The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-21
SENATE.
NINTH DAY

THURSDAY, Jan. 10Th.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment. 1t
Governor Sims in the chair.
Pray yer by Rev. DR.. Watkins.
All the Senators except MesSrs. Cooper and
FitzGerald were present.
Mr.. Gayles gave notice that be would, ut an
early day. intro 'uce a bill 10 prevent the
working Of convicts on plantations and other
private works.
Mr.. REYNOLDS presented the answer Of Hon
Warren Cowan to the petition of Hon. J. 5.
Norris, cOptestinc his seat in the Senate In
the same conn ction and on the same subject,
Mr.. King presented an affidavit Of + Patter-
son-hoth Of which were on motion 0t Mr..
Reynolds referred to the Committee on Regis
traton and Elections.
Mr. Reynolds, Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee reported back to the Senate sundry
bills that had been referred to them, with
recomni endations as follows That the Sen
ate concur in House joint resolution 10 ap-
point IA Joint Committee 10 consider the ques
ton of calling a Constitutional Convention; ;
that s. b. No. 9, for the relief of VI. Olive Girls
SON. do not pass that II. b. No. 46, 10 extend
the time for holding he Courts in Second
District OF Carroll county do pass, rs amend
ed and that 5. Is. No. u, to authorize the
Board of Supervisors of NOXubee county to
take certain action, be amended, and as
amended, do pass.
Mr. Bills, Chairman Committee on Counties
and County Boundaries recommended the
passage of II. Is. No. L. in relation to the alb
stracts of titles TO real estate IN Old Itsho-
mingO county.
Mr.. West offered the following resolution,
Be it Resolved. BY the Senate, the House
concurring That he election disappointment Mt
of the Penitentiary be postponed untll the
Legislature has adopted some general law IN
reference to the PeniteutiaTy systepi and that
such election shall take place at some future
time to be fixed by resolution OF the Two
Houses Of the Legislature.
A motion to reconsider the action OF the
SeDate, was laid on the table.
Mr.. Jackson introduced
e. b. No. 1S-An act to prevent emigration
from this State.
Sec. BE il enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Mississippi, that any person VINO
shall be guilty of encouraging or deeoylng
emigrants from the State, shall, upon convlc-
ton be fined in sum Of not less than ten
nor more than twenty dollars.
Sec. BE i enacted, That this act take
effect and he il force from and after IS pass
age. Referred to linn grGiiqr Committee
Mr. Brown introduced
s b. No 49, An act to repeal an act 10
amend the exemption laws OF TINS state
which was referred TO Committee on AgrIcul-
tnre Commerce and Manufactures.
Mr. REYNOLDS moved to indefinitely postpone
s B. No s. for thr relief of NJ. Olive Grlsson,
which motion prevailed.
The Judiciary Committee accommodated the
foIlowinr amendment TO S. b. No. Il. to tu-
thorize the Board of Supervisors OF NoXueee
county to take certain actlonsi amend ~
strakin, out in second section all alter the
in brackets. The Hill as amended was
passed. ,1,:
The amendment recommended Ly the Judi
ciarv Committee 10 II. b. No. 40 n NlAg che
times and number of days for holding the va
rious circuit and chancery couri :, was adopi
ed. and the bill passed as amended.
The blank Ia House concurrent resolution
nroviding for Joint committee to consider
the question ofho.ding consutuiohal en-
vention. was on motion of Mr.. Cowan hIeu
bv ;nserting "three Committee-Messrs
Birchett J p Carter and Perkins.
H. B. No 3. An act to repeal section o9l OF
Code of 1871. in relation to contested electlohS
was referred to Committee on Registration
and Elections,
HB No 80. To fet,t As an act to prohibit the
sale of vinOus and spirituous liquors "lthlh
three miles of Chester, Choetaw county, was
referred to Committee on Corporations
H b. No "a To authorize the Board OF SUI
pszvisors of Montgomery county TO have the
realty Of said county assessed during the year
1880 was referee. tc Finance Commit'ee.
B No - In relation ~ Ghstract or titles
in old Tishomiugo county. was passed
/ The President announced the appointment
/ of the following 5, andiug Committees
PTBLIC HR,LFH AND QUARANTINE.-M essrS
Rranham. Crigler, Cowan, Vance and Stew
art. ort of the
Senates NJ,
EXECUTIVE GoNrlEoENT FUND.-Messrs,
Brown, Ratliff and Magee,
LIBRARY-Messrs. Gilbert, Dalton ana ham
ilton. 49,,
q TyERsIrrEs-Messrs Birchett, Perkins
At Ills OIL motion of Mr.. Bills, the Senate
adjourned.