The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-06

tiloert. Gritnn. jackson, King. LanneaU
L"wranee, MeCaskill, Montgomery, Morgan
Oldham Peery, Rogers, Terry, Vance an
i West.
ABSENT -Mrssrs. Parish, Hooker, Pratt
Sims and Thompson.
THE BRUCE ENDORSING RESOLUTION.
The II. J. r. commenting the vo:e o
United Stats Sesa'"r Bruce on the siIve
resolution. up0n %hich the Senate adjourn
ed yeSferdsv. WAS taken up.
Mr.. Furlong moved To in definitely post
| pone the resolution. Carried
1EAS-Messrs Alien. Barry. Bills. CALI
catt, Garter lst District Carter 9th District
Currie, Dn~d, Jewell, Fi.zGerald, Foote
/ Furlong. Gibbs, Gilbert. Griffin, Jackson
/ King, L,wraact, MeCaskill, Morgan, Old
ham. Peery, Reynolds, Rogers, Terry
Vance and WeSt-27.
NAYs-MeSsrs. Gayles ard Lanneau-2.
Absent ard not Voliug-M ssrs. Bridges
Cowan, Parish. Hooker, Montgomery, Pratt
and Thorn pson.
The House having adopted a subtitute for
). j. K. nStructing Senators ana request
| ing the Representatives in Congress from
Mississippi relative to the Port Of Vicks-
burg, SAID substitute was taken up and the
section OF the Senate was instructed to re-
tarn the same to the House with a respect
full suggestion that under the rules and ac-
cording to parliamentary law the House
cannot pass substitute for u bill origina-
ting in the Senate.
feTred.
H.. r. requesting the Senators and Rep
reseUtatiYcs of Mississippi in Congress TO
use their endeaveIs tn have the bankrupt
law repealed was taken up. Mr.. Peery
moved To Indefinitely postpone. Mr.. Bills
moved 10 table the motion. Lost. Mr..
Terry moved 10 refer. Mr.. Peery called
che previous question, and the motion to
refer was lost. The motion to indstiaitely
postpone the resolution was lost. Yeas, Is !;
nhl r nd Ia I4afin
passed.
YEAs-Messls. Bills, Bridges, Callicott,
Carter LIST District, Carter 9th District
Cowan. Dowd. Jewell, Foote, Gayles, Crit
Tin, Jackson, King, Lowrance, Morgan,
and R0geTS-l6.
NAY5-Messrs. Allen, Currie, FITZGERALD,
Furlong; Gibbs, Gilbert, Lanneau, McCas-
kill, Oldham, Peery, Reynolds, Terry,
Vance and West-24.
Absent and not Voting.-Messrs. Barry,
Parish, Hooker Montgomery, Pratt, and
Thompson---6.
The privileges of the Senate were ex-
tend to Hons II. A. Barry, of Oxford,
and Thos. w. White, OF fernando.
Leave of absence was granted Messrs.
Parish aad Pratt.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
By Mr.. Farley. A bill to Incorporate
the Warren Volunteers of Warren county;
also of bill To increase the com pensation
OF guards of prisoners confined in Warren
county Jail.
Mr.. Morgan. chairman judiciary Com
mittee, reported III. b. To punish certain Of
lenses against private property. I'll. b. to
amend section 253, Code of 1871, in relation
to Coroner'S iDquestS with amendments, and
5 b. to amend section 1863 Code of 1S7l,
relating to contesting alleged grounds of
attachments with amendments, they do
pass also ). b. to repeal the provision to
the LIST section of the act amending section
2G52, 1908, Code of 1871, relating to grand
and petit larceny, do not pass.
MIR. Garter lst District for com
mittee on finance reported III. b. to ex-
tend the time of collection of taXes, in Har-
rison, jackson and Perry counties with
amendments, do pass.
Mr.. King, chairman Committee on
Claims, reported Ii. B. for the relief of +.
NJ. Stubbs Justice of the Peace, Beat 4,
Leake county with amendments, do pass
and the petition of Geo. NJ. Lindsey for r0-
lief be not granted.
Mr. Terry, chairman Agriculture, Com
merce and Manufacturers, reported II. b. to
amend the laws in reference to exemption
of property of debtors leaving the State, do
pass.
Mr. Terry also submitted the following
minority report:
agree win the InuJ6rILy, as UnIs OIL Is an in
novaton upon tIme-honored provision Of
the exemption laws of the State, and would
work great hardship upon widows and
orphans. and have tendency to force par
ties 70 remain in the State against their
wishes, or else it would cause them to con-
ceal their purposes, privately sell such ex-
emptud properly, pocket the proceeds, and
leave the State by the public high ways
Besides this, there is such vigilance on the
part of cred tors, on account of the strin-
gency of the times, that there is no neces-
shy for this Legislature to shut down SO
tightly upon the unfortunate poor man of
the State. Let us season justice with mercy.
C.. G. TERRY.
Mr.. Gibbs, for Levee Committee, reported
III. j. X. in relation to an appropriation by
Congress Tor the levees, with amendments
Do pass
NJ. Foote, chairman pro TEN. of Committee
on Banks AMI Banking, reported 5. b. in re-
lation to banks and banking in this State,
with amendment. Do pass.
Mr.. West, chairman of the select commit
tee touching the liability of the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad for taxes, reported a substi-
tute for the resolutions on that subject. Do
pass.
Mr.. Vance, chairman of special com mittee,
reported S.B. to divide Pamela into two Court
Districts. Do pass.
APPROVED.
The Governor, through Mr.. d. w. Rice,
Assistant Private Secretary, informed the
Senate that lie had approved 5. b. to amend
the act to provide for and regulate The Gus
tody and control of the School Land Fund
arising from the sixteenth section School
Fund of ChickAsaw and other counties, APP
proved April IL, 1876.
BY Mr. McCaskill. to amend several acts
in relation 10 the sale of liquors within five
miles of Oxford. Referred.
By Mr.. Peery, to repeal section 2, of the
act to provide against the sale of intoXicat-
ing liquors. Referred.
By. NJ. King, to more perfectly secure
the punishment of violaLors of the criminal
law.
SENATE BILLS.
S. B. to amend section 1853, Code of 1871
in relation to contestiDg alleged grounds of
attachment. Committees substitute adopt
ed. and the bill passed.
s. B. to repeal the proviso TO the first sec
ton of the act to amend sections 1862 and
1925 Code of 1871, in relation to grand and
petit larceny. Indefinitely postponed.
The recommendation of the Committee on
Claims. on the petition of Geo NJ. Lindsey
for relief, was adopted.
The committees substitute for the resolu-
ton touching the liability of the Mobile
and Ohio Railroads liability for taxes, was
adopted.
s. B. to divide Pamela county into two
Court Districts. Passed.
Mr. FITZGERALD called mp Fl. B. to author
ize the people of Sunflower county to locate
their county site, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Gilbert called up II. B. to elect an ad :
ditional Justice OF the Peace in Beat No. /,
Smith county Committees amendments
adopted, and the bill passed.
II. B to amend section 2l43, Code of 1S7ls
as relates to exemption of property OF
debtors leaving the State, was taken up,
and considered at great length.
At :15 Mr.. Jewell moved to adjourn.
Lost.
Mr.. Allen moved the previous question,
and the bill was lost on its third reading, by
the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Barry, Bills, CALI
colt, Carter LIST District, Cowan, Griffin,
Jackson, LOwrance, McCaskill, Morgan,
Reynolds and Vance-13.
NAYs-Messrs. Carter 9th District, Cur
RE, Dowd, Jewell, Foote, Furlong, Gayles,
Gibbs. Gilbert, King, Lanneau, Peery, Rog-
ers, Terry and West-l5.