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

The Committee on Corporations recommend
ed the passage of the following bills H. B.
No. l46, 10 REFUGE the limits OF Rienzi; H. B
No 145, 10 incorporate the Rosalie Yarn MIL:
Company in hatcher B. No l4S, to ineor-
porate the town of Coffeeville
The joint Standing Committee on Execu
tive Contingent Fund made report that they
had examined the report of the Governor IN
! regard TO the Executive Contingent Fund,
+ aud that Il was matter Of congratulGUIon TO
the people Of the State that it had been use
+ fally and carefully handled.
On motion of Mr.. West, the privileges of the
Senate were extended 70 Hon. E. g. Peyton,
OF Copiah.
Mr. Reynolds offered Senate concurrent res
olution instructing Code Committee in refer
ence TO laws for collection of debts hereafter
created. 70 lows:
Resolved, BY the Senate House concurring)
That the Committee on Revision Of the Code
be instructed to report the following changes
/ IN existing laws:
/ That a creditor, whose debt is after the
( passage OF The law, may, on the maturity OF
his deot, and on failure Of the debtor to pay
/ sue out an attachment on making affidavit
/ that his debt is due and unpaid, and on Civ
/ ing bond as in cases ofattachment on giving
bond and security 10 pay the debt, or tor the
( forthcoming Of the property.
I :. That any creditor whose debt is hereafter
/ created, may have judgment at the first term
/ upon service of process upon his deb or, TWEEN
/ ~ days before the return term of the process
unless good cause for continuance be shown
+ by affidavit.
! Mr.. Jarnagin offered tue following as sub
stitute for the resolution
/ Resolved, That no debt hereafter created
/ shall be recoverable at law equity, The
substitute was, on motion Of MIR. Bills, laid on
/ the table.
/ Lengthy discussion on the resolution Of Mr..
Reynolds, participated in by Messrs. Rey-
/ nOlds, Gilbert, COwan, West and Lowrance IN
/ its favor and Messrs. Jarnagin, HUMPHREYS,
/ FitzGerald and Gibbs in opposition
| On motion OF Mr. Reynolds, the resolution
was considered by sections.
The Senate refused to adopt the first section
| by vote of yeas 10 u nays; the second SEQ
tion was lost by vote of IL yeas to II nays.
| Mr.. Birchett offered the following resolu-
| lion, which was adopted:
Resolved BY the Senate, the House concur
/ ring That it shall be the duty OF the Joint
Committee on Universities to investigate the
condition Of, and take an account of what is
known as the Seminary Fund, and to re-
| port without delay.
Further resolved, That the said Committee
be authorized 10 employ an accountant to as
sist them il they deem it uecessary.
Mr.. Jarnagin introduced
II. b. No. 49, An act for the relief of w. NJ
Conner, tax-collector of Noxubee county, and
his suretIes his official bond. Referred
TO Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Perkins introduced
s. b. No. u, An act to confer certain Off
GERS of the State, and the Board of Super
visors of Tunica county power settle all
claims of the State and of said county, and of
j.
| Manning, deceased late Sheri if of said county.
Referred to Judiciary Company.
! Mr. LonginO intro luced-
5. B. No. IS, An act for the relief of Jas. NJ
/ Benson, of Lawrence county. Referred to
/ Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Stewart introduced
! 5. b. No. -, An act in relation to deposits
/ by Insurance Companies iii the State Treas =
ury. Referred TO Committee on Finance, and
l-25O copies ordered printed for the Of the
| Legislature.
Mr. Reynolds introduced
5. b. No. 80, An act to establish Mess Cot
| tages at the University OF Mississippi. Re-
| ferred TO Committee on Universities.
Mr. Gayles introduced
s B. No. 81, An act to amend an act to es-
tablish and maintain uniform system of
Public Free Schools in this State. Referred
to Committee on Education.
SB. No. H. To amend an act to provide for
the sale of the lands donated by Congress TO
the State of Mississippi, for purposes Of inter
nal improvement remaining unused, was in
definitely POSTPONED.
Mr. Gibbs offered a substitute TO S. d. No. IL,
al act to repeal the 18th Section of the Agri-
cultural Lien Law. which was, motion of Mr..
Reynolds, Indefinitely postponed.
Ga motion of Mr.. Jarnagin, the Senate at
, o'clock, adjourned.