The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-26
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Recess having expired, the consideration
of the school bill was resumed. Mr.. Peery
moved to indefinitely postpone. Mr.. Ian
neau moved to re fer to select committee
of five, with instruction, to report to-mor-
row morning, which prevailed Commit
tee -Messrs. Lowrance. Terry, j. T. Carter
Reynolds and Thompson.
On motion of Mr.. Reynolds, the Senate
took from the table II. B. %, An act to reg
ulate the keeping and carrying OF deadly
weapons.
Mr.. Lanneau moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill, which was lost By the follow
ing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Dowd, Parish, Gibbs,
Gilbert, Hooker, Lanneau, Oldham aud
Peery-S.
licott, Carter LIST District, Carter 9th District
FIJI zGerald, Foote, Furlong, Gayles, Griffin,
Jackson, King Lee, LoWrance, McCaskill,
Montgomery, Reynolds, Rogers, Terry,
Thorn pson and Vance-22.
Absent and not Voting-M essrs. Barry,
Cowan, Currie, Fewell, Morgan, Pratt and
Vest.
On motion of Mr.. Rogers, the bill was
tabled.
On motion of Mr.. Furlong, the House
amendment t. S. B 81, in reference to the
Mississippi Valley and Ship Island Railroad
Company, was concurred in.
On motion OF Mr.. Montgomery, III. B. AS.
to authorize and provide for new regis
| tration of the gal voters OF Kinds county,
was taken from the caledar, and passed.
| On motion of Mr.. j. Z. Carter, IL. b. us,
to provide for the distribution of the Com
mon School Fund, was token up, and the
bill passed. 1t provides for the Is rbution
on the third Monday in January and July,
and the Assessors reports for 1877, being
| incomp lete, the distribution is to be made
on the basis of the eports for 1876.
! On motion of Mr.. Dowd, an act for the
| tI,o -
was referred to the Committee on Claims.
On motion of Mr.. Morgan, Ill. B. to amend
section 75S OF Revised Code, in relation to
witnesses, was referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
LII. b. 400, to amend section 75S, Revi ed
Code, in relation to witnesses was taken
from the calendar and reiercd to Judiciary
| Committee.
5. 3. 22S authorising Supervisors of AL
corn, Prentiss, Tishomingo and Yaz1o
counties, to have a ptrt of their proceedings
| published, was taken up. On motion OF
Mr.. Peery, the counties OF L. fore and Goa
homa were added, and the bill passed.
5. B. 1913, to mend chapter 8 of Code, re-
lating TO Chaneery Courts, was amended in
several particulars and passed. The COM
piIation OF Chancery laws, with notes and
index, to &c published as an appendix Ie
acts of 1873.
| Mr.. Morgan, from the Judiciary Corn
mittee, reported favorably on S. b. Ia tt
divide the county of Pamela into two Cir
cult and Chancery Court Districts Houst
amendments wtre concurred in. Bill ha.
/ passed the Senate.
S. B. 220, for the settlement of all claim
of the State for taxes in arrears by the Mo-
bile and Ohio Railroad Company upor
lands and other property, and provide TO
the collection of taxes in future, and thu
terminate litigation was taken up and
passed. The road pays $50 600 in settle
ment of all claims to date.
Messrs. Gibbs aud Bills asked to be re
corded as voting against the bill.
Mr. Morgan stated that he would have
voted against the BILL but was paired OF
with Mr.. Jewell, who would have voted fol
il.
At7 o'clock the Senate adjourned