The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-13
TWENTY EIGHTH DAY.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, February 8, 1873.

4FfAte HtF pursuant 10 adjournment
I Lieutenant Governor SIMS In the Chair
/ Prayer by Rev DR.. Zealy. Roll call:
/ I'REsENr-Messrs. Barry, Bills, Bridges
+ CaliIeois. Carter LIST District. Carter 9th
i District. Cowan, currie. Parish, Jewell
I FGZGeraii F.sata Furlong. GavIes Gibbs
| Glib r., Gritff 4, jackson, King. Lanneau, Lee,
4 Lowrsnre, MeCaskill. Montgomery, Nor
/ gan. Oh iiiam Peery. Pratt, Reynolds, Rog-
erS TRY, Thompson, Vance aud West--33
MASSACHUSETTS,. Allen, Dowd and Hook
e---3
/ NoTE- Mr.. Lanneau. and not Mr.. Low
rance, was paired yesterday with Mr.. Dowd,
as was misprinted in our report.
! The privileges of the Senate were extend
ed to Hons. ". 7; Martin, John Calhoon
The bill pending at adjournment yester-
day, viz: II. B. for the relief of Mrs. Z. H.
Moore and her minor children, and the bill
| passed.
house BILLS.
II. B. for the relief of 5. B. Thomas, Sheriff
OF Kinds county. Passed.
ii B. for the relief of Samuel G.. Trest
of Jones county. Committee amendment
adopted. Mr.. Grffin offered an amendm ent
which was adopted. Mr.. FOote offered an
amendment which was adopted, and the
bill passed. Yeas, IS; nays, none; absent,
8 Reconstructed aud table.
Ill. b to authorize the SupeFvi Of JAS
per county TO have certain parts of their
proceedings printed. Passed.
IL. b. TO authorize Tile Supervisors of Don
totoc county to have rebound certain deed
and index books OF said county. Passed.
H. b. 10 amend the charter of Nesbitts,
DeSoto county. Passed.
ii. &. to amend the charter OF CRYSTAL
SPRINGS. Copiah county. Committee
amendments adopted, and the bill passed.
Fl. B. To incorporate Il e Grange Agricul-
tnral School of CoahOmo county. Passed.
IL. Is. to change the time of holding Circuit
Court of Monroe county. Passed. Recon-
81. s-.a1a .,sI f.a1l a1
II. Il. authorize the Supervisors of Rankin
county 10 levy a special tax to pay out
standing indebtedness OF said county. Pass
ed.
III. b. to authorize the Supervisors ofLaw-
renee county to issue bonds to Marion Ty-
Ter. Passed.
APPROVED.
The Governor, through Mr.. A. NJ. Nelson,
Private Secretary, informed the Senate that
he had approved the following:
5. }. K. providing torthc pay of the Lieu
tenant Governor.
And that he has also transmitted to the
Secretary of State the Senate concurrent
resolution to insert in the Constitution the
amendment adopted by the people provid-
ing for biennial -essions of the Legislature.
Mr.. Bills, chairman, reported one bill
properly engToSsed.
H. B. to authorize Supervisors of Law
renee county to settle a certain Judgment
against NJ. NJ. Fortinberry, ct nj. Passed,
H. B. TO authorize Boards OF Supervisors
of Wayne and Greene counties to make a
special levy OF taxes TO pay the outstanding
indebtedness of those counties.
I'll. b. tor removal of distractions from
creeks etc, in Prentiss county. Passed.
IL. B. to amend the Act authorizing Super
visors of Jasper county to register county
warrants. Committee amendments adopted,
and the bill passed.
Mr. McCaskill called up S. B. amendatory
of the anti-liquor laws OF Oxford Passed.
Reconsidered and tabled.
NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. West. To arganize the Mechani-
cal and Agricultural College of Mississippi.
Referred.
BY Mr.. Foot. To provide for payment
of interest on the Common School Fund Tor
distribution. Referred.
S. b. to repeal an Act amending section
22ll, Code 1871, in relation to pay of mill
tia, with House amendments, was taken up.
The amendments were concurred in.
5. b. to require all county officers to hear
the charge OF the Judge to the Grand Jury.
House amendment concurred in.
s. J. X. supplemental to the resolution
passed relatiTo to tho pay of eIn ployeS. The
senate refused TO CONCUR in the House
am endment and asked for a committee of
conference. Senate committee MeSSrs Rey-
nolds, Montgomery, and CaIlicOtt.
IL. B to regulate the carrying of deadly
weapons. To special cOmmittee-Messrss
Reynolds, King, Carter Is; District, Parish
and Foofe.
II. B. in relation to the Board of Levee
Commissioners. Passed.
Ii. B. to incorporate the Meridian Rifles.
Passed.
H. B. to authorize the Supervisors of
Clarke county to register outstanding
county warrants. Passed.
II. b. to amend the act fixing the time
for holding Chancery and Circuit Courts.
Referred TO special committee-M eSsrs.
Peery, Oldham, Hooker and Bridges.
Ii. B. to provide for duplicate copy of
record book p. z. of Adams county.
Passed.
II. B. to authorize the Deacons of College
Hill Church, Lafayette county, to sell or
exchange certain lands. Passed.
ii. B. to authorize the State Snperinten-
dent OF Public Ed ication to sell maps OF
the State in his office. Passed.
REPORTS.
Mr.. Lanneau for the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported S. B. to repeal section two of
an act TO provide against the evils of tie
sale of liquors, with substitute, do pass:
Mr.. FiizGerald tor judiciary Committee,
reported ). B. to amend chapter 40, Code of
1871, in relation TO statute of Limitations,
with substitute, do pass.
Mr.. Allen, chairman Committee on FL
nance, reported 5. B. TO withdraw from sale
and purchase the lands claimed by the State
for taxes, and ). b. to facilitate the redemp-
ton OF lands, with substitute for both, do
pass; to release to the NJ. E. Church South,
of South Union, Sumner county, certain
lands held by the State tor taxes, and 5. b.
to regulate and direct the action of the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Baldwin,
Lee county, they do pass.
Mr.. King, chairman of the Com mittee
on Claims, reported 5. b. to refund to j. &
T. Green certain moneys paid on void pat
entS, do not pass 5. B. for the relief of Mrs.
E. ID. Simmons, do pass.
Mr.. Barry, chairman Committee on Cor
porations, reported Ii. b. to repeal the char
ter of EllistOwn, PontotOc county, do not
pass.
Mr.. McCaskilI, chairman Committee on
Counties and County Boundaries, reported
s. B. to change the names of Lincoln, Sum
ner and Alcorn counties, without recon-
men dation.
The following report was made:
Mr.. PREsIDENT-The Joint Committee of
the Senate and House of Representatives to
whom was referred the report of the Gov
ernor in regard TO the Executive Contin-
gent Fund for t e year 1877, ask leave to
m axe their report as folio vs., to-wit: They
tare gratified at being able to state that of
he 1000 90 appropriated at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature as a Contingent
Fund for the use and at the control of the
Governor, not a single dollar has been
drawn or expended.
There was on hand on the first day of
January 1877. ofthe appropriation of 1876,
$1739 IS, of which there has been expend-
ed during the year 1877, the sum of $1,5l2-
SO, leaving balance on hard on the first
day of January 1878 of 1925 80.
The Committee examined carefully the
account and vouchers kept by the Govern
or and his accomplished Secretary, and are
pleased to say all were to their entire salts
faction, and that there was no item in the
account which was not, as the Com mittee
thought, legitimate charge against that
fund, and at the most moderate and eco
nomical rate, comparing most favOrably
with the wasteful, extravagant and i'm
I
trations even down to the late change in
parties and the immediate predecessor of
Governor Stone.
A comparison of a very few items in