The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-01-21
SENATE.
ELEVENTH DAY

SATURDAY, Jan. II, 1880.
Senate met Pursuant to adjournment.
! Lieut.. Governor Sims in the Chair. Prayer
| by Rev. Dir. Watkins. All the Senators were
| present except Mr.. Peery.
| Dir. Stewartgaye notice that he would on
| Monday, or at an early DAY, introduce an act
| for the prevention of cruelty to animals.
Mr.. Vance gave notice that he would on
| Monday introduce a bill to incorporate the
town of Como, in Pamela county.
The Judiciary Committee reported adverse
| ly on the following bills: H. B. No. %, to
create an additional Justice of the Peace in
Winston county; II. B No. 4S, to create an
| additional Constable in the Sd Supervisors
District of Kinds county; and S. B. No. 3, to
create additional Justice of the Peace and
Constable in the County of Kinds
The Committee on Corporation recommend
ed the passage of H. B. No. Sc, to repeal an
act prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors
within miles of Chester, Chotaw,' county
also, as amended, H. B. No. 10, to amend the
charter of the town of Macon.
Mr.. Jarnagin introduced
s. B. No: %. An act to authorize the Board
of Supervise of Noxubee county to procure
a book of Government land sales of said
county. which was passed.
Mr.. Bills introduced
S. B. No. %. An act to Incorporate the Mis-
sissippi Electric Light Company which was
referrcd to Committee on Corporation
Mr.. Longino introduced
S. B. No u. An act to provide for the pay
ment of officers costs in advance, which was
referred to Judiciary Committee.
to create an additional Justice of the Peace
and Constablei in Kinds county, was indefinite
ly postponed.
H. b. No 10. To amend the charter of the
town of Macon, was passed.
S. B. No. 20. To create an additional Justice
of the Peace in Winston county, was indef-
nitely postponed
H. b. No As. To create an additianal jus
tice of the Peace in Third Supervisors Dis
trict of Kinds county, was indefinitely post
poned.
H. B. No. 66. To repeal an act prohibiting
the sale of intoxicating liquors within three
miles of Chester, Choctaw county, was passed
H. B. No. "a. Authorizing the Board of SUI
pervisors of Jefferson county to issue bonds
| foF building and furnishing courthouse IN
said county, was laid on the table subject TO
| call
H. B. No g. Repeating so much of act
approved March %, 1854, as refers to the
| ferred to the Committee on Counties and
! County Boundaries.
| Mr.. Cowan moved that II. B. No. 68 provi-
| ding for the payment of the sum of 81, 800 to
| the Hon. J. A. P, Campbell for revising and
codifying the laws of Mississippi, be passed
| which was lost and, on motion of Mr.. jack
| son, the bill was referred to the Committee on
! Claims.
| H. B. No 35. To repeal an act to reduce the
| Judiciary expenses of this State, approved
| March 5, 1878, was referred to the Judiciary
| Committee.
| House concurrent resolution providing for
the appointment of Joint Select Committee
| to FIX the compensation and determine the
number of employees of the Legislature, was
| read, the blank therein filed with three.
| and the resolution e5ncurred in. Messrs.
Vance, Bills and Walker were appointed as
| the Committee on the part of the Senate.
| Mr. Stewart presented a petition from Mrs.
F. c. Roach, widow of the late P. ]. Roach,
Night Waterman at the Capitol, asking for re
| lief. Said petition was referred TO the Com
mittee on elRiaIs.
| Mr.. Stewart presented a memorial from fhe
State Grange of Mississippi, praying for the
enactment of Valuation, Redemption and
| Exemption Laws.
In connection with he memorial, Mr..
Stewart offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolved That the memorial of the State
| Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, be re-
| ferred to the Judiciary Committee, with in
structions to report q bill in accordance with
view of memorialists, il in their judgment such
| Law should be expedient and conducive TO
sound public policy.
| (The memorial is one of interest to the mer-
] chants and planters in the State, and we will
publish in our next issue. 1t being now in
| the hands of the Judiciary Committee, We
! were unable TO get it,.
| Att o'clock, on motion of Mr.. Bills, the
| Senate adjourned.