The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18
SENATE.
THIRTY THIRD DAY.

Senate met pursuant TO adjournment. 1t
Governor Sims in the Chair Prayer by
Rev. DR.. Watkins. Present "a absent 3
Messrs Gibbs, Perkins and Singleton.
The Committees on Corporations, Public
Lands, Enrolled Bills, Agriculture, Commerce
and Manufactures, Railroads, Banks and
Banking submitted reports which were laid
on the table subject to call.
Mr.. Peery offered the following resolutions
which was adopted:
Whereas Dr. Cowles Meade Walden, who
vas for more than 40 years useful citizen Of
Mississippi departed this life at his residence
in Carroll county, on the 9TH of the present
month, in the 6Sth year of his age; and
Whereas, The latter years of his life were
given chiefly TO the cause of education In this
State, and his benefacti0ns in that behalf had
cuiminated at the time of his death in his
main support of % young men seeking an
education at our State Uniyersityi and
Whereas, This unprecedented, unequaled
philanthropy in our midst had attracted TO
him, while living, the admiration and love OF
thousands of our people, ana entitled him to
the gratitude ofall the State; and
Whereas, Aside from the benefits arising
by contributing from his private fortune,
which he so freely dispensed for the educa-
ton of the needy sons of Mississippi, the en-
nobling example of such man. worthy to
be recognized and bis memory to be handed
down by public expression from this Legis-
lature, of which he was recently member;
Be il therefore resolved by the Legislature
of the State OF Mississippi, That in the death
of Dr. Walden the State of Mississippi has
lost It's greatest philanthropi-t, and the Uni
versity its most liberal friend.
Resolved That in deploring his death in the
name of the people Of Mississippi, we bear
willing testimony to his integrity of charac-
ter. to his unseltish patriotism and his gener-
ous and useful efforts in behalf of the unedu-
Gated children of our State
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread
upon the Journals of the Senate and House OF
Representatives, and n copy of the same be
transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate 10
the family of the deceased.
The Committee on Public Lands int1 oduced,
by report
S. d. No 135. An act to facilitate the settle
ment of all claims of the State of Mississippi
against the United States for lands selected
and remaining uupatented and for indemnity
in money and scrip growing out of the grant
and swamp lands in 1880, and the subsequent
legislation OF Congress in relation thereto,
which was placed on the calendar.
Mr. West Introduced
S Is No l36, An act to assess the value of
and to regulate railroad taxation. Referred to
Committee on Finance.
Mr. Birchett Introduced
S. B. No. 1871, An act to incorporate the
Vicksburg Cotton Mills Company. Referred
to Committee on Corporations.
MIR. DaltQn introduced
S. b. No. 1873 An act fer the relief Of j. n.
Kidd, of Benton county. Referred to Commit
tee on Claims.
Mr.. Cowan introduced
S. b. No. 1879 an act to correct the assess
ment of certain lands In Sunt0wer county.
Referred to Committee on County Bounda-
ries.
Mr.. Humphries introdExe]5-
s. b. No 40, an act TO incorporate the Co.
Iumbus Oil Mills. Referred 10 Committee on
Corporations.
s. b. No l05, an act TO prohibit Emigration
gents from plying their voeatIan an this
State, without first obtaining license there
for, taken up.
MIR. Bridges moved to indefinitely postpone
the bill,
Mr.. Crigler moved to amend by inserting
the words "or enticing them from one portion
of the St2te to another
Mr.. Cowan moved to further add the words
"or soliciting or enticing persons to remove
out of the State.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Crigler was
lost and the motion to indefinitely postpone
was carried by the following vote:
YEAs-Messrs- Anderson, Bills, Bridges,
Carter First District, Carter Ninth District,
Dalton, Fitzt1er4ld Gayles, Gilbert, Hamilton,
Jarnagin, johnson, King, Longing, Lowrance,
Perkins Rogers, Stewart, Walker, West and
Wilcox-2l
NAys-Messrs BRENNAN. Brown, Cowan,
Crigler, Griffin, Humphries, jackson, Magee,
Ratliff and Reynolds--10.
ABSENT END Nor VoTING-Messrs Birchett
Cooper, Gibbs, Peery, Singleton and Vance,
BILLS PASSED.
S. B. No. 81, to amend an act in reference
Railroad Company,
S. b. No. 125, An act supplemental to and
of an act to repeal the acts herSto-
fore passed incorporating the town of Wesson.
S. b. No. ll5, to incorporate the town of
Daueansby. Issaquena county.
g. B. No. I24, TO amend an act 60 incorporate
the Planters Gotten Press, Compress aud
Storage Association of Vicksburg.
s. B. No. III, to incorporate George Wash
il gton Lodge No. 4, Knights of Pythias, OF
Vicksb urg.
Sc 50. l2s. TO incorporate the Dispatch
Publishing Company OF Columbus.
s. B. la, to incorporate tie Gaiilgrd Sport
ing Club of Adams county.
s b. No. 81, to amend the charter Of Missis-
sippi College.
H. B. No. III, to amend an act incorporating
MeComb City.
II. 3. No, 2s3, to incorporate Jamestown, Co.
ahoma county.
H. b. No. i64. to protect crops ia ssrtsin dis
tricts OF L0wndes county.
H. b. No. III, to Incorporate the Hashuqua
Company
FL. B. No. 2, to incorporate the Commercial
Bank of Meridian, was laid on the table sub
H.B. No. 2sT, to tax the Ripley Railroad
Company, was referred to Committee on FL
nance.
the Code in Committee Of the Whole, Mr.
West in the Chair.
Chapter 5 Of the Code in relation 70 the c.
ganizatisn Of the Legislature. was adopted.
Senate refused to concur II the House
amendment 70 chapter a, in relation TO lands
and conveyances.
Mr.. Jnrnagin ofered an amendmen to that
women the right q dispose Qf property, etc.
which, on motion Of Mr., CaWan, was rejected.
lmd the On apter was adopted.
Al 40 o'clock On motion Qf Dir. GgNams the