The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-06
Mississippi Legislature
TwEETY-FoURTE DAY.
SENATE
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SENATE
MONDAY. February l. ISIS.
Senate mot pursuant u adj uFHin-nt
| President REYSoLDs ia tie CHAIR. Prayer
| By Rev. DR.. Zrliy. Roll cali
PRESENT = Ne ssTS- Al n. Barr Bills,
Bridges, CailicotT, Garter lSt Dist~ic Crt4 I
9th District, Cowan. CuTrie. DOwd, Eai ISL,
Fewell, FiZGerald, Foote. Furlong, Gayles
Gibbs, Gilbert. Griffin jackson, King, LanHeau,
LOwrance, McCaskill, Montgomery, Morgan,
Oldham. Peery, Rogers, Lee, Terry, Vance
and West.
ABsENT-Messrs. Hooker, Pratt, Sims
and Thompson
Mr.. Barry presented the credentials ofand
introduced Hon. S. d. Lee, Senator elect
from the Eighteenth District. rice Hon. VIM.
II. Sims. resigned, who took the oath Of
| office.
Mr. Bills msved to resciud the vote
adopting the resolution touching the liabil-
itv of the Mobile and OHIO railroad for
taxes. Carried. Mr.. Bills moved to amend
the resolutions 50 as to provl lie for com :
mittee OF three instead of two. Mr.. Foote
moved to recommit the resolution to the
special committee MR. Gibbs moved 70
table the motion. Carried. Mr.. West NOV
ed to table the resolutions subject TO call.
Mr.. Allen moved to refer to Committee on
Railroads. Mr.. West moved To table the
motion. Carried, and the resolutions were
tabled suject to call.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
By Mr.. West. A bill to organize an Agri-
cultural College.
Mr.. Gibbs presented the following com
munication:
To the Honorable the Senate of the State of
Mississippi:
The undersigned members ofthe House of
Representatives of the county of Warren,
respectfully submit: That in signing the
letter to the Senate. which was presented a
few days since in reference TO the resplu-
tions TO investigate newspaper charges and
Tumors against Senator Furlong, that
they did not intend to reflect in any degree
upon the honor, integrity or the motives of
Senator Cowan. They simply desired to ex-
press an opinion, and thank the Senate for
postponing an investigation based upon
rumor and newspaper reports. They regret,
in fact, that they signed the letter at all, aud
would not have done 50, had they for, seen
the construction which has been placed up
on their action by Tie friends of Senator
Cowan. J. E. HOGIN,
J. w. GoODRUM.
REPORTS.
Mr.. Barry, chairman Committee or Cor
pOrations, reported 5. G. X. relating to sec
ton 1897, Code of 1871, concerning the mode
OF creating private corporations, without
recommendation.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Cowan 4 resolution for Joint
committee of two on the part of the Senate
inc the report of Hon. John IL EchOls, State
Revenue Agent. a iOpted; Senate commit
tee Messrs. Cowan and Allen.
By Mr.. Gibbs. To add Mr.. Lee to the
the Committee on Immi gratiOn. Carried.
Mr.. West asked and was relieved from
service on the immigration Committee.
Mr.. West moved that Mr.. Lee be substi-
tuted for him (Mr. WesG on Co Lmittee on
Peniteutiary. Carried.
Mr.. Jewell resigned his position as chair
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Elections, and moved that Mr.. Lee be APP
pointed TO the place. Carried. and Mr..
Jewell was relieved from service on that
committee.
NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. West. To enable Marshall county
to borrow money to build Il new Jail. Re
ferred.
BY Mr.. Allen. Making an appropriation
to defray the expenses OF the Judiciary and
Executive Departments for January, 1878
which was passed. Yeas, 30; nays, none;
absent, Z. Reconsdered and tabled.
BY Mr.. Jewell. To provide for assessing
lands in Laudc rdale county. Mr. King TO add
Copiah and Kinds counties. Carried. MIR.
COwan moved to add Warren county. Car
red. Mr. Parish moved to add Issaquena
county, pending which, the bill and amend
ments were referred.
BY Mr.. King. To more eftectually secure
the rendition of fugiUives from justice from
other States and Territories. Referred
By Mr.. Foote. For relief of Walter b.
Lucas of Noxubee county. Referred.
By Mr.. Vance for the relief Mrs. Elizabeth
d. Simmons. Referred.
By Mr.. Barry. To repeal the act to re-
quire more speedy trial of writs of man
damus and prohibition in certain cases, APP
proved February 26 1875. Referred.
By Mr.. Barry. To amend section 23lS,
Code 1871, relative to the record of deeds.
Referred.
By Mr.. Vance To establish in each SEN
atorial District one graded high school Re
ferred.
HOUSE BILLS
Fl. B. to provide for changes of venue in
cases before justices of the Peace. Tabled
subject to call.
Ii. B, to amend section 1884 Code 1871,
relative to prohibition of lotteries, gift en-
terprises, etc. Indefinitely postponed
II. b. tC repeal the anti-liquOr law of Pitts
boro. Calhoun county. Passed.
Sixteen House bills were read and refer
red.
Mr.. Barry called up S. c. r. in relation to
section 1897, Code 1871, concerning the
mode of creating private corporations, and
the resolution was adopted.
Mr. Cowan entered upon the Journal a
motion to reconsider.
H. B. to change the time of holding Cir
cult Court IN Monroe, was referred to a spec
ial committee-Mes Allen and Bills.
II. B. 20 provide for the indexing of deeds
and the general docket of Marshall county.
Passed.
The Senate concurred in House amend
Dlent to S. c. Il. in reference to the archives
ofthe late Confederate States so far as the
same relates to the State of Mississippi.
On motion of Mr.. King Mr.. Montgomery
was substituted for him (Mr. King) on the
Committee on Corporations.
At 80 p. NJ. the Senate adjourned.