The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
SENATE.
FIFTY-THIRD DAY.
SATURDAY. March {

SATURDAY March 6, 1880.
Senate met pursuant TO adjournment, Lieut..
Governor Sims in the Chair. Prayer by Rev.
DIR. Hunter. Present, 30-Messrs Anderson,
Bills, Birchett, Brown. Carter, lst District,
Carter 9th District Cooper, Cowan, Crigler.
Dalton, FitzGerald, Gayies, Gibbs, Hamilton,
Hum hries Jackson Johnson, King, Longino,
Lowrance Magee, Peery, Ratlif, Reynolds,
Rogers, Stewart, Vance Walker, West, Will
cox Absent, 7-Messrs Brenham, Bridges,
Gilbert, Griffin, Jaraagin, Perkins, Singleton.
Mr.. Gibbs moved that the privileges of the
Senate be extended to Senator W. D. Peery, of
the 3lst District.
The unfinished business at the night session,
viz: House amendment to the HUMPHREYS Rail
road Bill, was taken mp.
tThe amendment extends the provisions and
penalties of the act to all steamboats, plying
the waters of this State
The Senate refused to concur in said amend
ment by vote of 10 to s.
An act to authoriz9 the Board OF Supervis-
ors of YazOo county to contract for a term of
years for building and repairing bridges in
said county.
message from the House announced the
passage of Senate bill appropriating $4,000 90
for the erection of ire-proof building for the
Blind in the city of jackson.
Mr.. Dalton moved to reconsider the vote
whereby S. b. No. 159, for the relief of the
Jackson Gas Light Company, was lost its
third reading; which prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. Dalton, $3.50 was stricken
out and $500 inserted, the amount due the
jackson Gas Company.
Mr. Cooper made the point that the bill had
not been actually engrossed, and the bill
went over for engrossment
The House concurrent resolution in relation
TO adjournment sine die this evening at
o'clock taken up and concurred in.
The House concurrent resolution providing
for the sale of the extra copies of the Code of
1871, at so cents per copy, was taken up.
Mr.. Reynolds moved to strike out 80 cents
per copy" and insert ''the best terms posi-
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post in the Secretary of States office).
Mr.. Reynolds amendment was adopted, and
the resolution was concurred in.
The House concurrent resolution in relation
to the pay of W. I. Holland, was concurred in.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The Governor returned to the Senate, with
his approval, the following Senate bills:
To incorporate the Buchanan FIGURING Mills
and Manufacturing Company, in Coahoma
county.
To incorporate the Trustees of Bethlehem
Camp Ground.
To incorporate the Mississippi Mills
To amend an act to provide for the payment
of interest on the Chickasaw School Fund.
To amend the charter of West Station.
In relation to the Marshal and Porter of the
Supreme Court.
TO allow an additional constable in each
district of Rankin county.
In relation to certain Manufacturing Com
panies.
To incorporate Corinth Fire Company No. l. |
To incorporate the Port Gibson Laundry
Company.
In relation to the incorporation of the town |
of Wesson.
To incorporate the Commercial Bank of
Vicksburg.
To authorize certain records of Pamela
county to be transcribed
To incorporate the Meridian Manufacture |
ing Company.
For the relief of Mrs C. A Askew
To explain 4th section of an act to create a
in tn ha lad no
County of Lefore.
To authorize necessary appropriations for
building school houses in Holmes county.
To incorporate the Acona Co-operatiye As
Holmes county.
To prohibit the sale of liquors in the town of
Sarepta.
In relation to the deposits of Insurance
and to equalize the same
To incorporate d. W Flowree lee Company.
To incorporate the Union Star Relief of
Columbus.
To authorize the State Superintendent of
to dispose of maps of the State.
To provide for the RECOMMENDATION of the
educable children of Pamela county.
To incorporate the Columbus Oil Mills.
To amend an act imposing tax on
certain privileges.
To provide for the ascertainment of the
States indebtedness on account of the Semin-
AIRY Fund, and further payment of the inter
est thereon.
To require the collection of taxes unpaid for
he year 1877 in Hancock county.
To amend the charter of Mississippi Col {
ege.
To authorize the rebinding of the Record
Book of Wills of Holmes county.
To provide for the sale of certain lands in
Callahatchie and Quitman counties.
To incorporate the Goffeville Guards.
To encourage stock raising in Leake county. {
To incorporate the Vicksburg Cotton Mills .
Company.
To authorize settlement by the State of
Mississippi with the Chicago, st. Louis and /
New Orleans Railroad Company.
For the protection of partridges in Kinds
ounty.
To provide for the re-assessment of the r
ands of Marshall county.
Committee from the House announced that r
he House ready to proceed to the election I
f Superintendent of the Penitentiary, and
invited the Senator's to the Hall of Represen- v
atives to participate therein.
At IL o'clock the Senate proceeded in body Il
0 the Hall of Representatives, and at 1925
clock, the business of the Joint Convention d
aving been concluded, returned to their own Il
ihamber. a
MIR Birchett offered a resolution allowing
he Secretary of the Senate ten additional o
avs in which to bring up the work of bis [
flee at the same rate of compensation per
ay is now allowed, which was adopted 7
Mr.. ]. P. Carter offered resolution allow