The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-01-16
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
NINTH DAY.

"-As -~%Ns
Senate met pursuant 70 adjournment. Ii
Governor Sins in the chair
PRAYER by Rev. DR.. Watkins.
All the Senator'S except Messrs. Cooper sud
FiizGerald were present.
Mr. Gayles gave notice that he wouii, Al Tn
early day. intro luce a bill 10 prevent the
working Il conyicts on plantations and Other
private works.
Mr.. Reynolds presented the answer Of lion
Wnrrpr Cowan TO the petition Of Hon. J. >.
Morris, eontesting his seat in the senate Ia
the same conn elton and 90 the same suhlec',
Mr. King presented an affidavit Of i Pat'er-
son-both Of which were. on motion o. Mr.
Reynolds referred TO the Committee on Regis
traiion and Elections.
Mr. Reynolds, Chairman OF the J d'"iary
Committee, reported back to the Senate sundry
bills that had been referred 10 them. with
recommendations as follows That the SEN
ate concur in House joint resolution TO APP
point Joint Committee, to consider the ques
ton Of calling a Constitutional Convention
that y. Is. No q, for the relief Of VI Olive Girls
son, do not pass that II. b. No. 40, - extend
abe time for holding the Courts in Second
District Of Carroll county, do pass, AS amend
ed and that s. Il No. u, to authorize the
Board Of Supervisors Of Noxubee county to
take certain action, be amended aud as
amended DO pass.
L. Mr. BillHt tHhlImun bOmhUict On NOuHlltn
land County Boundaries recommended the
passage Or II Is. No IL, ID relation to the abb
stracts of titles to real estate in old Tisho-
miHgo county.
Mr. West offered the following resolution
which was adopted;
Be 1t Resolved BY the Senate, the House
concurring That the election Disappointment Mt
| Of the Penitentlary he postponed until the
legislature has adopted some general law in
. Int
| such election shall take place a. some future
| time, to be fixed by resolution of the two
Houses Of the Legislature.
| A motion to reconsider the action Of tne
seDate, was laid on the table.
Mr.. Jackson introduced
| s. b. No. lS-An act TO prevent emigration
from this State
Sec. BE it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Mississippi that any person who
shall be guilty Of encouraging or decoying
emigrants from the State, shall, upon convc-
ton, be fined in n sum Of not less than ten,
nor more than twenty dollars.
Sec. BE it enacted, That this act take
effect and be in force from and after is pass
age Referred to immigration Committee.
| Mr.. Brown introduced
s. b. No. 10. An act to repeal an act to
amend the exemption laws Of this State
which was referred TO Committee on Agricul-
ture, Commerce and Manufactures
Mr.. Reynolds moved to indefinitely postpone
S. Is. No. g. for the relief of NJ. Olive Grisson.
which motion prevailed.
The Judiciary Committee recommended the
following amendment TO s. b. No. II. to au'
thorize the Board of Supervisors Of Noxube(
county to take certain actions; amend by
striking out in second section all after the
words record of said county, and included
in brackets. The bill, rs amended, was
passed.
The am ndment recommended by the Judi
ciary Committee to II. b. No. As, fixing the
times and number of days for holding the va
rious circuit and chancery courts, was adopt
ed and the bill passed rs amended.
The blank in House concurrent resolution
providing for a joint committee to consider
the question ofhoiding constitutional con,
vention, was, on motion Of Mr. Cowan, filled
by inserting "threen Committee-Messrs
Birchett. J. F. Carter and Perkins.
H. b. No. 8. An act to repeal section 39l Of
Code of 1871, in relation to contested elections
was referred to Committee on Registration
and Elections.
II b. No. IL. To repeal an act to prohibit the
sale Of vinous and sprituous liquors within
three miles of Chester, Choctaw county, was
referred to Committee on Corporations.
H. b. No. q. To authorize the Board of Su
pervisors of Montgomery county to have the
realty of said county assessed during the Yeal
1880, was referred to Finance Committee.
H. b. No u In relation to abstract Of titles
in old Tishoraingo county, was passed.
The President announced the appointment
of the following Standing Committees:
PupLtC HEtLTH ANr QUARANTINE.-Messrs
Brenham, Crgler Cowau, Vance and Stew
art,
Joint Standing COMMITTEES on part of the
| Senate:
EXECUTIVE CONTINGENT FuND.-Messrs
Brown, Ratlif and Magee
LrBRARY-Messrs. Gilbert, Dalton and Ham
| ilton
ENROLLED BILLs-Messrs. LongiDo Brown
and Walker
| UNIvERsIrIEs- Messrs. Birchett, Perkins
and Crigler.
At ll;l5, on motion of Mr.. Bills, the Senate
adjourned