The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-11


Il u be printed for use of the legislature
d Mr. J. P. Carter, from Committee on Finance
recommended the massage of the following
bills: H. Is. No l33, 10 Authorize Board o.
Supervisors of Sumner county TO pay certain
warrants issued to school teachers in 1873; md
H. B. No. $50, TO authorize Board of Supervi
sors OF Chickasaw county to levy a tax TO pay
=. outstanding school warrants for 1871
. Mr.. Birchett, from Committee on Rail
roads, reported adversely on S. B. No. 80. 10
! ! prohibit free passes or free tickets to public
officers on the Railroads of this State.
Mr.. Stewart, Chairman of Committee on
, Humane and Benevolent Institutions sub
mitted the following report:
, Mr.. ERESIDENF: The Committee of the SEN
, ! ate on Humane and Benevolent Institutions
+ to whom was referred bill TO be entitled, An
act TO prevent the sale or giving away of to-
baceo 10 persons under the age of l. wears
have had the same under consideration and
have instructed me to report:
That your Committee feel complimented
that this bill has been referred to Them, and
thank the Honorable Senator for moving its
direction.
As was stated to the Senate upon its intro
duction, the original of this bill conceiv-
ed by a youth of not more than IA summers
| wis was doubtless moved thereto by the live
| ly interests he feels in all the rising genera
ton; and knowing, as We do, that there
IS law upon our Statute books prohib
| iting the sale of intoxicating liquors
to minors. he sees, as do no reason why
| this prohibitory law should not be further ex-
| tended, So 10 shield and protect the youth
| of the country from the immoral Ind hurtful
practice of the of the poisonous narcotic
named in the bill, which, according to scien-
| fists of the medical profession, and the ex-
perIence and observation of mank gener-
| ally, entails upon the human race the most
baneful and abhorent ills that flesh is heir
to.
| The enactment of such law, in the opiu-
ion of your Committee, would be the estab-
! lishment of another Humane and Benevo-
| lent Institution and now holding as il
were, this mirror up to nature, and COM
INN linz Ia ~, 81 l.
teach, To those of ripper years, your Com
mittee respectfully recommend its passage.
J. D. STEWART, Chairman
Mr.. J. P. Carter offered the following reso-
1 lutions
Be it resolved by the senate, the House con
curing, That when the Legislature adiouIns
to-day, it adjourn until Monday 10th
Be it further resolved, That the employees
efeach House, not actually engaged in the
| discharge OF their respective duties such
| during said adjournment, shall receive no pay
| for said days of adjournment.
Mr.. Bills moved TO lay said resolution on the
| table which was lost by the following vote:
| IEAs-Messrs. Bills, Brennan Bridges A.
r. Carter Griffin, Jarnagin Johnson King |
Magee, Peery, Perkins and Rogers-12
NAYs-Messrs Anderson, Brown, J. p Car. |
| ter, Cri gler. Dalton, FitzGerald. Gibbs Ham
| ilton, jackson, Longino, Ratliff, Reynolds |
Singleton, Stewart, Vance, Walker, West and
Wileox-lS.
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs Birchett |
Cooper Cowan, Gayles, Gilbert, Humphries |
and Lowrance-7
Mr.. Jarnagin moved to strike out Monday, |
10th, and insert Thursday, 18th.
A motion to table, by AIR. FitzGeraldA was
lost
Mr.. Peery moved to amend the amendment
by striking cut Thursday, 18th, and inserting
Tuesday 18th tabled.
Mr., Perkins moved to amend by allowing
employees to receive half their pay lost
The resolution, offered by Mr.. Carter,
adopted.
Mr.. jackson introduced
R No A
agents from plying their vocation in this
State, without first obtaining license there
.or. Referred to Committee on Agriculture,
Commerce end Manufactures
Mr.. Reynolds introduced
S. b. No l06, An act in relation TO the Mar
shat and Porter of the Supreme Court. Re
terred to Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Magee Introduced
S. B. No. TO- An act in reference to Dis
trict Attorneys. Referred to Judiciary Com
mittee
Mr.. Bills introduced
s B. No: l0s An act to incorporate Corinth
Ere co No /. Referred to Committee on
Cor. lions.
Mr.. Bridges introduced
S B. No. 100 An act to create an additional
Justice of the Peace in Winston county Re
ferred 10 Judiciary Committee
Mr.. Crigler introduced
5. 3. No no. An act to reduce the official
bond of the County Administrator of Oktibbe-
ha county. Referred to Committee on Coun-
ties and County Boundaries.
Mr.. Vance introduced
S. B. Ne Ill, An act to authorize the Board
of Supervisors Of Pamela county to have tran
scribed certain records. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
Mr. Perkins introduced
S. B. No. u, An act to confer jurisdiction
upon the Chancery Court of Tuniea county
in certain case. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
Mr. FitzGerald introduced
). Is. No. ll3, An act to attach the counties
of Calhoun and Qutfman to the Third and
Il III "a 70 oh fh.at iraa
of holding the Circuit and Chancery Courts
in said counties, and to change the time of
holding Circuit Court in Tallahatchie and
Grenada counties. Referred to Judiciary
Committee.
Mr. BRENNAN introduced
S. B. No. la, An act to incorporate Nthe
Gaillard Sporting Club of Adams county.
Referred to Committee Corporations.
Mr.. Anderson introduced
S. B. No. 115, An act to incorporate the
town of Duncansby, Issaquena county Re
ferred to Committee on Corporations
Mr. Reynolds introduced
S. b. No 1l6, An act to amend act rela-
tive TO the transportation of passengers upon
eight trains by railroad companies in this
State. Referred to Committee on Railroads. :
Mr.. Dalton, from the Committee on Regis
tration and Elections, submitted a minority
report in the matter of the contest for the seat
of hon. Warren Cowan by Judge j. S, Norris
dissenting from the views OF the majority of
the committee.
S. B. No. e., To authorize the Board of Su-
pervisors of Alcorn county to issue and sell
the bonds of the county to build courthouse, |
as amended by Mr. Bills, was passed.
s. b. No. SO, To amend an act to incorporate
the town of Walthall, Sumner county, was
passed.
S. B. No. 81, For the relief of the Pilot Pub
fishing Company, was passed.
5. Il. No. JOB, To amend act in relation to
the towns of Beauregard and Wesson, so far
the same applies to Beauregard. was passed,
H. B. No. Z35, To authorize the Beard Of Su,
pervisors of Franklin county 70 purchase a
safe, was passed as amended.
House joint resolution to provide for an
investigation of the books, papers and vouch- ,
ers of the Treasurer and Secretary Of the
Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners,
was, upon motion of Mr.. Perkins, recommit-
ted to Committee on Levees
The privileges of the Senate Nere extended
to DR.. John \. hurry, Of Tippah county
S. B. n Cd To make appropriations for the
a. NJ. College was laid on the table subject
to call.
S. B. No. 90, To prevent the sale or giving
away of tobacco to persons under II years Of
age, indefinitely postponed.
s B. No 80 e krohiois free passes or free
tickets TO public officers on railroads in this :
State, was made the special order for the 10th
inst.
H. B. No. 229, To provide for the extension
Of time of payment of certain bonds of Adams
county, was passed.
H. B. No. 40, To authorize the Board of Su-
pervisors of Washington eonnty, 10 pay GER
tain claims to The Board of Registrars of said
county, was indefinitely postponed
II. b. No. 246, to amend an act to provide
for and regulate the Public Schools of The {
city OF Columbus, vas Indefinitely postponed
ID. u. No. z49, TO authorize the Board of SUI
pervisors of Neshoba county to levy a special
tax to meet the deficit in school teachers
fund for 1879, was passed
H. B. No, 251, 70 incorporate Vicksburg
Union No. !. was passed
d. u. 40. 2l2, to incorporate the Columbus
Gas Liffht Co., was laid on the table subject to
call.
., H. B. No. 242, to incorporate the town of I
shannon, Lee county. was passed
II. b. No. l33, To authorize the Board of Su-
peryisors of Sumner county to ,.ay certain
warrants issued to schSal teaches, was passed
Chapter a. OF the Revised Code, in relation
to Justices of the Peace, was taken up