.
A message from the Governor announced
s i. 235, an act to change the corporate
name and style of the Peoples Savings
| Bank OF Meridian.
s liz, an act to amend an act to pro-
| vide for the registration of voters, amend
| ing and repeating the laws relating thereto,
and for other purposes, approved April z,
/ 1876.
5. B. 156 an act to release to the Metho-
| dist Episcopal Church South, of South
/ Union. in the county of Sumner, certain
lands held by the State, under tax sale, and
| tor other purposes.
5. B. 1873 an act to amend section 2l9 of
| the Revised Gods OF Mississippi, OF 1871, fix
| ing the amount of the Sheritf-s bonds in the
different eounti 5, in SO far as the same APP
| plies to Issaquena county.
). B. Isl, an act for the relief of III. NJ
McCollum, Sheriff and Tax Collector of
Perry county