The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-01-28
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
MN ETEENTH DAY.
TUESDAY, January q, 1881

Z NlNEIEbNlH Dh1.
TUESDAY, January n, 1880.
Senate met pursuant TO adjournment. 1t.
Governor Sims in the chair. Prayer by Rev.
DR.. Watkins Present %; absent 9-Messrs
BRENNAN, Griffin, King, Longino, Magee,
Peery Perkins, West and Wilcox.
Mr.. HUMPHREYS gave notice that he would
at an early day introduce an act for the speedy
collection Of judgments against the several
corporations operating railroads in this State;
also an act for the protection of cattle, stock
and other useful animals along the line Of the
several railroads in this State.
Mr.. Reynolds, Chairman of Judiciary Com
mittee, referred back sundry bills, with re-
recommendations as follows:
That II. b. No. SO, in reference to places OF
residence and Offices of Justices of the Peace
in LIST and 4th Supervisors District of Adams
county. do pass; that II. B. No. 1870, to author
ize the Board of Supervisors of Rankin coun,
~ to compromise judgment against W. NJ
Shelton and others do pass; that H. b. No. 1856,
to authorize the Board of Supervisors of Tate
county to take certain action in regard to re-
cords, do pass that II. b. No. 1853, to author.
ize The appointment Of an additions, Justice OF
the Peace in 9th Supervisors District of JEFF
ferson county, do not pass that s. B. No. Sc,
an act rs to the gguge of railroads do pass
that S. B. No 90, to amend Section 2, l43 OF
Code of 1871, relating to exemptions Of proper
ty of debtors removing from the State 10 not
pass; that s. b. No. II, to amend Section
,533 of Code of 1871, in relation to damages
ia action of replevin, be referred to Code
Committees that H. B. Ne so, to exempt Gel tain
educational funds from taxation, do pass.
The Committee on Education reported back
s. Is. No. 49, To provide for the education of
cadets at Mississippi Military Institute, with
out recommendation and 3. B. No. "A, for the
encouragement of authors, and the production
of a home literature with recommendation
that il do pass.
The Committee on Counties and County
Boundaries recommended the passage of H
b. No. 105 to repeal an act for the preserva-
ton of fish in Lowndes county; and reported
without recommendation H. b. No. 81, to
provide for payment Of salary to the clerk
of the Board of Supervisors of Jefferson
county.
Mr. jackson offered the following resolution
which was adopted
Resolved, That the President Of the Senate
appoint a committee of three, to draw up suit
able resolutions commemorative of the death
of Hon W. G. Dowd late member of this
body from the Thrty-second District, com.
prising the counties Of Neshoba and Kemper.
Messrs. Jackson, FitzGerald and Rogers
were appointed as such committee, and, on
Mr.. Cowan introduced
S. B. No. 81, To incorporate the Vicksburg
Compress Company. Referred to Committee
on Corporations,
Mr.. Rogers introduced
s. B. No. 62, To incorporate the town OF
Coffeeville Referred to Committee on Cor
porations.
Mr.. HUMPHREYS introduced
S. B. No 63, to repeal an act repeating Section
H. -,
poor of Incorporated towns. Referred to Com.
mittee on Corporations,
Mr.. Gayles introduced
$. b. No. 81, to extend time for making off,
cial bonds in Bolivar county.
Mr.. Cowan moved to reject the bill, which
was lost
On motion of Mr. Reynolds the bill was ia.
definitely postponed-yeas Is; nays I tMr
Gayles)
Mr.. Brown introduced
5, b No, 10, to make an appropriation for
the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical
College. Accompany bill, Mr.. Brown pre-
scented petition from the trustees of said
College praying for the appropriation. Bill
and petition were referred to Committee on
Universities
Mr.. Gibbs introduced
s. B. No. 66. To repeal an act authorizing
the employment of certain convicts of ths
Mississippi Penitentiary upon railroads and
levees. Referred to Committee on Penitentiary
and Prisons.
Mr., Bills introduced
.. b. No. 81, To authorize the Board of Su-
peryisors of Aleorn county to issue and sell
the bonds of said county to build courthouse.
Referred to Judiciary Committee,
Mr.. Brown INTRODUCED
s. B. No. 6S. To amend an act to incorpo-
rate the Meridian Gas Light Company. Re-
ferred to Committee on Corporations
Mr. Dalton was added to the Committee on
Penitentiary and Prisons.
S. B. No, IL. To amend section 1888, of the
Revised Code Of 1871, in relation to damages
in actions of replevin, was referred to Com
mittee on Code.
S. B. No. SO. To amend section 2l4S, artiola
Z, of Revised Code of 1871 as relates 20 exemn-
tons of property by debtors removing from
the State, was taken up
Mr.. HumphSies moved its reference to the
Committee on Code, with instructions to adont
the same, and embcdy it in the Code.
MIR. titGGerald moved TO amend by referring
to said committee without instructions; which
motion prevailed by the following vote;
9Th District, Cooper, Crigler Dalton, Fitz-
Gerald, Gayles, Gibbs, Hamilton, Jarnagin.
Lowranoe, Perkins, Stewart.-l4.
NATs.-Messrs. Anderson, Bills, Carter, LIST
District Gilbert HUMPHREYS, Jackson, John
son, Ratlia, Reynolds, Rogers, Singleton,
Vance, Walker.-l4.
ABSENT AND NOT VorISG-Messrs. Bren-
ham, Cowan, Griffin, King, LoRgino, Magee,
Peery, West, Wilcox.-za.
There heirg tie vote, the President Of Sem
ate gave casting vote in the Affirmative. The
motion to refer as amended, prevailed.
), b. No, OF An act as 10 the guage of rail-
roads. was passed.
) b, No. IL An act for the encouragement
Of authors, etc, was laid on the table, subject
20 call.
S. B. No, IS, To provide for the education