The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-02-06

The recommendation of the Committee was
adopted.
| Mr.. Brown offered the following resolution
Resolved, That when the Senate is adjourn
ed on Saturday, Feb It'll, (the House concur
ring, that il stand adjourned until Thursday,
Feb. llth at 10 o'clock.
On motion Of Mr.. Bills, said resolution was
laid on the table.
Mr.. johnson introduced
S. b. No. So An act to authorize the State
Superintendent Of Education to dispose of
maps Of his State now in his office. Passed
Mr.. Stewart introduced
s. b. No 80, An net to prevent the sale or
giving away Of tobacco to persons under the
age Of II years. Referred TO Committee on
Humane and Benevolent Institutions.
Mr.. Crigler introduced
s. b. No. 100 An act to amend the charter
of the city of West Point.
Mr.. Brown introduced
S. B No. l0l, An act to incorporate the
East Mississippi Mills. Referred to Commit
tee on Corporations.
Mr. FizGerald introduced
| s. B. No. l02 An act to provide for the pay
ment of interest on the Chickasaw School
Fund. Referred to the Committee on Finance
Mr. King introduced
s No lQ$ An A. r at to amend d. an act re,
Beauregard and Wesson. Referred to Com
| mlttee on counties ma county BOUNDARIES.
| Mr. Hamilton introduced
S. B. No. l0i, An act to amend an act to es-
tabish turnpike and bridge across Big
Black river. Referred to Committee on Coun-
ties and County Boundaries.
5. Is. No, %, An act to prevent extortion and
unjust discrimination in the rates charged for
the transportation of passengers and freights
on railroads in this State was, on motion of
Mr.. Reynolds, made the special order for to-
morrow at II clock.
S. B No. II, An act to confer on certain off.
GERS Of the State and the Board of Supervisors
Of Tunica county the power to settle all
claims of said State and of said county, and
Of the Levee Board VS.. NJ. J. Manning de.
ceased, was passed.
S. b. No. 50, An act to exempt the grounds
and buildings of the Mississippi Stock Breed
crs' Association from taxation, was, as amend
ed by Mr. Reynolds, passed.
s. B. No, II, An act to provide for furnish
ing Courts and officers copies of Codes, Di-
gests etc, was indefinitely postponed.
5. b. No. 81 to prevent the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors in the town of Faulker, as
amended, was passed
S. b. No. 65 to incorporate the Corinth Elec-
trio Light Company, was passed, as amended
Mr. Birchett, Chairman of the Joint select
Committee to consider the question of calling
Constitutional Convention, offered the fol.
lowing resolution:
Resolved, By the Senate, the House con.
curing, that it is the sense of this Legisla-
ture that il would be unwise and inexpedient
to call Constitutional Convention.
Said resolution was adopted by the follow
ing vote;
YEAS -Messrs. Bills, Birchett Bridges,
Carter lst District Carter 9th District, Orig
Ter, Dalton, FitzFerald, Gibbs Gilbert, Griffin,
Hamilton, HUMPHREYS, jackson, Jarnagin,
King, Lowrance, Peery, RatiA, Reynolds,
Rogers, Stewart, Walker, West, Wilcox.-25.
NAYs.-Messrs. Brown, johnson, Longino,
Magee, Vance,.
ABSENT AND NOT voTING.-Messrs. Ander-
son, Brennan, Cooper, Cowan, Gayles, Per
kins Singleton.
s b. No. IS, to amend section of an act to
incorporate Water Valley, was passed.
s. b. No. 90 to amend an act to incorporate
the town of Martinville was passed.
s. B. No. 81, to incorporate the Walthall
Grays, of Grenada, was passed.
S. B. No. S., for the relief of s. L. Scott, Of
county, was passed
A number of House bills were referred
At&l5 o'clock, on motion of Mr.. Rogers, the
Senate adjourned.