The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-01-20
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
TWELFTH DAY.
MnxnAY. JanuarY /

Senate met pursuant 80 adjournment; Lieu
ant-Governor Sims in the Chair. PRAYER
By Rev DR.. Hunter. All the Senators were
present.
SIR. Gayles gave notice that he would al IN
early date introduce bill to protect crops in
this State.
Tie Judiciary Committee recommended
that <. b. No y. TO provide for the payment
of'oficers costs III advance do bot pass; and
that 5. b. No. ~, 10 remove the Liabilities Of
Willie Warren Anderson, do not pass.
The Committee further recommended that
no bill be passed for the relief Of James y.
Lee. Of Jasper county also that 5. b. No. 49,
creating TWO Circuit and Chancery Courts in
Pamela county, do pass.
The Finance Committee reported adversely
on s. b. No "a, making it misdcmeanor for
Assessors Of Taxes TO fail TO administer the
oath Of affirmation to persons when assessed.
The Committee on Claims reported back to
the Senate, with the Recommendation that it
do not rags s. T. No. % for the relief Of NJ.
W. Williams Of Holmes county; and II. u. No.
g. to nay the Hon j A. y. Campbell the sum
Of Al 800 for codifying the laws Of Mississippi
With the recommendation that it do pass.
Mr. FitZGersld offered . concurrent resolu-
ton providing for joint convention Of the
House and Senate at II o'clock to-day for the
purpose Of elecing Public Printer and State
Librarian, which was adopted
Mr. Perkins offered resolution providing
for removing the legal disabilities ri married
women, and looking to a change in the laws
Of this State authorizing them to make con-
tracts, sue, be sued etc. On motion OF Mr..
Perkins the resolution was laid on the table
subject TO call.
Mr.. Jarnagin offered a resolution looking to
the repeal Of an act to reduce the judiciary
expenses Of this State, approved March q,
1875. The resolution, on motion OF Mr.. Jarna-
gin, was made the special order for Thursday
221 inst. At u clock, 4. NJ.
Mr. Perkins offered The following resolution,
which was laid on the table subject to call;
Resolved BY the Legislature of the State Of
Mississippi That section /, of an act 20 pro-
vide for agricultural liens. and for other pur-
poses, approved April l4,lS76, should be repeal
ed, and that IL should be unlawful to make
mortgages or dreds of trust on crops to be
grown.
Resolved, That the Code Committee be in
structed to make the law in the Code conform
10 the opinion Of the Legislature as expressed
in the above resolution.
Mr. Cowan introduced
=. b. No. %. An act to amend the statutes
in regard to Boards Of HEALTH which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Public Health and
Quarantine.
Mr. Stewart introduced
+. b. No. %. An act to create an additional
Justice of the Pence and Constable in the
Second Supervisors District Of Kinds county,
which was referred to Judiciary Committee.
Leave Of absence from day to day was
granted to MIR. Cowan.
3. b. No. IA. Making it a misdemeanor for
Assessors of taxes to fail to administer the
oiNh of affirmation to persons when assessed
was indefinitely postponed
s. b. No 20, For the relief Of NJ. w Will
liams of Holmes county, was on motion of
Mr. Longino. recommitted to Committee on
Claims.
s.B. No. %. To remove the disabilities of
Willie Warren Anderson, was indefinitely
postponed.
On motion of Mr. Gayles the privileges of
the Senate were extended TO Hon. James Il.
Lynch of Adams county.
Mr. Longino, Chairman of the Committee on
Enrolled Bills, reported that the Committee
had examined and found correctly enrolled
the following bills II. b. No. l. 70 repeal
chapter 80 of the acts of 1876 II. B No. H. In
relation to abstracts of titles TO real estate in
old Tishomingo county; II. B. No. IA, To in
corporate the town Of Quitman; II. b, No. lS
TO incorporate the town of Lauderdale II. b.
No. %, For the relief of Wayne county; Ii. b.
No. %, To repeal an act to husband certain
fertilizers of Lowndes county, and IL. b. No.
46, Fixing the times and number of days for
holding the Circuit and Chancery courts of
this State.
S. d. No. 10. An act to divide Pamela
county into two Circuit Court Districts, was
passed.
S. B. No, q, to provide for the payment of
officers costs in advance, was indefinitely
postponed.
b. No. 6s to pay the Hon. J, up Campbell
the sum of Sl,500 for revising and codifying
the laws of Mississippi, was passed.
II. b, No. 81 to authorize the Board of Su-
pervisors OF Jefferson county, to Issue bonds
for the purpose of building a Court House,
was passed.
H. b. No. 100, to prohibit sale of intoxica-
ting liquors within 8 miles of Decatur New
ton county, was referred to Committee on
Counties and County Boundaries.
II. b. No. lU2, to amend on act to create an
additional Justice of the Peace in Beat No. 8,
Leake county, was laid ON table subject to
call.
H. B. No, Ill, to incorporate MoComb City,
in Pike county, was referred to Committee on
Corporations
!. II, B. No. 1903, to provide for registration OF
votes in town of Balwyn, was referred to Com
mittee on Corporations,
II. b, No. lO6, to repeal an act for the preser,
walton of fish in Lowndes county, was refer
red to Committee on Counties and County
Boundaries.
IL. B. No. III, to authorize the Treasurer of
Pontotoc county to sell certain lands on ac-
count of common school fund, was referred to
Committee on Education.
H. B. l0I to amend the charter of Columbus,
was referred to Committee on Corporations.
II. b. No. %, to provide for payment of
salary to clerk of Board of Supervisors of
Jefferson county, was referred TO Committee
on Counties and County Boundaries.
H. b. No 100, to reduce official bonds of the
Sheriff, Tax Collector and Circuit and Chan
Gerry Clerks of Jones county, was referred to
Committee on Counties and County Bounda- |
ries
II, B. No. 81, to prevent obstruction of Steels |
Bayou in Issaquena county, was refer ed to
Committee on Counties and County Bounda-
ries.
II. B. No. SO, to incorporate the town of |
in Kinds county, was referred 10 |
Committee on Corporations.
H. B. No 80, to create an additional Justice |
of the Peace in Jefferson county, was referred |
to Committee on Finance
H. B. No. "a, for the relief Of Matte Mcleod |
Of Green eountywss referred to Committee on |
Finance.
II, B. No. 90, to amend the act incorporating
the Chamberlain Hunt Academy, was referred |
to Judiciary Committee.
H. b. No. IS, to repeal an act to pro-
hibit thu sale Of intoxicating LIQUORS
within FIVE miles of the town of Newport, At
ala county, was passed
A Committee from the House of Represen.
.atives, announced that the Hall of the House
was in readiness to receive the Senate, that
Ihet wo Houses in joint convention may proceed
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