The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18

THIRTY SECOND DAY.

EDNESDAY, February II, 1851.
Senate met pursuant 70 adjournment. Lieu
| tenant-Goverpor sims IN the Chair. Present
81; absent G-Nessrs Gibbs. Hnmphries
Longino, Lowrance, Singleton ard Vance,
The Committees on Ju dietary. Finance, Cor
porgtions and Enrolled Bills submitted re-
ports, which were laid on the table, subject to
call.
Mr. Rogers introduced
S. B. No. 1870 An act 70 re-en@ct an act to
town of Pittsboro. Referred o Committee on
Counties and County Boundaries.
Mr. Gayles introduced
) b. No. 151, An act to amend an act TO pro
vide for the leasing of Chickasaw School
Lands. Referred to Committee on Public
Lands.
Mr. Peery introduced
S. b. No 1872 An act to amend section
1867 of the Revised Code of 1911 Re
ferrad t. Judiciary Committee.
S. 3. No. lO8, To Incorporate Corinth Fire
Co. No. l, was passed.
5. b. No. 10l, To incorporate the East Mis-
sissipi Mills. was passed.
S. &. No. II, To amend the charter of West
Point, Clay county, was passed
s. Is. No. III, To authorize certain records
of Pamela county to be transcribed, was
5. b. No. lee, To create n additional Justice
of the Peace in Winston county, was passed.
S. B. No. ll2, to confer upon the Chancery
Courts Of Tunica county juris fiction in a GER
tain case, was passed.
S. B. No. 1l9, to authorize certain State Off
GERS to compromise Judgment OF the State
Board of + iucati0n against the city of Aber-
deem, was passed.
5. B. No lOG, in relation to the Marshal and
Porter of the Supreme Court, as amended was
passed
s. B. III. to authorize the settlement bv the
State of Mississippi, with the Chicago. St. Louis
and New Orleans Railroad Company, was
motion of Mr.. Reynolds, recommitteed TO FL
nance Committee, with instructions to so
amend the bill as 10 authorize the compromise
to be made upon the payment of principal
and interest due at the time of such compro
mise, if the Committee deem the same TO be TO
the interest of the State, and just and proper
under the circumstance.
S. b. No. 1Z5, to amend an act imposing n
tax on certain privileges.
H. b. No. 167. to amend an act authorizing
the Governor to appoint an additional Justice
of the Peace and Constable in Marshall county,
was passed.
H. B. No. 1872, to incorporate the Planters
Compress Company, of Meridian, was passed.
II. b. No 2}6, to incorporate the Spanish
Benevolent Association, of Biloxi, was passed.
II. b. No. 144 to amend act to establish
a college in Mississippi, passed May Ii, 1902,
was Indefinitely postponed
The Senate. on motion of Mr.. Cowan, went
into Executive session, with closed doors, and
after some time spent therein the doors were
thrown open, and the Senate resumed legis-
lative business.
Mr.. Stewart introduc I'd
s B. No 133 An act to regulate the charges
of County Surveyors for plates and reports.
Referred TO Committee on Code
MIR. Perkins introduced
S B. No. 1874 To amend an act to appoint an
agent to investigate frauds, aud collect
money due the State, Counties and Le7ee
Boards of the State. Referred TO the Judici-
airy Committee.
Mr. Cowan introduced the following resolu-
ton, which was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Resolved, BY the Senate, the House concur
ring, That the Code Committee be, and they
are hereby instructed, to prepare a bill to be
inserted in fhe new Code to provide a uni
form license tax on all retail liquor dealers of
one hundred dollars each; and that cities
counties and towns, shall be allowed to levy
equal tax for county corporation pur-
poses within their respective limits.
Mr.. Cowae offered the following resolution.
which was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee.
Resolved, By the Senate, the House concur
ring, That the Code Committee be, and they
hereby instructed, to prepare an act to be
inserted in the Code. that grand larceny shall
be felony, punished by Imprisonment in the
penitentiary; and that the same shall consist
of the larceny of property Of the value of
twenty-five dollars or more. and that the lar
ccny of property of less value than twenty-five
dollars shall be petit larceny, and a misde-
meanOr to be punished as other misdemean0rs
are, by the general laws on the subject.
Mr.. Cowan offered the following resolution
which was adopted:
Resolved, That on and after Monday, the
10th inst, the Senate hold two sessions per
day, commencing at 10 o clock A. NJ, and $50
o'clock P NJ. res pectively.
Mr.. Stewart introduced Senate concurrent
resolution to exempt from taxation certain
q. s Government property. Referred to Jul
dietary Committee.
The Senate went into Committee of the
Whole for consideration of Chapter IL of the
Code in relation to the University of Missis- |
sirpi, Mr.. j. P. Carter in the chair.
Upon recommendation of Committee Of the
Whole, the Senate concurred in House amend
ment to said Chapter, and amended, was
adopted.
House amendment to Chapter 6, in relation
to certain Public ofheerss, was coneurred In,
and as amended the Chapter was adopted
Chapter 2 in relation to the limits and d.
visions of the State of Mississippi, adopt |
ed.
At o'clock. on motion of Mr.. Cowan, Sem
ate adjourned.