The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-24
Mississippi Legislature.
FoURTY-FIRsT DAY.
SENATE.
SATURDAY, February %, 1873

District Cowan, Dowd, Eewell. FitZGerald,
toote, Furlong, Gayles, Gibbs, Gilbert,
Griffin, Hooker, Jackson, King, Lanneau.
Lee. L"wrance, McCsskill, Montgomery.
Morgan, Oldham, Peery. Pratt. Reynolds,
Rogers, T,rry, Thompson, Vance and West
"a.
ABsENr-Messrs. Barry ,Currie and Parish
-3.
The privileges of the Senate were ex-
tended to Mr. Jno. Nj. Billups, on motion of
Mr.. Reynolds.
Leave OF ais was granted to Mr.. Low
| rance from day to day.
HOUSE BILLS.
| ii. b. To authorize the Board of Supervisors
| OF Marshall county 70 paw the expenses in
Cured py the Boa d OF Registrars in reviS-
| ing the registration lists, was taken up, and
| passed.
| I'll. b. TO authorize the Board of Supervis-
ors of Bolivar county to order a new assess
| ment OF lands, was taken up, and after some
! discussion, was on motion OF Mr.. McCaSkill,
| Indefinitely postponed.
| IL. B. to authorize the city of Vicksburg
| TO compromise its bonded Indebtedness. was
| taken up and passed
! II. B. to create an additional Justice of
the Peace in the 5th District of Warren
county, was taken up and passed.
| III. B. TO regulate the sale OF cotton in the
seed but not baled. Referred to a special
| committee.
| and passed:
| H. B. TO incorporate the Dowd's Landing
steam Ferry Company.
H. B. TO prevent the sale Of vinous and
spirituos liquors in the town of Walthall.
| Sumner county.
III. B. to amend an act in relation to the
charter of Crystal Springs.
| II. B. to create an additional Constable In
| the 81 Supervisors District of Chickasaw
county.
| H. B. to amend section 131 Of the Revised
| Code i'm relation To the duties of Auditor
and Governor.
| Ii. B. to create an additional Justice of
| the Peace in Beat No. 5, Leake county.
I'll. B. to revise and consolidate the several
| acts in relation TO the charter of Pitts
| borro.
| H. b. to extend the provisions of an act
to incorporate the Aberdeen Guards and
other military companies TO the Longtown
! Minute Men.
| II. B. to confer additional power upon the
| Board of Mayor and Selectmen of the town
of Ripley.
CONFIRMATION.
DR.. 7. j. Mitchell was nominated and
confirmed as Superintendent of the State
| Lunatic Asylum, vice DR.. VIM. Nj. Comp
| ton.
II. B. to prescribe the mode of paying out
the interest on the Chickasaw School Fund.
Passed.
The following bills were also passed:
| II. b. to incorporate the town of Long
| town, in Pamela county.
| III. B. to authorize the Trustees of the
| Episcopal Church of the Diocese of MiSsis-
sippi to sell certain property.
III. B. for the relief w. G.. jacques of Tu-
| Mica county.
ii. B. to incorporate the Wanita Mills
Manufacturing Company.
| HI B. to amend an act to incorporate the
town of Loves, DeSOto county.
III. b. to authorize the construction of
street railways in Natchez.
Fl. B. to incorporate the Planters and
| Merchants Warehouse and Compress Com
pany of Columbus.
| II. 3 to prohibit the sale of spirituous
liquors within five miles of Hebron Church.
III B. to amend the several acts incorpo-
rating the town OF OkOlona, and for other
purposes.
III. b. 10 amend an act in relation to the
approval OF official bonds in Warren coun-
ty
Fl. B. to incorporate the Natchez Cotton
Mills Company.
HOUSE MESSAGES.
A number of House messages were re-
ceived.
The privileges of the Senate were extend
ed to Hon. Thos Christian.
| number of bills were read first and sec
! ond times, and referred.
| III. B. to establish and maintain a system
of public free schools in this State. Made
the special order Tor Mondiy,at lO12 O'Clock
A. NJ.
I'll. b. to authorize the Secretary of Stat,
to furnish books to the Tax Asses or o
: Noxubee county. Indefinitely postponed
Also the bill to prohibit the sale of liquor
+. in the town Of ElliSville.
By Mr. Fcwell. S. b. to incorporate the
Pl anters Press and Warehouse Com pany, OF
Meridian. Passed.
A motion to reconsider was tabled.
II. B. to prohibit the sale of Intoxicating
liquors within three miles of Chulahoma
Amended and Passed.
2:l0 O'Clock, the Senate took recess
t until 31a o'clock,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 81 o'clock, the Senate met.
By Mr. Lanneau. 5. B. to make the
, County of Adams separate Circuit and
purposes. Passed.
A number OF House messages were re
; ceived.
The following House bills were taken VI
, and passed.
II. B. to prohibit the sale of vihous anC
spirituous liquors in the town of Mt
Carmel
H. B. to create an additional Constable in
District No. 3, Smith county.
: HB. TO authorize w. Z. Thomas, Chan
: cery Clerk of Greene county, TO issue
warrant to Fannie Moody on the schoo
furd of said county.
III. b. to prohibit the sale of Intoxicating
liquors within two miles of Beth Eder
College in Winston county.
H. B. Incorporating the City OF Na.chez
, II. B to allow the Board of Supervisors o
Holmes county to employ legal counsel.
H. B. to incorporate the Iuka Presbyte
rial Male School.
II p tn create an additional Justice O
\ the Peace of Bolivar county.
H. B. to regulate the pay of members o
), the Legislature.
z II. b. for the benefit OF common school
+ in the city of Holly Springs.
!, II. B. to incorporate the Soctohom
= Mills.
, H. B. to require the Secretary of State t
4 furnish Mississippi Reports TO the Circui
!. and Chancery Clerks of Noxubee county.
: III. B. 10 confer certain powers on th