The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-03-03
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
F0RTY-EIGHTH DAY.
NIGHT SESSION.
MONDAY, March |, 1880.

MONDAY, March !, 1880.
Senate met at clock, Lieut-GOv. Sims in
the chair. Present24; absent 10.
II, B. No. l62, to amend the laws of pleading
10 certain cases, was passed.
Mr.. Walker offered a resolution authorizing
the Secretary Of the Senate to employ such adj
di!ional assistance as may be necessary to en-
able lin to keep up with the business of the
Senate, which was adopted.
H. B. No. 34l, to reduce the corporate limits
of the town Of POntotoc, was passed.
". b. No. I'll, to amend an act to encourage
the breeding Of good stock in this State, was
indefinitely POSTPONED.
II. b. No. 1873 to encourage the publication
Of supplemental digest of the Supreme
Court reports of this State, was passed'by the
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs Bills, j. P. Carter, Cowan,
Crigler, Dalton, FitzGerald, Gibbs, Gilbert,
Hamilton, HUMPHREYS, Lowrance Reynolds,
Singleton, Stewart, Vance, Walker and Will
cox-17.
NAYs-Messrs Brown, A. r. Carter, Cooper,
Gayles, jackson, Johnson, King, Magee, Rat.
lift, Rogers aud West-rll.
ABSENT AND NOT VoTING-8.
H. b. No. 30, to repeal sections 8, and of
an act to amend the law regulating tho adj
mission of patients into and their discharge
from the State Lunatie Asylum, was passed.
II. b. M. 3, to amend an act to repeal sec
tion 39l Of the Code of 1871 in relation TO con-
tested elections, was passed,
House joint resolution of relief in relation
to the educable children of certain ooun-
ties, was passed,
H. b. No. 306 to prevent the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors within two miles of Gray's In
stitute, in DeSoto county, was passed
II. b. No. 207 to incorporate the Presbyte-
nj Churph at (anfnn VyaQ pASaed
H. b. No 2i3, to amend the charter of the
town of Tupelo, Lee county was passed.
II. d. No. 3z9 to extend the limitations of an
act to incorporate the White Slough and Tom
bigbee Plank-road Company; was passed.
Ii. B. No. 305, to repeal an act to incorporate
the Huntington Camp Ground Association,
was passed,
was passed
H. b. No. 931, to incorporate the Tibbee
Greek Bridge Company, was passed.
H. B. No. 3l2, to incorporate the town of
Utica, Kinds county; was passed.
Fl. B. No 334, for the relief of DR.. j. H.
Hayes, of Marshall county; was tabled sub
ject to call.
II. B, No, 272 for the relief of P. II. Hunter,
of Kinds county, was passed,
II. B. No. 255, to amend an act to inoorpor-
ate the town Of Cornersville, was passed.
additional Justice of the Peace in Leake coun-
ty, was passed.
H. B. No. 81, to authorize the Board of Su-
pervisors of Lafayette county, to sell certain
lands, was passed
H. b. No. $40, 10 authorize the Clerk of the
Circuit Court ofHarrison county to employ a
competent person to perform the duties of
stenographer for the Circuit Court of said
county, was passed.
II. B. No. ia, TO regulate the salary of the
Superintendent of Education of Sunfiower
county, was Indefinitely postponed.
IL. B. No. l60 to regulate the pay of the
Superintendent of Education of LAFAYETTE
county was indefinitely postponed
II. b. No. 49,, to incorporate the town of
Sidon, Letiore county, was passed.
H. B. No. 6, to incorporate the Yazoo Rail-
road Company was passed.
At l0.l O'clock, on motion Of Mr.. Bills, the
Senate adjourned.
NoEE-During the discussion in the Senate
on yesterday on the question of erecting
new building for the Blind, Senator West
said that he favored using the Governors
Mansion for that purpose, because it was not
a desirable residence, and he supposed the
Governor would prefer to live elsewhere. |
We enormously credited him with saying that
the Mansion is not occupied