The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-01-24
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
SIXTEENTH DAY.

FRIDAY, January %, 1880
Senate met pursuant to adjournment. 1t,
Governor Sims in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Hunter
Present ~; absent, 6-Messrs. Brenham,
Brown, Cowan, Griffin and Vance.
On motion Of Mr. Stewart, the privileges OF
| the Senate were extended TO Hon. II. f. Sim
rail-, eI-Chief Justice Of the State.
| Leave Of absence from day TO day, was
granted to Messrs. Wilcox, Brennan, Peery
and Magee.
| The Committee on Penitentiary and Prisons
made the following report;
| Mr. President-Your Committee to whom
was referred joint resolution relative TO the
organization of Board Of Public Works for
controlling and directing Penitentary labor,
etc, have considered the same, and instructed
me to report the game back, recommending
! its adoption. A. NJ. WEST, Chairman.
The Committee on Corporations recommend
ed the passage of the following bills $, B.
| No. 81, an act to incorporate the town Of
S.rayhorn in Tate county H. b. No. &C. an
act TO incorporate the town OF Brownsville, in
Kinds county; AMI II. b. No. lO4, an act to
almond the charter Of Columbus.
The committee recommended that s, b. No
49, an act to incorporate tho Mississippi Flee
trio Light Company, do not pass,
! MIR. Gibbs introduced
| s. b. No. 46, An act to extend the provisloni
OF an act in relation to Notary Publics in
Yazoo city. Referred to Judiciary Committee
Mr. Cooper introduced
s. Il. No AZ, An act to amend an act abol.
isbing the office of Cotton Weigher in this
State Referred to Committee on Corpora.
tons.
S. b. No. 90 For the relief of NJ. W. Will
liams, as amended by Committee on Claims
was passed
| $. b. No. 20, An act to create an additional
Justice of the Peace and Constable in the
First District of Kinds county, was passed.
). B. No. 81, An act for the relief Of Dewitt
| G. Taylor Of Noxubee county, was passed,
! 5. B. No. 30, An act to extend the time for
| the collection of taxes in Lawrence county,
was laid on the table, subject to call.
The hour having arrived, the special order
| for II o'clock was taken up, 10 wit;
| ). Il. No, 100, of the session Of 1873, IAN act
relative to excessive charges and unjust dis
elimination by railway companies in this
State the same having heen returned to the
Senate by the Governor without his approval.
and now coming before the Senate for recon
| sideration.
Mr. Gibbs raised the point Of order that the
present senate has no right to reconsider a
| bill passed by the last Legislatures that if con-
| sidered at all by this body il must be brought
up as new matter,
On motion Of Mr. Reynolds, the subject
under consideration was postponed till
next Wednesday, and made the special order
for i o'clock A. NJ.
A special committee, consisting Of Me.srs
Gibbs, King and Bills, was appointed to con
fer with the Lieutenant-Go Governor, to whom
was referred the point Of order raised by Mr..
Gibbs
S. b. No, SO, An act to require the free nav.
ment Of costs in civil suits, in Cqpiah county,
was taken up.
Mr.. Jarnagin moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill.
Committee Of three, composed of Messrs, Lon
gino, Cooper and Bridges; lost.
The motion to indefinitely postpone pre-
vailed.
S.B No 26, to incorporate the Mississnpl
Electric Light Company, was laid on table sub
ject to call.
5, b. No. 50, to incorporate the town 0,
Strayhorn in Tate county, was passed.
Senate concurrent resolution relative to the
organization of a Board of Public Works 10
direct the labor Of oonvicts, was adopted.
The petition Of Mrs. +. c. Roach, reported
back by Committee on Claims, was laid on Ia
BILE subject to call
II, b. No. 4S, An act to amend an act n
make the County Of Adams 4 separate Circuit
and Chancery Court District was passed.
II. b. No. N.-An act TO amend Sections 9
Hhu "a su oVA " luVVi HOIute tHe trustees of
the Chamherlain.Hunt Academy, was passed
II. B. No, 99-An act to create an additional
Justice of the Peace and Constable in Jeffer-
son county, was passed.
II, B. No. 94-For relief Of Matte Mcleod
Of Greene county, was passed.
H, b. No &-To incorporate the town Of
Brownsville, in Kinds county, with amend. |
meats, vas referred to Judiciary Committee.
The resolution of instruction to Committee
on Peutentary and Prisons, relative to orga. |
niIation Of Board Of Public Works, was re- |
and amended, and as amended |
adopted
Mr. J. ?. Carter introduced
5. B. No. 4S-And act to provide for the s5. |
ucation Of State Cadets at the Mississippi Mil
itary Institute. Referred to Committee on |
Education.
Mr.. Gayles introduced
S. B. No. 40, An act to incorporate the
Board Of Levee Commissioners for the coun.
les Of Bolivar, Washington and Issaquena,