The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-04
SENATE.
TMENTY-sEcoNn DAY

TWENTY-SEC0ND DAY
FRIDAT, January 30, 1880.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment. 1t
| Governor Sims in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Watkins.
| Present, -; absent, 9-Messrs- BRENNAN
/ Bridges, Gayles, HUMPHREYS johnson, Peery
| Perkins and Rat,if
The Judiciary Committee recomme nded the
passage OF S. B. No. Y, to allow an additional
constable in each Supervisor 5 District oi
Rlnkin Co.; S. 4. No. 40, for the relief of ". VI
/ Conner, of Noxubee county. and S. B. No. 81
| to authorize the Beard of Supervisors of AL
corn county to Issue bonds to build court
/ house. The Committee reported adversely on
| S. B. No SO to provide for the payment OF
stock killed or injured by railroads.
The Committee on Railroads recommends ]
| the passage of s b. No. - 10 amend act
relative to the New Orleans and Northeast
ern Railroad Co, corporation of the State OF
louisiana, and empowering said Company to
exercise and employ its corporate powers and
| franchises II the State of Mississi ppi.
The Committee on Claims recommended the
| passage of 5. b. No 3, for the relief of Mrs.
| G. A. Askew, and 5. b. No. 20, for the relief OF
J. j. Anderson, Sheriff OF Union county.
The Committee on Counties and County
| Boundaries recommended the passage of II.
b. n 5, TO repeal an act TO provide for the re-
moving of distractions in creeks and other
water courses in Prentiss county.
Leave of absence from day to day was
granted to Messrs. Ratlif, Hunphries and
Gayles.
| Mr. Jarnagin at his own request was re-
| lieved from service on Committee on Corpora
tons.
The Senate concurred in House concurrent
resolution requesting our Representatives in
Congress to urge the passage of bill pending
in Congress to provide for indemnties due
to the several States under act of Congress
approved March 2, 1854 and March B. 1857,
relating to swamp and overfowed lands.
Mr. Dalton introduced
s. B. No. 81, An act to prevent the sale of
10 " al 10 i
read depot in Faulkner, Tippah county. Re-
ferred to Committee on Corporations.
On motion OF Mr.. Bills, S. B. No. 13 to repeal
the eleventh Section of the Agricultural Lien
Law, indefinitely postponed, by the fol-
lowing vote
YEAs-Messrs. Anderson, Bills, Carter lst
District, Carter 9th District, Cooper, Cowan,
Crigler, FitzGerald Gibbs, Gilbert, Hamilton,
Jackson. Jarnagin, KING, Magee, Reynolds,
Singleton, West and Wilcox-19
NAYS Messrs. Brown, Dalton, Griffin,
LOngino, Lowrance, Perkins, Rogers, Stew
art, Vance and Walker-l0.
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-Messrs. Birchett,
Brennan, Bridges, Gayles HUMPHREYS john
son. Peery and Ratlitf-S
S. B. No. 49, To repeal act to amend the
exemption laws Of this State together with
substitute for the same, was indefinitely pest
poned.
Mr.. West moved 10 reconsider the vote
whereby the bill was postponed, and to have
the same entered upon the Journal
S. b. No. 80, To provide for the payment of
stock killed by railroads, placed the
calendar, subject to call
S. b No. Y, To allow an additional Consta-
BILE in each Supervisors District of Rankin
county, was passed.
S. B. No. 76 For the relief of VIM M.Connor,
passed
s. B. No ~ In relation to public schools in
TuRica county, was passed. as amended.
On motion of Mr. Cowan, the privileges of
the Senate were extended to Hon. +. b. Platt,
of Madison county.
S. 8. No 20, For the relief of j. j. Ander-
son, passed.
S. B. No. %, For the relief of Mrs c. A.
Askew, was passed.
S. B. No. 80, To repeal an act to amend an
act entitled act to amend act TO incor-
porate the Ripley Railroad Company, was
passed.
House Joint Resolution in regard to boun-
Diary between the States of Mississippi and
Arkansas cOncurred in.
H. b. No. l65, An act to incorporate the
Columbus Compress Company, was passed.
H. b. No. los, To repeal an act for the pre-
servation of fish in Lowndes county, was
passed as amended.
H B. No. 5, To repeal an act to provide for
the removing of distractions in creeks and
other water courses in Prentiss county, was
Ii. B. No 1872 to prohibit the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors within seven miles of Hopewel
Church, in Coyington county was passed,
II. B. No. 166, to reduce the corporate linn
its of Rienzi, was passed.
H. b. No. 148, to incorporate the town of
Coffeeville was passed.
On motion of Mr.. Lowrance, Chapter Is, of
the Revised Code, in relation to Public Free
Schools reported by Code Committee, was re-
ferred to Committee on Education.
The Committee, consisting of Senator's Jack
son FitzGerald Rogers and Wilcox who
were appointed TO draft resolutions express
i've of the feelings of the feelings of the Sem
ate IN regard to the death of Hon. W. G. Dowd,
late member of the Senate from the SD Dis
trct submitted the following.
Whereas, 1t has pleased Almsghty God to
take from among us our friend and associate
in whom we recognized an able and faithful
Legislator.
l. Resolved, That while we bow in humble
submission the will of the Divine Master,
believing that He doeth all things we'll, We
cannot refrain from dropping the tear of SYM
patty over the grave of our deceased friend,
knowing full well that few men ever possessed
in so remarkable degree many good
jectionable.
2 Resolved That the sympathy of this
Senate be extended to the family and friends
of the deceased, and that we sincerely condole
with them in their great loss and bereave-
ment.
g. Resolved, That this preamble and these
resolutions be spread upon the Journal, and
that the Secretary be instructed to forward
copy of the same to the family of the deceased.
l. Resolved, That in honor of the memory
of the deceased, the Senate do now adjourn.
In presenting these resolutions Senator
Wilcox paid eloquent and feeling tribute
to the memory of the lamented and dlstIn-
guished dead.
The President, at l:S0 o'clock, declared the
Senate adjourned.