The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-06
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Senate resumed business. A message
from the House announced the passage OF Il
large num- Der of bills, and on motion of Mr..
McCaskill the message was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Z 'ynolds the Senate
agreed to the committee of confrence asked
tween Ine tW o Houses on Senate amend
ment to II. B III, entitled an act TO estab-
lish and maintain uniform system of Pub
lie Free Schools in this State. MesSrs. Rey-
noldS, Allen, CoWan, Lanneau, FOote and
Bills were appointed on the committee on
part OF Senate.
On motion of Mr. Reynalds, Senate agreed
to appointment OF committee OF conference
asked for by the House on II. b. us. 10 pro-
vide for the distribution of the Common
School Fund of The State. Messrs. Foote,
Morgan and Rogers were appointed on said
committee on part OF the Senate.
BILLS APPROVED.
A message from the Governor announced
his approval OF the following entitled SEN
ate bills:
40 act authorizing the construction of.
and use of street railroads in the town OF
Brandon
An act tc carry into effect section II of
an act entitled an act to create an addition
al county in this state TO be called Sharkey
county. and TO change the boundary lines
OF Warren, Issaquena and Washington
counties, that became a law by Limitation,
March %, 1876, so far as section II relates to
Washington, Issaquena and Sharkey coun-
ties.
An act authorizing the employment of
certain convicts belonging to til Mississip-
pi State PeniUentary upon r roads and
levees.
An act to amend an act entltl d an act to
authorize the purchasers of railroads under
foreclosure of mortgage to organize As IN
corporated companies.
An act to prevent the carrying of con-
cealed weapons, and for other purposes.
An act to regulate and prohibit the sale
of liquors within five miles of the Universe
" OF Mississippi aud to repeal all laws on
that subject.
Senate concurred in House amendment to
the bill providing for the collection and
preservation OF the records of the part taken
by Misslssppians in the late war. The
amendment fixes the compensation of the
person to be assigned to ths duty, at $4,000
per month. Bill passed by a vote OF 20
TO 2.
Mr.. Dowd, from the Committee on Public
Lands, recommended passage OF :. b. No.
25S, to amend an act entitled an act 10 re-
vive. amend and consolidate the various
acts relating TO swamp lands donated to the
State of Mississippi under acG OF Congress
approved Sept. 2Sth, 1850, approved Feb.
LIST, 1877.
message from the Governor announced
his approval of Senate bill entitled,
an act to establish and organize Agricul
turaI and Mechanical Colleges, and to regu-
late the government of the same.
Inc SGEhbc NtHG ItllO OOUuMIitet bI bHe
Whole, (Mr. West in the Chair.) and after
making some progress, asked leave to sit
again at O'Clock
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
H. B. 572. to authorize Supervisors of
Coyington county, TO compromise
and settle. with the advice and
consent of the District Attorney of the
District embracing said county, a certain
judgment rendered in the Circuit Court of
said county. against n. w. Lott and his
sureties on his official bond as Tax Collector
of said county.
Fl. B. 528. to authorize the Supervisors of
Marion county TO sell United States bonds
and re-invest the proceeds of same.
H. B. $50, to reduce the official bonds o.
the Mayor and town Constable of Corners
vile, Marshall county.
n. B. 413, TO prohibit the sale of vinOus
and spirituous liquors in the town of Iuka,
or within five miles of the same, was passed
after the adoption of an amendment offered
by Mr.. Bills, striking cut the words ''or
within five miles of the corporate limits of
said town.
The Senate took a recess until O'Clock,
and on re-assembling resumed the consider
alton of the revenue bill, aud continued
same until late hour.