The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-19

SEC, g. There shall be a Board of Educa-
ton. consisting of the Secretary OF State.
Attorney General and State Treasurer, who
shall perform such duties as may be re-
qured by law,
SEC. 4. The Legislature shall have power
to provide by law for County School Su-
perintendent, or to designate what county
officer shall discharge the duties OF that Of
fee.
The Senate refused To pass the bill ca its
first reading, by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Bridges, Cowan, Dowd,
Griffin, Montgomery, Morgan Thompson
and West-9.
NAYS essrs. Allen, Barry, Callicott.
Parish, Jewell. FITZGERALD, Furlong, Gibbs.
Hooker, Jackson, Lanneau, Lee, Lowrance,
McCaskill, Oldham. and Terry-l6.
Absent and Not Voting-BillS, Carter It
District Carter 9th District, Currie. Foote,
Gilbert. King, Peery, Pratt, Reynolds, Rog-
ers and Vance-l2.
ARTICLE 4. Section 3. The whole number
of representatives in The lower brancn Of the
Legislature shall be fixed by the Legislature
and apportioned among the several counties
according TO the numb Der OF inhabitants and
sholl not be less than seZenty-tive nor lore
than one hundred; Provided that each
county shall always be entitled to at least
one representative.
The Senate refused to pass it on its frs
reading by the following vofe:
YEAs-Messrs. Bridges, Gayles, Griffin
Jackson, McCaskill, Terry, Thompson an,
Vests.
NAYs.-Messrs. Allen, Barry, Callicott
Cowan, Dowd, Fe we'll, FITZGERALD, Furong,
Gibbs, Lanneau, Lee, Lowrance Montgom
cry, Morgan, Oldham and Vance-l6.
| Absent and not Voting.--Messrs. Bills
Carter 1st District, Carter 9th District, Cur
RE, Parish, Foote, Gilbert, Hooker, KING
Peery, Pratt Reynolds and Roberts-13.
Amend section 2, 5, IL, II, article 6, al
| judicial officers provided for in this Consti
tuition shall be elected, etc.
The Senate refused to pass it on its first
reading.
YEAs-Messrs. Bills, Bridges, Carter 81
District. Cowan, Dowd, Gayles, Griffin
Jackson, Peery, Thompson and West-11.
| Massachusetts. Allen, Barry, Callicott
Parish, Jewell, FITZGERALD, Furlong, Gibbs
Hooker, Lanneau, Lee Lowrance, McCas
Kill, Montgomery, Morgan, Oldham
| Thompson and Vance--lS.
Absent and not Voting-Messrs. Carter
lst District, Currie, Foote, Gilbert, King
Pratt, Reynolds and ROgers-S.
Substitute for section 2 and 3, article
Every male person OF Fl years of age wh'
| has resided one year in the State and four
months in the county, and who has paid al
over dues TO the State and county for taxes
including poll tax which shall be assessed
against him in the county of his residence
except idiots, lunaLicS, persons non cOmpos
mentis, and persons who shall have beer
| convicted of felony, shall be deemed quail
flied elector; Provided, The right of sui
frage shall not be interrupted by the non
payment of any tax which may be disputed
and litigated, or in any case where the per
son is not subject to taxation, etc. The
Senate refused to pass it on its frs treading
| by the following vote.
YEAS --Messrs. Bills, Bridges. Carter 9tl
District Cowan, Dowd, Griffin, Hooker
Jackson, Lowrance, McCaskill, Montgom
cry, Morgan, Terry, Vance and West-l5
NAYS MessrS. Allen, Barry, Calicott
Parish, Jewell, FITZGERALD, Furlong, Gay les
Gibbs, Lanneau, Lee, Oldham, Perry and
| ThOmpsOn--14.
A ABSENT and nos VOTING Messrs. Carte
1st District, Curre, FoOte, Gilbert, King
Pratt, Reynolds and Rogers-S.
At 2 O'Clock, the Senate adjourned.