The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-25

corotp met purSuanI TO adjournment.
o,tanant Governor SIMS in the Chair.
Prayer Dy NV J" ''"e' ~ ~ holl
ea ppersENT-Messrs. Bills, Bridges Callicott,
IN Ist District, Carter 9th District
Gal L,sn Currie, Dowd, Parish, Fewell, Fitz-
GGorad Foote, Furlong, Gayles, Gibbs,
11thort Griffin, Hooker, Jackson, Lanneau.
qGowrance, McCaskill, Montgomery, Nor
~ Oldham, Peery, Pratt, Reynolds,
S a", Terry, Thompson, Vance.
ABsENr-Messrs. Allen, Barry, King,
West
- APPROPRIATE TESTIMONIAL TO SENATOR
FURLoNG.
Mr. Cowan presented the following:
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
HOUSE OF REPREsENTArIvEs,I
JACKSON, Mss, January "a, 1873. \
n, The Honorable President and Gentlemen of
tbe Senate of the State of Mississippi:
SENATOR'S We the Representatives i'm the
roWer House of the Legislature of the
State of Mississippi from the county of
warren, in behalf of ourselves and the
onalifisd electors of said county, do hereby
Inder TO YOUR honorable BODY our thanks
for the action taken in reference to the res
oution of inquiry affecting our honorable
senator, General Charles f. Furlong, and
We know that what you have done will M et
tbe approval of the good citizens of War
rem county.
VIM. G. PEGRAM,
j. K. HOGAN,
M. MARSHALL,
j. w. GOODRUM.
The communication was ordered spread
upon the journal.
REPORTS.
Mr. Morgan, chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, reported ii B. to amend section
1921, Code 1871 In reference to tresspass by
stock. II. b. to amend section 81, Code
1871, in reference to giving notice to District
Attorneys. II. b. to amend section 1902, in
reference to bastardy suits they do pass.
H. B. to amend section 27S6, Code 1871, in
relation to the arrest Of certain persons lee
inc from Justice, with amendments, do pass
S B. to require all county officers TO hear
the charge of the Judge to the Grand Jury,
do pass.
W. H. FITZGERALD, for the Judiciary Com
mittee. reported ). Il. to amend the act to
provide for the approval of the official bonds
ofcounty officers, approved March Is, 1876,
with House am endmentS, recommended
that House amendments be concurred in.
Mr.. Parish, chairman of the Levee Com
mittee, reported S. B. to investigate the
condition of Levee District No. 2, and sus-
pend the collection of levee taxes therein,
do not pass.
Mr.. McCaskill, chairman of the Commit
tee on Counties and County Boundaries, re-
ported H. B. to reduce the official bonds OF
county officers of Benton county, do pass
Mr.. McCaskill presented the following:
The Committee of Conference on the dis
agreeing vote of the two Houses on joint
rules, have had the same under considera-
ton, and have instructed me to report back
the accompanying substitute, and recon-
mend that it do pass.
w. HI. III. TIsoN,
Chairman on part of House.
j. l.. MCCAsKILL,
Chairman on part of Senate.
SUBSTITUTE.
Rule 24.--No bill shall be sent from either
House to the other on the day fixed for ad
jOurnment nor on the day preceding ad-
The report was agreed to, and the substi-
tute adopted.
APPROVED.
The Governor, through Hon. A. M. Mel
son, Private Secretary, informe ed the Senate
that he had approved the following bills:
5. B. to change the time of holding Cir
cult Court in the 1st District of Kinds
County.
S. b. to authorize the Supervisors of va
700 county TO compromise a certain juGg-
ment against Robert Fisher and others.
). B. in relation to the sale of the Revised
Code 1871.
5. B. to authorize Supervisors of Yalo-
busha county to order a re-survey of Town
ship "A, Range z, east
BY MIR eynolds. To amend chapter As,
Code 1871, in relation to the statute of limi-
tation. Referred
SENATE BILLS.
s. B. for the relief of B. f. Pleasa Mt o
Union Parish, La. The bill provides for
the payment of 81 600 for the arrest of one
Robbins who was hung before trial by a
mob i'm Simpson county. The committee
amendment to "strike out $1,000 and insert
S275," was adopted. The bill was consider
ed, engrossed and read a third time. MIR,
McCaskill moved to reconsider the vote
passing the bill to its third reading. Car
RED Mr.. McCaskil moved to strike out
s275 ond insert 800. Mr.. Reynolds moved
| to table, Lost, and the amendment was
adopted and the bill passed.
YEAs-Messrs. Callicott, Carter LIST Dis
trct, Carer 9th District, Currie, Parish,
FitzGerald, Furlong, Gilbert, Jackson, Ian
neau, Lowrance, McCaskill, Montgomery,
Morgan, Oldham, Pratt, Thompson and
| Vance-1S.
NAYs-Messrs. Bills, Bridges, Cowan
Dowd, Foote, Gayies, Griffin, Hooker,
King, Reynolds, Rogers, and Terry-12:
Absent and not Voting-Messrs. Allen,
Barry, Fewell Gibbs, Peery and West-6
S. b. to authorize the Auditor to issue
warrants in redemption of certain state
warrants.
Mr.. Reynolds moved to indefinitely post
/ pone. Carried.
S. B. for an additional Justice OF the
Peace and Constable in Supervisors Dis
rct No. 5, Holmes county. Passed.
5. B. to amend the act to provide for the
approval of official bonds of county officers
so far as it relates to the counties of Marion
Pearl, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Perry
Greene. Jones, Smith and Coyington.
Passed
S.B. to require bond when supersedeas is
obtained in ejectment cases taken to the
Supreme Court. Committee amendments
adopted.
S. B. prescribing an additional oath to be
taken by Supervisors in regard to the seiec
uon of grand jurors. s.
Mr.. Gibbs moved to indefinitely postpone
Carried. -
The President announced the following
Senate members of Joint Committees:
EXECUTIVE CONTINGENT FUND.--Messrs