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

Recess having expired the consideration
| OF the school bill was resumed. Mr.. Peery
moved to indefinitely postpone. Mr.. Ian
neau moved to refer to "A select committed
OF five, with instructions to report to-mor-
row morning, which prevailed. Commit.
tee-Messrs. LOWrance. Terry, j. l.. Carter
Reynolds and Thompson.
On motion of Mr.. Reynolds, the Senate
took from the table Ii. b. p, an act to reg
ulate the keeping and carrying oil deadly
weapons.
Mr.. Lanneau moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill, which was lost by the follow
ing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Dowd, Parish, Gibbs,
Gilbert, Hooker, Lanneau, Oldham aud
Peery-S.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Bills, Bridges. Cal
licotr, Carter LIST District, Carter 9th District
FilzGeralI, Foote, Furlong, Gayle.s, Griffin,
jackson, King, Lee, Lnwrance, McCaskill,
Montgomery, Reynolds, Rogers, Terry,
Thompson and Vance-22.
Absent and not Voting-Messrs. Barry,
Oowan, Currie Jewell, Morgan, Pratt and
Vest.
On motion of Mr.. Rogers, the bill was
tabled.
On motion of Mr.. Furlong, the House
amendment to ) b. 81, in reference to the
Mississippi Valley and Ship Island Railroad
Company, was concurred in.
GA motion OF Mr.. Montgomery, II. b. 475
to authorize and provide for "A new regis
tration of the legal voters OF Kinds county,
was taken from the caledar, and passed.
On motion of Mr. j. Z. Carter, II. b. IFS.
to provide for the distribution of the Com
mon School Fund, was token no. and the
bill passed. 1t provides for the distribution
on the third Monday in January and July,
and the a SCISSORS reports for 1877, being
incomplete, the distribution is "a be made
on the basis Of the reports for 1876.
On motion of Mr.. Dowd, an act for the
relief OF the late sheriff of Kemper county,
was referred to the Committee ON Claims
On motion OF Mr.. Morgan, II. b. to amend
section 75S OF Revised Code, in relation 10
witnesses, was referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
IL B. 406, to amend section 75S, Revised
Code, in relation To witnesses was taken
from the calendar and referred to judiciary
Committee.
5. 3. 22s. authorising Supervisors OF AL
corn, Hreutlss, TIshomiugO and YaZnO
counties, to have a part of their proceedings
published, was taken up. On motion of
Mr.. Peery, the counties OF Lefiore and Goa
homa were added, and the bill passed
D u. l9S, to mend chapter Of Code re-
lating to- Chaneery Courts. was amended in
several particulars and passed. The com
pilatlOn OF Chancery laws, with notes and
acts OF 1873.
Mr.. Morgan, from the Judiciary Corn
mitiee, reported faVOrably on ). b. 1874 10
DIVIDE the county of Pamela into two Cir
cunt ana Chancery Court Districts Hous,
w re concurred in. Bill has
passed the Senate.
5. b. 220, for the settlement of all claims
OF the state Tor taxes in arrears by the Mo-
bile and Ohio Railroad Company upon
lands and other property, aud provide for
the collection Of taxes i'm future and thus
terminate litigation was taken up aud
passed. The road pays $4,000 in settle
ment of all claims to date.
Messrs. Gibbs aud Bills asked to be re-
corded as voting against the bill.
MIR Morgan stated that he would have
voted against the bill, but was paired of
win Mr. Fewell, Who would have voted for
u.
Att o'clock, the Senate adjourned.